Fire (type)
The Fire type (Japanese: ほのおタイプ Flame type) is one of the eighteen types. Notable Trainers who specialize in Fire-type Pokémon include Blaine of Cinnabar Island, Flannery of Lavaridge Town, Flint of the Sinnoh Elite Four, Chili of Striaton City, and Malva of the Kalos Elite Four. Prior to changes in Generation IV, all Fire-type moves were special, but they may now also be physical depending on the attack.
Statistical averages
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Battle properties
Fire-type Pokémon are immune to the burn condition.
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Characteristics
Defense
The Fire type has its pros and cons defensively. Ground, Rock, and Water moves are all very common, while most of the Fire type's resistances are of little use. Most Fire-type Pokémon will not survive too long in battle; they must deal damage quickly in order to earn their slot on a team. This reflects the nature of fire being a glass cannon; a very destructive force yet at the same time being very fragile. The biggest flaw Fire types have is that most Fire-type Pokémon are weak to Water.
However, not only does the Fire type have six resistances, among them being a key resistance to the powerful Ice, but it is also immune to burns, making Pokémon of this type key physical sweepers. Also, most Fire types can at least learn Solar Beam to counter all three of the type's weaknesses.
Offense
Offensively, Fire is very powerful. The ability to deal super-effective damage to Steel-type Pokémon is very useful for Pokémon that specialize in special moves, as many Steel-type Pokémon typically have high Defense but a low Special Defense and would suffer with any special moves thrown at them. Also, Fire-type moves are generally powerful, with around half of its damaging moves having 100 or more for power and 17 out of 27 having 80 or more. While Fire is resisted by four types, two types are hindered by their own bad Special Defenses and relative scarcity therefore keeping their moves rather valuable. Although Fire types often have below average defensive stats, they often have high Speed and Attack stats, making them great offensive Pokémon.
Fire is super effective against four types, tying it in amount with Ice and Rock. However, double weaknesses to Ice and Rock are slightly more common, and Ground and Fighting hit even more types super-effectively. Despite this, Fire is unique in that it is the only type that can cause 5× times damage, due to the combination of Paras's evolutionary family's double weakness and the Ability Dry Skin. Fire types also possess higher offensive stats compared to Ice and Rock types. Many Fire types can now learn Grass moves, which can make double resistances to Fire useless (in this case, Water/Rock types, who are doubly weak to Grass).
Contest properties
All Fire-type moves were Beauty moves in Generation III. Generation IV introduced some Tough and Smart Fire-type moves.
Pokémon
As of Generation VI, there are 59 Fire-type Pokémon or 8% of all Pokémon (counting forms and Mega Evolutions that change typing as different Pokémon), making it the 8th most common type, tied with Poison.
Pure Fire-type Pokémon
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Moves
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| III | Blast Burn | Special | Beauty | 150 | 90% | 5 (max 8) |
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The target is razed by a fiery explosion. The user must rest on the next turn, however. | |||||||||
| III | Blaze Kick | Physical | Beauty | 85 | 90% | 10 (max 16) |
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The user launches a kick that lands a critical hit more easily. It may also leave the target with a burn. | |||||||||
| V | Blue Flare | Special | 130 | 85% | 5 (max 8) |
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The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense, yet beautiful, blue flame. It may leave the target with a burn. | ||||||||||
| I | Ember | Special | Beauty | 40 | 100% | 25 (max 40) |
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The target is attacked with small flames. It may also leave the target with a burn. | |||||||||
| III | Eruption | Special | Beauty | 150 | 100% | 5 (max 8) |
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The user attacks the opposing team with explosive fury. The lower the user's HP, the less powerful this attack becomes. | |||||||||
| V | Fiery Dance | Special | 80 | 100% | 10 (max 16) |
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Cloaked in flames, the user dances and flaps its wings. It may also raise the user's Sp. Atk stat. | ||||||||||
| I | Fire Blast | Special | Beauty | 110 | 85% | 5 (max 8) |
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The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. It may also leave the target with a burn. | |||||||||
| IV | Fire Fang | Physical | Beauty | 65 | 95% | 15 (max 24) |
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The user bites with flame-cloaked fangs. It may also make the target flinch or leave it burned. | |||||||||
| V | Fire Pledge | Special | 80 | 100% | 10 (max 16) |
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A column of fire hits opposing Pokémon. When used with its Grass equivalent, its damage increases into a vast sea of fire. | ||||||||||
