Heat Wave
ねっぷう Hot Wind
Heat Wave VII.png
Type  Fire
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  95
Accuracy  90%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, 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  Beautiful
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  2 ♥♥
Startles all of the Pokémon to act before the user.

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

Effect

Generations III to V

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.

Heat Wave can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining four extra appeal points if the move Sunny Day was used in the prior turn.

Generation VI

Heat Wave's power changed from 100 to 95.

Heat Wave will also destroy round rocks found in the background of battles.

Description

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.
ColoXD Exhales a hot breath on the target. May inflict a burn.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user exhales a heated breath on the foe to attack. It may also leave the target with a burn.
BWB2W2 The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on the opposing team. It may also leave targets with a burn.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on the opposing Pokémon. This may also leave those Pokémon with a burn.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0006    
 
Monster Dragon 1FRLG 59 71 1, 71 1, 71SMUSUM
1PE
0018    
 
Flying Flying 1PE
0058     Field Field 45 51BW
41B2W2
41 41SMUSUM
24PE
0146    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 73 64 64 1, 64 64SMUSUM
48PE
0324     Field Field 46 55 55 1, 55XY
45ORAS
45
0485    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 81 81 1, 81 1, 81
0637    
 
Bug Bug 60 1, 60 1, 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 Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0037     Field Field
0058     Field Field
0218     Amorphous Amorphous
0322    
 
Field Field
0390     Field Human-Like
0513     Field Field
0607    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0631     Field Field
0653     Field Field
0725     Field Field
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 Types Egg Groups Game
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE
0004     Monster Dragon
0005     Monster Dragon
0006    
 
Monster Dragon
0016    
 
Flying Flying
0017    
 
Flying Flying
0018    
 
Flying Flying
0021    
 
Flying Flying
0022    
 
Flying Flying
0037     Field Field
0038     Field Field
0041    
 
Flying Flying
0042    
 
Flying Flying
0058     Field Field
0059     Field Field
0077     Field Field
0078     Field Field
0083    
 
Flying Field
105A  
Marowak
Alola Form
 
 
Monster Monster
0126     Human-Like Human-Like
0136     Field Field
0142    
 
Flying Flying
0145    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0146    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0149    
 
Water 1 Dragon
0151     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0155     Field Field
0156     Field Field
0157     Field Field
0163    
 
Flying Flying
0164    
 
Flying Flying
0169    
 
Flying Flying
0176    
 
Flying Fairy
0177    
 
Flying Flying
0178    
 
Flying Flying
0198    
 
Flying Flying
0218     Amorphous Amorphous
0219    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0228    
 
Field Field
0229    
 
Field Field
0240     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0244     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0250    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0255     Field Field
0256    
 
Field Field
0257    
 
Field Field
0276    
 
Flying Flying
0277    
 
Flying Flying
0322    
 
Field Field
0323    
 
Field Field
0324     Field Field
0329    
 
Bug Bug
0330    
 
Bug Bug
0333    
 
Flying Dragon
0334    
 
Flying Dragon
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral
0373    
 
Dragon Dragon
0390     Field Human-Like
0391    
 
Field Human-Like
0392    
 
Field Human-Like
0396    
 
Flying Flying
0397    
 
Flying Flying
0398    
 
Flying Flying
0430    
 
Flying Flying
0441    
 
Flying Flying
0467     Human-Like Human-Like
0468    
 
Flying Fairy
0485    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0493     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0494    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0498     Field Field
0499    
 
Field Field
0500    
 
Field Field
0513     Field Field
0514     Field Field
0519    
 
Flying Flying
0520    
 
Flying Flying
0521    
 
Flying Flying
0527    
 
Field Flying
0528    
 
Field Flying
0554     Field Field
0555     Field Field
0561    
 
Flying Flying
0566    
 
Flying Water 3
0567    
 
Flying Water 3
0607    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0608    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0609    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0621     Dragon Monster
0627    
 
