Fire Fang (move)

Fire Fang ほのおのキバ Fire Fang

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Battles Type  Fire Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  65 Accuracy  95% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

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

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

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   No additional effect

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

Fire Fang on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Fire Fang on Eevee's Movedex

Fire Fang (Japanese: ほのおのキバ Fire Fang) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

Fire Fang deals damage and has a 10% chance of burning the opponent. It also has a 10% chance of causing the target to flinch, if the user attacks before the target.

Fire Fang affects Pokémon with Wonder Guard, even if said Pokémon does not have a weakness to Fire-type moves. This does not apply to Ice Fang and Thunder Fang.

Generation V

Fire Fang no longer bypasses Wonder Guard.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	25				25
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	28				28
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	28				28
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison	--				--
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire	28				28
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire	--				--
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	43				43
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	--				--
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground	--				--
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal	--				--
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal	--				--
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire	30				28
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	32				30
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground	--				--
244		Entei	Fire		Fire	50				50
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark	--				--
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal	--				--
310		Manectric	Electric		Electric	--				--
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying	--				--
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground	--				--
450		Hippowdon	Ground		Ground	--				--
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark	--				--
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying	--				--
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel	17				17
508		Stoutland	Normal		Normal	no				--
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire	no				11
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire	no				11
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire	no				--
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
111		Rhyhorn	Rock	Ground
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric
371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon
403		Shinx	Electric		Electric
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal	no
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark	no
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon	no
633		Deino	Dark	Dragon	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 303 Mawile Steel Dream World - Spooky Manor 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

Flareon	Stoutland	Granbull	Hippowdon
The user's teeth become ablaze with flames and it bites down on the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Granbull	Granbull opens its mouth and its mouth becomes surrounded in flames. It then bites down and the fire surrounds its bottom jaw and teeth. Granbull then bites down on the opponent.
Cassidy's Granbull	Sleight of Sand!		Debut
Mario's Granbull	Dressed for Jess Success!		None
Gliscor	Gliscor's mouth becomes covered in flames and it bites down on the opponent. Sometimes, after it bites the opponent, the opponent's body becomes surrounded in red-orange fire for a small amount of time.
Ash's Gliscor	A Breed Stampede!		None
Growlithe	Growlithe's mouth becomes surrounded in red-orange flames and it bites down on the opponent.
Officer Jenny's Growlithe	Beating the Bustle and Hustle!		None
Hippowdon	The inside of Hippowdon's mouth becomes covered in flames and it bites down on the opponent.
Bertha's Hippowdon	An Elite Coverup!		None
Flareon	Flareon's mouth becomes covered in red-orange fire and it slams into the opponent face first.
Ursula's Flareon	Opposites Interact!		None
Stoutland	Stoutland jumps at the opponent and it opens its mouth. Then, red-orange fire appears and covers Stoutland's mouth for a moment, then spreads down half of its mustache. Stoutland then bites down on the opponent, which causes a large explosion of fire and smoke.
Burgundy's Stoutland	Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Gliscor
The user attacks the opponent with a burning bite
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Gliscor	Gliscor bites down on the opponent and multiple streams of fire comes out of its mouth and spreads around the opponent.
A wild Gliscor	VS. Gliscor		Debut
Houndoom	Houndoom bites down on the opponent. When it does, multiple streams of fire comes out of its mouth and spreads around the opponent.
Darach's Houndoom	VS. Gallade II		None

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure

	Drapion
The user's teeth become fiery.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Drapion	Drapion's teeth become fiery.
B-2's Drapion	Serious Training On Iron Island		Debut

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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 炎牙 Yán​yá​ French Crocs Feu German Feuerzahn Greek Κυνόδοντας της Φωτιάς' Hindi आग के दांत Aag Ke Daant ज्वाला के दांत Jwaala Ke Daant Indonesian Taring Api Italian Rogodenti Korean 불꽃엄니 Bulkkot Eomni Norwegian Ild Bitt Portuguese Mordida de Fogo Brazilian Portuguese Presa de Fogo Spanish Colm. Ígneo

Variations of the move Fire Fang
Fire Fang • Ice Fang • Thunder Fang

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