| I | Fire Punch | Physical | Beauty | 75 | 100% | 15 (max 24) |
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The target is punched with a fiery fist. It may leave the target with a burn. | |||||||||
| I | Fire Spin | Special | Beauty | 35 | 85% | 15 (max 24) |
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The target becomes trapped within a fierce vortex of fire that rages for four to five turns. | |||||||||
| V | Flame Burst | Special | 70 | 100% | 15 (max 24) |
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The user attacks the target with a bursting flame. The bursting flame damages Pokémon next to the target as well. | ||||||||||
| V | Flame Charge | Physical | 50 | 100% | 20 (max 32) |
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The user cloaks itself with flame and attacks. Building up more power, it raises the user's Speed stat. | ||||||||||
| II | Flame Wheel | Physical | Beauty | 60 | 100% | 25 (max 40) |
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The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. It may also leave the target with a burn. | |||||||||
| I | Flamethrower | Special | Beauty | 90 | 100% | 15 (max 24) |
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The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. It may also leave the target with a burn. | |||||||||
| IV | Flare Blitz | Physical | Smart | 120 | 100% | 15 (max 24) |
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The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. The user sustains serious damage and may leave the target burned. | |||||||||
| V | Fusion Flare | Special | 100 | 100% | 5 (max 8) |
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The user brings down a giant flame. This attack does greater damage when influenced by an enormous thunderbolt. | ||||||||||
| V | Heat Crash | Physical | Varies | 100% | 10 (max 16) |
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The user slams its target with its flame-covered body. The more the user outweighs the target, the greater the damage. | ||||||||||
| III | Heat Wave | Special | Beauty | 95 | 90% | 10 (max 16) |
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The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on the opposing team. It may also leave targets with a burn. | |||||||||
| V | Incinerate | Special | 60 | 100% | 15 (max 24) |
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The user attacks the target with fire. If the target is holding a Berry, the Berry becomes burnt up and unusable. | ||||||||||
| V | Inferno | Special | 100 | 50% | 5 (max 8) |
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The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire. It leaves the target with a burn. | ||||||||||
| IV | Lava Plume | Special | Tough | 80 | 100% | 15 (max 24) |
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An inferno of scarlet flames torches everything around the user. It may leave targets with a burn. | |||||||||
| IV | Magma Storm | Special | Tough | 100 | 75% | 5 (max 8) |
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The target becomes trapped within a maelstrom of fire that rages for four to five turns. | |||||||||
| VI | Mystical Fire | Special | 65 | 100% | 10 (max 16) |
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The user attacks by breathing a special, hot fire. This also lowers the target's Sp. Atk stat. | ||||||||||
| III | Overheat | Special | Beauty | 130 | 90% | 5 (max 8) |
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The user attacks the target at full power. The attack's recoil sharply reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat. | |||||||||
| II | Sacred Fire | Physical | Beauty | 100 | 95% | 5 (max 8) |
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The target is razed with a mystical fire of great intensity. It may also leave the target with a burn. | |||||||||
| V | Searing Shot | Special | 100 | 100% | 5 (max 8) |
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An inferno of scarlet flames torches everything around the user. It may leave the target with a burn. | ||||||||||
| II | Sunny Day | Status | Beauty | — | —% | 5 (max 8) |
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The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type moves. | |||||||||
| V | V-create | Physical | 180 | 95% | 5 (max 8) |
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With a hot flame on its forehead, the user hurls itself at its target. It lowers the user's Defense, Sp. Def, and Speed stats. | ||||||||||
| III | Will-O-Wisp | Status | Beauty | — | 85% | 15 (max 24) |
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The user shoots a sinister, bluish-white flame at the target to inflict a burn. | |||||||||
| All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual move's page. Target data assumes user is in the lower left. | |||||||||||||||||
Abilities
Interacting with Fire-type
When it is sunny, Forecast will transform the user into Fire-type. User of Color Change will be changed into Fire-type after it is hit with a Fire-type move. Protean will change its user into Fire-type when it uses a Fire-type move. When a Pokémon with Multitype holds a Flame Plate, it will become a Fire-type Pokémon. When a Pokémon with Imposter is sent out and its opposite opponent is Fire-type, it will transform into that Pokémon and turn into Fire-type.
