Flamethrower (move)

Flamethrower かえんほうしゃ Flame Emission

The foe is scorched with an intense blast of fire. The target may also be left with a burn.

Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  95 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 Move tutor in Pokémon Crystal TM35 in Generation III TM35 in Generation IV

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

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Flamethrower on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Flamethrower on Eevee's Movedex

Flamethrower (Japanese: かえんほうしゃ Flame Emission) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Flamethrower does damage and has a 9.8% chance of burning the target.

Flamethrower can't burn a target that has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.

Generation II and on

Same as Generation I, but with a 10% chance of burning instead.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 004 Charmander Fire 38 005 Charmeleon Fire 42 006 Charizard Fire Flying 46 037 Vulpix Fire 35 058 Growlithe Fire 50 126 Magmar Fire 55 136 Flareon Fire 52Y 136 Flareon Fire 54RGB 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 31 005 Charmeleon Fire 34 006 Charizard Fire Flying 34 037 Vulpix Fire 31 058 Growlithe Fire 50 126 Magmar Fire 41 136 Flareon Fire 52 146 Moltres Fire Flying 49 155 Cyndaquil Fire 46 156 Quilava Fire 54 157 Typhlosion Fire 60 218 Slugma Fire 36 219 Magcargo Fire Rock 36 228 Houndour Dark Fire 35 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 41 240 Magby Fire 37 244 Entei Fire 51 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 move tutor

In Pokémon Crystal

#   Pokémon Type 004 Charmander Fire 005 Charmeleon Fire 006 Charizard Fire Flying 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 037 Vulpix Fire 038 Ninetales Fire 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 058 Growlithe Fire 059 Arcanine Fire 066 Machop Fighting 067 Machoke Fighting 068 Machamp Fighting 074 Geodude Rock Ground 075 Graveler Rock Ground 076 Golem Rock Ground 077 Ponyta Fire 078 Rapidash Fire 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 088 Grimer Poison 089 Muk Poison 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 108 Lickitung Normal 109 Koffing Poison 110 Weezing Poison 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 113 Chansey Normal 115 Kangaskhan Normal 126 Magmar Fire 128 Tauros Normal 130 Gyarados Water Flying 136 Flareon Fire 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 143 Snorlax Normal 146 Moltres Fire Flying 147 Dratini Dragon 148 Dragonair Dragon 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 155 Cyndaquil Fire 156 Quilava Fire 157 Typhlosion Fire 173 Cleffa Normal 174 Igglybuff Normal 175 Togepi Normal 176 Togetic Normal Flying 199 Slowking Water Psychic 206 Dunsparce Normal 218 Slugma Fire 219 Magcargo Fire Rock 223 Remoraid Water 224 Octillery Water 228 Houndour Dark Fire 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 240 Magby Fire 242 Blissey Normal 244 Entei Fire 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 250 Ho-Oh 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 004 Charmander Fire 31 005 Charmeleon Fire 34 006 Charizard Fire Flying 34 037 Vulpix Fire 29 058 Growlithe Fire 49 126 Magmar Fire 41 136 Flareon Fire 52 146 Moltres Fire Flying 49 155 Cyndaquil Fire 46 156 Quilava Fire 54 157 Typhlosion Fire 60 218 Slugma Fire 36 219 Magcargo Fire Rock 36 228 Houndour Dark Fire 43 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 51 240 Magby Fire 37 244 Entei Fire 51 255 Torchic Fire 43 322 Numel Fire Ground 41 324 Torkoal Fire 30 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 TM35

