When I was very young I saw the Pokemon, I liked it.’ Chimchar is a fire monkey, with Pokemon.com explaining: ‘It is very agile. Before going to sleep, it extinguishes the flame on its tail to prevent ...

creating a situation where if you didn’t pick the fire monkey, you’d be stuck with Ponyta, or no fire type at all. Thankfully in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the dearth of ...

It’s the year of the monkey! Correction, make that the year of the fire monkey. Which begs the question, why is Pokemon’s fire monkey called “Infernape” when it has a tail? Why ...