Heat Wave
ねっぷう Hot Wind
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Type  Fire
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  100
Accuracy  90%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Heat Wave (Japanese: ねっぷう Hot Wind) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Heat Wave inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of burning the target.

Heat Wave hits all opposing Pokémon in Double Battles. In a Triple Battle, Heat Wave will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Description

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Games Description
RSE Exhales a hot breath on the foe. May inflict a burn.
FRLG The user exhales a heated breath to attack. It may also inflict a burn.
Exhales a hot breath on the target. May inflict a burn.
The user exhales a heated breath on the foe to attack. It may also leave the target with a burn.
The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on the opposing team. It may also leave targets with a burn.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
006   Charizard Fire Flying   -- 59 71 ''''
058   Growlithe Fire Fire   45 51 41 ''''
146   Moltres Fire Flying 73 64 64 ''''
324   Torkoal Fire Fire 46 55 64 ''''
485   Heatran Fire Steel   81 81 ''''
637   Volcarona Bug Fire     60 ''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
037   Vulpix Fire Fire        
058   Growlithe Fire Fire        
218   Slugma Fire Fire              
322   Numel Fire Ground        
390   Chimchar Fire Fire        
513   Pansear Fire Fire       
607   Litwick Ghost Fire             
631   Heatmor Fire Fire       
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By Move Tutor

# Pokémon Type Game
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2
004   Charmander Fire Fire
005   Charmeleon Fire Fire
006   Charizard Fire Flying
016   Pidgey Normal Flying
017   Pidgeotto Normal Flying
018   Pidgeot Normal Flying
021   Spearow Normal Flying
022   Fearow Normal Flying
037   Vulpix Fire Fire
038   Ninetales Fire Fire
041   Zubat Poison Flying
042   Golbat Poison Flying
058   Growlithe Fire Fire
059   Arcanine Fire Fire
077   Ponyta Fire Fire
078   Rapidash Fire Fire
083   Farfetch'd Normal Flying
126   Magmar Fire Fire
136   Flareon Fire Fire
142   Aerodactyl Rock Flying
145   Zapdos Electric Flying
146   Moltres Fire Flying
149   Dragonite Dragon Flying
151   Mew Psychic Psychic
155   Cyndaquil Fire Fire
156   Quilava Fire Fire
157   Typhlosion Fire Fire
163   Hoothoot Normal Flying
164   Noctowl Normal Flying
169   Crobat Poison Flying
176   Togetic Normal Flying
177   Natu Psychic Flying
178   Xatu Psychic Flying
198   Murkrow Dark Flying
218   Slugma Fire Fire
219   Magcargo Fire Rock
228   Houndour Dark Fire
229   Houndoom Dark Fire
240   Magby Fire Fire
244   Entei Fire Fire
250   Ho-Oh Fire Flying
255   Torchic Fire Fire
256   Combusken Fire Fighting
257   Blaziken Fire Fighting
276   Taillow Normal Flying
277   Swellow Normal Flying
322   Numel Fire Ground
323   Camerupt Fire Ground
324   Torkoal Fire Fire
329   Vibrava Ground Dragon
330   Flygon Ground Dragon
333   Swablu Normal Flying
334   Altaria Dragon Flying
338   Solrock Rock Psychic
373   Salamence Dragon Flying
390   Chimchar Fire Fire
391   Monferno Fire Fighting
392   Infernape Fire Fighting
396   Starly Normal Flying
397   Staravia Normal Flying
398   Staraptor Normal Flying
430   Honchkrow Dark Flying
441   Chatot Normal Flying
467   Magmortar Fire Fire
468   Togekiss Normal Flying
485   Heatran Fire Steel
493   Arceus Normal Normal
494   Victini Psychic Fire
498   Tepig Fire Fire
499   Pignite Fire Fighting
500   Emboar Fire Fighting
513   Pansear Fire Fire
514   Simisear Fire Fire
519   Pidove Normal Flying
520   Tranquill Normal Flying
521   Unfezant Normal Flying
527   Woobat Psychic Flying
528   Swoobat Psychic Flying
554   Darumaka Fire Fire
555   Darmanitan Fire Fire
561   Sigilyph Psychic Flying
566   Archen Rock Flying
567   Archeops Rock Flying
607   Litwick Ghost Fire
608   Lampent Ghost Fire
609   Chandelure Ghost Fire
621   Druddigon Dragon Dragon
627   Rufflet Normal Flying
628   Braviary Normal Flying
629   Vullaby Dark Flying
630   Mandibuzz Dark Flying
631   Heatmor Fire Fire
635   Hydreigon Dark Dragon
636   Larvesta Bug Fire
637   Volcarona Bug Fire
641   Tornadus Flying Flying
641   Tornadus Flying Flying
643   Reshiram Dragon Fire
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0037   Vulpix Fire Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0038   Ninetales Fire Powerful Tag Pokémon
0077   Ponyta Fire Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0218   Slugma Fire Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0240   Magby Fire Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0322   Numel Fire Ground Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0561   Sigilyph Psychic Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
0609   Chandelure Ghost Fire Powerful Tag Pokémon
0631   Heatmor Fire Dream World - Rugged Mountain
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0219   Magcargo
Fire Rock Purified in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

 
Arcanine
 
Charizard
 
Torkoal
The user exhales a powerful heated breath.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  A red-orange ball appears in Charizard's mouth, and it releases a wind of flames at the opponent from the ball.
Clark's Charizard Shocks and Bonds Debut
  Arcanine opens its mouth and a white flame is created in it. Arcanine then releases a round orange flame at the opponent.
A wild Arcanine On Cloud Arcanine None
  Torkoal opens its mouth and creates a ball of orange fire in its mouth. It then releases a wind of flames at the opponent from the ball.
Ash's Torkoal Overjoyed! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • Many Flying-type Pokémon can learn Heat Wave by Move Tutor, due to Heat Wave's Japanese name being Hot Wind.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 熱風 Rèfēng
  Dutch Hittegolf
  Finnish Lämpöaalto
  French Canicule
  German Hitzewelle
  Greek Καύσωνας
  Hindi गर्मी की लहर Garmi Ki Lehr
  Italian Ondacalda
  Korean 열풍 Yeolpung
  Brazilian Portuguese Onda de Calor
  Serbian Toplotni Talas
Spanish   Latin America Onda de Calor
  Spain Onda Ígnea
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