Pignite

Pignite's origins and trivia

Ken Sugimori has said the Tepig line was designed in a Chinese style, and Pignite may be based partly on Zhu Bajie, the pig demon from Journey to the West, alongside its resemblance to a British Saddleback pig with wild boar and wrestling-singlet elements. Servine, Pignite, and Dewott's lines were designed to represent Western, Chinese, and Japanese culture respectively for Unova's diversity. Pignite was also a popular fan nickname for Tepig before either Pokémon's English name was officially revealed, and it was internationally shown in the opening of Black and White.

Pignite's cards from Black & White to Mega Evolution

Pignite's paired Black & White uncommons by Kouki Saitou and 5ban Graphics were followed by a McDonald's Collection 2012 card also by Saitou. Boundaries Crossed and Legendary Treasures each added new uncommons, and later sets carried it forward one printing per era: Cosmic Eclipse in Sun & Moon, Battle Styles in Sword & Shield. The Scarlet & Violet era's White Flare paired a common with an Illustration rare by Masa, and the Mega Evolution era's Ascended Heroes added an uncommon illustrated by Aliya Chen.

Cards to know

• Pignite (Black & White #17)

  Black & White's Uncommon Pignite illustrated by Kouki Saitou, its earliest printing.

• Pignite (Legendary Treasures #26)

  Legendary Treasures' Uncommon Pignite illustrated by Kanako Eo.

• Pignite (Battle Styles #24)

  Battle Styles' Uncommon Pignite from the Sword & Shield era.

• Pignite (White Flare #097)

  White Flare's Illustration rare Pignite illustrated by Masa.

• Pignite (Ascended Heroes #030)

  Ascended Heroes' Uncommon Pignite, its Mega Evolution era printing.