Flame Wheel (move)

Flame Wheel かえんぐるま Flame Wheel

Battles Type  Fire Category  Physical PP  25 (max. 40) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Flame Wheel (Japanese: かえんぐるま Flame Wheel) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Flame Wheel will thaw out the user if it is frozen, and then inflict damage on the target. Flame Wheel also has a 10% chance of burning the target.

Flame Wheel can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 4 bonus appeal points if Sunny Day was used in the previous turn.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Physical PP  20 Agile Strong Power  60  45  75 Accuracy  100%  100%  100% Action speed modifier Self  0  0  +5 Target  0  +3  0 Additional effect Chance  30%  30%  50% Turns  3  2  4    ?  ? Inflicts the target with burn Cures the user's frostbite

Description

Games Description Stad2 A Fire-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of inflicting a burn on the target. GSC An attack that may cause a burn. RSEColo.XD A fiery charge attack that may inflict a burn. FRLG The user makes a fiery charge at the foe. It may cause a burn. DPPtHGSSPBR The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the foe. It may also leave the target with a burn. BWB2W2 The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. It may also leave the target with a burn. XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSP The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn. LA The user cloaks itself in flames and charges at the target to deal damage. This may also leave the target with a burn. SV The user attacks by cloaking itself in fire and charging at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
037		Vulpix		Field		Field							15LA
038		Ninetales		Field		Field							15LA
058		Growlithe		Field		Field	34	31	20	20BW 17B2W2	17	17	12	12
058		Growlithe Hisuian Form		Field		Field								12
059		Arcanine		Field		Field	1						1	1
059		Arcanine Hisuian Form		Field		Field								1
077		Ponyta		Field		Field			15PtHGSS	13	13	13	25SwShBDSP 15LA
078		Rapidash		Field		Field			15PtHGSS	13	13	13	25SwShBDSP 15LA
105		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster						1, 11	12
126		Magmar		Human-Like		Human-Like							16SwShBDSP 11LA
155		Cyndaquil		Field		Field	27	27	19	19	19	19	19BDSP 18LA	19
156		Quilava		Field		Field	31	31	20	20	20	20	20BDSP 18LA	20
157		Typhlosion		Field		Field	31	31	20	20	20	20	20BDSP	20
157		Typhlosion Hisuian Form		Field		Field							18LA	20
240		Magby		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							16SwShBDSP 11LA
244		Entei		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							6
322		Numel		Field		Field							15BDSP
323		Camerupt		Field		Field							15BDSP
324		Torkoal		Field		Field					23XY 18ORAS	18	20	20
390		Chimchar		Field	Human-Like			17	17	17	17	17BDSP 18LA
391		Monferno		Field	Human-Like			19	19	19	19	19BDSP 18LA
392		Infernape		Field	Human-Like			21	19	19	19	19BDSP 18LA
467		Magmortar		Human-Like		Human-Like							16SwShBDSP 11LA
636		Larvesta		Bug		Bug				60	60	60	18	18
637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug					1	1	18	18
850		Sizzlipede		Bug		Bug							15
851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug							15
100		Chi-Yu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								5
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
019		Rattata		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
077		Ponyta		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
554		Darumaka		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔	✔
554		Darumaka Galarian Form		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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, Flame Wheel is a move with base power of 12, 11PP and 88% accuracy. The user damages enemy in front, cutting corners, even if they are frozen (thawing them in the process), and possibly inflicting a burn.

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★ Power: 32 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Has a 10% chance to burn the target. Can thaw out user if frozen.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• July 30, 2016
  • Power: 35 → 40
• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 40 → 60
  • Energy cost: 25 → 50
  • Duration: 4.6 → 2.7 seconds
  • Damage window: 2.7 - 3.2 → 2.1 - 2.4 seconds

Flame Wheel
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 60 Energy cost 50 Duration 2.7 seconds Damage window 2.1 - 2.4 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 60 Energy cost 55 Secondary effect ? Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Flame Wheel

★★★
Attack power	57.15929
Charge time	0.98 seconds
Range type	Circular (self)
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	May burn the foe

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Physical	2	—	42	50	100%	An opponent	OK While Frozen	Removes the frozen condition from the user. Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target burned.	Blaine & Ponyta/Rapidash Marley & Arcanine Evelyn & Entei Scottie/Bettie & Tech Ponyta/Rapidash Egg

• Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Unfreezes the user. Has a very small chance of leaving the target burned.

