Fire Spin (move)

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Fire Spin
ほのおのうず Flame Swirl
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Type  Fire
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  15
Accuracy  70%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Fire Spin (Japanese: ほのおのうず Flame Swirl) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. The move Magma Storm is considered to be a more powerful variation of this move.

Effect

Generation I

Fire Spin inflicts damage and traps the target for 2-5 turns, damaging the target at the end of each turn. There is a 37.5% chance that it will attack for 2 turns, a 37.5% chance that it will attack for 3 turns, a 12.5% chance that it will attack for 4 turns, and a 12.5% chance that it will attack for 5 turns. Although only the first hit can be a critical hit, each consecutive turn will deal the same amount of damage. Whilst the target is trapped, it will be unable to attack, and if the user of Fire Spin strikes before the target, when used, the target will also be unable to attack during the same turn.

Damage done by Fire Spin's continuing duration is done after recurrent damage. If the user switches out before the turn duration ends, the target will be unable to attack during that turn. If the target switches out before the turn duration ends, Fire Spin will automatically be used against the incoming Pokémon, deducting an additional PP from the move. If at such a time Fire Spin has 0 PP, Fire Spin will still be used against the incoming Pokémon. After that use, the current PP of Fire Spin will roll over to 63, and full PP ups will be applied to it.

Even if Fire Spin misses, it will negate the recharge turn normally required for Hyper Beam. Additionally, if the user of Fire Spin attacks before the user of Hyper Beam during a recharge turn and the use of Fire Spin misses, the user of Hyper Beam will automatically use Hyper Beam during that turn. If at such a time Hyper Beam has 0 PP, Hyper Beam will still be used, and afterwards its current PP will roll over to 63, and full PP ups will be applied to it.

The target will be able to select a move during each turn of Fire Spin's duration, and will hit an incoming Pokémon with the selected move if the user switches out before the duration is over.

In Stadium, a move can be selected during each turn of Fire Spin's duration. If the target switches out before the duration ends, the incoming Pokémon will not automatically be attacked. Fire Spin will negate the recharge turn of Hyper Beam only if successful.

Generation II

The target is now able to attack during Fire Spin's duration, and can act normally. Instead, Fire Spin inflicts damage at the end of each round (similar to being poisoned) for two to five turns upon use, in addition to the damage dealt when it is used. It also traps the target, preventing switching and escape.

Generation III

The effects of Fire Spin are the same as in Generation II, but if a wild Pokémon uses Fire Spin on the player's Pokémon, the player may escape if his or her Pokémon has the Run Away ability. However, Run Away does not allow the player to switch the Pokémon out.

Generation IV

In addition to the effects of Wrap in Generation III, if the user of Fire Spin is holding a Grip Claw, the duration of Fire Spin is always 5 turns.

In the anime

Pokémon

Charmander. Charmander opens its mouth and a spiraling flame is released.

Ninetales. Ninetales opens its mouth and a spiraling flame is released.

Solrock. The fire is created in the middle of its top rock.

Combusken. Combusken opens its mouth and a vortex of fire is released.

Magmar. Magmar opens its mouth and releases a twister of fire.

Chimchar. Chimchar blows fire out of its mouth, which then turns into a twister. The twister then hits into the opponent.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0004   Charmander
Fire 46
0005   Charmeleon
Fire 56
0006   Charizard
Fire Flying 55
0037   Vulpix
Fire 42
0077   Ponyta
Fire 39
0078   Rapidash
Fire --
0136   Flareon
Fire 44
0136   Flareon
Fire 36
0146   Moltres
Fire Flying --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0004   Charmander
Fire 49
0005   Charmeleon
Fire 55
0006   Charizard
Fire Flying 64
0037   Vulpix
Fire 37
0038   Ninetales
Fire 43
0077   Ponyta
Fire 26
0078   Rapidash
Fire 26
0136   Flareon
Fire 36
0146   Moltres
Fire Flying 13
0244   Entei
Fire 31
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Ponyta, Rapidash
Flareon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0228 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Houndour
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#E62829" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Ponyta, Rapidash
Flareon

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
|} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0004   Charmander
Fire 49
0005   Charmeleon
Fire 55
0006   Charizard
Fire Flying 64
0037   Vulpix
Fire 41
0038   Ninetales
Fire 45
0077   Ponyta
Fire 25
0078   Rapidash
Fire 25
0136   Flareon
Fire 36
0146   Moltres
Fire Flying 13
0244   Entei
Fire 31
0255   Torchic
Fire 25
0324   Torkoal
Fire 17
0338   Solrock
Rock Psychic 19
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Ponyta, Rapidash
Flareon
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0228 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Houndour
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#E62829" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Ponyta, Rapidash
Flareon
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Torkoal

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
|} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0004   Charmander
Fire 37
0005   Charmeleon
Fire 43
0006   Charizard
Fire Flying 49
0037   Vulpix
Fire 34
0077   Ponyta
Fire 25
0078   Rapidash
Fire 25
0126   Magmar
Fire 19
0136   Flareon
Fire 36
0146   Moltres
Fire Flying 8
0240   Magby
Fire 19
0244   Entei
Fire 22
0255   Torchic
Fire 25
0324   Torkoal
Fire 17
0338   Solrock
Rock Psychic 12
0390   Chimchar
Fire 33
0391   Monferno
Fire Fighting 39
0392   Infernape
Fire Fighting 45
0467   Magmortar
Fire 17
0485   Heatran
Fire Steel 12
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Ponyta, Rapidash
Flareon
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Torkoal
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0228 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Houndour
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#E62829" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Ponyta, Rapidash
Flareon
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Torkoal
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
|} |}

In other languages

  • Spanish: Giro Fuego
  • French: Danse-flammes
  • German: Feuerwirbel
  • Italian: Turbofuoco
  • Norwegian: Ildspinn, Flammespinn


Variations of the move Fire Spin
  ClampSand Tomb
  Fire SpinWhirlpool

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