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Tepig
Fire Pig Pokémon
It loves to eat roasted berries, but sometimes it gets too excited and burns them to a crisp.
Tepig Profile
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 9.9 kg
- Abilities
- Blaze, Thick Fat (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Field
- Growth rate
- Medium slow
- Catch rate
- 45 / 255 (18%)
- Gender
- 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation V
Tepig Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Tepig's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Tepig?
See the full Tepig weakness guide — best counters included →
Tepig Evolutions
Lv. 17
Where to Catch Tepig
In Black, Tepig can be found at 1 location — highlighted on the Unova map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Tepig Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tackle | Normal | Physical | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| Tail Whip | Normal | Status | Lv. 3 | — | 100% | 30 | |
| Ember | Fire | Special | Lv. 7 | 40 | 100% | 25 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | Lv. 9 | — | — | 10 | |
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | Lv. 13 | — | — | 40 | |
| Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | Lv. 15 | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Smog | Poison | Special | Lv. 19 | 30 | 70% | 20 | |
| Rollout | Rock | Physical | Lv. 21 | 30 | 90% | 20 | |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | Lv. 25 | 90 | 85% | 20 | |
| Heat Crash | Fire | Physical | Lv. 27 | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Assurance | Dark | Physical | Lv. 31 | 60 | 100% | 10 | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | Special | Lv. 33 | 90 | 100% | 15 | |
| Head Smash | Rock | Physical | Lv. 37 | 150 | 80% | 5 | |
| Roar | Normal | Status | Lv. 39 | — | — | 20 | |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | Lv. 43 | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 85 | 100% | 15 | |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Fire Blast | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 110 | 85% | 5 | |
| Fire Pledge | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 15 | |
| Fire Spin | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 35 | 85% | 15 | |
| Grass Knot | Grass | Special | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 95 | 90% | 10 | |
| Heavy Slam | Steel | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 20 | 100% | 10 | |
| Overheat | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 130 | 90% | 5 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 95% | 15 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Solar Beam | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 10 | |
| Stomping Tantrum | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 10 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Taunt | Dark | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Temper Flare | Fire | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 10 | |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Trailblaze | Grass | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Wild Charge | Electric | Physical | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 15 | |
| Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | 85% | 15 | |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 90% | 15 | |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | Egg | 70 | 100% | 5 | |
| Superpower | Fighting | Physical | Egg | 120 | 100% | 5 | |
| Thrash | Normal | Physical | Egg | 120 | 100% | 10 | |
| Yawn | Normal | Status | Egg | — | — | 10 |
Tepig Questions & Answers
- What is Tepig weak to?
- Tepig takes extra damage from Ground (2×), Rock (2×), and Water (2×) type attacks.
- What is Tepig resistant to?
- Tepig takes reduced damage from Bug (½×), Steel (½×), Fire (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), and Fairy (½×) type attacks.
- What is Tepig strong against?
- Tepig's Fire type attacks are super effective against Bug, Steel, Grass, and Ice Pokémon.
- What type is Tepig?
- Tepig is a Fire-type Pokémon.
- What does Tepig evolve into?
- Tepig evolves into Pignite.
- What are Tepig's base stats?
- Tepig has a base stat total of 308 — HP 65, Attack 63, Defense 45, Sp. Atk 45, Sp. Def 45, Speed 45.