Pancham
Pancham is a Fighting-type Pokémon, the Playful Pokémon, number 674 (#0674) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 8 kg.
Pancham is the Playful Pokémon, a panda cub that chews a leaf, glares as fiercely as it can and cannot keep a straight face for long. The tough-guy act is the whole point, and it falls apart the moment someone pats its head.
How to pronounce Pancham
Pancham is pronounced PAN-cham. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Pancham said out loud:
In Japanese it is ヤンチャム (Yancham).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Pancham is 0.6 m tall and weighs 8 kg, with a white head and tail, round black ears, black rings round its eyes and a black upper body. The green leaf in its mouth has no purpose, the Pokédex says, beyond looking cool. It wants its enemies to take it seriously, but its glare is not scary enough to work.
Behaviour
Pancham picks a Pangoro as its leader and copies everything it does, and that is how it learns to fight and hunt. The Pokédex likens it to a henchman trailing Pangoro, and says a big mistake costs it its leaf. It is mischievous, so it is not well suited to inexperienced Trainers.
Habitat
The Pokédex names no habitat. Pancham is unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet, but in Legends: Z-A it lives in Wild Zone 3 of Rouge District.
Powers
Its Abilities are Iron Fist, which strengthens punching moves, and Mold Breaker, with Scrappy hidden, which lets its Normal and Fighting moves hit Ghost types. It learns Arm Thrust, Circle Throw and Low Sweep, and also learns Dark moves such as Taunt and Crunch. With base Attack 82 but base Speed only 43, it hits harder than it moves.
Name origin
Pancham may combine 'panda', 'punch' and 'champion'. The Japanese name is Yancham (ヤンチャム), which may blend yancha ('naughty') with 'champion'.
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia credits Megumi Mizutani with the design, citing a profile in a Pokémon Trading Card Game illustration book. It is based on a panda cub, and gaining the Dark type on evolving after time with Dark Pokémon may suggest a naughty child led astray. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Pancham evolves into Pangoro at level 32 while a Dark-type Pokémon is in the party.
In the games
In Super Mystery Dungeon, Pancham and its lackey Shelmet are the school bullies of Serene Village. It debuted in X and Y, and in Legends: Z-A it appears in the base game and in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.
In the anime
Serena caught a Pancham in 'Dreaming a Performer's Dream!' after it crashed a Pokémon Showcase in Lagoon Town. Two mischievous Pancham and their Pangoro guardian debuted in 'The Bamboozling Forest!'.
Fun facts
- Before Generation VII, Parting Shot was known to be learnable only by Pancham and Pangoro.
- In the short POKÉTOON 'The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero', a Pancham evolves into a Pangoro to save a group of humans and Pokémon trapped in a mine.
- Pancham was one of the 2014 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys: a Poké Ball launcher built around rock-paper-scissors.
Base stats
- HP: 67
- Attack: 82
- Defense: 62
- Sp. Atk: 46
- Sp. Def: 48
- Speed: 43
Pancham’s base stat total is 348. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Pancham weak to?
Pancham takes extra damage from Flying (2×), Psychic (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Bug (½×), Rock (½×), Dark (½×).
Evolution
How does Pancham evolve?
Pancham evolves into Pangoro at level 32 (with a Dark-type Pokémon in the party).
The whole family: Pancham, Pangoro.
Abilities
- Iron Fist: Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.
- Mold Breaker: Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.
- Scrappy (hidden ability): Lets the Pokémon's Normal and Fighting moves hit Ghost Pokémon.
Moves
Moves Pancham learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 4 | Arm Thrust | Fighting | Physical | 15 |
| 8 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — |
| 12 | Circle Throw | Fighting | Physical | 60 |
| 16 | Low Sweep | Fighting | Physical | 65 |
| 20 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — |
| 24 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 28 | Vital Throw | Fighting | Physical | 70 |
| 33 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 36 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 |
| 40 | Parting Shot | Dark | Status | — |
| 44 | Entrainment | Normal | Status | — |
TM moves (48)
Pancham can learn 48 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Mega Punch, Mega Kick, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Dig, Rest, Rock Slide, Snore, Protect, Attract, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Facade, Helping Hand, Brick Break, Rock Tomb, Payback, Fling, Drain Punch, Shadow Claw, Low Sweep, Round, Retaliate, Bulldoze, False Swipe, Swords Dance, Body Slam, Surf, Low Kick, Substitute, Sludge Bomb, Endure, Sleep Talk, Crunch, Uproar, Taunt, Superpower, Hyper Voice, Bulk Up, Dark Pulse, Zen Headbutt, Gunk Shot, Iron Head, Stone Edge, Grass Knot, Foul Play, Work Up.
Egg moves (5):Power Trip, Quash, Quick Guard, Seismic Toss, Storm Throw.
Move tutor moves (2): Coaching, Lash Out.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Field, Human-Like.
- Egg cycles: 25 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,200).
- Catch rate: 220 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Attack effort value.
- Base experience yield: 70.
Pokédex entries
Wanting to make sure it's taken seriously, Pancham's always giving others a glare. But if it's not focusing, it ends up smiling. (Shield)
It chooses a Pangoro as its master and then imitates its master's actions. This is how it learns to battle and hunt for prey. (Sword)
It's desperate to intimidate its opponents. Be nice and pretend to be scared if you catch it glaring at you intensely. (Ultra Moon)
It follows Pangoro around like a henchman. When Pancham makes a big mistake, its leaf gets taken away. (Ultra Sun)
There's no point to the leaf in its mouth, aside from an effort to look cool. It's mischievous, so it's not well suited to inexperienced Trainers. (Moon)
It grows up imitating the behavior of Pangoro, which it looks up to as a leader. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ヤンチャム |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Yancham |
| French | Pandespiègle |
| German | Pam-Pam |
| Spanish | Pancham |
| Italian | Pancham |
| Korean | 판짱 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 顽皮熊猫 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 頑皮熊貓 |
Trivia
- Lightest Fighting type in Gen 6: 8 kg.
- Shortest Fighting type in Gen 6: 0.6 m.
- Slowest Fighting type in Gen 6: 43 Speed.
- Lowest base stat total among Fighting types in Gen 6: 348.
- Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
- Heavier than 23% of all Pokémon (8 kg).
- Base stat total 348, ranked #711 of 1,025.
- One of 73 Fighting-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 88 white Pokémon.
- Number 25 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 63 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 220: about 28.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 8 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Pancham (Pokémon), Serebii: Pancham (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (PAN-cham): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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