Flamethrower

Flamethrower

(かえんほうしゃ Flamethrower)

Introduced:	Generation I

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	90[1]
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	15 (Max.24)
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

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

Super Contests (DPPt)

Condition:	Beauty
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Beautiful
Appeal:	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam:	0
Quite an appealing move.

Flamethrower is a Fire-type move introduced in Generation I. It has been TM35 since Generation III.

Description

Effect

In battle

Flamethrower does damage and has a 10% chance of burning the target. In a Double Battle, Flamethrower can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Flamethrower can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Level
			I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Charmander	fire	38	31	31	34	37	37	37
	Charmeleon	fire	42	34	34	39	43	43	43
	Charizard	fire/flying	46	34	34	42	47	47	47
	Vulpix	fire	35	31	29	24	(BW) 37 (B2W2) 34	(XY) 34 (ORAS) 36	36
	Ninetales	fire						1	1
	Growlithe	fire	50	50	49	34	(BW) 39 (B2W2) 34	34	34
	Magmar	fire	55	41	41	41	(BW) 50 (B2W2) 49	49	49
	Flareon	fire	(RB) 54 (Y) 52	52	52
	Moltres	fire/flying		49	49	36	36	36	36
	Cyndaquil	fire		46	46	37	40	40	40
	Quilava	fire		54	54	42	46	46	46
	Typhlosion	fire		60	60	42	48	48	48
	Slugma	fire		36	36	53	50	(XY) 50 (ORAS) 48	48
	Magcargo	fire/rock		36	36	61	59	(XY) 59 (ORAS) 54	54
	Houndour	dark/fire		35	43	43	44	44	44
	Houndoom	dark/fire		41	51	48	50	50	50
	Magby	fire		37	37	37	(BW) 43 (B2W2) 40	40	40
	Entei	fire		51	51	36	36	36	36
	Torchic	fire			43	43	43	(XY) 43 (ORAS) 46	46
	Numel	fire			41	45	(BW) 45 (B2W2) 43	43	43
	Torkoal	fire			30	28	28	(XY) 28 (ORAS) 34	34
	Bagon	dragon						44	44
	Shelgon	dragon						49	49
	Salamence	dragon/flying						49	49
	Chimchar	fire				41	47	47	47
	Skuntank	poison/dark				34	34	34	Evolve
	Magmortar	fire				43	(BW) 50 (B2W2) 49	49	49
	Tepig	fire					33	33	33
	Pignite	fire					39	39	39
	Emboar	fire/fighting					43	43	43
	Heatmor	fire					51	47	50
	Reshiram	dragon/fire					22	22	22
	Fennekin	fire						35	35
	Braixen	fire						41	41
	Delphox	fire/psychic						42	45
	Litleo	normal/fire						36	36
	Pyroar	normal/fire						38	38
	Litten	fire							36
	Torracat	fire							42
	Incineroar	fire/dark							44
	Salandit	poison/fire							40
	Salazzle	poison/fire							44
	Turtonator	fire/dragon							29
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM

It has no different effect when a TM is used.

Gallery

• Flamethrower depicted in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen
• Flamethrower depicted in Black, White, Black 2 and White 2
• Flamethrower depicted in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
• Flamethrower depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

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• Flamethrower being used Charmander.
• Flamethrower being used by Ash's Charizard
• Flamethrower being used by Ritchie's Charmeleon
• Flamethrower being used by Blaine's Ninetales
• Flamethrower being used by Suzy's Vulpix
• Flamethrower being used by Ash's Cyndaquil
• Flamethrower being used by Gary's Magmar
• Flamethrower being used by Harrison's Houndoom
• Flamethrower being used by Harrison's Blaziken
• Flamethrower being used by Flannery's Magcargo
• Flamethrower being used by Flannery's Slugma
• Flamethrower being used by Ash's Torkoal
• Flamethrower being used by Lucy's Seviper
• Flamethrower being used by Ash's Infernape
• Flamethrower being used by Byron's Bastiodon
• Flamethrower being used by Paul's Magmortar
• Flamethrower being used by Flint's Monferno
• Flamethrower being used by Cynthia's Garchomp
• Flamethrower being used by Ash's Pignite
• Flamethrower being used by Iris' Dragonite
• Flamethrower being used by Chili's Pansear
• Flamethrower being used by Trip's Lampent
• Flamethrower being used by Bianca's Emboar
• Flamethrower being used by Alain's Charizard
• Flamethrower being used by Serena's Braixen
• Flamethrower being used by Trevor's Charmeleon
• Flamethrower being used by Malvin's Mega Houndoom
• Flamethrower being used by Sawyer's Slurpuff
• Flamethrower being used by Kiawe's Turtonator
• Flamethrower being used by Kiawe's Charizard
• Flamethrower being used by Mad Magmar's Magmortar
• Flamethrower being used by Ultra Rangers' Houndoom

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• Flamethrower being used by Red's Flareon
• Flamethrower being used by Bill's Vulpix
• Flamethrower being used by Flannery's Magcargo
• Flamethrower being used by Blue's Charizard
• Flamethrower being used by Mable's Houndoom

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Side games

• Flamethrower being used by Charizard in Super Smash Bros. Melee
• Flamethrower being used by Cyndaquil in Super Smash Bros. Melee

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Spin-off anime

• Flamethrower being used by Red's Charmeleon (In Pokémon Origins)
• Flamethrower being used by Red's Charizard (In Pokémon Origins)
• Flamethrower being used by Red's Moltres (In Pokémon Origins)
• Flamethrower being used by Lance's Dragonite (In Pokémon Generations)
• Flamethrower being used by N's Reshiram (In Pokémon Generations)
• Flamethrower being used by Lysandre's Pyroar (In Pokémon Generations)

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Other manga series

• Flamethrower being used by Rocco's Magmortar (In Phantom Thief Pokémon 7)
• Flamethrower being used by Enta's Vulpix (In Battle Frontier)

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References