- Attack
- 113
- Defense
- 86
- HP
- 127
100% CP
- RaidsLv20
- 547
- min 503
- Weather boostLv25
- 683
- min 629
- MaxLv50
- 1,082
- Lv40 957
At a glance
Basics
Chimchar is a Fire-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 547 at level 20 (raids, eggs and research), 683 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,082 at level 50. It is weak to Water/Ground/Rock attacks (1.6×). It resists Fire/Grass/Ice/Bug/Steel/Fairy attacks. In raids, Ember + Flamethrower is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Monferno with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Chimp Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 10,000 Stardust · 25 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,082 / 1,095
The gas made in its belly burns from its rear end. The fire burns weakly when it feels sick.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
- Choosing IVs for PvP (low Attack wins in Great and Ultra League)In leagues with a CP cap, the lower the Attack IV, the higher you can level up within the same CP, which makes Defense and HP bigger.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
EmberFlamethrowerBest100% efficiency6.9TDO 68 - 2
ScratchFlamethrower97% efficiency6.6TDO 66 - 3EmberFlame Charge85% efficiency5.8TDO 58
- 4ScratchFlame Charge84% efficiency5.8TDO 58
- 5EmberFlame Wheel83% efficiency5.7TDO 56
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EmberBestFire · 1s · STAB | 10 | +10 | 12 | 10 |
| ScratchNormal · 0.5s | 6 | +4 | 12 | 8 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlamethrowerBestFire · 2s · STAB | 65 | 50 | 39 | 1.56 |
| Flame WheelFire · 2.5s · STAB | 55 | 50 | 26.4 | 1.32 |
| Flame ChargeFire · 4s · STAB | 70 | 33 | 21 | 2.55 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Chimchar's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 76.5
- Actual Defense
- 60.3
- Actual HP
- 84
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
ScratchFlamethrowerBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 84% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 225,000
- Candy
- 248
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 957 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Chimchar only reaches CP 1,082 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,082 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,073 | 99.2% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,078 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,077 | 99.0% |
| 5 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,065 | 98.4% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,070 | 98.4% |
| 7 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,074 | 98.3% |
| 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,068 | 98.2% |
| 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,073 | 98.2% |
| 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,071 | 98.0% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- ChimcharViewingBest movesEmberFlamethrower
From Chimchar to the final evolution125 Candy
- Purified Pokémon need about 10% less Candy to evolve (e.g. 25 → 22 Candy).
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Water
Ground
Rock - ×0.625Fire
Grass
Ice
Bug
Steel
Fairy
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.625
- Water×1.6
Electric×1- Grass×0.625
- Ice×0.625
Fighting×1
Poison×1- Ground×1.6
Flying×1
Psychic×1- Bug×0.625
- Rock×1.6
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×0.625
- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2021.11.23Spotlight Hour: Chimchar · 2× Catch XP
- 2019.11.16Community Day: Chimchar · Exclusive move: Blast Burn