Duncan's Pignite

Duncan's Pignite (Jp: Shin's Chaoboo) is the third Pokemon caught by Duncan in Unova.

History
Pignite, as a Tepig, was one of the unowned Pokemon being raised by the Day Care couple in A Determined Rise to Excellence!. Brent, a trainee who works for the couple and was unable to train him. However, Duncan managed to help it train hard to master its Flame Charge attack to its full potential. Tepig managed to master Flame Charge and reached his true potential, evolving into Pignite during a battle with Duncan and succeded in destroying the boulders. later on, it followed him after realizing that Duncan was its true trainer and joined his team.

Characteristics
Pignite, as a Tepig, has been shown to be determined to master its potential and never stopped failing, much like Duncan. When he was training, he realized that Duncan never stopped believing in it and understood clearly.

Trivia

 * Pignite is the only known Starter Pokemon on Duncan's team to have evolved once.