#   Pokémon Type 004 Charmander Fire 005 Charmeleon Fire 006 Charizard Fire Flying 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 037 Vulpix Fire 038 Ninetales Fire 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 058 Growlithe Fire 059 Arcanine Fire 066 Machop Fighting 067 Machoke Fighting 068 Machamp Fighting 074 Geodude Rock Ground 075 Graveler Rock Ground 076 Golem Rock Ground 077 Ponyta Fire 078 Rapidash Fire 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 088 Grimer Poison 089 Muk Poison 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 108 Lickitung Normal 109 Koffing Poison 110 Weezing Poison 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 113 Chansey Normal 115 Kangaskhan Normal 126 Magmar Fire 128 Tauros Normal 130 Gyarados Water Flying 136 Flareon Fire 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 143 Snorlax Normal 146 Moltres Fire Flying 147 Dratini Dragon 148 Dragonair Dragon 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 155 Cyndaquil Fire 156 Quilava Fire 157 Typhlosion Fire 161 Sentret Normal 162 Furret Normal 173 Cleffa Normal 174 Igglybuff Normal 175 Togepi Normal 176 Togetic Normal Flying 199 Slowking Water Psychic 206 Dunsparce Normal 209 Snubbull Normal 210 Granbull Normal 218 Slugma Fire 219 Magcargo Fire Rock 223 Remoraid Water 224 Octillery Water 228 Houndour Dark Fire 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 240 Magby Fire 242 Blissey Normal 244 Entei Fire 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 255 Torchic Fire 256 Combusken Fire Fighting 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 287 Slakoth Normal 288 Vigoroth Normal 289 Slaking Normal 293 Whismur Normal 294 Loudred Normal 295 Exploud Normal 303 Mawile Steel 306 Aggron Steel Rock 322 Numel Fire Ground 323 Camerupt Fire Ground 324 Torkoal Fire 330 Flygon Ground Dragon 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 335 Zangoose Normal 336 Seviper Poison 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 351 Castform Normal 351 Castform Fire 351 Castform Water 351 Castform Ice 352 Kecleon Normal 359 Absol Dark 371 Bagon Dragon 372 Shelgon Dragon 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 383 Groudon Ground 384 Rayquaza Dragon 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 004 Charmander Fire 34 005 Charmeleon Fire 39 006 Charizard Fire Flying 42 037 Vulpix Fire 24 058 Growlithe Fire 34 126 Magmar Fire 41 146 Moltres Fire Flying 36 155 Cyndaquil Fire 37 156 Quilava Fire 42 157 Typhlosion Fire 42 218 Slugma Fire 53 219 Magcargo Fire Rock 61 228 Houndour Dark Fire 43 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 48 240 Magby Fire 37 244 Entei Fire 36 255 Torchic Fire 43 322 Numel Fire Ground 45 324 Torkoal Fire 28 390 Chimchar Fire 41 435 Skuntank Poison Dark 34 467 Magmortar Fire 43 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 TM35

#   Pokémon Type 004 Charmander Fire 005 Charmeleon Fire 006 Charizard Fire Flying 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 037 Vulpix Fire 038 Ninetales Fire 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 058 Growlithe Fire 059 Arcanine Fire 066 Machop Fighting 067 Machoke Fighting 068 Machamp Fighting 074 Geodude Rock Ground 075 Graveler Rock Ground 076 Golem Rock Ground 077 Ponyta Fire 078 Rapidash Fire 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 088 Grimer Poison 089 Muk Poison 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 108 Lickitung Normal 109 Koffing Poison 110 Weezing Poison 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 113 Chansey Normal 115 Kangaskhan Normal 126 Magmar Fire 128 Tauros Normal 130 Gyarados Water Flying 136 Flareon Fire 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 143 Snorlax Normal 146 Moltres Fire Flying 147 Dratini Dragon 148 Dragonair Dragon 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 155 Cyndaquil Fire 156 Quilava Fire 157 Typhlosion Fire 161 Sentret Normal 162 Furret Normal 173 Cleffa Normal 174 Igglybuff Normal 175 Togepi Normal 176 Togetic Normal Flying 199 Slowking Water Psychic 206 Dunsparce Normal 209 Snubbull Normal 210 Granbull Normal 218 Slugma Fire 219 Magcargo Fire Rock 223 Remoraid Water 224 Octillery Water 228 Houndour Dark Fire 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 240 Magby Fire 242 Blissey Normal 244 Entei Fire 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 255 Torchic Fire 256 Combusken Fire Fighting 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 287 Slakoth Normal 288 Vigoroth Normal 289 Slaking Normal 293 Whismur Normal 294 Loudred Normal 295 Exploud Normal 303 Mawile Steel 306 Aggron Steel Rock 309 Electrike Electric 310 Manectric Electric 322 Numel Fire Ground 323 Camerupt Fire Ground 324 Torkoal Fire 330 Flygon Ground Dragon 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 335 Zangoose Normal 336 Seviper Poison 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 351 Castform Normal 351 Castform Fire 351 Castform Water 351 Castform Ice 352 Kecleon Normal 359 Absol Dark 371 Bagon Dragon 372 Shelgon Dragon 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 383 Groudon Ground 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 390 Chimchar Fire 391 Monferno Fire Fighting 392 Infernape Fire Fighting 408 Cranidos Rock 409 Rampardos Rock 410 Shieldon Rock Steel 411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 434 Stunky Poison Dark 435 Skuntank Poison Dark 440 Happiny Normal 443 Gible Dragon Ground 444 Gabite Dragon Ground 445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 446 Munchlax Normal 463 Lickilicky Normal 464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 466 Electivire Electric 467 Magmortar Fire 468 Togekiss Normal Flying 482 Azelf Psychic 483 Dialga Steel Dragon 484 Palkia Water Dragon 485 Heatran Fire Steel 493 Arceus Steel 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 other games

