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Pokémon GO · #499 · Fire / Fighting

Pignite in Pokémon GO

Pignite (#499) is a Fire / Fighting-type Pokémon. In Pokémon GO its max CP is 2,175 at level 50, 1,924 at level 40 and 2,201 as a best buddy at level 51. Its highest-damage moveset is Tackle with Flamethrower. It takes extra damage from Flying, Ground, Psychic and Water attacks.

TypeFire / Fighting
Pokédex number#499
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina173 / 106 / 207
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 511,924 / 2,175 / 2,201
Max HP, level 50186
Buddy distance3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight1 m / 55.5 kg

Pignite evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Pignite evolves from Tepig for 25 Tepig Candy.

Pignite evolves into Emboar for 100 Tepig Candy.

Family: Tepig · Pignite · Emboar

Pignite CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

LevelCP 15/15/15CP 10/10/10HP 15/15/15Note
15824777114research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
201,0991,036132eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
251,3741,295148raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
301,6491,554162wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
351,7871,683169
401,9241,813175
452,0481,929180
502,1752,050186
512,2012,074187best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Pignite best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Pignite at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Pignite gains from being hit left out.

Fast attackCharged attackDamage per second
TackleFlamethrower9.0
EmberFlamethrower8.3
TackleFlame Charge7.5
TackleRock Tomb7.1
EmberFlame Charge6.9

Fast attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergyTimePower / s
EmberFire10101 s10.0same type, ×1.2
TackleNormal550.5 s10.0

Charged attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergy costTimePower / s
Flame ChargeFire70334 s17.5same type, ×1.2
FlamethrowerFire65502 s32.5same type, ×1.2
Rock TombRock65503 s21.7

Pignite weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Fire / Fighting. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack typeDamage
Flying×1.6
Ground×1.6
Psychic×1.6
Water×1.6
Bug×0.39
Dark×0.625
Fire×0.625
Grass×0.625
Ice×0.625
Steel×0.625

Pignite CP calculator

CP 1,924 · HP 175

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.