Ember (move)

Ember ひのこ Sparks

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Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  25 (max. 40) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Ember on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Ember on Eevee's Movedex

Ember (Japanese: ひのこ Sparks) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Ember does damage and has a 10% chance of burning the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	9			7			7			7				7
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	--, 9			--, 7			--, 7			--, 7				--, 7
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	--, 9			--, 7			--, 7			--, 7				--, 7
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire	--			--			--			--				--
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire	--			--			--			--				--
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire	18			9			7			6				6
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire	--			--			--			no
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire	--			13			14			16		10	9
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire	--			--, 13			--, 14			--, 16		--, 10	--, 9
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	--			--			--			--, 7				--, 6
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	31	16	16			16			15				15
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	no			--			--			--				--
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire	no			12			12			10				10
156		Quilava	Fire		Fire	no			12			12			10				10
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire	no			--, 12			--, 12			--, 10				--, 10
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire	no			8			8			8				5
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock	no			--, 8			--, 8			--, 8				--, 5
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire	no			--			--			--				--
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	no			--			--			--				--
240		Magby	Fire		Fire	no			--			--			7				7
244		Entei	Fire		Fire	no			11			11			8				8
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire	no			no			10			10				10
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting	no			no			--, 13			--, 13				--, 13
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting	no			no			--, 13			--, 13				--, 13
322		Numel	Fire	Ground	no			no			11			5				5
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground	no			no			--, 11			--, 5				--, 5
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire	no			no			--			--				--
351		Castform	Normal		Normal	no			no			10			10				10
371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon	no			no			25			25				25
372		Shelgon	Dragon		Dragon	no			no			25			25				25
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying	no			no			25			25				25
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire	no			no			no			7				7
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting	no			no			no			--, 7				--, 7
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting	no			no			no			--, 7				--, 7
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire	no			no			no			--, 7				--, 6
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire	no			no			no			no				7
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting	no			no			no			no				--, 7
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting	no			no			no			no				--, 7
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire	no			no			no			no				--
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire	no			no			no			no				--
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire	no			no			no			no				--
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire	no			no			no			no				--
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

