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Heat Wave (Japanese: ねっぷう Hot Wind) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Heat Wave inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of burning the target.

Heat Wave hits all opposing Pokémon in Double Battles. In a Triple Battle, Heat Wave will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Description

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Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying		--	59				71			''''
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire				45				51	41	''''
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	73			64				64			''''
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire	46			55				64			''''
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel				81				81			''''
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire								60			''''
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire
322		Numel	Fire	Ground
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire
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 Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying								✔	✔		✔
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
017		Pidgeotto	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying								✔	✔		✔
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying								✔	✔		✔
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying								✔	✔		✔
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying								✔	✔		✔
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying								✔	✔		✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying								✔	✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
156		Quilava	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying								✔	✔		✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying								✔	✔		✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying								✔	✔		✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying								✔	✔		✔
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock								✔	✔		✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire								✔	✔		✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire								✔	✔		✔
240		Magby	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
244		Entei	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying								✔	✔		✔
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
322		Numel	Fire	Ground								✔	✔		✔
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground								✔	✔		✔
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon								✔	✔		✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon								✔	✔		✔
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying								✔	✔		✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic											✔
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying								✔	✔		✔
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
396		Starly	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
397		Staravia	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying								✔	✔		✔
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel								✔	✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire											✔
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire											✔
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting											✔
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting											✔
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire											✔
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire											✔
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying											✔
520		Tranquill	Normal	Flying											✔
521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying											✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying											✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying											✔
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire											✔
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire											✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying											✔
566		Archen	Rock	Flying											✔
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying											✔
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire											✔
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire											✔
609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire											✔
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon											✔
627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying											✔
628		Braviary	Normal	Flying											✔
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying											✔
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying											✔
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire											✔
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon											✔
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire											✔
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire											✔
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying											✔
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying											✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire											✔
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 with 0037 Vulpix Fire Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0038 Ninetales Fire Powerful Tag Pokémon 0077 Ponyta Fire Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0218 Slugma Fire Dream World - Rugged Mountain 0240 Magby Fire Dream World - Rugged Mountain 0322 Numel Fire Ground Dream World - Rugged Mountain 0561 Sigilyph Psychic Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 0609 Chandelure Ghost Fire Powerful Tag Pokémon 0631 Heatmor Fire Dream World - Rugged Mountain Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock Purified in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness 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

Arcanine Charizard Torkoal
The user exhales a powerful heated breath.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	A red-orange ball appears in Charizard's mouth, and it releases a wind of flames at the opponent from the ball.
Clark's Charizard	Shocks and Bonds		Debut
	Arcanine opens its mouth and a white flame is created in it. Arcanine then releases a round orange flame at the opponent.
A wild Arcanine	On Cloud Arcanine		None
	Torkoal opens its mouth and creates a ball of orange fire in its mouth. It then releases a wind of flames at the opponent from the ball.
Ash's Torkoal	Overjoyed!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Torkoal
The user releases waves of heat from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Torkoal lowers its head and releases waves of fire from all the holes on its shell at the opponent.
Tabitha's Torkoal	VS. Volbeat		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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Many Flying-type Pokémon can learn Heat Wave by Move Tutor, due to Heat Wave's Japanese name being Hot Wind.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 熱風 Rèfēng Dutch Hittegolf Finnish Lämpöaalto French Canicule German Hitzewelle Greek Καύσωνας Hindi गर्मी की लहर Garmi Ki Lehr Italian Ondacalda Korean 열풍 Yeolpung Brazilian Portuguese Onda de Calor Serbian Toplotni Talas Spanish Latin America Onda de Calor Spain Onda Ígnea

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