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**Pansear** (Japanese: **バオップ** *Baoppu*) is a Fire-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into Simisear when exposed to a Fire Stone.

Pansear is one of three elemental monkeys. The other two are the Grass-type Pansage and the Water-type Panpour.

## Biology

 File:Angry Pansear.png  Pansear is a simian, red-and-cream Pokémon. Its head is red with a whorled tuft on top. The tuft contains a flame, and can reach temperatures of 600 °F (315 °C). Pansear has oval eyes, a tiny nose, and large ears with orange insides. Its muzzle, upper body and skinny forelimbs are cream-colored, and its hands seem to have no fingers, aside from a thumb. Pansear's lower body is red with small feet, and its long tail has an arrowhead-shaped tip. It lives in volcanic caves, and has been known to roast berries before eating them.

### Major appearances

#### Chili's Pansear

Pansear debuted in *Triple Leaders, Team Threats!*, under the ownership of Chili. It appeared alongside Panpour and Pansage, which were owned by Cress and Template:An, respectively. It battled Ash's Tepig during a Gym Template:Pkmn and lost.

### Minor appearances

In *A Venipede Stampede!*, a Template:Pkmn's Pansear attempted to stop a swarm of Venipede.

In a flashback in *Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!*, a Pansear was one of Template:An's Pokémon friends when she was little in the Village of Dragons.

A Trainer's Pansear appeared in *Cilan Takes Flight*.

A Trainer's Pansear appeared in *Climbing the Tower of Success!*.

In *A Village Homecoming!*, the elder's flashback featured a Pansear.

A Pansear appeared in a fantasy in *Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!*.

A Trainer's Pansear appeared in *A Battle by Any Other Name!*.

In *Summer of Discovery!* and *Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!*, and a fantasy in *Battling Into the Hall of Fame!*, a Trainer's Pansear attended the Pokémon Summer Camp.

A Trainer's Pansear appeared in *Confronting the Darkness!*.

A Trainer's Pansear appeared in *A Performance Pop Quiz!*.

In *A Dancing Debut!*, a Template:Pkmn's Pansear competed in the Template:To Template:Pkmn. In *Master Class Choices!*, it competed in the Template:Ci Showcase.

In *Party Dancecapades!*, a Performer's Pansear attended Monsieur Pierre's dance party.

Four Trainers' Pansear appeared in *Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel*.

Multiple Trainers' Pansear appeared in *A Crowning Moment of Truth!*, with one appearing in a flashback. They were among the Pokémon attending the Wela Fire Festival‎.

### Pokédex entries

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### In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

A Pansear appeared in *Challenge the Battle Subway!*.

### In the Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY! manga

Manabu owns a Pansear in Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!.

### In the Pocket Monsters BW manga

Main article: Chili's Pansear
In PMBW02, Chili uses a Pansear against Red's Clefairy when he tries to instigate a fight between Chili and his brothers Cilan and Cress. The three brothers use their Pokémon against Clefairy, however, their group attack backfires when Clefairy uses the effects of Pansear, Panpour, and Pansage's attacks to make green tea.

### In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Main article: Chili's Pansear
Pansear debuted in a short cameo in *A Nickname for Tepig* alongside Chili. It later appeared in *Welcome To Striaton City!!*, where it prepared tea for Template:Adv, Template:Adv, and Template:Adv alongside its fellow elemental monkeys. In *Their First Gym Battle*, it battled Cheren's Snivy and won, but was later knocked out by Bianca's Oshawott.

A Pansear appeared in a flashback in PS554.

### In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga

A Pansear appeared in *The Green Scroll: Kenshin's Adventure*, under the ownership of Kai.

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## Template:Spritebox/NATemplate:Spritebox/5Template:Spritebox/6Template:Spritebox/7Template:Spritebox/FooterTrivia

* Pansear is the only non-Generation I Pokémon that evolves with the use of a Fire Stone.

### Origin

Pansear is based on a Template:Wp and a Template:Wp. It, along with its two contemporaries, seem to inspired by the Template:Wp motif; with its hand by its ear, Pansear represents "hear no evil".

#### Name origin

Pansear may be a combination of *Pan* (the genus of Template:Wps), *sear*, and *ear*. *Ear* may relate to the "Template:Wp" motif of the elemental monkeys. It may also be a play on *Template:Wp*.

Baoppu may be a combination of 爆 *bào* (Chinese for *burst/explode*), バースト *bāsuto* (burst), and *Template:Wp*.

## In other languages

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## Related articles

* Chili's Pansear
* Elemental monkeys

## External links

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