Is Chimchar Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Postgame gift. Fire/Fighting Infernape at the end is fast and strong, but leveling a starter from 5 when the rematch E4 opens at level 70 is a steep climb.
Roxanne's team hits Chimchar's weaknesses hard.
Chimchar has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Chimchar trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Chimchar trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Chimchar trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Chimchar's weaknesses hard.
DragonPsychicImmune to 11% of Gym 6 attacksLatios becomes yours at Southern Island once Steven Stone... (Omega Ruby only)
DragonPsychicSuper-effective Dragon on AltariaLatias becomes yours at Southern Island once Steven Stone... (Alpha Sapphire only)
RockPsychicMeteor Falls (Omega Ruby only)
ElectricHits Pelipper for 4x with ElectricRoute 110
Tate & Liza's team hits Chimchar's weaknesses hard.
Wallace's team hits Chimchar's weaknesses hard.
Infernape resists most of Sidney's coverage and hits back hard.
Infernape trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Infernape resists most of Glacia's coverage and hits back hard.
Infernape trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Infernape has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Gift
Chimchar is given to you as a gift on Route 101 at Lv 5. After beating Elite Four second time. Receive from Professor Birch on Route 101 after defeating the Elite Four a second time.
Recommended Moves
- LV 17FireFlame WheelPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 195Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Winona
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 165Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 47FireFlamethrowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Chimchar to Infernape
Monferno evolves into Infernape at Level 36. Level it up in the post-game, after you beat Steven.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 36)
- LV 36FightingClose CombatPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 36FireFlare BlitzPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 195Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Winona
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 165Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Wallace
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15Victory Road B1F, behind a small boulder puzzle
How to Get Chimchar in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Chimchar is a reward from Professor Birch on Route 101, handed over once you have cleared the Elite Four for a second time, starting at level 5.
How to Obtain Chimchar in ORAS
How to Get Shiny Chimchar in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Chimchar breeds shiny at 1 in 512 when a foreign-language parent sits with it in the Day Care. Compare Shiny Chimchar odds across every game
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Shiny Chimchar Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method at full boosts, about 1 in 512 on each try. Tune it below.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 54 |
| 25%one in four | 148 |
| 50%coin flip | 355 |
| 90%very likely | 1,178 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire shiny odds calculator with Chimchar already selected.
Chimchar Weakness
Type-wise, Chimchar takes extra damage from Water, Ground, and Rock. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy |
What is Chimchar Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Chimchar
 Shellos Water | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimchar View Shellos builds →Surf 2x108-128%KO Mud Bomb 2x50-60% | ||
 Piplup Water | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimchar View Piplup builds →Surf 2x108-128%KO Rock Tomb 2x45-55% | ||
 Oshawott Water | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift | ||
 Totodile Water | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimchar View Totodile builds →Surf 2x88-105%KO Rock Tomb 2x50-60% | ||
 Mudkip Water | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Chimchar View Mudkip builds →Surf 2x95-113%KO Rock Tomb 2x55-65% Mud-Slap 2x20-25% | ||
 Tympole Water | D | |
 Lotad WaterGrass | D | |
 Wingull Water | C | |
 Surskit BugWater | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
 Nincada BugGround | C | |
Chimchar Evolutions
Chimchar is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Monferno first, then eventually reaches Infernape. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 225 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Chimchar easily with 200 breeding partners from the Field and Human-Like egg groups. Pass egg moves like Assist, Blaze Kick, Counter and 11 more to offspring.
ORAS Chimchar Best Moveset
Fire at 58 offenses and 61 Speed. AbilityIron Fist as a hidden ability boosts punching moves. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Infernape two evolutions away brings 104/104 mixed offenses and 108 Speed for A-tier.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Fire Blast
- Bulk Up
- Fake Out
- Hidden Power Ice
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Chimchar can spread damage across 12 types, with Normal and Flying punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Overheat and Fire Blast keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
39 of 40 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its fiery rear end is fueled by gas made in its belly. Even rain can’t extinguish the fire.
The gas made in its belly burns from its rear end. The fire burns weakly when it feels sick.
Chimchar Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Chimchar has 309 BST and evolves into Monferno. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Chimchar is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Chimchar becomes available after the main story is complete in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.
Game Availability
Chimchar first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 12 games across 6 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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