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Chimchar are famous for being one of the three species of Pokémon players can choose from at the beginning of their adventure in the Diamond and Pearl versions of the series. The purpose of Chimchar in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.^[1] Pokémon Diamond , Pocket Monsters Diamond) and Pokémon Pearl , Pocket Monsters Pearl) are the two fourth-generation Pokémon role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo. ... The player characters, Red (male) and Leaf (female), of FireRed and LeafGreen. ...

Chimchar was revealed on August 5, 2006, alongside the other Starter Pokémon of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl: Turtwig, the Young Leaf Pokémon; and Piplup, the Penguin Pokémon.^[2] The name Chimchar is a portmanteau of the English words chimpanzee and charcoal, while the Japanese name Hikozaru may be a portmanteau of the Japanese words for fire (火, hi^?), child (子, ko^?) and monkey (猿, saru^?). August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Turtwig , Naetle in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media, created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Piplup , Pochama in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media, created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... A portmanteau (IPA pronunciation: ) is a word or morpheme which fuses two or more words or parts of words to give a combined or loaded meaning. ... Type species Simia troglodytes Blumenbach, 1775 distribution of Species Pan troglodytes Pan paniscus Chimpanzee, often shortened to chimp, is the common name for the two extant species in the genus Pan. ...

Biological characteristics

Chimchar are based on chimpanzees. Being very agile, Chimchar are able to climb the rocky ledges of tall mountains, where they live. The flames on their rears are produced by burning gas in their stomachs. Chimchar also has a swirl-like symbol on the chest. The flames do not go out in the rain, and, unlike the tail flames of Charmander, those of Chimchar go out when they go to sleep. Despite being based on chimpanzees, Chimchar's "cry" is actually much more similar to that of a spider monkey. Type species Simia troglodytes Blumenbach, 1775 distribution of Species Pan troglodytes Pan paniscus Chimpanzee, often shortened to chimp, is the common name for the two extant species in the genus Pan. ... Charmander Hitokage in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise. ... Type species Simia paniscus Linnaeus, 1758 Species Ateles paniscus Ateles belzebuth Ateles chamek Ateles hybridus Ateles marginatus Ateles fusciceps Ateles geoffroyi Spider monkeys are New World monkeys of the family Atelidae, subfamily Atelinae. ...

In the video games

Chimchar is the Fire-type Starter Pokémon choice in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl for the Nintendo DS, similar to Charmander, Cyndaquil and Torchic from the earlier games. // Pokémon types are special attributes, based partly on, and expanded from, the Classical elements, which determine the strengths and weaknesses of different Pokémon species. ... The Pokémon series of role-playing video games features many different concepts and items. ... Charmander Hitokage in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise. ... Cyndaquil Hinoarashi in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon Franchise. ... Torchic Achamo in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise. ...

It evolves into Monferno at level 14, which in turn evolves into Infernape at level 36. Monferno , Moukazaru in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise. ... Infernape , Goukazaru in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise. ...

Chimchar and it's evolutions learn many useful Dark supportive moves, such as Taunt and Nasty Plot.

In the Pokémon anime

On one of the very first episodes of the Sinnoh Season of Pokémon, a Chimchar was featured with Piplup and Turtwig, as a starter Pokémon up for beginning trainers. This Chimchar was playful and mischievous, and proved it by stealing Piplup's food while the Pokémon were eating. The two got in a fight and escaped. Dawn eventually saw that Chimchar had been caught by Staraptor. Piplup , Pochama in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media, created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Turtwig , Naetle in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media, created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Later on, Ash Ketchum becomes rivals with a trainer named Paul, who owns a Chimchar. Paul often comments on Chimchar's lack of power, yet continues to keep the Pokémon with him. Ash Ketchum, known as Satoshi ) in Japan, is the protagonist of the anime Pokémon. ... Paul, known in Japan as Shinji ) is a human character from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media, created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...

In the Pokémon manga

In Pokémon Special, Pearl chooses a Chimchar as his starter from Berlitz.

In the Trading Card Game

There is currently one Chimchar card available in English.

• Diamond & Pearl, as Chimchar Lv.8, a Fire-type common card (#76)

References

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External links

• Official Pokémon website
• Pokesea 4th Generation information.
• Chimchar at Bulbapedia, a Pokémon-centric wiki
  • Paul's Chimchar on Bulbapedia
• Chimchar’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry at Serebii.net
• PsyPoke Pokédex entry