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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Pyroar (disambiguation).

Pyroar Royal Pokémon カエンジシ Kaenjishi #668 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Fire Normal
Abilities Rivalry or Unnerve Moxie Hidden Ability
Gender ratio     12.5% male, 87.5% female	Catch rate 65 (15.7%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 5140 - 5396 steps
Height 4'11" 1.5 m	Weight 179.7 lbs. 81.5 kg
Base experience yield 177	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 2 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VI Generation VII Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Pyroar (Japanese: カエンジシ Kaenjishi) is a dual-type Fire/Normal Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

It evolves from Litleo starting at level 35.

Biology

Pyroar is a quadrupedal, leonine Pokémon. It is mostly dark brown with light brown legs, tail tip, chest, and face. It has a rounded muzzle with a dark brown nose, round ears with dark brown interiors, bright blue eyes, and a dark brown stripe behind each eye. The fur around its thighs is longer and each paw has three toes. There is a tuft of longer fur on the tip of its tail. A male Pyroar has a large, predominantly red mane with gold streaks forming pattern resembling the Daimonji symbol (大) and the symbol for fire (火). In contrast, a female has a long, gold and red crest-like mane extending from its forehead. The female's mane is as long as its whole body, and the light brown on its front legs extends all the way to its shoulders. The light brown fur on the male's front legs only extends up to its elbows.

Pyroar lives in prides, which are led by the male with the largest mane. The pride's females protect the cubs. A male Pyroar is usually lazy, but will protect its friends at the risk of its own well-being. Pyroar viciously threatens any challenger with a fiery breath exceeding 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit (6,000 degrees Celsius). However, it prefers its meat raw and does not use its breath on its prey. In the past, Noble Roar was its signature move.

In the anime

Main series

 

Male and female Pyroar in the anime

 

Closeup view of their gender difference

Major appearances

Lysandre's Pyroar

A male Pyroar debuted in Mega Evolution Special II, under the ownership of Lysandre. He made further appearances in the rest of the Mega Evolution Specials, and later in the main series episodes From A to Z! and Coming Apart at the Dreams!, with the former marking the species' main series debut. He was mostly seen outside of its Poké Ball.

Other

Four Pyroar appeared in A Fiery Rite of Passage!, with three of them being female and one being male; this marked the debut of Pyroar's female form. The male Pyroar forced one of Litleo to leave their pride to become more independent, but kept an eye on it. It eventually allowed Litleo to find its independence and live outside the pride.

A female Pyroar appeared in Battling With a Clean Slate!, under the ownership of Alvin. She battled against Clembot, who used Magneton, and lost.

Minor appearances

A male Pyroar debuted in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, under the ownership of Astrid. He was the first Pokémon she used in her battle against Ash, and he lost to Pikachu's Electro Ball.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Generations

 

Pyroar in Pokémon Generations

Lysandre's Pyroar

Lysandre's Pyroar appeared in The Beauty Eternal. He was seen accompanying Lysandre during his announcement of the Holo Caster, using Flamethrower on him to showcase its hologram functionality. He often appeared outside of his Poké Ball.

In the manga

 

Female Pyroar in Pokémon Adventures

 

Male Pyroar in Pokémon Adventures

Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!

Manabu used a male Pyroar in Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!.

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Lysandre's Pyroar

Team Flare scientist Aliana owns a female Pyroar in PS550. This Pyroar is later revealed to be Malva's after she resumed to her active duty.

Team Flare's Boss Lysandre owns a male Pyroar, which first appeared in PS559.

In the TCG

Main article: Pyroar (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

 

Pyroar trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

A male Pyroar appears in the background of the Kalos Pokémon League stage. Pyroar appears in the Blazing Chamber along with other Fire-type Pokémon, namely Tepig, Blaziken, and Infernape.

Trophy information

NA: The cute Litleo with a red tuft of fur evolves into the majestic-looking Pyroar. Male Pyroar have huge, fiery manes. In the wild, the male with the largest mane of fire becomes the leader. Female Pyroar have long manes and will fiercely protect the pride's cubs.

PAL: Litleo, that adorable little Pokémon with a red tuft of fur, evolves into the majestic Pyroar. Males have huge fiery manes, and the one has the biggest mane is the leader of the pride. Females, on the other hand, have long, flowing manes and play the vital role of protecting the pride's cubs.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Side game data

Male Pyroar

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.11 seconds Base HP: 57   Base Attack: 80 Base Defense: 53 Base Speed: 70
Pokémon Battle Trozei Fire Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Fire Attack Power: 70 - 110  5 #663 Relentless Increases damage done by combos if foe has any status condition.
Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 200 Base Attack: 221 Base Defense: 149 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Fire Fang, Take Down Charged Attacks: Overheat, Dark Pulse, Flame Charge, Solar Beam

Female Pyroar

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.11 seconds Base HP: 57   Base Attack: 80 Base Defense: 53 Base Speed: 70
Pokémon Battle Trozei Fire Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Fire Attack Power: 70 - 110  5 #663 Crowd Control Increases damage when there are more Pyroar in the puzzle area.
Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 200 Base Attack: 221 Base Defense: 149 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Fire Fang, Take Down Charged Attacks: Overheat, Dark Pulse, Flame Charge, Solar Beam

Evolution

Unevolved Litleo  Fire  Normal	Level 35 (male) →	First evolution Pyroar Male  Fire  Normal
	Level 35 (female) →	First evolution Pyroar Female  Fire  Normal

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI   X Y   Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire         Front Back   Front Back
Generation VII   Sun Moon   Ultra Sun Ultra Moon         Front Back   Front Back
Generation VIII   Sword Shield Male Shiny Male Female Shiny Female   HOME

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

Trivia

• No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Pyroar and its pre-evolved form.
• No other Pokémon has the same gender ratio — one male to seven females — as Pyroar and its pre-evolved form.
• Pyroar shares its category with Slowking. They are both known as the Royal Pokémon.
• Though the male Pyroar has a chevron-shaped nose in its official artwork and in Pokémon Battle Trozei, all other merchandise, game, and anime artwork shows it with a triangular-shaped nose, similar to that of the female.

Origin

Pyroar is based on a lion. The style of its fur, in particular the spiked areas on its limbs and tail, is more than likely a reference to stylized lions in heraldry and coat of arms while the male's mane resembles escutcheons which would bear heraldic lions. The yellow pattern on the mane of a male Pyroar is similar in shape to the Daimonji, a bonfire lit during the Japanese festival Gozan no Okuribi in the shape of the symbol 大 (meaning great or large). The shape also resembles the kanji for fire (火), as written in certain (often calligraphic) styles. Its gender ratio also resembles lion prides, which consist of one primary male lion, several females, and one or two lesser males.

Name origin

Pyroar may be a combination of pyr- and roar.

Kaenjishi is a combination of 火炎 kaen (flame) and 獅子 shishi (lion).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning  Japanese カエンジシ Kaenjishi From 火炎 kaen and 獅子 shishi  French Némélios From Némée and Helios  Spanish Pyroar Same as English name  German Pyroleo From pyro- and leo  Italian Pyroar Same as English name  Korean 화염레오 Hwayeomre'o From 화염 (火焰) hwayeom and leo  Cantonese Chinese 火炎獅 Fóyìhmsī From 火炎 fóyìhm and 獅 sī  Mandarin Chinese 火炎獅 Huǒyánshī From 火炎 huǒyán and 獅 shī

[hide]More languages  Hindi पाइरोर Pyroar Transcription of English name  Russian Пироар Piroar Transcription of English name  Thai คาเอ็นจิชิ Khaenchichi Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Lysandre's Pyroar

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