Heat Wave (move)

Heat Wave ねっぷう Hot Wind

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Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  100 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

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

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Heat Wave (Japanese: ねっぷう Hot Wind) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 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.

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			''''
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	Fire	Ghost
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

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 0004 Charmander Fire 0005 Charmeleon Fire 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 0037 Vulpix Fire 0038 Ninetales Fire 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0058 Growlithe Fire 0059 Arcanine Fire 0077 Ponyta Fire 0078 Rapidash Fire 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0126 Magmar Fire 0136 Flareon Fire 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0155 Cyndaquil Fire 0156 Quilava Fire 0157 Typhlosion Fire 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0218 Slugma Fire 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0240 Magby Fire 0244 Entei Fire 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0255 Torchic Fire 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 0276 Taillow Normal Flying 0277 Swellow Normal Flying 0322 Numel Fire Ground 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground 0324 Torkoal Fire 0329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 0390 Chimchar Fire 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 0396 Starly Normal Flying 0397 Staravia Normal Flying 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 0441 Chatot Normal Flying 0467 Magmortar Fire 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying 0485 Heatran Fire Steel 0493 Arceus Bug 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 event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0037 Vulpix Fire Dream World 0077 Ponyta Fire Dream World 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

File:Charizard Heat Wave.png 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

Pokémon Adventures

File:Torkoal Heat Wave Adventures.png 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

Trivia

• Many Template:Type2 Pokémon can learn Heat Wave by Platinum move tutor, due to Heat Wave's Japanese name being Hot Wind.
• With the exception of Mew, Arceus and Smeargle, Vibrava and Flygon are the only Pokémon who can learn this move by tutoring that are neither Flying- nor Fire-type.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 熱風 Rèfēng Dutch Hittegolf French Canicule German Hitzewelle Greek Κύμα Καύσωνα Hindi Garmi Ki Lehr Italian Ondacalda Korean 열풍 Yeolpung Portuguese Onda de Calor Serbian Toplotni Talas Spanish Onda Ígnea

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