Hanuman

Hanuman is Ian's (formerly Evelyn's) Chimchar and is the sixth Pokémon Evelyn has befriended, as well as the 17th Pokémon Ian had befriended and the 12th member of Ian's team.

Personality

Hanuman is a hot-headed, very excitable individual who doesn't let anything get him down.

Details

• Birthday: N/A
• Age: ???
• Met: Sandgem Town, Professor Rowan's Lab (Gift to Evelyn), Motostoke (Trade to Ian)
• Ability: Blaze
• Held Item: None
• Favorite Move: Flamethrower
• Nature: Hasty
• Ball: Poké
• Likes: Evelyn, Ian, their friends, stunts
• Dislikes: losing control over his power
• Speech Color: red

Battle Strategy

In battle, Hanuman rarely ever shows restraint in the raw power of his Fire-type moves and, whenever possible, tends to get in the enemy's face before letting loose with multiple physical attacks.

Known Techniques

Movepool for Hanuman
Type	Move	Acquisition	Performance	???	Notes
	Flamethrower	Natural	★★★★★★	–
	Flame Wheel	Natural	★★★★	–
	Dig	Natural	★★★★★	–
	Scratch	Natural	★★★★	–
	Taunt	Natural		–
	Aerial Ace	Natural	★★★★	–
The list above may not be exhaustive. ID=Hanuman

History

Prior to being given to Evelyn, Hanuman was one of the three starter Pokémon owned by Professor Rowan in his lab at the time-- the other two were the 'mons that would later be named Kaylan and Ritchie. When Ian, Evelyn and Kimberly Bond first met Hanuman, he was embroiled in a fight with Kaylan because the Tiny Leaf Pokémon bit his tail and ended up burning their mouth. Ritchie tried to quell the fighting, but was set on fire by Hanuman as a result. It took Evelyn and Mirai intervening to bring him to the point of reasoning. After the fight between Kaylan and Hanuman was settled, Professor Rowan let Ian, Evelyn and Kim have their choice of the Starter Trio. Evelyn chose Hanuman as her Sinnoh starter, but she traded him to Ian for Yumi, which Hanuman reasoned as "so Ian can help him better control his Blaze ability."

Achievements

• Helped his trainer win the Grass Badge from Milo.
• Helped his trainer win the Ice Badge from Melony.
• Helped his trainer win the Coal Badge from Roark.

Relationships

• Evelyn was Hanuman's original trainer, as well as his friend.
• Ian is Hanuman's current trainer, as well as his friend.
• Though he got into a fight with Kaylan, he still considers them a good friend.

Trivia

• Hanuman was named after a Hindu monkey god of the same name. His namesake was granted an immunity to fire by the Hindu God of fire "Agni".
• Hanuman was originally going to be named "Wu Kong", but was changed because Priscilla Kwan already has a Pokémon belonging to the Chimchar line nicknamed Wukong.

Evelyn's Team
On Hand :	Hatty • Kako • Mirai • Axon • Simon • Yumi • Sandra
Traded/Given Away :	Hanuman
Care :	Blossom
As last seen in: Neo-Sinnoh