Heat Wave

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Heat Wave

ねっぷう Hot Wind

Introduced:	Generation III

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	95
Accuracy:	90%
PP:	10 (Max. 16)
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

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

Super Contests (DPPt)

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

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Beautiful
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	2 ♥♥
Startles all of the Pokémon the act before the user.

Heat Wave is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation III.

Description

Games	Description
RSE	Exhales a hot breath on the foe. May inflict a burn.
FRLG	The user exhales a heated breath to attack. It may also inflict a burn.
DPPtHGSS	The user exhales a heated breath on the opposing team. It may also leave the targets with a burn.
BWB2W2	The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on the opposing team. It may also leave targets with a burn.
XYORAS SMUSUMPE	The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on the opposing Pokémon. This may also leave those Pokémon with a burn.
SWSH	The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on opposing Pokémon. This may also leave those Pokémon with a burn.

Effect

In battle

Heat Wave deals damage and has a 10% chance to burn the target.

In a Double Battle, Heat Wave targets all Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Heat Wave only targets Pokémon that are adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				V	VI	VII	VIII
	Charizard	fire/flying	1 (FRLG)	59	71	1, 71	1, 71
	Growlithe	fire		45	51 (BW) 41 (B2W2)	41	41
	Moltres	fire/flying	73	64	64	1, 64	64
	Torkoal	fire	46	55	55	1, 55 (XY) 45 (ORAS)	45
	Heatran	fire/steel		81	81	1, 81	1, 81
	Volcarona	bug/fire			60	1, 60	1, 60
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 breeding

Pokémon		Type	Egg Groups	Father
				V	VI	VII	VIII
	Vulpix	fire
	Growlithe	fire
	Slugma	fire
	Numel	fire/ground
	Chimchar	fire
	Pansear	fire
	Litwick	ghost/fire
	Heatmor	fire
	Fennekin	fire
	Litten	fire
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.

Gallery

Main games

• Heat Wave depicted in Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver
• Heat Wave depicted in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
• Heat Wave depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

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Main series

• Heat Wave being used by Clark's Charizard
• Heat Wave being used by a wild Arcanine
• Heat Wave being used by Ash's Torkoal
• Heat Wave being used by Trevor's Mega Charizard

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Pokémon Adventures

• Heat Wave being used by Tabitha's Torkoal

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