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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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 X & Y. 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

Very intelligent, it roasts berries before eating them. It likes to help people.

Pansear Weakness

Water, Ground, and Rock moves hit Pansear for super-effective damage. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.

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

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

6Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Pansear in X & Y (Best Counters)

Froakie Water	D
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift Available Move Moves BubbleLv. 5 Damage vs Pansear Bubble 2x 54-64% View Froakie builds →
Panpour Water	D
Upcoming Move Moves Water GunLv. 10 Learns Water Gun at Level 10 View Panpour builds →

X & Y 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 200 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Covet, Disarming Voice and 8 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

11moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Pansear Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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 9 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Play Nice

———20Normal

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 4

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 7

Lick

—3010030Ghost

Lv 10

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

Lv 13

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 16

Yawn

C——10Normal

Lv 19

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 22

Flame Burst

—7010015Fire

Lv 25

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Lv 28

Fling

D—10010Dark

Lv 31

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

Lv 34

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

Lv 37

Recycle

D——10Normal

Lv 40

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Lv 43

Crunch

D8010015Dark

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

TM43

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

TM59

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

TM47

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM50

Overheat

C130905Fire

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Egg

Covet

—6010025Normal

Egg

Disarming Voice

—40—15Fairy

Egg

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

Egg

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

Egg

Heat Wave

C959010Fire

Egg

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Egg

Role Play

———10Psychic

Egg

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Pansear can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

X & Y Pansear Locations

Pansear tops out at moderate rates across 2 locations in early-game routes. The encounters below are sorted by rate so you can see exactly what you're working with.

Best Locations to Catch Pansear in X & Y

Santalune Forest

YGrass Lv.4 Forest

RareEarly

Santalune Forest

XGrass Lv.4 Forest

RareEarly

Pansear Guide

Get Pansear to Simisear using a Fire Stone. At 316 BST, Pansear is just the starting point.
In X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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 X & Y. 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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Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pansear Rock Tomb 2x 68-80% Bulldoze 2x 45-54% Rock Throw 2x 59-70% View Lunatone builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pansear Ancient Power 2x 80-96% Bulldoze 2x 71-86% Rock Tomb 2x 109-129%KO Rock Throw 2x 91-107%KO View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Damage vs Pansear Rock Tomb 2x 59-70% Bulldoze 2x 59-70% Rock Throw 2x 50-59% View Onix builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 10 Damage vs Pansear Rock Tomb 2x 68-80% Bulldoze 2x 45-54% Rock Throw 2x 59-70% View Amaura builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Water GunLv. 10 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Pansear Rock Tomb 2x 54-64% Water Gun 2x 63-75% Rollout 2x 30-38% View Omanyte builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 25 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pansear Ancient Power 2x 64-76% Bulldoze 2x 65-77% Rock Tomb 2x 98-116%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Pansear Ancient Power 2x 58-69% Rock Tomb 2x 58-69% Rock Throw 2x 48-58% Smack Down 2x 48-58% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pansear Rock Slide 2x 76-90% Rock Tomb 2x 61-72% Bulldoze 2x 41-48% Rock Throw 2x 52-61% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pansear Rock Slide 2x 113-134%KO Bulldoze 2x 61-72% Rock Tomb 2x 92-108%KO Rock Throw 2x 76-90% View Solrock builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Damage vs Pansear Dig 2x 70-83% Rock Tomb 2x 54-65% Bulldoze 2x 54-65% Rock Throw 2x 46-54% View Onix builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodRoute 12 Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water PulseLv. 14 BulldozeTM78 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Pansear Surf 2x 123-145%KO Water Pulse 2x 82-98% Bulldoze 2x 54-65% Water Gun 2x 58-69% View Lapras builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 25 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pansear Ancient Power 2x 64-76% Bulldoze 2x 65-77% Rock Tomb 2x 98-116%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Pansear Ancient Power 2x 58-69% Rock Tomb 2x 58-69% Rock Throw 2x 48-58% Smack Down 2x 48-58% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pansear Rock Slide 2x 76-90% Rock Tomb 2x 61-72% Bulldoze 2x 41-48% Rock Throw 2x 52-61% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pansear Rock Slide 2x 113-134%KO Bulldoze 2x 61-72% Rock Tomb 2x 92-108%KO Rock Throw 2x 76-90% View Solrock builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodRoute 12 Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water PulseLv. 14 BulldozeTM78 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Pansear Surf 2x 123-145%KO Water Pulse 2x 82-98% Bulldoze 2x 54-65% Water Gun 2x 58-69% View Lapras builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 25 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pansear Ancient Power 2x 64-76% Bulldoze 2x 65-77% Rock Tomb 2x 98-116%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Pansear Ancient Power 2x 58-69% Rock Tomb 2x 58-69% Rock Throw 2x 48-58% Smack Down 2x 48-58% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pansear Rock Slide 2x 76-90% Rock Tomb 2x 61-72% Bulldoze 2x 41-48% Rock Throw 2x 52-61% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pansear Rock Slide 2x 113-134%KO Bulldoze 2x 61-72% Rock Tomb 2x 92-108%KO Rock Throw 2x 76-90% View Solrock builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodRoute 12 Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 BrineLv. 37 Water PulseLv. 14 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Pansear Surf 2x 126-148%KO Brine 2x 92-108%KO Water Pulse 2x 87-102%KO Bulldoze 2x 58-68% View Lapras builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 25 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pansear Ancient Power 2x 65-77% Bulldoze 2x 66-78% Rock Tomb 2x 99-118%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Pansear Ancient Power 2x 58-68% Rock Tomb 2x 58-68% Rock Throw 2x 49-59% Smack Down 2x 49-59% View Carbink builds →
Floatzel Water	C
Obtain MethodCouriway Town Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 Water GunLv. 15 Damage vs Pansear Surf 2x 126-148%KO Dig 2x 89-105%KO Rock Tomb 2x 66-78% Water Gun 2x 58-68% View Floatzel builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pansear Rock Slide 2x 75-90% Rock Tomb 2x 63-74% Bulldoze 2x 41-49% Rock Throw 2x 53-62% View Lunatone builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Pansear Stone Edge 2x 309-363%KO Pursuit 62-73% Crunch 124-146%KO Superpower 123-145%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Swords Dance Dragon Claw Damage vs Pansear Earthquake 2x 243-286%KO View Garchomp builds →
Gastrodon WaterGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityStormdrain ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Earth Power ScaldSTAB RecoverRecovery ProtectPriority Damage vs Pansear Scald 2x 141-167%KO View Gastrodon builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Pansear Earthquake 2x 153-180%KO Knock Off 33-39% View Gliscor builds →
Greninja WaterDark	B
Recommended Build AbilityProtean ItemAssault Vest NatureModest Moves Dark Pulse ScaldSTAB Icy Wind Blizzard Damage vs Pansear Dark Pulse 91-107%KO Scald 2x 182-214%KO Blizzard 41-49% View Greninja builds →