Overheat (move)

Overheat
オーバーヒート Overheat
Overheat IX.png
Overheat IX 2.png
Type  Fire
Category  Special
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  130
Accuracy  90%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
After this move, the user is more easily startled.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

Overheat (Japanese: オーバーヒート Overheat) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation III.

It is:

Effect

Generation III

Overheat deals damage and lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages. Overheat makes contact with the target in this generation.

Overheat can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 6 bonus appeal points if Sunny Day was used in the previous turn.

Generations IV and V

Overheat no longer makes contact with the target.

Generation VI onwards

Overheat's power was lowered from 140 to 130.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Overheat's power has been lowered to 110, and it lowers the user's offensive stats for three turns.

Category  Special
PP  5
Agile Strong
Power  110  90  130
Accuracy  90%  90%  100%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  0  +5
Target  0  +3  0
Additional effect
Turns  3  3  3
   ?  ?
   ?  ?
Lower's the user's offensive stats

Description

Games Description
RSE Allows a full-power attack, but sharply lowers Sp.Atk.*
Enables full-power attack, but sharply lowers the Sp.Atk.*
FRLG An intense attack that also sharply reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Colo.XD Allows a full-power attack, but sharply lowers Sp.Atk.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user attacks the foe at full power. The attack's recoil sharply reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat.*
The user attacks the foe at full power using fiery energy. It also sharply reduces the user's Sp. Atk.*
BWB2W2 The user attacks the target at full power. The attack's recoil harshly reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSP
The user attacks the target at full power. The attack's recoil harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
LA The user attacks the target at full power. The recoil from this move lowers the user’s offensive stats.
SV The user attacks the target with all its might. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
146   Moltres
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 65
155   Cyndaquil
  Field Field 43LA 58
156   Quilava
  Field Field 43LA 68
157   Typhlosion
  Field Field 74
157   Typhlosion
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field 43LA 74
494   Victini
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 97 97 97 84
554   Darumaka
  Field Field 42 42 42
555   Darmanitan
  Field Field 54 54 54
607   Litwick
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 61 61 61 52
608   Lampent
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 69 69 69 58
609   Chandelure
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1
667   Litleo
 
 
Field Field 50 50 50
668   Pyroar
 
 
Field Field 57 57 57
721   Volcanion
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 65 65 84 84
776   Turtonator
 
 
Monster Dragon 49 48
911   Skeledirge
 
 
Field Field 64
952   Scovillain
 
 
Grass Grass 48
994   Iron Moth
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 91
100   Chi-Yu
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 75
100   Miraidon
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 91
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By TM/TR

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
[[|]]
II
[[|]]
III
TM50
IV
TM50
V
TM50
VI
TM50
VII
TM50
VIII
TR43
IX
TM157
004   Charmander
  Monster Dragon
005   Charmeleon
  Monster Dragon
006   Charizard
 
 
Monster Dragon
037   Vulpix
  Field Field
038   Ninetales
  Field Field
056   Mankey
  Field Field BDSP
057   Primeape
  Field Field BDSP
058   Growlithe
  Field Field
058   Growlithe
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
059   Arcanine
  Field Field
059   Arcanine
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
077   Ponyta
  Field Field
078   Rapidash
  Field Field
110   Weezing
Galarian Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
126   Magmar
  Human-Like Human-Like
128   Tauros
Paldean Form
(Blaze Breed)
 
 
Field Field
136   Flareon
  Field Field
146   Moltres
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
151   Mew
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
155   Cyndaquil
  Field Field BDSP
156   Quilava
  Field Field BDSP
157   Typhlosion
  Field Field BDSP
157   Typhlosion
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
209   Snubbull
  Field Fairy BDSP
210   Granbull
  Field Fairy BDSP
218   Slugma
  Amorphous Amorphous BDSP
219   Magcargo
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous BDSP
228   Houndour
 
 
Field Field BDSP
229   Houndoom
 
 
Field Field BDSP
240   Magby
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
244   Entei
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
250   Ho-Oh
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
255   Torchic
  Field Field
256   Combusken
 
 
Field Field
257   Blaziken
 
 
Field Field
294   Loudred
  Monster Field
295   Exploud
  Monster Field
310   Manectric
  Field Field
322   Numel
 
 
Field Field BDSP
323   Camerupt
 
 
Field Field BDSP
324   Torkoal
  Field Field
338   Solrock
 
 
Mineral Mineral
383   Groudon
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
384   Rayquaza
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
390   Chimchar
  Field Human-Like BDSP
391   Monferno
 
 
Field Human-Like BDSP
392   Infernape
 
 
Field Human-Like BDSP
467   Magmortar
  Human-Like Human-Like
483   Dialga
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
485   Heatran
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
493   Arceus
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
494   Victini
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
498   Tepig
  Field Field
499   Pignite
 
