Flame Wheel (move)

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Flame Wheel
かえんぐるま Flame Wheel
Flame Wheel IX.png
Flame Wheel IX 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 be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 4 bonus appeal points if Sunny Day was used in the previous turn.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Category  Physical
PP  20
Agile Strong
Power  60  45  75
Accuracy  100%  100%  100%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  0  +5
Target  0  +3  0
Additional effect
Chance  30%  30%  50%
Turns  3  2  4
   ?  ?
Inflicts the target with burn
Cures the user's frostbite

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
SwShBDSP
The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.
LA The user cloaks itself in flames and charges at the target to deal damage. This may also leave the target with a burn.
SV The user attacks by cloaking itself in fire and charging at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0037 Vulpix FireIC Big.png Field Field 15
0038 Ninetales FireIC Big.png Field Field 15
0058 Growlithe FireIC Big.png Field Field 34 31 20 20BW
17B2W2
17 17 12 12 12
0058 Growlithe
Growlithe
Hisuian Form
FireIC Big.png
RockIC Big.png
Field Field 12
0059 Arcanine FireIC Big.png Field Field 1 1 1 1
0059 Arcanine
Arcanine
Hisuian Form
FireIC Big.png
RockIC Big.png
Field Field 1
0077 Ponyta FireIC Big.png Field Field 15PtHGSS 13 13 13 25 25 15
0078 Rapidash FireIC Big.png Field Field 15PtHGSS 13 13 13 25 25 15
0105 Marowak
Marowak
Alolan Form
FireIC Big.png
GhostIC Big.png
Monster Monster 1, 11 12
0126 Magmar FireIC Big.png Human-Like Human-Like 16 16 11 16
0155 Cyndaquil FireIC Big.png Field Field 27 27 19 19 19 19 19 18 19
0156 Quilava FireIC Big.png Field Field 31 31 20 20 20 20 20 18 20
0157 Typhlosion FireIC Big.png Field Field 31 31 20 20 20 20 20 20
0157 Typhlosion
Typhlosion
Hisuian Form
FireIC Big.png
GhostIC Big.png
Field Field 18 20
0240 Magby FireIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 16 16 11
0244 Entei FireIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 6 6 6
0322 Numel FireIC Big.png
GroundIC Big.png
Field Field 15
0323 Camerupt FireIC Big.png
GroundIC Big.png
Field Field 15
0324 Torkoal FireIC Big.png Field Field 23XY
18ORAS
18 20 20 20
0390 Chimchar FireIC Big.png Field Human-Like 17 17 17 17 17 18 17
0391 Monferno FireIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Field Human-Like 19 19 19 19 19 18 19
0392 Infernape FireIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Field Human-Like 21 19 19 19 19 18 19
0467 Magmortar FireIC Big.png Human-Like Human-Like 16 16 11 16
0636 Larvesta BugIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png
Bug Bug 60 60 60 18 18
0637 Volcarona BugIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png
Bug Bug 1 1 18 18
0850 Sizzlipede BugIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png
Bug Bug 15
0851 Centiskorch BugIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png
Bug Bug 15
1004 Chi-Yu DarkIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 5
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 Egg Groups Egg Move
0019 Rattata NormalIC Big.png Field Field
0077 Ponyta FireIC Big.png Field Field
0554 Darumaka FireIC Big.png Field Field
0554 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 Mystery Dungeon series

Flame Wheel deals damage, and may leave the target with a burn.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 12 - 11 - 88% - Front Enemy Yes
MDTDS 12 - 11 - 88% - Front Enemy Yes
BSL 12 - 11 - 88% - Front Enemy Yes
MDGtI 8 99 18 50 95% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD 8 99 18 40 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series 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

Pokémon Rumble Rush

FireIC RR.png Flame Wheel
★★★
Attack power 57.15929
Charge time 0.98 seconds
Range type Circular (self)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect May burn the foe
Flame Wheel Rumble Rush.png

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 2 42 50 100% An opponent OK While Frozen Removes the frozen condition from the user. Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target burned. Blaine & Ponyta/Rapidash
Marley & Arcanine
Evelyn & Entei
Scottie/Bettie & Tech Ponyta/Rapidash Egg
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Unfreezes the user. Has a very small chance of leaving the target burned.

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

Mr Moore Typhlosion Flame Wheel.png
Typhlosion
Ash Infernape Flame Wheel.png
Infernape
Dawn Quilava Flame Wheel.png
Quilava
Kabu Centiskorch Flame Wheel.png
Centiskorch
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 by 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, rolling 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 2 in the form of Infernape Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama! Used via Transform
Centiskorch Centiskorch bends its body backward until its head connects with its rear. Its body then becomes covered in red-orange flames and it rolls into the opponent.
Kabu's Centiskorch Kabu's Battle Training! None


In the manga

Movie adaptations


Pokémon Adventures


  • Platinum's Ponyta was revealed to know Flame Wheel on the official website, but he was never shown using the move.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys


Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Prior to Generation IX, the Korean name of this move was mistranslated as 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
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Ohnivé kolo
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 화염바퀴 Hwayeom BakwiIX+
화염자동차 Hwayeom JadongchaII, IVVIII
Poland Flag.png Polish Krąg Ognia
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
Thailand Flag.png Thai กงล้อไฟ
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Xa Hỏa Luân


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