Charizard using Flamethrower

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

A long-range attack that fires in a straight line of up to ten tiles. May cause a burn.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Flamethrower is Charizard's standard Special move.

In the anime

Charizard	Chimchar	Cyndaquil	Magmortar
The foe is hit by fire from the user's mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Charmander	A red-orange flame is released from Charmander's mouth.
Ash's Charmander	Charmander — the Stray Pokémon		Debut
Ritchie's Charmander (Zippo)	Friend and Foe Alike		None
Growlithe	A red-orange flame is released from Growlithe's mouth.
Lara Laramie's Growlithe	The Flame Pokémon-athon!		None
Growlie	Holy Matrimony!		None
Officer Jenny's Growlithe	The Fourth Round Rumble		None
Unknown Trainer's Growlithe	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
Vulpix	A red-orange flame is released from Vulpix's mouth. Sometimes its eyes glow white when its powering up.
Brock's Vulpix	Snow Way Out!		None
Unknown Trainer's Vulpix	Pikachu Re-volts		None
Charmeleon	A red-orange flame is released from Charmeleon's mouth.
Ash's Charmeleon	The March of the Exeggutor Squad		None
Mateo's Charmeleon	The Crystal Onix		None
Sammy Oak's Charmeleon	Celebi: Voice of the Forest		None
Ritchie's Charmeleon (Zippo)	A Parent Trapped!		None
Charizard	A red-orange flame is released from Charizard's mouth.
Ash's Charizard	Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon		None
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Charizard	The Ultimate Test		None
Many Wild Charizard	Charizard's Burning Ambition		None
A Charizard Jessie borrows from the Battle Park	One Trick Phony!		None
Liza's Charla	Better Eight Than Never		None
Jessie's Charizard	Grating Spaces!		None
Flareon	A red-orange flame is released from Flareon's mouth.
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Flareon	The Ultimate Test		None
Unknown Trainer's Flareon	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
Egan's Flareon	Some Like it Hot		None
Magmar	Magmar's eyes glow orange. Then, a red-orange flame is released from Magmar's mouth.
Blaine's Magmar	Volcanic Panic!		None
Yosaku's Magmar	A Farfetch'd Tale		None
Balloon Racer's Magmar	The Big Balloon Blow-Up		None
Unknown Trainer's Magmar	As Cold as Pryce		None
Satchel's Magmar	You're a Star, Larvitar!		None
Gary's Magmar	The Ties that Bind		None
Coordinator's Magmar	Settling a Not-So-Old Score!		None
Designer's Magmar	Bibarel Gnaws the Best!		None
Paul's Magmar	A Pyramiding Rage!		None
Ponyta	A ball of flame appears around Ponyta's mouth. The ball is then released as a flame towards the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Ponyta	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
Moltres	Moltres releases a red-orange flame from its beak.
A wild Moltres	The Power of One		None
Cyndaquil	Cyndaquil ignites the flame on its back and a red-orange flame is released out of its mouth.
Ash's Cyndaquil	Good 'Quil Hunting		None
Houndour	Houndour releases a red-orange flame from its mouth.
multiple wild Houndour	Hour of the Houndour		None
Cassidy's Houndour	The Mystery is History		None
A wild Houndour	Entei At Your Own Risk		None
Magby	Magby releases a orange flame from its mouth.
A wild Magby	Pikachu and Pichu		None
Satchel's Magby	You're a Star, Larvitar!		None
Anthony's Magby	You Said a Mouthful!		None
A Magby Tommy borrowed from the Pokémon Trainer's School	Gonna Rule the School!		None
Entei	An orb appears in front of Entei's mouth and it releases a pinkish flame from it.
Entei	Spell of the Unown		None
A wild Entei	Entei at Your Own Risk		None
Sudowoodo	Sudowoodo opens its mouth and a red-orange flame is released. (Used via Mimic).
a wild Sudowoodo	Type Casting		None
Ninetales	Ninetales opens its mouth and a orange flame is released from its mouth.
