Fire type

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

This one of the most recognized type of Pokémon, since one of the three Starter Pokémon has this type.

Fire-type moves are based in attacks of this element, with the control of it and most of them can leave the status Burn, Fire types are also immune to being Burned, regardless of whether is was hit by a super effective move that causes it, such as Scald.

They are passionate and some have bad behavior, they live in caves, volcanoes and arid zones. However, there are some other Pokémon that tend to live in green areas, like Ponyta and Rapidash. There are others that are very docile, like Growlithe, Vulpix and their respective evolutions.

Most of these Pokémon release fire from their own body, and apparently this doesn't bother them, and the flames can either grow or lower depending on the Pokémon's health and/or mood.

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 three Gym Leaders of Striaton City in Unova; and Malva, a member of the Kalos Pokémon League.

Fire-type moves

• There are 30 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 has been 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
Ember			Generation I	40
Eruption			Generation III	150
Fiery Dance			Generation V	80
Fire Blast			Generation I	110
Fire Fang			Generation IV	65
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
Mystical Fire			Generation VI	65
Overheat			Generation III	130
Sacred Fire			Generation II	100
Searing Shot			Generation V	100
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
		×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

Fire-type-Pokémon Elite Four members

Competence	Category
Flint	Sinnoh Elite Four
Malva	Kalos Elite Four

Fire-type Pokémon

55 Pokémon are Fire type. (7.64% of all Pokémon)

Pure Fire-type Pokémon

28 Pokémon are pure Fire type. (50.91% 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
#555	#631	#653	#654

Primary Fire-type Pokémon

19 Pokémon are primary Fire type. (32.73% of Fire-type Pokémon)

Charizard	Moltres	Magcargo	Ho-Oh	Combusken	Blaziken
#006	#146	#219	#250	#256	#257
Numel	Camerupt	Monferno	Infernape	Heatran	Pignite
#322	#323	#391	#392	#485	#499
Emboar	Delphox	Fletchinder	Talonflame	Litleo	Pyroar
#500	#655	#662	#663	#667	Pyroar #668
Volcanion
#721

Secondary Fire-type Pokémon

9 Pokémon are secondary Fire type. (16.36% of the Fire-type Pokémon)

Houndour	Houndoom	Victini	Litwick	Lampent	Chandelure
#228	#229	#494	#607	#608	#609
Larvesta	Volcarona	Reshiram
#636	#637	#643

Pokémon with Fire-type alternate formes

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

Mega Charizard X	Mega Charizard Y	Mega Houndoom	Mega Blaziken	Mega Camerupt	Castform
#006	#006	#229	#257	#323	#351
Primal Groudon	Heat Rotom	Arceus
#383	#479	#493

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 consume plants easily, and even though the fire is extinguished, the plants are damaged heavily.
• They're strong against the Ice type because fire and heat melt ice.
• They're strong against the Steel type because fire is used to melt down metals.
• They're weak against the Ground type because if thrown ground over a fire, this suffocates and dies.
• They're weak against the Rock type because fire is easily extinguished if thrown rocks over.
• 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.
• The Dragon type resists them because in ancient legends, dragons weren't affected by nature's principal forces (plants, water, fire and electricity).