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| III | Blaze | Powers up Fire-type moves in a pinch. |
| IV | Dry Skin | Reduces HP if it is hot. Water restores HP. |
| III | Flash Fire | Powers up Fire-type moves if hit by a fire move. |
| IV | Heatproof | Weakens the power of Fire-type moves. |
| III | Thick Fat | Raises resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves. |
| All details are accurate to Generation VI games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page. | ||
In addition, Fire-type Pokémon are immune to Flame Body. Synchronize cannot inflict burning status condition on Fire-type Pokémon.
Exclusive Abilities
Only Fire-type Pokémon can have these Abilities. This does not include signature Abilities.
| Gen | Ability | Description |
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| III | Blaze | Powers up Fire-type moves in a pinch. |
| III | Flame Body | Contact with the Pokémon may burn the foe. |
| III | Flash Fire | Powers up Fire-type moves if hit by a fire move. |
| III | Magma Armor | Prevents the Pokémon from becoming frozen. |
| III | White Smoke | Prevents stats reduction. |
| All details are accurate to Generation VI games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page. | ||
Trivia
- Generation V introduced the most Fire-type Pokémon of any generation, with 16, and Generation IV introduced the fewest Fire-type Pokémon, with five.
- Generation V introduced the most Fire-type moves of any generation, with 11, and Generation VI introduced the least, with only one
- The Fire type is the only type that has not been paired with the Water type.
- In the Hoenn region games, Fire-type moves could be used underwater, with no damage reduction unlike in the rain, and Fire types like Charmander were able to battle underwater, even though its Pokédex entries point out that it will die if its flame goes out. In Pokémon Origins, however, it is shown that a Charizard's flame will not go out if it is submerged.
- Up until Generation V, every Fire-type starter family had at least one member whose English name begins with a C.
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl have been criticized for the relative lack of Fire-type Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex (the Chimchar and Ponyta lines being the only ones), which became apparent when Flint's team only had two Fire types (the final forms of those two lines). This was changed in Platinum with the expansion of the Sinnoh Pokédex to include the Houndour, Magmar, and Eevee families.
- In the main Pokémon games since Generation III, the Fire type has been represented by the color orange. However, in most other Pokémon media, the Fire type has been associated with the color red, including the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the Pokémon Stadium series, and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon.
- Also, the Cool condition uses the same shade of orange in its status screen icon as the Fire type's icon does, despite being described as red in-text. However, no Fire-type moves are Cool moves.
- Fire is the only starter type whose respective starter Pokémon lines have not been of the same color category each generation. The Charmander, Torchic, Tepig, and Fennekin lines are in the Red color category, however the Cyndaquil line is in the Yellow color category, and the Chimchar line is in the Brown color category.
- Generation III is the only generation so far not to have introduced a Fire-type move with the word "fire" in its name.
- The Fire type is able to deal the highest[citation needed] type-based multiplier. This is possible in intense sunlight against a Bug/Steel-type Pokémon with Dry Skin that has been affected by Forest's Curse. This would result in a 15× multiplier.
- Fire types are much rarer in colder regions than in warmer ones, as proven with Hoenn and Sinnoh's Pokédex listings, which have the most and the least Fire types respectively.
- Fire types are rare, with only 29 fully-evolved Pokémon among the total amount of 55, of which there are six Legendary Pokémon and six starter Pokémon.
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