Fire type

The Fire-type (ほのおタイプ Honō taipu in Japanese) is one of the eighteen Pokémon elemental types.

It is notable for being one of the three Starter types, forming a perfectly triangular relationship with Grass and Water.

Fire-type moves are based on attacks of fire itself, and most of them can leave the status Burn. Fire types are also immune to being Burned, regardless of the type of move used that would have inflicted a Burn.

Fire Pokémon have notably fewer species compared to the other Starter types, due to a lack of natural phenomena that can be described as fire - the Slugma line, Numel line, Magmar line, Torkoal, and Volcanion are the closest representation. Some Fire-type species are based on land animals known for their predatory instincts, such as Pyroar, Arcanine and Heatmor. The Vulpix and Fennekin lines are both based on Japanese folklore linking species of fox with fire, while curiously, most generations of Fire-type starter, as well as the Ponyta, Houndour and Pansear lines, are all based on animals from the Chinese zodiac. However, there are a few Fire-type Pokémon that are based on inanimate objects, such as Rotom's Heat form and the Litwick line.

Famous Fire-type Pokémon Trainers include Blaine, the seventh Kanto Gym Leader; Flannery, the fourth Hoenn Gym Leader; Flint, the third member of the Sinnoh Pokémon League; Chili, one of the first three Gym Leaders of Striaton City in Unova; Malva, a member of the Kalos Pokémon League; Kiawe, an Akala Island Trial Captain in Alola; and Kabu, the third Gym Leader in Galar.

Fire-type moves

• There are 31 Fire-type moves.
  • In Generation I, 5 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation II, 3 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation III, 6 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation IV, 4 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation V, 11 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation VI, 1 move was introduced.
  • In Generation VII, 6 moves were introduced.
• In battles: Special moves stand out.
  • 9 moves are of the type.
  • 19 moves are of the type.
  • 2 moves are of the type.
• In contests: Beautiful moves stand out.
  • 18 moves are of the type.
  • 6 moves are of the type.
  • 5 moves are of the type.
  • 1 move is of the type.
  • There are no moves of the type.

List of Fire-type moves

Name	Category	Contest	Generation	Power
Blast Burn			Generation III	150
Blaze Kick			Generation III	85
Blue Flare			Generation V	130
Burn Up			Generation VII	150
Ember			Generation I	40
Eruption			Generation III	150
Fiery Dance			Generation V	80
Fire Blast			Generation I	110
Fire Fang			Generation IV	65
Fire Lash			Generation VII	80
Fire Pledge			Generation V	80
Fire Punch			Generation I	75
Fire Spin			Generation I	35
Flame Burst			Generation V	70
Flame Charge			Generation V	50
Flame Wheel			Generation II	60
Flamethrower			Generation I	90
Flare Blitz			Generation IV	120
Fusion Flare			Generation V	100
Heat Crash			Generation V	40-120
Heat Wave			Generation III	95
Incinerate			Generation V	60
Inferno			Generation V	100
Lava Plume			Generation IV	80
Magma Storm			Generation IV	100
Mind Blown			Generation VII	150
Mystical Fire			Generation VI	65
Overheat			Generation III	130
Pyro Ball		-	Generation VIII	120
Sacred Fire			Generation II	100
Searing Shot			Generation V	100
Shell Trap			Generation VII	150
Sizzly Slide			Generation VII	90
Sunny Day			Generation II	-
V-create			Generation V	180
Will-O-Wisp			Generation III	-

Effectiveness of Fire-type moves

×2

Super effective against Pokémon of the types: , , and .

½

Not very effective against Pokémon of the types: , , and .

Weaknesses and resistances of the Fire type

A type chart displaying the weaknesses and resistances of a Pokémon when damaged by a move. Empty fields are moves that do normal damage.

