Pokemon BDSP Chimchar Guide: Pokedex, location, moveset, evolution

Here is everything you need to know about Chimchar in Pokemon BDSP including Pokedex, where to find and evolve, and moveset

Pokedex Data

• Type: Fire
• Strengths: Bug, Steel, Grass, Ice
• Weaknesses: Rock, Fire, Water, Dragon
• Brilliant Diamond Entry: “It agilely scales sheer cliffs to live atop craggy mountains. Its fire is put out when it sleeps.”
• Shining Pearl Entry: “Its fiery rear end is fueled by gas made in its belly. Even rain can’t extinguish the fire.”

Where to find Chimchar

Chimchar can be found at the beginning of the game when the player heads to Lake Verity with their rival. Players will find a briefcase that contains the three starter Pokemon, Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup.

How to evolve Chimchar

Chimchar will evolve into Monferno at level 14, followed by Infernape at level 36.

Chimchar moveset

Moves learnt by level up

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	NORMAL	—	100
1	Scratch	NORMAL	40	100
6	Ember	FIRE	40	100
9	Taunt	DARK	—	100
12	Power-Up Punch	FIGHTING	40	100
15	Fury Swipes	NORMAL	18	80
17	Flame Wheel	FIRE	60	100
23	Nasty Plot	DARK	—	—
25	Torment	DARK	—	100
31	Facade	NORMAL	70	100
33	Fire Spin	FIRE	35	85
39	Acrobatics	FLYING	55	100
41	Slack Off	NORMAL	—	—
47	Flamethrower	FIRE	90	100

Moves learnt by TM

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Focus Punch	FIGHTING	150	100
8	Bulk Up	FIGHTING	—	—
10	Work Up	NORMAL	—	—
11	Sunny Day	FIRE	—	—
12	Taunt	DARK	—	100
17	Protect	NORMAL	—	—
23	Iron Tail	STEEL	100	75
27	Low Sweep	FIGHTING	65	100
28	Dig	GROUND	80	100
31	Brick Break	FIGHTING	75	100
32	Double Team	NORMAL	—	—
35	Flamethrower	FIRE	90	100
38	Fire Blast	FIRE	110	85
40	Aerial Ace	FLYING	60	?
41	Torment	DARK	—	100
42	Facade	NORMAL	70	100
44	Rest	PSYCHIC	—	—
45	Attract	NORMAL	—	100
50	Overheat	FIRE	130	90
56	Fling	DARK	—	100
58	Endure	NORMAL	—	—
61	Will-O-Wisp	FIRE	—	85
63	Nasty Plot	DARK	—	—
65	Shadow Claw	GHOST	70	100
75	Swords Dance	NORMAL	—	—
76	Stealth Rock	ROCK	—	—
82	Sleep Talk	NORMAL	—	—
86	Grass Knot	GRASS	—	100
87	Swagger	NORMAL	—	85
89	U-turn	BUG	70	100
90	Substitute	NORMAL	—	—
93	Cut	NORMAL	50	95
96	Strength	NORMAL	80	100
98	Rock Smash	FIGHTING	40	100
100	Rock Climb	NORMAL	90	85

Egg moves

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Blaze Kick	FIRE	85	90
Counter	FIGHTING	—	100
Double Kick	FIGHTING	30	100
Encore	NORMAL	—	100
Fake Out	NORMAL	40	100
Fire Punch	FIRE	75	100
Focus Energy	NORMAL	—	—
Heat Wave	FIRE	95	90
Helping Hand	NORMAL	—	—
Power-Up Punch	FIGHTING	40	100
Quick Guard	FIGHTING	—	—
Submission	FIGHTING	80	80
Thunder Punch	ELECTRIC	75	100

READ MORE: Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Wiki Guide

Pokemon BDSP is available on November 19 exclusively on Nintendo Switch.