Fire Spin (move)

Fire Spin ほのおのうず Flame Swirl

The foe becomes trapped within a fierce vortex of fire that rages for two to five turns.

Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  15 Accuracy  70% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder 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  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0 Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  0 Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.

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

Fire Spin (Japanese: ほのおのうず Flame Swirl) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation I. The move Magma Storm is considered to be a more powerful variation of this move.

Effect

Generation I

Fire Spin inflicts damage and traps the target for 2-5 turns, damaging the target at the end of each turn. There is a 37.5% chance that it will attack for 2 turns, a 37.5% chance that it will attack for 3 turns, a 12.5% chance that it will attack for 4 turns, and a 12.5% chance that it will attack for 5 turns. Although only the first hit can be a critical hit, each consecutive turn will deal the same amount of damage. Whilst the target is trapped, it will be unable to attack, and if the user of Fire Spin strikes before the target, when used, the target will also be unable to attack during the same turn.

Damage done by Fire Spin's continuing duration is done after recurrent damage. If the user switches out before the turn duration ends, the target will be unable to attack during that turn. If the target switches out before the turn duration ends, Fire Spin will automatically be used against the incoming Pokémon, deducting an additional PP from the move. If at such a time Fire Spin has 0 PP, Fire Spin will still be used against the incoming Pokémon. After that use, the current PP of Fire Spin will roll over to 63, and full PP ups will be applied to it.

Even if Fire Spin misses, it will negate the recharge turn normally required for Hyper Beam. Additionally, if the user of Fire Spin attacks before the user of Hyper Beam during a recharge turn and the use of Fire Spin misses, the user of Hyper Beam will automatically use Hyper Beam during that turn. If at such a time Hyper Beam has 0 PP, Hyper Beam will still be used, and afterwards its current PP will roll over to 63, and full PP ups will be applied to it.

The target will be able to select a move during each turn of Fire Spin's duration, and will hit an incoming Pokémon with the selected move if the user switches out before the duration is over.

In Stadium, a move can be selected during each turn of Fire Spin's duration. If the target switches out before the duration ends, the incoming Pokémon will not automatically be attacked. Fire Spin will negate the recharge turn of Hyper Beam only if successful.

Generation II

The target is now able to attack during Fire Spin's duration, and can act normally. Instead, Fire Spin inflicts damage at the end of each round (similar to being poisoned) for two to five turns upon use, in addition to the damage dealt when it is used. It also traps the target, preventing switching and escape.

Generation III

The effects of Fire Spin are the same as in Generation II, but if a wild Pokémon uses Fire Spin on the player's Pokémon, the player may escape if his or her Pokémon has the Run Away ability. However, Run Away does not allow the player to switch the Pokémon out.

Generation IV

In addition to the effects of Wrap in Generation III, if the user of Fire Spin is holding a Grip Claw, the duration of Fire Spin is always 5 turns.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 004 Charmander Fire 46 005 Charmeleon Fire 56 006 Charizard Fire Flying 55 037 Vulpix Fire 42 077 Ponyta Fire 39 078 Rapidash Fire -- 136 Flareon Fire 44RGB 136 Flareon Fire 36Y 146 Moltres Fire Flying -- 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 49 005 Charmeleon Fire 55 006 Charizard Fire Flying 64 037 Vulpix Fire 37 038 Ninetales Fire 43 077 Ponyta Fire 26 078 Rapidash Fire 26 136 Flareon Fire 36 146 Moltres Fire Flying 13 244 Entei Fire 31 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 058 Growlithe Fire Vulpix, Ninetales Ponyta, Rapidash Flareon 228 Houndour Dark Fire Vulpix, Ninetales Ponyta, Rapidash Flareon Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 004 Charmander Fire 49 005 Charmeleon Fire 55 006 Charizard Fire Flying 64 037 Vulpix Fire 41 038 Ninetales Fire 45 077 Ponyta Fire 25 078 Rapidash Fire 25 136 Flareon Fire 36 146 Moltres Fire Flying 13 244 Entei Fire 31 255 Torchic Fire 25 324 Torkoal Fire 17 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 19 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 058 Growlithe Fire Vulpix, Ninetales Ponyta, Rapidash Flareon Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken Torkoal 228 Houndour Dark Fire Vulpix, Ninetales Ponyta, Rapidash Flareon Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken Torkoal Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 004 Charmander Fire 37 005 Charmeleon Fire 43 006 Charizard Fire Flying 49 037 Vulpix Fire 34 077 Ponyta Fire 25DP 077 Ponyta Fire 24PtHGSS 078 Rapidash Fire 25DP 078 Rapidash Fire 24PtHGSS 126 Magmar Fire 19 136 Flareon Fire 36 146 Moltres Fire Flying 8 240 Magby Fire 19 244 Entei Fire 22 255 Torchic Fire 25 324 Torkoal Fire 17 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 12 390 Chimchar Fire 33 391 Monferno Fire Fighting 39 392 Infernape Fire Fighting 45 467 Magmortar Fire 17 485 Heatran Fire Steel 12 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 058 Growlithe Fire Vulpix, Ninetales Ponyta, Rapidash Flareon Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken Torkoal Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape 228 Houndour Dark Fire Vulpix, Ninetales Ponyta, Rapidash Flareon Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken Torkoal Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In the anime