×4 Doubly super effective

×2 Super effective

½ Resistant

¼ Very resistant

×0 Immune

	Type of the move
	½				½		½			½	×2	½				×2	½	×2
	½				½	½		×2		¼		½				×4	½	×2
		½				×2	½		½	½	×2	½			×0	×2	½	×2
	½		×2	½			¼			¼	×2					×2	½
	½			½	½		½	½		½	×4	½				×2	¼	×2
	¼	½					½	×2		½	×2	½			×2		½	×2
	¼			×2	½	½	½			¼	×0				×4	½	×2
	¼	×2			½	×0	½		×2	½	×2	½	×0	½		×2	½	×2
	½			×0	½		½				×2			½			½	×4
	½				½	×2	½		×0	½	×2	½				×2	½	×2
	¼				¼	½	½			¼	×4	½		½	×2	×2	½	×2
		×2			½	½	½		×2	½	×2	½			½	×2	½	×2
	½				½	×2	¼	½			×4	½	½	½		×2		×4
	¼	½		¼	×2		½	¼	×4	¼	½	×0	½		¼	×2
	½			×2	½		¼				×2	¼				×2	¼

Fire-type-Pokémon Trainers

Fire-type-Pokémon Gym Leaders

Leader	Location	Badge
Blaine	Cinnabar Island, Kanto	Volcano Badge
Flannery	Lavaridge Town, Hoenn	Heat Badge
Chili	Striaton City, Unova	Trio Badge
Kabu	Motostoke, Galar	Fire Badge

Fire-type-Pokémon Trial Captains

Leader	Location	Z-Crystal
Kiawe	Wela Volcanic Park, Alola	Firium Z

Fire-type-Pokémon Elite Four members

Competence	Category
Flint	Sinnoh Elite Four
Malva	Kalos Elite Four

Fire type records

• Primal Groudon is the tallest and heaviest Fire type.
• Litwick is the smallest Fire type.
• Torchic is the lightest Fire type.
• Chimchar and Cyndaquil evolve at the lowest level (14)
• Larvesta evolves at the highest level (59)
• Entei has the most HP of all Fire-types (115)
• Primal Groudon has the most Attack & Defense of all Fire-types (180 & 160)
• Mega Charizard Y has the most Sp. Atk of all Fire-types (159)
• Ho-Oh has the most Sp. Def of all Fire-types (154)
• Talonflame has the most Speed of all Fire-types (126)

Fire-type Pokémon

There are 65 Fire-type Pokémon. (7.98% of all Pokémon)

Pure Fire-type Pokémon

There are 30 pure Fire-type Pokémon. (46.88% of the Fire-type Pokémon)

Charmander	Charmeleon	Vulpix	Ninetales	Growlithe	Arcanine
#004 ----	#005 ----	#037 ----	#038 ----	#058 ----	#059 ----
Ponyta	Rapidash	Magmar	Flareon	Cyndaquil	Quilava
#077 ----	#078 ----	#126 ----	#136 ----	#155 ----	#156 ----
Typhlosion	Slugma	Magby	Entei	Torchic	Torkoal
#157 ----	#218 ----	#240 ----	#244 ----	#255 ----	#324 ----
Chimchar	Magmortar	Tepig	Pansear	Simisear	Darumaka
#390 ----	#467 ----	#498 ----	#513 ----	#514 ----	#554 ----
Darmanitan	Heatmor	Fennekin	Braixen	Litten	Torracat
#555 ----	#631 ----	#653 ----	#654 ----	#725 ----	#726 ----
Scorbunny	Raboot	Cinderace
813 ----	814 ----	815 ----

Primary Fire-type Pokémon

There are 24 primary Fire-type Pokémon. (35.94% of Fire-type Pokémon)

Charizard	Alolan Marowak	Moltres	Magcargo	Ho-Oh	Combusken
#006 ----	#105 ----	#146 ----	#219 ----	#250 ----	#256 ----
Blaziken	Numel	Camerupt	Monferno	Infernape	Heatran
#257 ----	#322 ----	#323 ----	#391 ----	#392 ----	#485 ----
Pignite	Emboar	Delphox	Fletchinder	Talonflame	Litleo
#499 ----	#500 ----	#655 ----	#662 ----	#663 ----	#667 ----
Pyroar	Volcanion	Incineroar	Oricorio	Turtonator	Blacephalon
Pyroar #668 ----	#721 ----	#727 ----	#741 ----	#776 ----	#806 ----
Sizzlipede	Centiskorch
#850 ----	#851 ----

