Tepig
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Fire Pig Pokémon Pokémon
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Blaze Thick Fat (Hidden Ability) |
87.5% ♂/12.5% ♀ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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21.8 lbs. | 9.9 kg | 1'08" | 0.5 m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Body style | Footprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tepig (Japanese: ポカブ Pokabu) is a Fire-type Starter Pokémon of the Unova region, introduced in Generation V. It is classified as the Fire Pig Pokémon. It has the ability Blaze, like previous Fire-type starters. Tepig can learn three moves that were introduced in Generation V: Flame Charge, Fire Pledge and Heat Crash.
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In the Anime
File:Ash Tepig.png
Ash's Tepig
Tepig made it's first appearance in BW001.
Ash's Pignite
See the main page:Ash's Pignite
In the Manga
Pokemon Adventures
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Black owns a Tepig.
Evolution
Tepig evolves into Pignite, a Fire/Fighting, at level 17. Pignite evolves into Emboar at level 36.
Game Info
Game Locations
Version(s) | Location |
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Black/White | Nuvema Town |
Black 2/White 2 | Aspertia City |
Pokédex Entries
Generations I - IV | |
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Tepig did not appear during the Generation I - IV games. | |
Black | |
It can deftly dodge foe's attacks while shooting fireballs from its nose. It roasts berries before it eats them. | |
White | |
It blows fire through its nose. When it catches a cold, the fire becomes pitch-black smoke instead. | |
Black 2 | |
It loves to eat roasted berries, but sometimes it gets too excited and burns them to a crisp. | |
White 2 | |
It loves to eat roasted berries, but sometimes it gets too excited and burns them to a crisp. | |
X | |
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Y | |
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Omega Ruby | |
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Alpha Sapphire | |
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Learnset
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Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Damage Type | Contest Type | Appeal | Jam | |||||
1 | Tackle | 50 | 100% | 35 | Normal | Physical
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3 | Tail Whip | — | 100% | 30 | Normal | Status
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7 | Ember | 40 | 100% | 25 | Fire | Special
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9 | Odor Sleuth | - | -% | 40 | Normal | Status
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13 | Defense Curl | - | -% | 40 | Normal | Status
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15 | Flame Charge | 50 | 100% | 20 | Fire | Physical
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19 | Smog | 20 | 70% | 20 | Poison | Special
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21 | Rollout | 30 | 90% | 20 | Rock | Physical
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25 | Take Down | 90 | 85% | 20 | Normal | Physical
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27 | Heat Crash | - | 100% | 10 | Fire | Physical
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31 | Assurance | 50 | 100% | 10 | Dark | Physical
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33 | Flamethrower | 95 | 100% | 15 | Fire | Special
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37 | Head Smash | 150 | 80% | 5 | Rock | Physical
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39 | Roar | - | 100% | 20 | Normal | Status
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43 | Flare Blitz | 120 | 100% | 15 | Fire | Physical
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Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. |
Sprites
I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (JP) | Green (JP) | Back | |
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Tepig did not appear in Generation I | |||||||
II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
Tepig did not appear in Generation II | |||||||
III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
Tepig did not appear in Generation III | |||||||
IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
Tepig did not appear in Generation IV | |||||||
V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
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Trivia
- Tepig's Japanese name is derived from ぽかぽか pokapoka, warmth circulating through one's body, combined with 豚 buta, pig; or ブー bū, "oink". Its English name comes from "tepid" and "pig".
- Tepig is the third starter Pokémon to be a mammalian, with the first two being Cyndaquil and Chimchar. It is also the third Fire-type Pokémon to be mammalian, continuing the trail, though it is broken by the Water-typed Otter Pokémon Oshawott, both in the same region.
- A silhouette of Tepig, Snivy, and Oshawott was released on May 9, 2010 during an episode of Pokémon Sunday. An actual photo of the three starters was shown in an issue of Cocoro magazine on May 12. It was shown again on November 22 for the official English names.
- Tepig is the only Unova region starter to be quadrapeded, being that Oshawott and Snivy both walk on two legs. When it evolves into Pignite and Emboar it walks around on two legs as well.
- Tepig is the only Unova Starter to gain a second type as it evolves.
References
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← Serperior | Tepig | Pignite →