Flame Wheel (move)

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Flame Wheel
かえんぐるま Flame Wheel
Flame Wheel VIII.png
Flame Wheel VIII 2.png
Type  Fire
Category  Physical
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  60
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.

Flame Wheel (Japanese: かえんぐるま Flame Wheel) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Flame Wheel will thaw out the user if it is frozen, and then inflict damage on the target. Flame Wheel also has a 10% chance of burning the target.

Flame Wheel can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra four appeal points if the move Sunny Day was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 A Fire-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of inflicting a burn on the target.
GSC An attack that may cause a burn.
RSEColo.XD A fiery charge attack that may inflict a burn.
FRLG The user makes a fiery charge at the foe. It may cause a burn.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the foe. It may also leave the target with a burn.
BWB2W2 The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. It may also leave the target with a burn.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwSh
The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0058 Growlithe FireIC Big.png Field Field 34 31 20 20BW
17B2W2
17 17 12
0059 Arcanine FireIC Big.png Field Field 1 1
0077 Ponyta FireIC Big.png Field Field 15PtHGSS 13 13 13 25
0078 Rapidash FireIC Big.png Field Field 15PtHGSS 13 13 13 25
105A Marowak
Marowak
Alolan Form
FireIC Big.png
GhostIC Big.png
Monster Monster 1, 11 12
0155 Cyndaquil FireIC Big.png Field Field 27 27 19 19 19 19
0156 Quilava FireIC Big.png Field Field 31 31 20 20 20 20
0157 Typhlosion FireIC Big.png Field Field 31 31 20 20 20 20
0324 Torkoal FireIC Big.png Field Field 23XY
18ORAS
18 20
0390 Chimchar FireIC Big.png Field Human-Like 17 17 17 17
0391 Monferno FireIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Field Human-Like 19 19 19 19
0392 Infernape FireIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Field Human-Like 21 19 19 19
0636 Larvesta BugIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png
Bug Bug 60 60 60 18
0637 Volcarona BugIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png
Bug Bug 1 1 18
0850 Sizzlipede BugIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png
Bug Bug 15
0851 Centiskorch BugIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png
Bug Bug 15
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0019 Rattata NormalIC Big.png Field Field
0077 Ponyta FireIC Big.png Field Field
0554 Darumaka FireIC Big.png Field Field
554G Darumaka
Darumaka
Galarian Form
IceIC Big.png Field Field
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★
Power: 32
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has a 10% chance to burn the target. Can thaw out user if frozen.
Users: Monferno  Darumaka  Larvesta
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

GO Fire.png Flame Wheel
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 60
Energy cost 50
Duration 2.7 seconds
Damage window 2.1 - 2.4 seconds
Flame Wheel GO.png
Trainer Battles
Power 60
Energy cost 55
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
GrowlithePonytaMarowak (Alolan Form)ChimcharMonfernoLarvesta
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
Smeargle
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 35 → 40
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 40 → 60
    • Energy cost: 25 → 50
    • Duration: 4.6 → 2.7 seconds
    • Damage window: 2.7 - 3.2 → 2.1 - 2.4 seconds

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also cause a burn. It thaws and frees frozen Pokémon.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Burn status condition. It thaws out frozen Pokémon.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで やけどじょうたいにかえる こおっていたポケモンは こおりがとける
Conq. The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. It may also leave the target with a burn.
MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also cause the Burn status condition. With the Burn status, the enemy keeps taking damage, and its Attack also goes down slightly.
SMD It could leave an enemy with a burn and keep damaging the enemy.*
It damages an enemy. It could also leave the enemy with a burn.*


In the anime

Ash Infernape Flame Wheel.png
Infernape
Dawn Quilava Flame Wheel.png
Quilava
Mr Moore Typhlosion Flame Wheel.png
Typhlosion
Gary Arcanine Flame Wheel.png
Arcanine
The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the foe.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Arcanine Arcanine runs at the opponent and its whole body becomes enveloped in flames. It then tackles the opponent.
Gary's Arcanine Extreme Pokémon! Debut
Typhlosion Typhlosion runs towards the opponent and its body becomes surrounded in flames. It then tackles the opponent.
Jimmy's Typhlosion The Legend of Thunder! None
Mr. Moore's Typhlosion Poetry Commotion! None
Quilava Quilava runs at the opponent and its body becomes engulfed in flames. It then tackles the opponent, or Quilava spins around in the air and its body becomes engulfed in flames. It then rolls into the opponent.
Macy's Quilava Love, Pokémon Style None
Clark's Quilava Shocks and Bonds None
Ryan's Quilava The Champ Twins! None
Dawn's Quilava Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure! None
Chimchar Chimchar's body becomes surrounded by flames and it somersaults in the air, spinning at the opponent and hitting it, or Chimchar releases fire out of its mouth while at the same time starts doing a somersault, and rolls into the opponent.
A Chimchar Dawn imagined Following a Maiden's Voyage! None
Ash's Chimchar When Pokémon Worlds Collide! None
Monferno Monferno's body becomes surrounded in fire and it starts to somersault. Monferno then rolls into the opponent, or Monferno releases a red-orange flame out of its mouth while somersaulting, and rolls into the opponent.
A Monferno Angie used briefly Camping it Up! None
Ash's Monferno Evolving Strategies! None
Growlithe Growlithe jumps into the air and releases a red-orange flame from its mouth while somersaulting, rolling into the opponent.
Officer Jenny's Growlithe Beating the Hustle and Bustle! None
Cyndaquil Cyndaquil ignites the flames on its back and somersaults in the air, rolling into the opponent.
Dawn's Cyndaquil Gone With the Windworks! None
Ash's Cyndaquil An Old Family Blend! None
Infernape Infernape jumps into the air and somersaults. The flame on its head then extends and covers its entire body. Infernape then rolls into the opponent.
Ash's Infernape Flint Sparks the Fire! None
Narissa's Ditto Two in the form of Infernape Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama! Used via Transform


In the manga

In the movie adaptations


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga


In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King! manga


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • The Korean name of this move, 화염자동차, is a mistranslation, literally meaning "Flame Automobile". It is because the Japanese word くるま means both "wheel" and "car".

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 火焰輪 Fóyihm Lèuhn
Mandarin 火焰輪 / 火焰轮 Huǒyàn Lún
Denmark Flag.png Danish Flammehjul
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Vlamwiel
Finland Flag.png Finnish Liekkipyörä
France Flag.png French Roue de Feu
Germany Flag.png German Flammenrad
Greece Flag.png Greek Φλεγόμενος Τροχός
India Flag.png Hindi आग का पहिया Aag ka paheeya
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Roda Api
Italy Flag.png Italian Ruotafuoco
South Korea Flag.png Korean 화염자동차 Hwayeom Jadongcha
Poland Flag.png Polish Krąg Ognia*
Ognisty Wir*
Wirujący Płomień*
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Roda de Fogo
Romania Flag.png Romanian Roata de Foc
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Plameni točak
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Rueda de Fuego
Spain Flag.png Spain Rueda Fuego
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Eldhjul
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Xa Hỏa Luân


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