Secondary Fire-type Pokémon

There are 11 secondary Fire-type Pokémon. (17.19% of the Fire-type Pokémon)

Houndour	Houndoom	Victini	Litwick	Lampent	Chandelure
#228 ----	#229 ----	#494 ----	#607 ----	#608 ----	#609 ----
Larvesta	Volcarona	Reshiram	Salandit	Salazzle
#636 ----	#637 ----	#643 ----	#757----	#758----

Pokémon with Fire-type alternate forms

The following alternate forms of some Pokémon are also of the Fire-type.

Mega Charizard X	Mega Charizard Y	Gigantamax Charizard	Mega Houndoom	Mega Blaziken	Mega Camerupt
#006 ----	#006 ----	#006 ----	#229 ----	#257 ----	#323 ----
Castform	Primal Groudon	Heat Rotom	Arceus	Darmanitan	Galarian Darmanitan
#351----	#383 ----	#479 ----	#493 ----	#555 ----	#555 ----
Silvally	Gigantamax Coalossal	Gigantamax Centiskorch
#773 ----	#839----	#851----

Relations with other types

• They're strong against the Bug type because it's easy to burn an insect, and it's difficult for it to survive.
• They're strong against the Grass type because fire consumes plants easily, and even though the fire is extinguished, the plants are damaged heavily.
• They're strong against the Ice type because fire melts ice.
• They're strong against the Steel type because metal conducts heat, and fire is used to melt down metals.
• They're weak against the Ground type because if sand, dirt, or mud is thrown over a fire, the fire dies out.
• They're weak against the Rock type because fire is easily extinguished if rocks are thrown over, and because rocks can withstand extreme heat from the fire.
• They're weak against the Water type because water extinguishes it.
• They resist the Fairy type because traditionally, fairies live in forests, and fire destroys the forests. Fire, along with steel, is also considered manmade, which is anathema to fairies. Interestingly, the Fairy type isn't weak to them.
• The Dragon type resists them because, in ancient legends, dragons weren't affected by nature's principal forces (plants, water, fire and electricity). In addition, most dragons in legends breathe fire.
• They resist themselves because trying to fight a fire with fire would increase the flame.

Trivia

• All of the final evolutions of the Fire-type starters seem to resemble or closely resemble a zodiac animal.
  • Charizard represents the Year of the Dragon.
  • Typhlosion represents the Year of the Rat.
  • Blaziken represents the Year of the Chicken/Rooster.
  • Infernape represents the Year of the Monkey/Ape.
  • Emboar represents the Year of the Pig/Boar.
  • Delphox represents the Year of the Dog/Fox.
  • Incineroar represents the Year of the Tiger.
  • Cinderace represents the Year of the Rabbit.
• Fire-type is the last type to receive a Water-type Pokémon with Volcanion in Generation VI.
• In Generation III, all Fire-type moves were Beautiful.
  • It shares this trait with the Ice-type.
• The Fire-type can do the most damage multiplying attack damage if:
  • The opponent has a 4x weakness to Fire-type moves.
  • The opponent has the Fluffy ability.
  • The weather is harsh sunlight.
  • Your Fire-type Pokémon has the Flash Fire or Blaze ability.
  • The opponent is affected by Forest's Curse.
    • If all of these requirements are met, any special Fire-type attack has a 36x power multiplier.
• The Fire-type can also do the least non-zero damage multiplying attack damage if:
  • The weather is rain.
  • The opponent has a 4x resistance against Fire-type moves.
  • The move Water Sport is in play.
  • The opponent has the Thick Fat or Heatproof ability.
    • If all of these requirements are met, any Fire-type attack has a 0.02065x power multiplier.