Zane's Ninetales	Beauty and the Breeder		None
Mansion Owner's Ninetales	Just Waiting on a Friend		None
Houndoom	Houndoom opens its mouth and a red-orange ball appears. A red-orange flame is released from the ball.
An Old Man's Houndoom	Houndoom's Special Delivery		None
Pokémon Poacher's Houndoom	Celebi: The Voice of the Forest		None
A wild Houndoom	Entei at Your Own Risk		None
Harrison's Houndoom	Pop Goes the Sneasel		None
Joshua's Houndoom	Mean With Envy		None
Typhlosion	Typhlosion's back lights up with flames and it releases a red-orange flame from its mouth.
Jimmy's Typhlosion	The Legend of Thunder!		None
A Typhlosion someone borrowed from the Pokémon Trainer's School	Gonna Rule the School!		None
Mr. Moore's Typhlosion	Poetry Commotion!		None
Magcargo	Magcargo's cheeks swell up and it releases a red-orange blast from its mouth.
Egan's Magcargo	Some Like it Hot		None
A wild Magcargo	Some Like it Hot		None
Quilava	Quilava fires up the flames on its head and back and a red-orange flame spirals out of its mouth.
Unknown Trainer's Quilava	You're a Star, Larvitar!		None
Macey's Quilava	Tie One On!		None
Ryan's Quilava	The Champ Twins!		None
Blaziken	Blaziken releases a red-orange flame out of its mouth.
Harrison's Blaziken	Pop Goes the Sneasel		None
Rafe's Blaziken	Destiny Deoxys		None
Slugma	Slugma releases a red-orange flame from its mouth.
Macey's Slugma	Love, Pokémon Style		None
Arcanine	Its eyes glow a firery red and a flame is blasted from its mouth.
Tucker's Arcanine	Tactics Theatrics!		None
Officer Jenny's Arcanine	Mutiny in the Bounty!		None
Solrock	It creates orange circles around the flame from the middle of its top rock.
A wild Solrock	Take the Lombre Home!		Ember in the dub
Chimchar	A red-orange flame is released from its mouth.
Ash's Chimchar	Tag! We're It...!		None
Monferno	A red-orange flame is released from its mouth.
Ash's Monferno	DP132		None
Infernape	A red-orange flame is released from its mouth.
Allegra's Infernape	The Rise of Darkrai		None
Seviper	A red-orange flame is released from its mouth.
Lucy's Seviper	Queen of the Serpentine!		None
Cranidos	A red-orange flame is released from its mouth.
Roark's Cranidos	Shapes of Things to Come!		None
Rampardos	A red-orange flame is released from its mouth.
Roark's Rampardos	Wild in the Streets!		None
Jigglypuff	Its releases red-orange flames from its mouth.
Jigglypuff	Rough, Tough Jigglypuff		None
Gyarados	A red-orange flame spirals out of its mouth.
Misty's Gyarados	Cerulean Blues		None
Salamence	A red-orange flame spirals out of its mouth.
Drake's Salamence	Vanity Affair		None
A wild Salamence	Battling the Enemy Within		None
J's Salamence	Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1)		None
Rhyhorn	A red-orange flame spirals out of its mouth.
J's henchmen's Rhyhorn	Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 2)		None
Camerupt	A red-orange flame is released from Camerupt's hump.
Unknown trainer's temporary used Camerupt	One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!		None
Magmortar	Magmortar lifts its arms. Then, the flaps at the end of Magmortar's arms open and they release a red-orange flame.
Paul's Magmortar	Evolving Strategies!		None
Heatran	A red-orange flame spirals out of its mouth.
Marcus' Heatran	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
Togepi	A red-orange flame spirals out of its mouth.
Wild Togepi	DP142		None
Skuntank	A red-orange flame spirals out of its mouth.
Jupiter's Skuntank	DP150		None

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Lança-chamas
• French: Lance-flamme
• German: Flammenwurf
• Italian: Lanciafiamme
• Norwegian: Flammekaster
• Spanish: Lanzallamas
• Dutch: Vlammenwerper
• Hindi: Juwala Chodo

Variations on the move Flamethrower
	Flamethrower | Ice Beam | Thunderbolt

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