What does Pansear evolve into?

Get Pansear to Simisear using a Fire Stone. At 316 BST, Pansear is just the starting point.

Should I use Pansear?

In Black & White, Pansear does the job early-game if you need a Fire type on your team. Evolve it into Simisear before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Pansear?

You can find Pansear in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

What games is Pansear in?

Yes, Pansear is in Black & White. It shows up in 7 games across the series.

Pansear - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

64Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Pansear's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 Speed EV, medium-fast 1M XP curve to max.

Base Stats

Avg

HP50

Attack53

Defense48

Sp. Atk53

Sp. Def48

Speed64

Total316

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight11.0 kg

Base XP63

Abilities

Gluttony

Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.

BlazeHA

Strengthens fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

When it is angered, the temperature of its head tuft reaches 600° F. It uses its tuft to roast berries.

Pansear Weakness

Water, Ground, and Rock moves hit Pansear for super-effective damage. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

Pansear Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-1

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Pansear in Black & White (Best Counters)

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pansear Ancient Power 2x 80-96% Rock Throw 2x 91-107%KO View Archen builds →
Tirtouga WaterRock	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Water GunLv. 1 Aqua JetLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Damage vs Pansear Ancient Power 2x 63-75% Water Gun 2x 45-54% Aqua Jet 2x 59-70% Rollout 2x 45-54% View Tirtouga builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 10 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Pansear Water Gun 2x 63-75% Rollout 2x 30-38% View Omanyte builds →
Panpour Water	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 10 Damage vs Pansear Water Gun 2x 45-54% View Panpour builds →
Oshawott Water	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Razor ShellLv. 17 Water GunLv. 7 Damage vs Pansear Razor Shell 2x 80-96% Water Gun 2x 50-59% View Oshawott builds →

Black & White Evolution

Evolving Pansear into Simisear takes an evolution item. It's not a simple level-up, so check the chain details below. The evolved forms gain up to 182 total stats over Pansear. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#513Pansear

Fire Stone

#514Simisear

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Pansear

Fire

Simisear

Fire

75+25

ATK

98+45

DEF

63+15

SP.ATK

98+45

SP.DEF

63+15

SPE

101+37

BST

316D-Tier

498C-Tier+182

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Pansear with 181 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Covet, Fire Punch and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Pansear Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Pansear picks up Astonish and Covet only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Overheat and Fire Blast while coverage across 8 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 4

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 7

Lick

—2010030Ghost

Lv 10

Incinerate

—3010015Fire

Lv 13

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 16

Yawn

———10Normal

Lv 19

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 22

Flame Burst

—7010015Fire

Lv 25

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Lv 28

Fling

——10010Dark

Lv 31

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

Lv 34

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

Lv 37

Recycle

D——10Normal

Lv 40

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Lv 43

Crunch

D8010015Dark

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM43

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

D——15Dark

TM59

Incinerate

—3010015Fire

TM47

Low Sweep

D6010020Fighting

TM50

Overheat

C140905Fire

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—7515Fire

TM83

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Egg

Covet

—6010040Normal

Egg

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

Egg

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

Egg

Heat Wave

C1009010Fire

Egg

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Egg

Role Play

———10Psychic

Egg

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Pansear can't learn any Tutor moves

Black & White Pansear Locations

A handful of locations for Pansear with decent spawn rates across early-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Pansear in Black & White

Pansear's encounter pool splits between White and Black. You've got 6 walking and gift spots at Lv. 10-20 total, but your version determines which ones actually show up.

Pinwheel Forest - inside

WhiteGrass Lv.15 Forest

UncommonEarly

AnyShaking spot

Pinwheel Forest - inside

BlackGrass Lv.15 Forest

UncommonEarly

AnyShaking spot

Dreamyard - Overground

BlackGift from NPC Lv.10

LimitedEarly

AnyWith Oshawott starter

Dreamyard - Overground

WhiteGift from NPC Lv.10

LimitedEarly

AnyWith Oshawott starter

Lostlorn Forest

BlackGrass Lv.20 Forest

UncommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Lostlorn Forest

WhiteGrass Lv.20 Forest

UncommonMid

AnyShaking spot

Pansear Guide

Get Pansear to Simisear using a Fire Stone. At 316 BST, Pansear is just the starting point.
In Black & White, Pansear does the job early-game if you need a Fire type on your team. Evolve it into Simisear before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Pansear in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.
Yes, Pansear is in Black & White. It shows up in 7 games across the series.

Game Availability

Introduced in Black & White, Pansear has appeared in 7 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pansear Earthquake 2x 106-125%KO Ancient Power 2x 63-75% Rock Tomb 2x 94-113%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Mud ShotLv. 25 Water GunLv. 10 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Pansear Rock Tomb 2x 49-58% Mud Shot 2x 51-61% Water Gun 2x 60-71% Rollout 2x 28-33% View Omanyte builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pansear Rock Tomb 2x 49-58% View Lileep builds →
Panpour Water	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Moves Moves ScaldLv. 22 DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 Water GunLv. 10 Damage vs Pansear Scald 2x 78-92% Dig 2x 51-61% Rock Tomb 2x 39-47% Water Gun 2x 42-50% View Panpour builds →
Tympole Water	D
Available Moves Moves Muddy WaterLv. 27 Bubble BeamLv. 12 Mud ShotLv. 16 BubbleLv. 1 Damage vs Pansear Muddy Water 2x 85-100%KO Bubble Beam 2x 63-75% Mud Shot 2x 35-42% Bubble 2x 39-46% View Tympole builds →

Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves ScaldTM55 BrineLv. 28 Rock TombTM39 Mud ShotLv. 25 Damage vs Pansear Scald 2x 116-137%KO Brine 2x 94-111%KO Rock Tomb 2x 49-59% Mud Shot 2x 54-64% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves ScaldTM55 DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 Mud ShotLv. 16 Damage vs Pansear Scald 2x 81-96% Dig 2x 70-84% Rock Tomb 2x 81-96% Mud Shot 2x 37-44% View Kabuto builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pansear Rock Tomb 2x 53-63% View Lileep builds →
Panpour Water	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Moves Moves ScaldTM55 DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 Water GunLv. 10 Damage vs Pansear Scald 2x 78-93% Dig 2x 52-62% Rock Tomb 2x 40-47% Water Gun 2x 41-48% View Panpour builds →
Ducklett WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves ScaldTM55 Bubble BeamLv. 19 Water PulseLv. 13 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Pansear Scald 2x 69-81% Bubble Beam 2x 56-67% Water Pulse 2x 53-63% Water Gun 2x 37-44% View Ducklett builds →

Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves ScaldTM55 BrineLv. 28 Rock TombTM39 Mud ShotLv. 25 Damage vs Pansear Scald 2x 119-140%KO Brine 2x 99-117%KO Rock Tomb 2x 50-60% Mud Shot 2x 57-67% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves ScaldTM55 DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 Mud ShotLv. 16 Damage vs Pansear Scald 2x 84-100%KO Dig 2x 73-87% Rock Tomb 2x 81-97% Mud Shot 2x 39-47% View Kabuto builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pansear Rock Tomb 2x 53-63% View Lileep builds →
Panpour Water	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Moves Moves ScaldTM55 DigTM28 BrineLv. 34 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pansear Scald 2x 81-97% Dig 2x 54-64% Brine 2x 68-80% Rock Tomb 2x 41-49% View Panpour builds →
Oshawott Water	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Aqua TailLv. 35 DigTM28 ScaldTM55 Razor ShellLv. 17 Damage vs Pansear Aqua Tail 2x 93-110%KO Dig 2x 57-67% Scald 2x 90-107%KO Razor Shell 2x 79-93% View Oshawott builds →

Palpitoad WaterGround	D
Available Moves Moves Muddy WaterLv. 28 SurfHM03 ScaldTM55 Bubble BeamLv. 12 Damage vs Pansear Muddy Water 2x 99-117%KO Surf 2x 99-117%KO Scald 2x 89-105%KO Bubble Beam 2x 73-87% View Palpitoad builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 ScaldTM55 WaterfallHM05 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Pansear Surf 2x 130-153%KO Scald 2x 114-135%KO Waterfall 2x 66-78% Rock Slide 2x 61-72% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 ScaldTM55 DigTM28 WaterfallHM05 Damage vs Pansear Surf 2x 89-105%KO Scald 2x 79-93% Dig 2x 69-82% Waterfall 2x 104-123%KO View Kabuto builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pansear Rock Slide 2x 63-75% Rock Tomb 2x 51-60% View Lileep builds →
Panpour Water	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 ScaldTM55 DigTM28 WaterfallHM05 Damage vs Pansear Surf 2x 86-102%KO Scald 2x 79-93% Dig 2x 52-62% Waterfall 2x 79-93% View Panpour builds →

Palpitoad WaterGround	D
Available Moves Moves Muddy WaterLv. 28 SurfHM03 ScaldTM55 Bubble BeamLv. 12 Damage vs Pansear Muddy Water 2x 103-121%KO Surf 2x 103-121%KO Scald 2x 94-110%KO Bubble Beam 2x 74-88% View Palpitoad builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 ScaldTM55 WaterfallHM05 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Pansear Surf 2x 133-157%KO Scald 2x 117-138%KO Waterfall 2x 65-77% Rock Slide 2x 62-74% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 ScaldTM55 DigTM28 WaterfallHM05 Damage vs Pansear Surf 2x 91-107%KO Scald 2x 82-96% Dig 2x 72-84% Waterfall 2x 107-127%KO View Kabuto builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 43 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pansear Rock Slide 2x 62-74% Ancient Power 2x 67-80% Rock Tomb 2x 51-61% View Lileep builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock WreckerLv. 43 EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Pansear Rock Wrecker 2x 171-201%KO Earthquake 2x 76-90% Dig 2x 62-73% Rock Slide 2x 86-102%KO View Dwebble builds →

Garchomp DragonGround	S
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB OutrageSTAB Swords Dance Stealth Rock Damage vs Pansear Earthquake 2x 243-286%KO Outrage 146-172%KO View Garchomp builds →
Terrakion RockFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Stone Edge Quick Attack X Scissor Damage vs Pansear Close Combat 145-171%KO Stone Edge 2x 242-285%KO View Terrakion builds →
Jellicent WaterGhost	B
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves RecoverRecovery Will O Wisp TauntUtility ScaldSTAB Damage vs Pansear Scald 2x 112-132%KO View Jellicent builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB ProtectPriority Stealth Rock Swords Dance Damage vs Pansear Earthquake 2x 153-180%KO View Gliscor builds →