Simisear
Simisear is a Fire-type Pokémon, the Ember Pokémon, number 514 (#0514) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 1 m tall and weighs 28 kg.
Simisear is the Ember Pokémon, a bright red monkey with a flame burning inside its body that it can scatter as embers to sear its opponents. It also has a sweet tooth.
How to pronounce Simisear
Simisear is pronounced SIM-ee-seer. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Simisear said out loud:
In Japanese it is バオッキー (Baokkie).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Simisear is a bright red monkey with cream markings, 1.0 m tall and 28 kg. A swirling, flame-like tuft sits on its head, flanked by two smaller tufts, and its fluffy tail swirls like a flame too. White shoulder ruffs look like smoke, and a flame burns inside its body.
Behaviour
When Simisear gets excited, its body heats up and embers drift up from its head and tail.
Habitat
Canon gives no natural habitat, and in Black and White it is reached only by evolving Pansear. In Legends: Z-A, Bulbapedia places it in Wild Zone 20, where it is an Alpha Pokémon.
Diet
Sweets.
Powers
Gluttony is its regular Ability and Blaze is hidden. Flame Burst is a move it knows from the start, and TMs add Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Overheat and Focus Blast. With base Attack and Special Attack both at 98 and Speed 101, it can attack from either side.
Name origin
Simisear may combine 'simian' with 'sear' and 'ear'. The Japanese name is Baokkie (バオッキー), which may come from the Chinese bào ('burst'), the English 'burst' and 'monkey'.
Design inspiration
Simisear appears to blend a monkey and a flame, and its patterned midsection, smoke-like ruffs and flame-like tufts also make it look a little like an active volcano. Its big ears suggest 'hear no evil' in the three wise monkeys motif. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Simisear evolves from Pansear when a Fire Stone is used on it, and it does not evolve further.
In the games
In Black and White, where it first appeared, a Fire Stone on Pansear is the only way to get a Simisear. In Legends: Z-A it is wild in Wild Zone 20, and the Mega Dimension DLC adds it to Hyperspace Lumiose. It is not in Scarlet and Violet.
In the anime
Simisear debuted in 'Emolga and the New Volt Switch!', where a group of Watchog knocked it out of a tree and it took its anger out on Iris's Emolga and Axew and Ash's Oshawott. In 'Search for the Clubultimate!', Getty's Simisear lost to Betty's Simipour in the Clubsplosion.
Fun facts
- It came last in Pokémon General Election 720, a Japanese poll on what to hand out at showings of the film Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, and it was then given out at Pokémon Stores and Pokémon Centers in Japan from 25 June to 15 July 2016 to mark that result.
- Black's Pokédex says it loves sweets because they turn into energy for the fire inside it, but Black 2, White 2, Y and Alpha Sapphire drop the reason and say only that it likes them 'for some reason'.
- It shares its Ember Pokémon category with Fletchinder, and in Japanese both share the category with Charcadet.
Base stats
- HP: 75
- Attack: 98
- Defense: 63
- Sp. Atk: 98
- Sp. Def: 63
- Speed: 101
Simisear’s base stat total is 498. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Simisear weak to?
Simisear takes extra damage from Water (2×), Ground (2×), Rock (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Bug (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).
Evolution
What does Simisear evolve from?
Simisear evolves from Pansear (Fire Stone).
Simisear is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Pansear, Simisear.
Abilities
- Gluttony: Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.
- Blaze (hidden ability): Strengthens Fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
Moves
Moves Simisear learns by level up in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Lick | Ghost | Physical | 30 |
| 1 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 |
| 1 | Flame Burst | Fire | Special | 70 |
TM moves (37)
Simisear can learn 37 moves from TMs in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon: Work Up, Toxic, Hidden Power, Sunny Day, Taunt, Hyper Beam, Protect, Frustration, Solar Beam, Return, Brick Break, Double Team, Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Rock Tomb, Torment, Facade, Flame Charge, Rest, Attract, Thief, Low Sweep, Round, Overheat, Focus Blast, Fling, Will-O-Wisp, Acrobatics, Shadow Claw, Payback, Giga Impact, Rock Slide, Grass Knot, Swagger, Sleep Talk, Substitute, Confide.
Egg moves (13), which Pansear can hatch knowing:Astonish, Belch, Covet, Disarming Voice, Fire Punch, Fire Spin, Flare Blitz, Heat Wave, Low Kick, Nasty Plot, Role Play, Sleep Talk, Tickle.
Move tutor moves (18): Covet, Endeavor, Fire Pledge, Fire Punch, Focus Punch, Gastro Acid, Gunk Shot, Heat Wave, Helping Hand, Iron Tail, Knock Off, Low Kick, Recycle, Role Play, Snore, Superpower, Throat Chop, Uproar.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
- Egg groups: Field.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 75 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Speed effort values.
- Base experience yield: 174.
Pokédex entries
When it gets excited, embers rise from its head and tail and it gets hot. For some reason, it loves sweets. (Black 2, White 2, Y, Alpha Sapphire)
A flame burns inside its body. It scatters embers from its head and tail to sear its opponents. (White, X, Omega Ruby)
It loves sweets because they become energy for the fire burning inside its body. (Black)
Names around the world
| Japanese | バオッキー |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Baokkie |
| French | Flamoutan |
| German | Grillchita |
| Spanish | Simisear |
| Italian | Simisear |
| Korean | 바오키 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 爆香猿 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 爆香猿 |
Trivia
- Fastest Fire type in Gen 5: 101 Speed.
- Taller than 47% of all Pokémon (1 m).
- Heavier than 49% of all Pokémon (28 kg).
- Base stat total 498, ranked #312 of 1,025.
- One of 81 Fire-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 97 red Pokémon.
- Number 21 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 66 different moves in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon.
- Catch rate 75: about 9.8% 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: Simisear (Pokémon), Serebii: Simisear (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (SIM-ee-seer): 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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