Eruption (move)

Eruption ふんか Eruption

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Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  Varies Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   The appeal works better the later it is performed.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

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

Eruption (Japanese: ふんか Eruption) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation III. It is a variation of Water Spout and can be considered the inverse of Reversal and Flail.

Effect

Eruption does damage proportionately based on the user's HP. This move's base power reduces as the user's HP reduces and is calculated by the formula:

Hence, at maximum HP (100% HP), the move's base power would be 150.

In a Double Battle, Eruption will hit both opponents. In a Triple Battle, Eruption will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Eruption will also destroy round rocks found in the background of battles.

Description

Games Description RSE The higher the user’s HP, the more damage caused. FRLG The higher the user’s HP, the more powerful this attack becomes. The user attacks in an explosive fury. The lower the user’s HP, the less powerful this attack becomes. The user attacks the opposing team with explosive fury. The lower the user's HP, the less powerful this attack becomes. The user attacks opposing Pokémon with explosive fury. The lower the user's HP, the lower the move's power.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire				49				58			58
156		Quilava	Fire		Fire				57				68			68
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire				57				74			--, 74
244		Entei	Fire		Fire						85	85			--, 85
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground	45			57				67	52	--, 52
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground	75			80	50		50			50
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
324		Torkoal	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.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0485 Heatran Fire Steel Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs - Investigate the Odd Eruption! 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

Dawn's Quilava Camerupt Heatran Ash's Quilava
The user attacks in an explosive fury.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Lava and smoke or a geyser of fire spews from one or both of the volcanoes on Camerupt's back, also making flaming rocks fly in all directions.
Vicky Winstrate's Camerupt	Candid Camerupt!		Debut
A Coordinator's Camerupt	A Cacturne for the Worse		None
Pokémon Summer Academy's Camerupt	One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!		None
	Heatran releases a stream of smoke and lava from its mouth at the opponent. Sometimes, when it's about to fire the attack, a red orb appears in front of its mouth.
A wild Heatran	Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue!		Game event-exclusive move
	Quilava charges and runs underneath the opponent. Then, it ignites the flames on its head and tail, and they grow larger. It then fires a geyser of red-orange fire from the flame on its head at the opponent, or Quilava lowers its head and fires a geyser of red-orange fire from the flame on its head at the opponent.
Ash's Quilava	An Old Family Blend!		None
Dawn's Quilava	SS024		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Camerupt
The user attacks in an explosive fury.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Camerupt releases two blasts of lava from the volcanoes on its back.
Maxie's Camerupt	Walrein and Camerupt		Debut

In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master manga

Groudon
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Ryū's Groudon	ABM14		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

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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 噴火 Pēnhuǒ Dutch Uitbarsting Finnish Purkaus French Éruption German Eruption Greek Έκρηξη Hindi विष्फोट Vishphot Indonesian Erupsi Italian Eruzione Korean 분화 Bunhwa Brazilian Portuguese Erupção Serbian Erupcija Spanish Estallido

Variations of the move Eruption
Eruption • Water Spout • Dragon Energy

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