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GEN 5 PREVIEW

TEPIG, PIGNITE, EMBOAR
Welcome back, Trainers! We'll be taking a look at the fifth generation's Fire-type starters this time: Tepig, Pignite, and Emboar.

TEPIG

  • CATEGORY: Fire Pig Pokémon
  • PRONOUNCED: TEH-pig
  • TYPE: Fire
  • HEIGHT: 1' 08"
  • WEIGHT: 21.8 lbs.
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ATTACK:  115

DEFENSE:  85

STAMINA:  163

MAX  CP:  1083


PIGNITE

  • CATEGORY: Fire Pig Pokémon
  • PRONOUNCED: pig-NYTE
  • TYPE: Fire / Fighting
  • HEIGHT: 3' 03"
  • WEIGHT: 122.4 lbs.
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ATTACK:  173

DEFENSE:  106

STAMINA:  207

MAX  CP:  1924


EMBOAR

  • CATEGORY: Mega Fire Pig Pokémon
  • PRONOUNCED: EHM-bohr
  • TYPE: Fire / Fighting
  • HEIGHT: 5' 03"
  • WEIGHT: 330.7 lbs.
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ATTACK:  235

DEFENSE:  127

STAMINA:  242

MAX  CP:  2982

PLACE IN THE META: Statistically speaking, Emboar looks pretty good. It has good Attack and Stamina stats, leading to a respectable maximum CP just below 3,000. Emboar probably will still be bested by Blaziken, and will not reach its full potential until the inevitable Community Day, but it has potential in the Raiding and Trainer Battle fields.

But one aspect about Emboar is concerning: It's possible movepool. Emboar can't learn Fire Spin or Counter, which will hurt it in the Fire-type, Fighting-type, or general DPS departments.


​LIKELY MOVEPOOL: Out of the Fast Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Emboar:
  • Ember
  • ​Poison Jab
  • ​Smack Down
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Out of the Charged Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Emboar:
  • Blast Burn (Community Day)
  • ​Fire Punch
  • Flamethrower
  • Focus Blast
  • Overheat
  • ​Wild Charge
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Should Niantic add any new moves, the following are good candidates for Emboar's movepool:
  • Fire Pledge
  • ​Flare Blitz
  • ​Heat Crash
  • Superpower

LOOKING AHEAD: Looking beyond Generation 5, Emboar gains no evolution, exclusive Z-Move, or Mega Evolution that is known of at this time.
Thanks for reading, Trainers! If you missed our last pre-release analysis about Serperior, click here to check that out.
SOURCE: Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook, The Official National Pokédex: Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition, Stats Calculated by Serebii | IMAGE CREDIT: The Pokémon Company
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