Chimchar
#4 in the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pokédex • Chimp Pokémon
Brilliant Diamond
It agilely scales sheer cliffs to live atop craggy mountains. Its fire is put out when it sleeps.
Shining Pearl
Its fiery rear end is fueled by gas made in its belly. Even rain can’t extinguish the fire.
Pokédexes
Original Sinnoh #4
Egg Group
FieldHuman-Like
Steps to Hatch
5,120
Effort Values Yielded
1 Spe
Gender Ratio
87.5% male / 12.5% female
Capture Rate
45
Base Experience
62
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Chimchar #4 | Level 14 |  Monferno #5 |
Monferno #5 | Level 36 |  Infernape #6 |
Brilliant Diamond
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lake Verity Lake Verity (before Galactic intervention) | Receive as a gift | 5 | 100% | - |
Shining Pearl
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lake Verity Lake Verity (before Galactic intervention) | Receive as a gift | 5 | 100% | - |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Scratch |  |  Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| Start | Leer | |  Status | - | 100 | 30 | |
| 6 | Ember |  |  Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | |
| 9 | Taunt |  | Status | - | 100 | 20 | |
| 12 | Power-Up Punch |  | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | |
| 15 | Fury Swipes | | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 | |
| 17 | Flame Wheel | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| 23 | Nasty Plot | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 25 | Torment | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| 31 | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| 33 | Fire Spin | | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 | |
| 39 | Acrobatics |  | Physical | 55 | 100 | 15 | |
| 41 | Slack Off | | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| 47 | Flamethrower | | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaze Kick | | Physical | 85 | 90 | 10 | |
| Counter | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | |
| Double Kick | | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 | |
| Encore | | Status | - | 100 | 5 | |
| Fake Out | | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 | |
| Fire Punch | | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | |
| Focus Energy | | Status | - | - | 30 | |
| Heat Wave | | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | |
| Helping Hand | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| Power-Up Punch | | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | |
| Quick Guard | | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| Submission | | Physical | 80 | 80 | 20 | |
| Thunder Punch |  | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Aerial Ace | | Physical | 60 | - | 20 | |
| - | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Brick Break | | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Bulk Up | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| - | Dig |  | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| - | Endure | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Fire Blast | | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | |
| - | Flamethrower | | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Fling | | Physical | - | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Focus Punch | | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Grass Knot |  | Special | - | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Iron Tail |  | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | |
| - | Overheat | | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 | |
| - | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Rest |  | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Shadow Claw |  | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Sleep Talk | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Stealth Rock |  | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| - | Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Sunny Day | | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Swagger | | Status | - | 85 | 15 | |
| - | Swords Dance | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| - | Taunt | | Status | - | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Torment | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| - | U-turn |  | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Will-O-Wisp | | Status | - | 85 | 15 | |
| HM01 | Cut | | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | |
| HM04 | Strength | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | |
| HM08 | Rock Climb | | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | |
| TM10 | Work Up | | Status | - | - | 30 | |
| TM27 | Low Sweep | | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM63 | Nasty Plot | | Status | - | - | 20 |
Blaze
Ability Slot 1
Strengthens Fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
Iron Fist
Hidden Ability
Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.