Monferno	Torchic	Chimchar	Tepig
The foe is attacked with small flames.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Charmander	Charmander spins around quickly and sparks fly from its tail at the opponent, or Charmander releases bolts of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Charmander	The Ninja Poké-Showdown		Debut
A Charmander brought by Professor Oak	A Six Pack Attack!		None
Charmander of Team Go-Getters	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate		None
Charizard	Charizard opens its mouth and shoots five fireballs from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Charizard	Charizard Chills		None
Torchic	Torchic opens its mouth and shoots round balls of fire at the opponent.
May's Torchic	A Ruin with a View		None
Nurse Joy's Torchic	Having a Wailord of a Time		None
A Torchic brought by Prof. Birch	A Six Pack Attack!		None
Houndour	Houndour opens its mouth and shoots bolts of fire out of its mouth at the opponent.
Cassidy's Houndour	Showdown at Oak Corral		None
Slugma	Slugma releases a red-orange flame from its mouth at the opponent, or Slugma releases bolts of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Natasha's Slugma	What You Seed is What You Get		None
Flannery's Mag	Poetry Commotion!		None
Skitty	Skitty shoots bolts of fire from a white orb on its paw at the opponent.
May's Skitty	Game Winning Assist		Used via Assist
Typhlosion	Typhlosion opens its mouth and shoots bolts of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Mr. Moore's Typhlosion	Poetry Commotion!		None
Flareon	Flareon opens its mouth and shoots bolts of fire at the opponent.
Savannah's Flareon	Cruisin' for a Losin'		None
Chimchar	Chimchar opens its mouth and shoots bolts of fire at the opponent from its mouth.
Ash's Chimchar	When Pokémon Worlds Collide!		None
Chimchar of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
Professor Rowan's Chimchar	SS024		None
Monferno	Monferno opens its mouth and shoots bolts of fire at the opponent from its mouth.
A Monferno Angie used briefly	Camping it Up!		None
Tepig	The orb at the end of Tepig's tail glows orange and it releases a spiraling stream of red-orange embers from its nose at the opponent, or the orb at the end of Tepig's tail glows orange and it releases two streams of red-orange embers from each of its nostrils at the opponent, or the orb at the end of Tepig's tail glows white and releases a small stream of red-orange fire from its nose at the opponent.
Ash's Tepig	The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Chimchar	Cyndaquil	Tepig	Houndour
The foe is attacked with small flames. The target may also be left with a burn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Charmander	Charmander releases a fireball from the flame on its tail at the opponent.
Blue's Charmander	The Secret of Kangaskhan		Debut
Moltres	Moltres opens its beak and a ball of energy appears inside it. It then fires a fireball from its mouth at the opponent.
Green's Moltres	Holy Moltres		None
Arcanine	Arcanine releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Bozz's Arcanine	Putting it on the Line... Against Arcanine		None
Cyndaquil	Cyndaquil fires a stream of fire from the flame on its back at the opponent, or Cyndaquil fires a fireball from its back at the opponent.
Gold's Exbo	Sneasel Sneak Attack		None
Quilava	Quilava fires a spiral of fire or multiple fireballs from the flame on its head at the opponent, or Quilava fires a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Gold's Exbo	Ampharos Amore		None
Slugma	Slugma releases a fireball from its mouth at the opponent.
Crys's multiple Slugma	Slugging it Out with Slugma		None
Torchic	Torchic releases a small stream of fire from its beak at the opponent.
Sapphire's Toro	VS. Torchic		None
Ninetales	Ninetales points the tips of its tails at the opponent and releases a fireball from each tip at the opponent.
Courtney's Ninetales	VS. Loudred & Exploud I		None
Blaziken	Blaziken releases a fireball from its beak at the opponent.
Sapphire's Toro	VS. Masquerain		None
Vulpix	Vulpix releases a powerful stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Flannery's Vulpix	VS. Vibrava		None
Houndour	Houndour releases a fireball from its mouth at the opponent.
Carl's Houndour	Escape!!		None
Chimchar	Chimchar fires a small fireball from its mouth at the opponent, or Chimchar fires a small fireball from one of its hands at the opponent.
Pearl's Chimler	A Bevy of Bidoof		None
Monferno	Monferno forms a fireball in one of its hand and throws it at the opponent.
Pearl's Chimler	Knowledge of the Unown (I)		None
Infernape	Infernape fires multiple large fireballs from one of its hands, one at a time, at the opponent.
Pearl's Chimler	Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank II		None
Tepig	The ball on the end of Tepig's tail glows brightly and it releases a stream of fire or a fireball from its nostrils at the opponent.
Black's Tep	Fussing and Fighting		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• The Bagon evolutionary line are the only Pokémon that cannot get a Same-type attack bonus from Ember.
• This move is incorrectly called Sorpresa in the Latin American dub of the anime. This name is shared with the European Spanish one for a totally different move, Fake Out, which can be confusing for people playing the European Spanish games but watching the Latin American anime.
• Also in the Latin American dub, the move was initially named Ámbar which means Amber, not Ember.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 火花 Huǒhuā Danish Gløder Dutch Sintel Finnish Hiillos French Flammèche German Glut Greek Σπίθα Hindi अंगारे Angaare Indonesian Tembakan Api Italian Braciere Korean 불꽃세례 Bulkkot Serye Norwegian Glør Portuguese Brazil Brasa Portugal Chama (Original Series) Brasa (Pokémon Chronicles & Advanced Generation) Serbian Žar (Diamond & Pearl series) Spanish Latin America Ámbar (Season 1) Sorpresa (Season 6-7) Fuego(Season 7-10) Brasas(Season 11-present) Spain Ascuas

Variations of the move Ember
Acid • Ember • Powder Snow • ThunderShock

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