‹ #498 Tepig

Pignite

#499 (Unova)

#500 Emboar ›

Pokémon type

Fire

Fighting

Pignite weaknesses

Pignite is weak to Flying, Ground, Water and Psychic-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Pignite is resistant to Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Bug-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Pignite

The best moves for Pignite are Ember and Flamethrower when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Ember

12DPS

Flamethrower

39DPS

Defending

Ember

12DPS

Flame Charge

21DPS

Trainer Battles

Ember

4.5EPT

Flamethrower

1.96DPE

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Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Tepig family. Pignite evolves from Tepig for 25 Candy, and into Emboar for 100 Candy.

Game images

Pignite, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Pignite is a Fire & Fighting Pokémon which evolves from Tepig. It is weak to Flying, Ground, Water and Psychic moves. Pignite's best moveset is Ember & Flamethrower and it has a Max CP of 2,175. Pignite evolves into Emboar.

About

"When its internal fire flares up, its movements grow sharper and faster. When in trouble, it emits smoke."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Ember	10	10	12
Tackle	5	10	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Flame Charge	70	3	2.55
Flamethrower	65	2	1.56
Rock Tomb	65	2	1.3
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Ember	4	2	2.4	4.5
Tackle	3	1	3	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Flamethrower	90	55	1.96
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Flame Charge ▲ att	65	50	1.56
Rock Tomb ▼ att	75	50	1.5
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Ember 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	8.6	100%
Tackle 10 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	8.3	97%
Ember 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.6	89%
Tackle 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.3	85%
Ember 12 DPS	Flame Charge 21 DPS	7.3	85%
Tackle 10 DPS	Flame Charge 21 DPS	7.1	83%
Ember 12 DPS	Rock Tomb 21.7 DPS	6.8	80%
Tackle 10 DPS	Rock Tomb 21.7 DPS	6.6	77%
Ember 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.5	64%
Tackle 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.1	60%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Ember 12 DPS	Flame Charge 21 DPS	3.3	100%
Ember 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	3.2	94%
Ember 12 DPS	Rock Tomb 21.7 DPS	2.7	82%
Ember 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.3	69%
Tackle 10 DPS	Flame Charge 21 DPS	2.3	69%
Tackle 10 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	2	60%
Tackle 10 DPS	Rock Tomb 21.7 DPS	1.8	53%
Ember 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.6	49%
Tackle 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.5	44%
Tackle 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.1	31%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Ember 4.5 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	14	11.2	100%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.8	96%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Flame Charge 1.56 DPE	12	9.4	84%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Rock Tomb 1.5 DPE	12	9.2	81%
Tackle 3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	19	8.9	79%
Tackle 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	8.6	76%
Tackle 3 EPT	Flame Charge 1.56 DPE	17	7.7	68%
Tackle 3 EPT	Rock Tomb 1.5 DPE	17	7.5	67%
Tackle 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	3.4	31%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	3	27%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Pignite?

Pignite is weak to Flying, Ground, Water and Psychic moves.

The best counter to Pignite is Deoxys (Attack Forme) with Zen Headbutt and Psycho Boost, followed by Mega Mewtwo Y, Mega Rayquaza and Mega Mewtwo X.

The top Pignite counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost	100%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psystrike	93%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psystrike	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Future Sight+	92%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Poison Jab Psycho Boost	91%
Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash Dragon Ascent	91%
Mega Mewtwo X	Confusion Psystrike	90%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Psystrike	89%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psychic	88%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		173
Defense		106
Stamina		207

Max HP

Level 40

175

Size

Height	1 m
Weight	55.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	824
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,099
Level 30 Max wild	1,649
Level 40	1,924
Level 50	2,175

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,374
Level 35 (wild)	1,787