Tepig (ポカブ Pokabu)
Artwork		General
		National Dex:	#498
		Evolves From:	None
		Evolves Into:	Pignite
		Generation:	Generation V
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Base Stats		Biological Details
HP:	65	Species:	Fire Pig Pokémon
Attack:	63	Type(s):	Fire
Defense:	45	Height:	0.5 m 1' 08"
Special Atk:	45	Weight:	9.9 kg 21.8 lbs
Special Def:	45	Abilities:	Blaze Thick Fat (Dream World)
Speed:	45	Pokédex Color:	Red
Stat Total:	308	Gender:	12.5% ♀/87.5% ♂
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Tepig (Japanese: ポカブ Pokabu) is a Generation V Fire-type Starter Pokémon, along with Oshawott and Snivy. 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.

Contents 1 In the Anime 1.1 Ash's Tepig 2 In the Manga 2.1 Pokemon Adventures 3 Evolution 4 Game Info 4.1 Game Locations 4.2 Pokédex Entries 4.3 Learnset 4.4 Sprites 5 Trivia 6 Gallery 7 References

In the Anime

Tepig made its first appearance in BW001.

Ash's Tepig

See the main page:Ash's Tepig

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

Tepig Locations
Version(s)	Location	Rarity
Black/White	Nuvema Town	One

Pokédex Entries

Pokédex Entries
Generation I
Tepig did not appear during the Generation I games.
Generation II
Tepig did not appear during the Generation II games.
Generation III
Tepig did not appear during the Generation III games.
Generation IV
Tepig did not appear during the Generation 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.

Learnset

Leveling
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Tackle	50	100%	35	Normal	Physical
3	Tail Whip	—	100%	30	Normal	Status
7	Ember	40	100%	25	Fire	Special
9	Odor Sleuth	-	-%	40	Normal	Status
13	Defense Curl	-	-%	40	Normal	Status
15	Flame Charge	50	100%	20	Fire	Physical
19	Smog	20	70%	20	Poison	Special
21	Rollout	30	90%	20	Rock	Physical
25	Take Down	90	85%	20	Normal	Physical
27	Heat Crash	-	100%	10	Fire	Physical
31	Assurance	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
33	Flamethrower	95	100%	15	Fire	Special
37	Head Smash	150	80%	5	Rock	Physical
39	Roar	-	100%	20	Normal	Status
43	Flare Blitz	120	100%	15	Fire	Physical
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

Version
Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (JP)	Green	Back
Tepig did not appear in Generation I
Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
Tepig did not appear in Generation II
Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
Tepig did not appear in Generation III
Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
Tepig did not appear in Generation IV
Black	White	Black 2	White 2		Back

Trivia

• Tepig's body design is most likely based off of a baby Japanese wild boar.
• 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.

Gallery

References

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Serebii.net Pokédex data
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon.Marriland data
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data

Tepig's evolutionary line