You cannot catch Chimchar in the wild in Pokemon Pearl. You can only get chimchar either at the beginning of the game, or breeding a chimcharm, infernape, or monferno. Otherwise, you need an Action Replay to catch a chimchar in the wild.
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You get a Chimchar if you want it as your 1st Pokemon
You can get a Chimchar if you trade it from games Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.
you can battle it in battle road. but you can not catch it if you chose chimchar.next time, pick torterra.
The starter pokemon for Diamond and Pearl are Turtwig, Piplup, and Chimchar.
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