Typhlosion, in appearance, becomes much different from its pre-evolutions; however, some resemblances remain. For instance, it is classified as a {{DL|List of Pokémon by body style|Pokémon with a quadruped body|quadruped}} like Quilava, but it is capable of bipedal movement like Cyndaquil. The fiery vents on its back disappear, making way for a new ring of them around its neck and shoulders.
Typhlosion is a {{wp|badger}}-like Pokémon, with a bulky yet agile body. In appearance, it becomes much different from its pre-evolutions; however, some resemblances remain. For instance, it is classified as a {{DL|List of Pokémon by body style|Pokémon with a quadruped body|quadruped}} like Quilava, but it is capable of bipedal movement like Cyndaquil, so much that it is frequently depicted standing on its hind legs. The fiery vents on its back disappear, making way for a new ring of them around its neck and just over its shoulders.
Typhlosion has a somewhat bearlike physique, with bulky thighs and a collar of fire around its neck. Typhlosion’s ears are thinner compared to Quilava, and lack ear insides. Typhlosion's face, underside, arms, and legs are a shade of cream, and its back is dark blue. The fur of a Typhlosion is very coarse and highly flame-retardant, giving it an extreme resistance to heat and fire attacks. This may also be to keep it from injuring itself during battle when using attacks such as {{m|Flamethrower}} or {{m|Flame Wheel}}. On Typhlosion’s rear is a spiky, coarse fringe of its back fur. Most of the time, when its mouth is open, it has a thick tongue.
Typhlosion's physique, with bulky limbs and belly, would suggest that it has certain limitations in its motion; however, Typhlosion has the same {{stat|Speed}} as agile Pokémon like {{p|Salamence}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, {{p|Linoone}} and {{p|Dodrio}}, and thus it is capable of agile movements. Furthermore, Typhlosion's weight is that of a [[List_of_Pok%C3%A9mon_by_weight#143.5_lbs_to_176.4_lbs_.2865.1_kg_to_80.0_kg.29|Middleweight Pokémon, with a weight just above of that of a Crobat and just below of that of a Starmie]].
Typhlosion’s ears are thinner compared to Quilava, and lack ear insides. Typhlosion's face, underside, arms, and legs are a shade of cream, and its back is dark blue. Sorrounding its neck, and stopping over its shoulders, there is a ring of fire that ignites when on a battle. The fur of a Typhlosion is very coarse and highly flame-retardant, giving it an extreme resistance to heat and fire attacks. This may also be to keep it from injuring itself during battle when using attacks such as {{m|Flamethrower}} or {{m|Flame Wheel}}. On Typhlosion’s rear there isn't a tale, however, there is a spiky, coarse fringe of its back fur. When Typhlosion's mouth is open, it shows its thick tongue and sharp canines.
Typhlosion is a badger-like Pokémon, with a bulky yet agile body. In appearance, it becomes much different from its pre-evolutions; however, some resemblances remain. For instance, it is classified as a quadruped like Quilava, but it is capable of bipedal movement like Cyndaquil, so much that it is frequently depicted standing on its hind legs. The fiery vents on its back disappear, making way for a new ring of them around its neck and just over its shoulders.
Typhlosion’s ears are thinner compared to Quilava, and lack ear insides. Typhlosion's face, underside, arms, and legs are a shade of cream, and its back is dark blue. Sorrounding its neck, and stopping over its shoulders, there is a ring of fire that ignites when on a battle. The fur of a Typhlosion is very coarse and highly flame-retardant, giving it an extreme resistance to heat and fire attacks. This may also be to keep it from injuring itself during battle when using attacks such as Flamethrower or Flame Wheel. On Typhlosion’s rear there isn't a tale, however, there is a spiky, coarse fringe of its back fur. When Typhlosion's mouth is open, it shows its thick tongue and sharp canines.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Typhlosion hides behind a shimmering heat haze that it creates using its intensely hot flames. It can even generate enough heat to make any object go up in flames when angered. It can rub its blazing fur together to cause huge, devastating explosive blasts that are also capable of burning anything to cinders, and its Flame Wheel is second to none. As a fully-evolved Fire-type starter, Typhlosion is capable of using Hyper Beam, Giga Impact and Blast Burn.
Behavior
Its personality has dramatically changed since it was a Cyndaquil, being rather quick-tempered and making anything go up in flames when angered. It usually moves on all fours when running, although it is capable of walking on its hind legs as well. Most artwork of Typhlosion displays it with its mouth open, as if yelling in fury.
Typhlosion make their nests along mountainsides and heated grasslands. However, they are rarely found in the wild, with the majority being evolved from a Cyndaquil that Professor Elm gives to the Johto region's beginning Trainers.
Gold's Quilava, named Exbo, evolved into Typhlosion to protect Silver, Crystal, and himself from Lugia. Afterwards, its larger size allowed it to be a method of faster travel (akin to Crystal's Meganium), and with its increased power allowed Gold to hold his own and even overpower the Masked Man.
Another Typhlosion was seen under Kimberly's ownership, displaying its Blaze Ability alongside her Meganium with its Overgrow. Doing so damaged much of the surrounding landscape, as well as a large girth of the ship nearby, earning the old woman much ire.
Typhlosion obscures itself behind a shimmering heat haze that it creates using its intensely hot flames. This Pokémon creates blazing explosive blasts that burn everything to cinders.
It can hide behind a shimmering heat haze that it creates using its intense flames. Typhlosion create blazing explosive blasts that burn everything to cinders.
Typhlosion and Charizard have the same total base stat total, along with Infernape. They are fully-evolved Fire-type starter Pokémon.
Additionally, both Typhlosion and Charizard have the exact same base stat distribution, making them the only Pokémon that were not introduced together to do so.
Typhlosion is the only final form of a Fire-type starter Pokémon that can only learn Flare Blitz by breeding. Charizard, Blaziken, Infernape, and Emboar all can learn it by leveling up.
However, Typhlosion and its pre-evolutions can learn Eruption by level-up, which is one of the highest base power Fire-type moves. It is the only Fire-type Starter line that can learn this move.
Without counting Pikachu, Typhlosion and its evolutionary line are the only starter line in the Yellow color group.
Typhlosion and its evolutionary line can learn Iron Tail via TM23 in Generation II, but it can't learn it in later generations with the same TM.
Despite being introduced in Generation II, Typhlosion did not make its main anime series debut until Gonna Rule The School, which is a Generation later.
Origin
The appearance of this Pokémon is mainly based on the honey badger. It may also seem reminiscent of mustelids and wolverines. It has a long and agile body, like weasels, though it is significantly larger and thicker than its pre-evolutions.
Name origin
Typhlosion is a combination of typhoon and explosion. Its name is also similar to the word typhus, a Greek word meaning 'hazy' (which would describe the effect that the intense heat Typhlosion generates has on the air surrounding it), and it may also be related to tephra (volcanic material). It could also derive from Typhon, a monster in Greek mythology who fathered many other monsters with his wife, Echidna; Cyndaquil resembles an echidna.
Bakphoon is derived from 爆風 bakufū (blast) and typhoon.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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