Tepig

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Tepig Fire Pig Pokémon ??? Pokabu #498 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Fire
Abilities Blaze Thick Fat Hidden Ability
Gender ratio     87.5% male, 12.5% female	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 5140 - 5396 steps
Height 1'08" 0.5 m	Weight 21.8 lbs. 9.9 kg
Regional numbers Pokédex #004/#004 Unova Browser Not in any Browser
Base experience yield 62	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 1 1 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style	Footprint
Pokédex color   Red	Base friendship 70
External Links Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Tepig (Japanese: ??? Pokabu) is a Fire-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into Pignite starting at level 17, which evolves into Emboar starting at level 36.

Along with Snivy and Oshawott, Tepig is one of three starter Pokémon of Unova available at the beginning of Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2.

Biology

Tepig is a quadruped, pig-like Pokémon that is primarily orange. It has oval eyes, a pink nose, and a thick yellow stripe on its snout. The upper portion of its head is dark brown, and its long, pointed ears are positioned closely together. Tepig has short legs, and its front feet are dark brown. A dark brown band covers its lower back and rear. Its curly tail is tipped with a ruddy pink sphere.

Tepig is a nimble Pokémon capable of blowing fire from its snout. It will cloak itself in these flames in order to use its signature move, Heat Crash. However, it will spout thick, black smoke when ill. Tepig will roast berries before eating them, but occasionally gets overexcited and burns them.

In the anime

 

Tepig in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Tepig

Tepig appears in The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!, who was previously owned by an arrogant Trainer, but was released because it lost against a Deerling during a battle. Ash caught it after gaining its trust. It later evolved in Evolution by Fire!during a battle with its previous Trainer.

Other

A Tepig makes its debut appearance in In the Shadow of Zekrom!, under the ownership of Professor Juniper, as one of the Starter Pokémon to be chosen by Trip, however he chose Snivy instead.

In New Places... Familiar Faces!, Nanette chose a Tepig as her starter Pokémon.

Minor appearances

In A Connoisseur's Revenge! multiple Trainers' Tepig were seen at a Poké Mart.

One also appeared in Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade.

A Tepig appeared in a fantasy in Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!.

A Tepig appeared as a mask for the festival in Capacia Island UFO!.

A Tepig appeared as a plush toy in A Jolting Switcheroo!.

A Tepig appeared as a piggybank in Origins of Mega Evolution!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

 

Tepig in Pokémon Adventures

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

Tepig is Cheren's starter Pokémon in the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga series.

In the movie adaptations

Main article: Ash's Tepig

Ash's Tepig appeared in White—Victini and Zekrom.

In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga

A Tepig appeared in PNA6.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Main article: Tep

Main article: Gigi

Tepig, along with Oshawott and Snivy appear when Black accidentally drops his box containing the Pokémon. The Tepig eventually joins his team and is named "Tep". White also has a Tepig in her possession called "Gigi" that is an actress for the BW Agency. The two get along very well and eventually Tep becomes an actor for the BW Agency as well.

In the Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends manga

Main article: Bianca's Tepig

Bianca was seen with a Tepig in Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends.

In the Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder manga

Main article: Shin's Tepig

Shin owned a Tepig in Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Tepig appeared in PMBW01.

In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga

Tepig debuted in TA39.

In the TCG

Main article: Tepig (TCG)

Other Appearances

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tepig appears as a stage Pokémon in the Kalos Pokémon League stage. It appears in the Blazing Chamber along with other Fire-type Pokémon, namely Infernape, Blaziken, and Pyroar.

Trophy information

NA: Tepig, the Fire Pig Pokémon. Instead of breathing fire from its mouth or ears, Tepig does so from its nostrils. Powerful in battle, Tepig's fire is also great for roasting berries, though it can get carried away and char them. Even as clumsy as it can be, who could possibly resist such a cute Pokémon?

PAL: Tepig is a Fire Pig Pokémon. It blows fire through...its mouth? Nope... Its ears? That's not right either... Oh, of course - its nose! That skill's not just handy in battle - it also lets Tepig roast its favourite food, berries! Sadly, it sometimes gets a little too excited about the idea and accidentally burns them to a crisp. Ahh, Tepig, you're too adorable!

Game data

 

Tepig as seen in PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond

As the player

Tepig appears as one of the player characters in PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond. He's very ambitious and has a big heart for a small Pokémon. His dream is to become strong and powerful like his mentor, Emboar, who watches over and protects the Crag Area. When he first meets Pikachu, Oshawott, and Snivy, he challenges them to a battle after having been fired out of a cannon. He later forgives them and decides to accompany them in saving the PokéPark to gain experience and skill to make himself stronger.