 
Field Field
500   Emboar
 
 
Field Field
513   Pansear
  Field Field
514   Simisear
  Field Field
523   Zebstrika
  Field Field
554   Darumaka
  Field Field
554   Darumaka
Galarian Form
  Field Field
555   Darmanitan
  Field Field
555   Darmanitan
Galarian Form
  Field Field
607   Litwick
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
608   Lampent
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
609   Chandelure
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
631   Heatmor
  Field Field
636   Larvesta
 
 
Bug Bug
637   Volcarona
 
 
Bug Bug
643   Reshiram
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
653   Fennekin
  Field Field
654   Braixen
  Field Field
655   Delphox
 
 
Field Field
661   Fletchling
 
 
Flying Flying
662   Fletchinder
 
 
Flying Flying
663   Talonflame
 
 
Flying Flying
667   Litleo
 
 
Field Field
668   Pyroar
 
 
Field Field
721   Volcanion
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
725   Litten
  Field Field
726   Torracat
  Field Field
727   Incineroar
 
 
Field Field
733   Toucannon
 
 
Flying Flying
757   Salandit
 
 
Monster Dragon
758   Salazzle
 
 
Monster Dragon
776   Turtonator
 
 
Monster Dragon
806   Blacephalon
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered USUM
813   Scorbunny
  Field Human-Like
814   Raboot
  Field Human-Like
815   Cinderace
  Field Human-Like
838   Carkol
 
 
Mineral Mineral
839   Coalossal
 
 
Mineral Mineral
851   Centiskorch
 
 
Bug Bug
909   Fuecoco
  Field Field
910   Crocalor
  Field Field
911   Skeledirge
 
 
Field Field
952   Scovillain
 
 
Grass Grass
935   Charcadet
  Human-Like Human-Like
936   Armarouge
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like
937   Ceruledge
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like
966   Revavroom
 
 
Mineral Mineral
967   Cyclizar
 
 
Field Field
979   Annihilape
 
 
Field Field
994   Iron Moth
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
100   Chi-Yu
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
100   Koraidon
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
100   Miraidon
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Form change

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
479   Rotom
Heat Rotom
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous Upon changing into this formPtHGSS
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
479   Rotom
Heat Rotom
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous Upon changing into this form
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation VI

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
479   Rotom
Heat Rotom
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous Upon changing into this form
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation VII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
479   Rotom
Heat Rotom
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous Upon changing into this form
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation VIII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
479   Rotom
Heat Rotom
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous Upon changing into this form
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation IX

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
479   Rotom
Heat Rotom
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous Upon changing into this form
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, Overheat is a move with base power of 20, 10 PP and 84% accuracy. The user damages all enemy Pokémon adjacent to them, even if they are frozen (thawing them in the process), and lowers its own Special Attack by two stages. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Overheat's description erroneously states that it lowers the user's Special Defense instead of Special Attack. This error is not present in the TM description of Overheat.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Overheat is a Charged Attack that has been available since February 16, 2017.

  Overheat
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 160
Energy cost 100
Duration 4 seconds
Damage window 2.6 - 3.8 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 130
Energy cost 55
Secondary effect   2 Attack
Effect chance 100%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
                       
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Trainer Battles
  • December 11, 2019
    • Power: 150 → 130
    • Energy cost: 80 → 55
    • Secondary effect added

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Overheat
★★★★★
Attack power 79.7636
Charge time 0.9 seconds
Range type Arc (wide)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect Lowers the user's Attack

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Special 3 136 163 90% An opponent Lowers the user's Sp. Atk by two stat ranks. Silver & Ho-Oh
Serena & Fennekin/Braixen/Delphox
Scottie/Bettie & Support Charmander/Charmeleon/Charizard Egg
Scottie/Bettie & Strike Magby/Magmar Egg
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Sharply lowers the user's Sp. Atk.

Pokkén Tournament

Overheat appears as one of Chandelure's Pokémon moves. Chandelure glows red and charges up, gaining armor against a variety of attacks until it releases a fiery tornado. After the attack, Chandelure falls over and has its Attack and Speed lowered, referencing the Special Attack reduction of the original move. If used again with lowered stats, it deals significantly less damage, while when used in a positive state, it deals significantly more damage while also removing the buffs Chandelure had.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Damages all foes around the user, but also lowers the user's Special Defense by two levels and thaws frozen Pokémon.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on all enemies within a 1-tile range, but also reduces the user's Special Attack by 2 levels. It will thaw frozen Pokémon.
BSL まわりの てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえるが じぶんの とくこうが 2だんかいさがる こおっていたポケモンは こおりがとける
MDGtI It damages nearby enemies, but it also sharply lowers your Special Attack. (The stat change returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a  Wonder Tile.)
SMD It damages nearby enemies, but it also sharply lowers your Sp. Atk. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a  Wonder Tile.


