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Height
1′08″
Imperial
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0.5 m
Metric
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1′08″/0.5 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
13.7 lbs.
Imperial
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6.2 kg
Metric
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13.7 lbs./6.2 kg
Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
0
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Sp.Def
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Speed
0
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| Base Exp.: 65
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Battle Exp.: 651*
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Chimchar (Japanese: ヒコザル Hikozaru) is a Fire-type Pokémon. Along with Turtwig and Piplup, it is one of the three starter Pokémon the player receives at the beginning of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
Chimchar comes with the ability Blaze, which increases the power of Fire-type attacks by 50% once the Pokémon has less than one-third of its maximum HP.
Chimchar evolves into Monferno at Level 14, which then evolves into Infernape at Level 36.
Biology
Physiology
Chimchar are based on chimpanzees. Being very agile, Chimchar are able to climb the rocky ledges of tall mountains, where they live. The flames on their rears are produced by burning gas in their stomachs. Chimchar also has a swirl-like symbol on the chest. The flames do not go out in the rain, and, unlike the tail flames of Charmander, those of Chimchar go out when they go to sleep. Despite being based on chimpanzees, Chimchar's cry is actually much more similar to that of a spider monkey.
Gender differences
Special abilities
Behavior
Habitat
Chimchar are very rare and only make their nests in cliffsides and rocky mountains. If they were to live in jungles like normal primates, there would be forest fires daily.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Chimchar first appeared in Following a Maiden Voyage. The little fire-monkey was teasing a Piplup after stealing food from it. Piplup then started firing a Bubble attack, but Chimchar kept jumping out of the way. Staraptor was hit in Piplup's line of fire and created a Gust that wrecked everything in Professor Rowan's lab. Chimchar jumped out of a broken window with Piplup chasing after it.
When Paul first appeared, he commanded a Chimchar in When Pokémon Worlds Collide. Paul released it in Glory Blaze, allowing Ash to catch it in Smells Like Team Spirit.
Alice from The Rise of Darkrai owns a Chimchar. She uses it to power her hot air balloon.
In the manga
Pearl, from Pokémon Special owned a Chimchar. When the trio was in Eterna City their three starters evolved at the same time.
In the TCG
- Main article: Chimchar (TCG)
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
A pre-release video has shown that Chimchar will have a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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| Generation IV
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| Diamond
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It agilely scales sheer cliffs to live atop craggy mountains. Its fire is put out when it sleeps.
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| Pearl
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Its fiery rear end is fueled by gas made in its belly. Even rain can't extinguish the fire.
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| Platinum
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{{{platinumdex}}}
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| HeartGold
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{{{heartgolddex}}}
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| SoulSilver
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{{{soulsilverdex}}}
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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In side games
Base stats
| Stat
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Range
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| At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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44
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104 - 151
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198 - 292
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58
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56 - 121
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108 - 236
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44
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44 - 105
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83 - 205
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58
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56 - 121
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108 - 236
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44
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44 - 105
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83 - 205
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61
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59 - 124
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114 - 243
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Total: 309
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Template:DP type effectiveness
Learnset
Template:Learnset intro
Side game data
Template:Side game
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Origin
Chimchar appears to be based on a young monkey. The fiery tail mirrors Charmander, and the two Pokémon share the root char in their name. This is mirrored in their Japanese names, Hikozaru (Chimchar) and Hitokage (Charmander), sharing the element 火 hi, meaning "fire".
Name origin
Hikozaru's name is derived from 火 hi, or fire, 子 ko, or child, and 猿 saru, or monkey. Zaru is used to describe an ape. Chimchar comes from chimp and char. Its German name, Panflam, comes from Schimpanse and Flamme. Its French name, Ouisticram, comes from ouistiti and cramé. Its Korean name comes from the words 불꽃(Bulkkot, meaning 'flame') and 원숭이 (Wonsung'i, meaning 'monkey').
In other languages
- German: Panflam
- French: Ouisticram
- Korean: 불꽃숭이 Bulkkotsung'i
- Chinese (Taiwan): 小火焰猴 Xiǎo Huǒ Yàn Hoú
Related articles
External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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For other sprites and images, please see Chimchar images on Bulbagarden Archives.