Chimchar	Combusken	Chimecho trapped	Charizard
The foe becomes trapped within a fierce vortex of fire. It appears much stronger than in the games.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Vulpix	Light Red energy flickers off Vulpix and its eyes turn light blue. Its eyes then turn red and a flame is released. When the flame hits the ground, it turns into a fiery tornado.
Brock's Vulpix	Pokémon Fashion Flash		Debut
A Coordinator's Vulpix	Staging a Heroes' Welcome!		None
Charmander	Charmander opens its mouth and a spiraling flame is released, trapping and burning it in a fiery tornado.
Ash's Charmander	The Ninja Poké-Showdown		None
Flareon	Flareon opens its mouth and a spiraling flame is released.
Pyro's Flareon	The Battling Eevee Brothers		None
Ninetales	Ninetales opens its mouth and a spiraling red or orange flame is released. When the flame hits the target, it creates a fire tornado.
Blaine's Ninetales	Riddle Me This		None
Zane's Ninetales	Beauty and the Breeder		None
A Coordinator's Ninetales	All Things Bright and Beautifly!		None
Arcanine	Arcanine opens its mouth and a flame is released. When the flame reaches the opponent, its curls around it in a tornado, or Arcanine's body becomes surrounded by fire and it tackles the opponent.
Gary's Arcanine	The Battle of the Badge		None
Keegan and Ramona's Arcanine	The Stolen Stones!		None
Charmeleon	Charmeleon opens its mouth and a flame is released. The flame turns into a fiery tornado and it hits the opponent.
Mateo's Charmeleon	The Crystal Onix		None
Ritchie's Zippo	Oaknapped		None
Charizard	Charizard opens its mouth and a flame is shot at the opponent. The flame twists around the opponent, trapping it, or Charizard fires a orb of flames at the opponent.
Ash's Charizard	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
Jessie's Charizard	Grating Spaces!		None
Typhlosion	Typhlosion opens its mouth and a flame is shot at the opponent. The flame twists around the opponent, trapping it.
Jimmy's Typhlosion	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Solrock	The fire is created in the middle of its top rock.
A wild Solrock	Take the Lombre Home!		None
Combusken	Combusken opens its mouth and a vortex of fire is released.
May's Combusken	A Shroomish Skirmish		None
Blaziken	Blaziken opens its mouth and a vortex of fire is released.
May's Blaziken	Once More with Reeling		None
Magmar	Magmar opens its mouth and releases a twister of fire.
A Trainer's Magmar	Settling a Not-So-Old Score		None
Paul's Magmar	Lost Leader Strategy!		None
Chimchar	Chimchar blows fire out of its mouth, which then turns into a twister. The twister then hits into the opponent.
Paul's Chimchar	Top-Down Training!		None
Chimchar	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness		None
Heatran	Heatran opens its mouth and a spiraling flame is released.
Marcus' Heatran	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
Magby	Magby blows a twist of fire which hits the opponent.
Coordinator's Magby	DP146		None

In other languages

• Dutch: Vuurdraak
• Spanish: Giro Fuego
• French: Danse-flammes
• German: Feuerwirbel
• Italian: Turbofuoco
• Norwegian: Ildspinn, Flammespinn
• Hindi: Aag Ka Gola

Variations on the move Fire Spin
	Fire Spin | Whirlpool
	Sand Tomb

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