In the anime

Main series

       
Heat Rotom Torkoal Darmanitan Infernape
The user releases a swirling stream of fire at the opponent. The move is most powerful when first used and becomes weaker when used repeatedly.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Torkoal Torkoal opens its mouth and its mouth glows white. It then fires a white flame that has a red-orange flame spiraling around it at the opponent. The blast is most powerful when first used and becomes weaker when used repeatedly, regardless of whether the opponent dodges it or not. Sometimes when using the attack, the red spots on its shell light up, or its whole body will turn bright red.
Flannery's Torkoal Going, Going, Yawn Debut
Ash's Torkoal All Torkoal, No Play None
  Blaziken Blaziken's body turns a faint red and it releases a white fire with a red-orange flame spiraling around it at the opponent. The blast is most powerful when first used and becomes weaker when used repeatedly.
Rafe's Blaziken Destiny Deoxys None
May's Blaziken Once More with Reeling! None
A wild Blaziken Heated Battle None
  Charizard Charizard's body turns red. It then releases a white fire with a red-orange flame spiraling around it from its mouth. The blast is most powerful when first used and becomes weaker when used repeatedly.
Ash's Charizard The Symbol Life None
  Combusken Combusken's body turns a shade of red and it releases a ball of white fire with a red-orange flame spiraling around it at the opponent. The blast is most powerful when first used, and becomes weaker when repeatedly.
May's Combusken Channeling the Battle Zone! None
  Rotom Heat Rotom opens the door on its body and releases a powerful red-orange flame from the inside of its body at the opponent. The blast is most powerful when first used and becomes weaker when used repeatedly.
A wild Rotom Get Your Rotom Running! None
A wild Rotom To Catch a Rotom! None
  Infernape Infernape's body turns red and it releases a powerful orange-yellow fire with an orange flame spiraling around it from its mouth at the opponent. The blast is most powerful when first used and becomes weaker when used repeatedly.
Flint's Infernape Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port! None
  Entei Entei opens its mouth and forms a ball of white fire with a red-orange stream of fire spiraling around it. It then fires a stream of white fire with red-orange fire around it from the orb at the opponent. As the attack gets weaker, the white fire turns into yellow.
Entei (M13) Zoroark: Master of Illusions None
  Slugma Slugma releases a large stream of swirling fire from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Slugma Heated Battle None
  Rapidash Rapidash releases a large stream of swirling fire from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Rapidash Heated Battle None
  Magmortar Magmortar releases a large stream of swirling fire from its arm cannon at the opponent.
A wild Magmortar Heated Battle None
  Heatran Heatran release a large stream of swirling fire from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Heatran Heated Battle None
  Moltres Moltres fires a large swirling ball of fire at the opponent.
A wild Moltres Heated Battle None
  Pyroar Pyroar's body glows red and then fire surrounds its body. Pyroar then unleashes a big stream of fire from its body at the opponent.
A wild Pyroar A Fiery Rite of Passage! None
  Volcanion Volcanion fires a large swirling ball of fire at the opponent.
Volcanion (M19) Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel None
  Darmanitan Darmanitan creates a ball of yellow and red fire in front of its mouth. It then fires a stream of fire from the ball at the opponent.
Goh's Darmanitan Raid Battle in The Ruins! None


Pokémon Evolutions

       
Volcarona
The user attacks the target at full power. The attack's recoil harshly reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Volcarona Volcarona forms a big ball of fire in front of its body. It then releases the fireball at the opponent in the form of a huge flame.
Alder's Volcarona The Plan Debut


In the manga

Ash & Pikachu


Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Battle Frontier


Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!


Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 過熱 Gwoyiht *
Mandarin 過熱 / 过热 Guòrè *
重擊 Zhòngjī *
  Dutch Oververhitting
  Finnish Ylikuumennus
French   Canada Surchauffer*
  Europe Surchauffe
  German Hitzekoller
  Greek Υπερθέρμανση
  Indonesian Overheat
  Italian Vampata
  Korean 오버히트 Obeohiteu
  Norwegian Overoppheting
  Polish Przegrzanie
Portuguese   Brazil Superaquecimento
  Portugal Superaquecer
Sobreaquecer
  Serbian Pregrevanje
Spanish   Latin America Supercalor (AG056-AG191)
Sofoco (M07 DP180)
  Spain Sofoco
  Swedish Överhetta
  Thai โอเวอร์ฮีท
  Vietnamese Nhiệt Năng Tuôn Trào



Variations of the move Overheat
  OverheatDraco MeteorLeaf StormFleur Cannon
Formerly a variation
  Psycho Boost


Generation III TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE
Generation IV TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171


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