Pignite
Pignite is a Fire/Fighting-type Pokémon, the Fire Pig Pokémon, number 499 (#0499) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 1 m tall and weighs 55.5 kg.
Pignite is the Fire Pig Pokémon, a starter that fights on a full stomach: the Pokédex says every meal becomes fuel for the fire in its belly. Let it go hungry and it has no strength left at all.
How to pronounce Pignite
Pignite is pronounced pig-NITE. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Pignite said out loud:
In Japanese it is チャオブー (Chaoboo).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Pignite is a chubby, upright orange pig, 1 m tall and 55.5 kg, with brown bands around its shoulders, hands and snout, two pointed teeth poking up from its lower jaw and a swirled yellow design on its chest. The Scarlet Pokédex says its body temperature soars when it enters battle, until a scorching fireball wraps around it.
Behaviour
Pignite faces down any opponent, however strong, to protect its friends. As the fire inside it flares, its movements become sharper and faster. When it is in trouble, the Pokédex says, it emits smoke.
Habitat
The Pokédex names no wild habitat. Bulbapedia lists Pignite as something you normally get by evolving Tepig.
Powers
Its Abilities are Blaze and the hidden Thick Fat. In Scarlet and Violet it gets Arm Thrust on evolving, then Flame Charge at level 15, Flamethrower at 39 and Flare Blitz at 52. Base Attack of 93 and HP of 90 already make it hit harder than it looks.
Name origin
Pignite may combine 'pig' and 'ignite', and could also play on lignite, a low-grade coal. The Japanese name is Chaoboo [Chaobū] (チャオブー), which may blend Chinese chāo (super) or chǎo (stir-fry) with buta (pig) or bū (an oink).
Design inspiration
Pignite looks much like a pig in a wrestling singlet, Bulbapedia says, and the swirls on its chest resemble patterns on ancient Greek pottery. Its typing may nod to incendiary pigs, a form of ancient warfare reported by a few Greek military writers. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Pignite evolves from Tepig at level 17 and becomes Emboar at level 36. This is the stage where the Fighting type is added.
In the games
Pignite is the middle stage of the Fire starter of Unova. In The Indigo Disk and Legends: Z-A you evolve Tepig to get one, and in Legends: Z-A it also appears wild, but only in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.
In the anime
Bianca's Pignite debuted in 'Minccino-Neat and Tidy!'. Ash's Tepig evolved into a Pignite in 'Evolution by Fire!', in the middle of a battle with its former Trainer, Shamus.
Fun facts
- Before the English names were revealed, fans used 'Pignite' as a nickname for Tepig, according to Bulbapedia.
- In Pokémon Adventures, Black renamed his Tepig, Tep, to Nite once it evolved, then called it Bo after it became an Emboar.
- Two Trainers' Pignite joined the Wela Fire Festival crowd in the Alola episode 'A Crowning Moment of Truth!'.
Base stats
- HP: 90
- Attack: 93
- Defense: 55
- Sp. Atk: 70
- Sp. Def: 55
- Speed: 55
Pignite’s base stat total is 418. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Pignite weak to?
Pignite takes extra damage from Water (2×), Ground (2×), Flying (2×), Psychic (2×) moves.
It resists Bug (¼×), Fire (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Dark (½×), Steel (½×).
Evolution
What does Pignite evolve from?
Pignite evolves from Tepig at level 17.
How does Pignite evolve?
Pignite evolves into Emboar at level 36.
The whole family: Tepig, Pignite, Emboar.
Abilities
- Blaze: Strengthens Fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
- Thick Fat (hidden ability): Halves damage from Fire and Ice moves.
Moves
Moves Pignite learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Arm Thrust | Fighting | Physical | 15 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 |
| 1 | Endure | Normal | Status | — |
| 13 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — |
| 15 | Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | 50 |
| 20 | Smog | Poison | Special | 30 |
| 23 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 |
| 28 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 |
| 31 | Heat Crash | Fire | Physical | — |
| 36 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 39 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 |
| 44 | Head Smash | Rock | Physical | 150 |
| 47 | Roar | Normal | Status | — |
| 52 | Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | 120 |
“Evo” means Pignite learns the move the moment it evolves: Arm Thrust.
TM moves (58)
Pignite can learn 58 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Mud-Slap, Scary Face, Protect, Low Kick, Trailblaze, Fire Spin, Facade, Bulldoze, Rock Tomb, Flame Charge, Low Sweep, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Dig, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, Bulk Up, Body Slam, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Sleep Talk, Drain Punch, Grass Knot, Poison Jab, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Taunt, Substitute, Will-O-Wisp, Heat Wave, Heavy Slam, Flamethrower, Helping Hand, Reversal, Fire Blast, Fire Pledge, Wild Charge, Stone Edge, Overheat, Focus Blast, Flare Blitz, Close Combat, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Roar, Gyro Ball, Knock Off, High Horsepower, Heat Crash, Focus Punch, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Temper Flare, Coaching, Curse.
Egg moves (4):Sucker Punch, Superpower, Thrash, Yawn.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
- Egg groups: Field.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
- Base experience yield: 146.
Pokédex entries
When its internal fire flares up, its movements grow sharper and faster. When in trouble, it emits smoke. (Black, Y, Alpha Sapphire)
The more it eats, the more fuel it has to make the fire in its stomach stronger. This fills it with even more power. (Black 2, White 2, X, Omega Ruby)
Whatever it eats becomes fuel for the flame in its stomach. When it is angered, the intensity of the flame increases. (White)
Names around the world
| Japanese | チャオブー |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Chaoboo |
| French | Grotichon |
| German | Ferkokel |
| Spanish | Pignite |
| Italian | Pignite |
| Korean | 차오꿀 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 炒炒猪 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 炒炒豬 |
Trivia
- Taller than 47% of all Pokémon (1 m).
- Heavier than 69% of all Pokémon (55.5 kg).
- Base stat total 418, ranked #579 of 1,025.
- One of 6 Pokémon that are both Fire and Fighting.
- One of 97 red Pokémon.
- Number 6 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 71 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 3 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: Pignite (Pokémon), Serebii: Pignite (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (pig-NITE): 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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