Flying Flying
0628    
 
Flying Flying
0629    
 
Flying Flying
0630    
 
Flying Flying
0631     Field Field
0635    
 
Dragon Dragon
0636    
 
Bug Bug
0637    
 
Bug Bug
0641     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0643    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0653     Field Field
0654     Field Field
0655    
 
Field Field
0661    
 
Flying Flying
0662    
 
Flying Flying
0663    
 
Flying Flying
0667    
 
Field Field
0668    
 
Field Field
0714    
 
Flying Flying
0715    
 
Flying Flying
0717    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0721    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0725     Field Field
0726     Field Field
0727    
 
Field Field
0731    
 
Flying Flying
0732    
 
Flying Flying
0733    
 
Flying Flying
0757    
 
Monster Dragon
0758    
 
Monster Dragon
0773     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0776    
 
Monster Dragon
0780    
 
Monster Dragon
0792    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0799    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0800     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
800DM  
Necrozma
Dusk Mane
 
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
800DW  
Necrozma
Dawn Wings
 
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0804    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0806    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
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.


Special move

Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0037     Field Field Purified Shadow PokémonXD
0219    
 
Amorphous Amorphous Purified Shadow PokémonXD
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.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0037     Field Field Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0077     Field Field Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0218     Amorphous Amorphous Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0240     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0322    
 
Field Field Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0561    
 
Flying Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
0631     Field Field Dream World - Rugged Mountain
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 event

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0169    
 
Flying Flying 2010 World Championships CrobatDP
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.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0038     Field Field Powerful Tag Ninetales
0513     Field Field Japanese Global Link
0609    
 
Amorphous Amorphous Powerful Tag Chandelure
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.


In other games

Pokémon GO

  Heat Wave
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 95
Energy cost ?
Duration 3.0 seconds
Damage window ? seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy cost ?
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
      
   
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Heat Wave had a power of 60.
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Heat Wave had a power of 80 and a duration of 3.8 seconds.

Flareon may only know this move if it was obtained before February 16, 2017.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on foes in the room. It may also cause a burn. It thaws and frees frozen Pokémon.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on enemies in the room. It may also afflict enemies in the room with a Burn status condition. It thaws out frozen Pokémon.
BSL おなじへやの てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで やけどじょうたい にかえる こおっていたポケモンは こおりがとける
MDGtI It damages enemies in the same room. It could also cause the Burn status condition. With the Burn status, they keep taking damage and their Attack goes down slightly.
SMD It damages enemies in the same room. It could also leave them with a burn.


In the anime

In the main series

 
Arcanine
 
Charizard
 
Torkoal
 
Mega Charizard Y
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
  Mega Charizard Y lifts its head into the air and spreads its wings and then it brings its head down and flaps its wings, creating an orange gust of heat that is sent towards the opponent.
Trevor's Charizard A League of His Own! None


In Pokémon Generations

 
Volcarona


The user stirs a hot wind and blows it in all directions.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Volcarona's wings glow a faint red and it stirs up an orange wind which it fires at the opponent.
A wild Volcarona The Adventure Debut


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Heat Wave's association with the Flying type, as evident from the many Flying-type Pokémon capable of learning the move, is more apparent in the Japanese versions, where it is known as 「ねっぷう」 Hot Wind.
  • Prior to Generation VI, this move and Ominous Wind had the same in-game animation, the only difference being the color.
    • Similarly, in Generation III its animation was very similar to Sandstorm's, the differences being the color and the effect on the targets' sprites.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 熱風 Yihtfūng
Mandarin 熱風 / 热风 Rèfēng
  Dutch Hittegolf
  Finnish Lämpöaalto
  French Canicule
  German Hitzewelle
  Greek Καύσωνας Kaúsonas
  Hindi गर्मी की लहर Garmi Ki Lehr
  Italian Ondacalda
  Korean 열풍 Yeolpung
  Polish Fala Żaru
  Portuguese Onda de Calor
  Brazilian Portuguese Onda de Calor
  Serbian Toplotni talas
Spanish   Latin America Rayo de Calor (AG128)
Onda de Calor (AG186)
  Spain Onda Ígnea
  Vietnamese Gió Nóng


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.