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also cause a burn. It thaws and frees frozen Pokémon. MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Burn status condition. It thaws out frozen Pokémon. BSL 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 Conq. The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. It may also leave the target with a burn. MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also cause the Burn status condition. With the Burn status, the enemy keeps taking damage, and its Attack also goes down slightly. SMD It could leave an enemy with a burn and keep damaging the enemy.* It damages an enemy. It could also leave the enemy with a burn.*

In the anime

Infernape	Quilava	Typhlosion	Arcanine
The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Arcanine	Arcanine runs at the opponent and its whole body becomes enveloped in flames. It then tackles the opponent.
Gary's Arcanine	Extreme Pokémon!		Debut
Typhlosion	Typhlosion runs towards the opponent and its body becomes surrounded in flames. It then tackles the opponent.
Jimmy's Typhlosion	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Mr. Moore's Typhlosion	Poetry Commotion!		None
Quilava	Quilava runs at the opponent and its body becomes engulfed in flames. It then tackles the opponent, or Quilava spins around in the air and its body becomes engulfed in flames. It then rolls into the opponent.
Macy's Quilava	Love, Pokémon Style		None
Clark's Quilava	Shocks and Bonds		None
Ryan's Quilava	The Champ Twins!		None
Dawn's Quilava	Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!		None
Chimchar	Chimchar's body becomes surrounded by flames and it somersaults in the air, spinning at the opponent and hitting it, or Chimchar releases fire out of its mouth while at the same time starts doing a somersault, and rolls into the opponent.
A Chimchar Dawn imagined	Following a Maiden's Voyage!		None
Ash's Chimchar	When Pokémon Worlds Collide!		None
Monferno	Monferno's body becomes surrounded in fire and it starts to somersault. Monferno then rolls into the opponent, or Monferno releases a red-orange flame out of its mouth while somersaulting, and rolls into the opponent.
A Monferno Angie used briefly	Camping it Up!		None
Ash's Monferno	Evolving Strategies!		None
Growlithe	Growlithe jumps into the air and releases a red-orange flame from its mouth while somersaulting, rolling into the opponent.
Officer Jenny's Growlithe	Beating the Hustle and Bustle!		None
Cyndaquil	Cyndaquil ignites the flames on its back and somersaults in the air, rolling into the opponent.
Dawn's Cyndaquil	Gone With the Windworks!		None
Ash's Cyndaquil	An Old Family Blend!		None
Infernape	Infernape jumps into the air and somersaults. The flame on its head then extends and covers its entire body. Infernape then rolls into the opponent.
Ash's Infernape	Flint Sparks the Fire!		None
Narissa's Ditto 2 in the form of Infernape	Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!		Used via Transform

In the manga

Movie adaptations

The user attacks with fire from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Cyndaquil	Cyndaquil shoots a ball of fire from its mouth.
Ash's Cyndaquil	Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Monferno	Rapidash	Typhlosion and Arcanine	Alolan Marowak
The user hits the opponent with fire from their body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Quilava	Quilava hits the opponent with two streams of fire sent from the flames on its head and backside.
Gold's Exbo	Delibird Delivery - 2		Debut
Typhlosion	Typhlosion fires a ball of fire from the flame on its back at the opponent.
Gold's Exbo	Lugia and Ho-Oh on the Loose (Part 1)		None
Arcanine	Arcanine releases a ball of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Crystal's Archy	Lugia and Ho-Oh on the Loose (Part 1)		None
Rapidash	The flames from Rapidash's mane grow larger and forms a ring in front of its body. If Rapidash is frozen as the move is used, it will immediately thaw out.
Crystal's Rapidash	Moving Past Milotic		None
Monferno	Monferno crouches down and its upper body becomes surrounded in flames. It then tackles the opponent.
Pearl's Chimler	Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu II		None
Infernape	The flame on the top of Infernape's head reaches out and splits into two. The flame on the top part hits the opponent, and the bottom flame comes out underneath its body and also hits the opponent.
Pearl's Chimler	Creeping Away from Cradily		None
Marowak	Alolan Marowak rubs its bone on its forehead to set it on fire. It then rapidly spins the bone toward the opponent.
Kiawe's Marowak	Going Ashore and Neighboring Akala Island		None

• Platinum's Ponyta was revealed to know Flame Wheel on the official website, but he was never shown using the move.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

	Cyndaquil
The user releases a swirl of fire.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Cyndaquil	Cyndaquil shoots a swirl of fire from its arms.
Chris's Cyndaquil	A Serious Crisis!! The Battle With The Lugia		Debut

Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

	Infernape
The user attacks with fire from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Infernape	Infernape hits the opponent with a stream of fire thrown at them.
Yū Shirogane's Infernape	PBK1		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Prior to Generation IX, Korean name of this move was mistranslated as the Japanese word くるま means both "wheel" and "car".

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 火焰輪 Fóyihm Lèuhn Mandarin 火焰輪 / 火焰轮 Huǒyàn Lún Czech Ohnivé kolo Danish Flammehjul Dutch Vlamwiel Finnish Liekkipyörä French Roue de Feu German Flammenrad Greek Φλεγόμενος Τροχός Hindi आग का पहिया Aag ka paheeya Indonesian Roda Api Italian Ruotafuoco Korean 화염바퀴 Hwayeom BakwiIX+ 화염자동차 Hwayeom JadongchaII, IV–VIII Polish Krąg Ognia* Ognisty Wir* Wirujący Płomień* Portuguese Roda de Fogo Romanian Roata de Foc Serbian Plameni točak Spanish Latin America Rueda de Fuego Spain Rueda Fuego Swedish Eldhjul Thai กงล้อไฟ Vietnamese Xa Hỏa Luân

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