Ember (move)

Ember ひのこ Sparks

The foe is attacked with small flames. The target may also be left with a burn.

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 Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but 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

Generation I

Ember does damage and has a 9.8% chance of burning the target. Ember cannot burn a target that has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.

Generation II and on

The effects of Ember continue into the current generation, however, it has a 10% chance of burning the target.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 004 Charmander Fire 9 005 Charmeleon Fire -- 9 006 Charizard Fire Flying -- 9 037 Vulpix Fire -- 038 Ninetales Fire -- 058 Growlithe Fire 18 059 Arcanine Fire -- 077 Ponyta Fire -- 078 Rapidash Fire -- 126 Magmar Fire -- 136 Flareon Fire 31RGB 136 Flareon Fire 16Y Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 004 Charmander Fire 7 005 Charmeleon Fire -- 7 006 Charizard Fire Flying -- 7 037 Vulpix Fire -- 038 Ninetales Fire -- 058 Growlithe Fire 9 077 Ponyta Fire 13 078 Rapidash Fire -- 13 126 Magmar Fire -- 136 Flareon Fire 16 146 Moltres Fire Flying -- 155 Cyndaquil Fire 12 156 Quilava Fire 12 157 Typhlosion Fire -- 12 218 Slugma Fire 8 219 Magcargo Fire Rock -- 8 228 Houndour Dark Fire -- 229 Houndoom Dark Fire -- 240 Magby Fire -- 244 Entei Fire 11 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 004 Charmander Fire 7 005 Charmeleon Fire -- 7 006 Charizard Fire Flying -- 7 037 Vulpix Fire -- 038 Ninetales Fire -- 058 Growlithe Fire 7 059 Arcanine Fire -- 077 Ponyta Fire 14 078 Rapidash Fire -- 14 126 Magmar Fire -- 136 Flareon Fire 16 146 Moltres Fire Flying -- 155 Cyndaquil Fire 12 156 Quilava Fire 12 157 Typhlosion Fire -- 12 218 Slugma Fire 8 219 Magcargo Fire Rock -- 8 228 Houndour Dark Fire -- 229 Houndoom Dark Fire -- 240 Magby Fire -- 244 Entei Fire 11 255 Torchic Fire 10 256 Combusken Fire Fighting -- 13 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting -- 13 322 Numel Fire Ground 11 323 Camerupt Fire Ground -- 11 324 Torkoal Fire -- 351 Castform Normal 10 371 Bagon Dragon 25 372 Shelgon Dragon 25 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 25 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 004 Charmander Fire 7 005 Charmeleon Fire -- 7 006 Charizard Fire Flying -- 7 037 Vulpix Fire -- 038 Ninetales Fire -- 058 Growlithe Fire 6 077 Ponyta Fire 10DP 077 Ponyta Fire 16PtHGSS 078 Rapidash Fire -- 16DP 078 Rapidash Fire -- 10PtHGSS 126 Magmar Fire -- 7 136 Flareon Fire 15 146 Moltres Fire Flying -- 155 Cyndaquil Fire 10 156 Quilava Fire 10 157 Typhlosion Fire -- 10 218 Slugma Fire 8 219 Magcargo Fire Rock -- 8 228 Houndour Dark Fire -- 229 Houndoom Dark Fire -- 240 Magby Fire 7 244 Entei Fire 8 255 Torchic Fire 10 256 Combusken Fire Fighting -- 13 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting -- 13 322 Numel Fire Ground 5 323 Camerupt Fire Ground -- 5 324 Torkoal Fire -- 351 Castform Normal 10 371 Bagon Dragon 25 372 Shelgon Dragon 25 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 25 390 Chimchar Fire 7 391 Monferno Fire Fighting -- 7 392 Infernape Fire Fighting -- 7 467 Magmortar Fire -- 7 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Monferno	Charmander	Chimchar
The foe is attacked with small flames.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Charmander	Charmander spins around quickly and sparks fly from its tail.
Ash's Charmander	The Ninja Poké-Showdown		Debut
Charizard	Charizard opens its mouth and shoots five fireballs at its opponent.
Ash's Charizard	Charizard Chills		None
Torchic	Torchic opens its mouth and shoots round balls of fire at its 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.
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.
May's Skitty	Game Winning Assist		Used via Assist
Typhlosion	Typhlosion opens its mouth and shoots bolts of fire at the opponent.
Mr. Moore's Typhlosion	Poetry Commotion!		None
Chimchar	Chimchar opens its mouth and shoots bolts of fire at its opponent.
Ash's Chimchar	Different Strokes for Different Blokes		None
Monferno	Monferno opens its mouth and shoots bolts of fire at its opponent.
A Monferno Angie trained briefly	Camping it Up!		None

In other languages

• Dutch: Sintel
• European Portuguese: Chama
• Brazilian Portuguese: Brasa
• French: Flammèche
• German: Glut
• Hindi: Angaare
• Italian: Braciere
• Latin American Spanish (anime): Ámbar (Original Series), Sorpresa (Advanced Generation), Fuego (Diamond and Pearl)
• Korean: 불꽃 bulggoch
• Norwegian: Glør
• Spanish: Ascuas

Variations on the move Ember
	Ember | ThunderShock | Powder Snow

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