About Tepig
Tepig is a Fire-type Pokémon, the Fire Pig Pokémon (No. 498), introduced in Generation V and native to the Unova region.
It loves to eat roasted berries, but sometimes it gets too excited and burns them to a crisp.
Pokédex data
- Category
- Fire Pig Pokémon
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 9.9 kg
- Color
- Red
- Shape
- Quadruped
- Generation
- Generation V
- Region
- Unova
Base stats
Per statTotal 308
- HP65
- Attack63
- Defense45
- Sp. Atk45
- Sp. Def45
- Speed45
Type defenses (Fire)
Weak to
water
ground
rockResists
fire
grass
ice
bug
steel
fairyAbilities
Blaze
Powers up Fire-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.
Thick Fat
Hidden abilityThe Pokémon is protected by a layer of thick fat, which halves the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves.
Evolution
Tepig
#498
Lv. 17
Pignite
#499
Lv. 36
Breeding
Egg groups
Field
Gender ratio
♂ 87.5% / ♀ 12.5%
Hatch counter
20 cycles (~5,140 steps)
Planning a specific spread? Open the breeding calculator to find compatible partners and hatch odds.
Training
EV yield (when defeated)
+1 Hp
- Catch rate
- 45
- Base happiness
- 70
- Base XP
- 62
- Growth rate
- Medium Slow
Trivia & history
Regional Pokédex appearances
UnovaUnova (B2W2)Blueberry AcademyConquest Gallery
★ Starter Pokémon
Sprites & cry
Artwork
- Artwork
- Shiny artwork
Sprites
- Front
- Front shiny
- Back
- Back shiny
Animated
- Front
- Front shiny
- Back
- Back shiny
Cry