Tepig is also playable in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity. The player may choose to be transformed into Tepig, or have the partner be one.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: V - VI

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 Work Up Normal Status — —% 30 TM05 Roar Normal Status — —% 20 TM06 Toxic Poison Status — 90% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100% 15 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status — —% 5 TM12 Taunt Dark Status — 100% 20 TM17 Protect Normal Status — —% 10 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical — 100% 20 TM22 Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical — 100% 20 TM32 Double Team Normal Status — —% 15 TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 90 100% 15 TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 110 85% 5 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95% 15 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20 TM43 Flame Charge Fire Physical 50 100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status — —% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status — 100% 15 TM48 Round Normal Special 60 100% 15 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 40 100% 15 TM50 Overheat Fire Special 130 90% 5 TM61 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status — 85% 15 TM74 Gyro Ball Steel Physical — 100% 5 TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special — 100% 20 TM87 Swagger Normal Status — 85% 15 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status — —% 10 TM90 Substitute Normal Status — —% 10 TM93 Wild Charge Electric Physical 90 100% 15 TM100 Confide Normal Status — —% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tepig Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Tepig Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VII Other generations: V - VI

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15 Covet Normal Physical 60 100% 25 Curse Ghost Status — —% 10 Endeavor Normal Physical — 100% 5 Heavy Slam Steel Physical — 100% 10 Magnitude Ground Physical — 100% 30 Sleep Talk Normal Status — —% 10 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5 Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100% 5 Thrash Normal Physical 120 100% 10 Yawn Normal Status — —% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Tepig in Generation VII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Tepig in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tepig Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Tepig Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ?? Defense ? Speed ???
Pokémon Conquest HP: ??? Move: Ember Attack: ? Ability 1: Blaze Ability 2: Spirit Ability 3: Celebrate Defense: ? Speed: ?? Evolves into Pignite when its Attack is 41 or higher Range: 3 Perfect Links: Kazutoyo, Tatsuko, and Naomasa
Pokémon Battle Trozei Fire Attack Power: ?????			Pokémon Shuffle Fire Attack Power: 50 - 70  0 #261 Rock Break Destroys one breakable-rock disruption without fail.

Evolution

Unevolved Tepig  Fire

Level 17 →

First evolution Pignite  Fire  Fighting

Level 36 →

Second evolution Emboar  Fire  Fighting

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V   Black White   Black 2 White 2     Front Back   Front Back
Generation VI   X Y   Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire     Front Back   Front Back

 For other sprites and images, please see Tepig images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

 

The three silhouettes on Pokémon Sunday

• Tepig is the lightest Pokémon to learn Heavy Slam.
• Tepig and its fellow Black and White starter Pokémon were first revealed as silhouettes on the May 9, 2010 episode of Pokémon Sunday. They were later completely revealed in the June 2010 issue of CoroCoro.
• Tepig has the highest base HP of all unevolved starter Pokémon.
• Tepig, along with Snivy and Oshawott, has the lowest base experience yield, with a base of 28.
• Tepig and its evolutionary relatives were designed by Lee HyunJung.

Origin

Tepig is based on a British Saddleback piglet. Ken Sugimori has said that Tepig, Pignite, and Emboar were designed in a Chinese style. Because of this, Tepig may be based on Zhu Bajie, a pig demon from the Chinese tale Journey to the West.

Name origin

Tepig is a combination of tepid (lukewarm) and pig.

Pokabu is a combination of ???? pokapoka (warmth circulating through one's body) and ? buta (pig) or ?— bu (oink).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning  Japanese ??? Pokabu From ???? pokapoka and ? buta or ?— bu  French Gruikui From gruik and cuit  Spanish Tepig Same as English name  German Floink From Flamme and oink  Italian Tepig Same as English name  Korean ??? Ttukkuri From ??? tteugeo-un or ???? ddeukkeun-ddeukkeun and ?? kkul-kkul  Cantonese Chinese      Mandarin Chinese ??? / ??? Nuannuanzhu From ? nuan and ? zhu.

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Related articles

• Ash's Tepig
• Bianca's Tepig
• Tep
• Gigi
• Shin's Tepig

External links

Starter Pokémon
Kanto Bulbasaur Charmander Squirtle	Johto Chikorita Cyndaquil Totodile	Hoenn Treecko Torchic Mudkip	Sinnoh Turtwig Chimchar Piplup
Unova Snivy Tepig Oshawott	Kalos Chespin Fennekin Froakie	Alola Rowlet Litten Popplio	Yellow Pikachu (player) Eevee (rival)
	Colosseum Espeon and Umbreon	XD Eevee