Pignite (Pokmon) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

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Pignite (Japanese: チャオブー Chaoboo) is a dual-type Fire/Fighting Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves from Tepig starting at level 17 and evolves into Emboar starting at level 36.

Biology

Pignite is a bipedal, pig-like Pokémon. Its chubby body is orange with brown bands around its shoulders, sides, belly, hands, and from the back of its head down its snout. Yellow bands encircle its wrists and swirled yellow designs bulge from its chest. It has a red pig-like nose, pointed ears, and two pointed teeth that protrude from its lower jaw. Its hands have two claws each, while its feet have only a single nail. Its tail is curled with a tuft of fur at the tip.

Pignite is willing to defend its friends from opponents, no matter how strong they are. It has a fire in its stomach, which it fuels with food. This fire can affect its body temperature. The intensity of this flame increases as fuel is added or when Pignite is angered. As the flame grows stronger, Pignite's speed increases. On occasion, Pignite's body temperature will go so high that it becomes engulfed by a scorching fireball. However, it has no strength remaining whenever it has an empty stomach. If in danger, it will blow out large smoke clouds to escape.

Prior to Generation VIII, Pignite and its evolutionary relatives were the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Heat Crash.

Evolution

Pignite evolves from Tepig and evolves into Emboar.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation VUnova
#005
BlackWhen its internal fire flares up, its movements grow sharper and faster. When in trouble, it emits smoke.
WhiteWhatever it eats becomes fuel for the flame in its stomach. When it is angered, the intensity of the flame increases.
Black 2The more it eats, the more fuel it has to make the fire in its stomach stronger. This fills it with even more power.
White 2
Generation VIKalos
#—		Hoenn
#—
XThe more it eats, the more fuel it has to make the fire in its stomach stronger. This fills it with even more power.
YWhen its internal fire flares up, its movements grow sharper and faster. When in trouble, it emits smoke.
Omega RubyThe more it eats, the more fuel it has to make the fire in its stomach stronger. This fills it with even more power.
Alpha SapphireWhen its internal fire flares up, its movements grow sharper and faster. When in trouble, it emits smoke.
Generation IXPaldea
#—		Kitakami
#—		Blueberry
#204
ScarletWhen Pignite enters battle, its body temperature rapidly soars until Pignite itself is engulfed by a scorching fireball.
VioletWhen defending its friends, Pignite will stand up to any opponent, no matter how strong. But it’s powerless when faced with an empty stomach.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V
Generation VI
Generation VII
Generation VIII
Generation IX

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V
Generation VI
Generation VII
Generation VIII
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
Cross-Generation

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Immune to:
Resistant to:

Learnset

Pignite is available in Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.

By leveling up

Generation IX
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pignite
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pignite
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM

Generation IX
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pignite
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Pignite
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Pignite
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pignite
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pignite
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation IX
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pignite
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pignite
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Rush
Rush499Body.pngWalking Speed: 1.67 secondsBase HP: 57
Base Attack: 75Base Defense: 49Base Speed: 60

Evolution data

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V
Generation VI
Generation VII
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII.
Cross-Generation

In the anime

Major appearances

Bianca's Pignite

Pignite debuted in Minccino-Neat and Tidy!, under the ownership of Bianca. He later evolved into Emboar before Search for the Clubultimate!.

Ash's Pignite

In Evolution by Fire!, Ash's Tepig evolved into a Pignite while battling his former Trainer, Shamus.

Minor appearances

In A Venipede Stampede!, a Trainer's Pignite attempted to stop a swarm of Venipede.

A Pignite appeared in a fantasy in The Clubsplosion Begins!.

Two Trainers' Pignite appeared in A Crowning Moment of Truth!, with one of them appearing in a flashback. They were among the Pokémon attending the Wela Fire Festival.

Pokédex entries

EpisodePokémonSourceEntry
BW013PigniteAsh's PokédexPignite, the Fire Pig Pokémon and the evolved form of Tepig. Pignite's food converts into fuel for the flame that burns in its stomach, and when fuel burns in its stomach, its speed increases.
BW077PigniteAsh's PokédexPignite, the Fire Pig Pokémon. Pignite moves faster when its internal flame becomes more intense. This also occurs when it gets angry.

In the manga

Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder

Main article: Shin's Pignite

Shin owned a Pignite in Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder. It evolved into an Emboar in The King's Identity...!!.

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Bo

Black's Tepig, nicknamed Tep, that he received from Professor Juniper evolved in The Case of the Missing Pokémon, while battling Burgh's Dwebble. The day after finding and returning the missing Pokémon, Black renamed Tep to Nite. He has since evolved into an Emboar and renamed Bo.

Benga's Pignite was revealed to have evolved from a Tepig in The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition.

In the TCG

Main article: Pignite (TCG)

Trivia

Origin

Ken Sugimori has said that Tepig, Pignite, and Emboar were designed in a Chinese style.[1] Because of this, they may be based on Zhu Bajie, a pig demon from the Chinese tale Journey to the West. Servine, Pignite, and Dewott's evolutionary lines are collectively based on Western, Chinese, and Japanese culture respectively, to represent the diversity of the Unova region.[1]

Appearance-wise, Pignite looks much like a British Saddleback with elements of a wild boar in a wrestling singlet. The swirls on its chest resemble the patterns on a ding or ancient Greek pottery.

Pignite's Typing might be a reference to war pigs, more specifically incendiary pigs, a form of ancient welfare reported by a couple Greek military writers.

Name origin

Pignite may be a combination of pig and ignite. It may also be derived from lignite, a low-grade coal.

Chaoboo may be a combination of 超 chāo (Chinese for super) or 炒 chǎo (Chinese for stir-fry) and 豚 buta (pig) or ブー bū (oink).

In other languages

See also

References

External links

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