Typhlosion (UNITE)

Typhlosion バクフーン Bakphoon
Role	Attacker
Attack type	Ranged
Damage type	Sp. Atk
Difficulty	Intermediate
Evolves at Lv. 5 Evolves at Lv. 7
License availability International: 590 / 1,470 Mainland China: Unreleased

Typhlosion (Japanese: バクフーン Bakphoon) is a playable Pokémon in Pokémon UNITE. It became available as a playable character on April 24, 2026.

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• Stats
• Abilities
  • Passive Ability
  • Basic Attack
• Moveset
  • Move slot 1
  • Move slot 2
  • Unite Move
• Gallery
• Trivia
• In other languages
• Related articles

Contents

Stats

Typhlosion
Offense
Endurance
Mobility
Scoring
Support

Abilities

Passive Ability

	Blaze もうか Raging Flames
Description When the Pokémon with this Ability deals damage to opposing Pokémon, its rage increases. When the Pokémon reaches peak rage, its Sp. Atk is increased, its moves are boosted, and its move cooldowns are reduced. Afterward, rage does not increase for a set amount of time.

Basic Attack

	Damage category: Special (as a basic attack)
	Damage category: Special (as a boosted attack)
Description Becomes a boosted attack with every third attack, breathing fire and dealing damage to opposing Pokémon in the area of effect.

Moveset

Move slot 1

Ember

	Ember ひのこ Sparks	Learned at Lv. 1 or 3 Cooldown: 5 seconds Upgrades into Eruption
Ranged	Description
Has the user attack by shooting small flames at up to 2 opposing Pokémon. When the user is at peak rage, this move will target up to 3 opposing Pokémon and leave them burned when it hits.

Eruption

	Eruption ふんか Eruption	Learned at Lv. 7 Cooldown: 8 seconds Upgrades into Eruption+ at Lv. 13
Area	Description
Has the user launch flames skyward 3 times in an explosive fury. The flames then rain down on nearby opposing Pokémon, dealing damage. When the user is at peak rage, the number of flames increases by 1. Upgrade: Increases the damage dealt by this move.

Move slot 2

Tackle

	Tackle たいあたり Body Blow	Learned at Lv. 1 or 3 Cooldown: 6 seconds Upgrades into Flame Wheel
Dash	Description
Has the user charge, slamming into the designated opposing Pokémon with its whole body, dealing damage and applying a slowing effect to them, and granting the user a shield effect. After this move is used, the user's next basic attack becomes a boosted attack. When the user is at peak rage, opposing Pokémon it hits are left unable to act.

Flame Wheel

	Flame Wheel かえんぐるま Flame Wheel	Learned at Lv. 5 Cooldown: 7.5 seconds Upgrades into Flame Wheel+ at Lv. 11
Dash	Description
Has the user cloak itself in fire and charge forward, dealing damage to opposing Pokémon it hits and leaving them unable to act. The user is also granted a shield effect, and the next basic attack becomes a boosted attack. If the user hits an opposing Pokémon, the user jumps and crashes down, dealing damage and applying a slowing effect to nearby opposing Pokémon. When the user is at peak rage, opposing Pokémon it hits upon landing are thrown. Upgrade: Strengthens the shield effect granted by this move.

Unite Move

	Explosion Heat Haze ' '	Learned at Lv. 9
Melee  Buff	Description
Has the user create a shock wave by rubbing its blazing fur together, dealing damage to nearby opposing Pokémon and shoving them. The surrounding area is then engulfed in searing flames, dealing damage over time to opposing Pokémon. The user also blends into the searing flames and becomes hard to see, and opposing Pokémon outside of the flames are unable to target it.

Gallery

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  Promotional art alongside Meganium and Feraligatr

Trivia

• Explosive Heat Haze may be based on Typhlosion's various Pokédex entries mentioning how it can rub its blazing fur together to cause explosions and how it obscures itself behind a heat haze it creates.

In other languages

This section is missing names in other languages. Please feel free to edit this section to add the missing names and complete it. Reason: Unite Move name in other languages

Explosion Heat Haze

Language		Title
Brazilian Portuguese		Bruma de Calor Explosiva (Explosive Heat Haze)

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Cyndaquil, Quilava, and Typhlosion.

Playable characters in Pokémon UNITE

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