Flamethrower (move)

This article is about the move Flamethrower. For the TFG starter set, see Flamethrower (TFG).

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Flamethrower かえんほうしゃ Flame Emission

Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  90 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Move Tutor in Pokémon Crystal TM35 in Generation III TM35 in Generation IV TM35 in Generation V TM35 in Generation VI

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 I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Flamethrower (Japanese: かえんほうしゃ Flame Emission) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation I. It has been TM35 since Generation III.

Effect

Generations I to V

Flamethrower does damage and has a 10% chance of burning the target.

Generation VI

Same as the previous generations, but Flamethrower's power changed from 95 to 90.

Description

Games Description A powerful Fire-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of leaving the target with a damaging burn. A powerful Fire-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of leaving the target with a burn. An attack that may inflict a burn. RSE A powerful fire attack that may inflict a burn.* Looses a stream of fire that may burn the foe.* FRLG The foe is scorched with intense flames. The foe may suffer a burn. A powerful fire attack that may inflict a burn.* Looses a stream of fire that may burn the target.* The foe is scorched with an intense blast of fire. The target may also be left with a burn. Conq The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. It may also leave the target with a burn. The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	38			31			31			34				37			37
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	42			34			34			39				43			43
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	46			34			34			42				47			47
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire	35			31			29			24				37	34	34
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire																	--
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire	50			50			49			34				39	34	34
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	55			41			41			41				50	49	49
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	54	52	52			52										'
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying				49			49			36				36			36
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire				46			46			37				40			'
156		Quilava	Fire		Fire				54			54			42				46			'
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire				60			60			42				48			'
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire				36			36			53				50			50
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock				36			36			61				59			59
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire				35			43			43				44			44
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire				41			51			48				50			50
240		Magby	Fire		Fire				37			37			37				43	40	40
244		Entei	Fire		Fire				51			51			36				36			'
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire							43			43				43			43
322		Numel	Fire	Ground							41			45				51	43	43
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire							30			28				28			28
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire										41				47			'
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark										34				34			34
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire										43				50	49	49
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire														33			'
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting														39			'
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting														43			43
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire														51			47
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire														22			'
653		Fennekin	Fire		Fire																	35
654		Braixen	Fire		Fire																	41
655		Delphox	Fire	Psychic																	42
667		Litleo	Fire	Normal																	36
668		Pyroar	Fire	Normal																	38
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II --		III TM35		IV TM35		V TM35		VI TM35
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
035		Clefairy	Fairy		Fairy							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
036		Clefable	Fairy		Fairy							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal	Fairy							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal	Fairy							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison							✔			✔				✔		✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison							✔			✔				✔		✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
156		Quilava	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
173		Cleffa	Fairy		Fairy							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal	Fairy							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
175		Togepi	Fairy		Fairy							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
176		Togetic	Fairy	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
209		Snubbull	Fairy		Fairy							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
210		Granbull	Fairy		Fairy							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
223		Remoraid	Water		Water							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
240		Magby	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
244		Entei	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
294		Loudred	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric										✔				✔		✔	✔
310		Manectric	Electric		Electric										✔				✔		✔	✔
322		Numel	Fire	Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
351		Castform	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
372		Shelgon	Dragon		Dragon							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire										✔				✔		✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock										✔				✔		✔	✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock										✔				✔		✔	✔
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel										✔				✔		✔	✔
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel										✔				✔		✔	✔
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark										✔				✔		✔	✔
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark										✔				✔		✔	✔
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔	✔
443		Gible	Dragon	Ground										✔				✔		✔	✔
444		Gabite	Dragon	Ground										✔				✔		✔	✔
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground										✔				✔		✔	✔
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔	✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔	✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock										✔				✔		✔	✔
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric										✔				✔		✔
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire										✔				✔		✔	✔
468		Togekiss	Fairy	Flying										✔				✔		✔	✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔	✔
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon										✔				✔		✔	✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon										✔				✔		✔	✔
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel										✔				✔		✔	✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔	✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire														✔		✔	✔
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire														✔		✔	✔
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting														✔		✔	✔
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting														✔		✔	✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal														✔		✔	✔
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire														✔		✔	✔
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire														✔		✔	✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal														✔		✔	✔
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire														✔		✔	✔
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire														✔		✔	✔
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark														✔		✔	✔
604		Eelektross	Electric		Electric														✔		✔	✔
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire														✔		✔	✔
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire														✔		✔	✔
609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire														✔		✔	✔
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon														✔		✔	✔
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire														✔		✔	✔
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon														✔		✔	✔
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire														✔		✔	✔
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire														✔		✔	✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire														✔		✔	✔
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel														✔		✔
653		Fennekin	Fire		Fire																✔	✔
654		Braixen	Fire		Fire																✔	✔
655		Delphox	Fire	Psychic																✔	✔
662		Fletchinder	Fire	Flying																✔	✔
663		Talonflame	Fire	Flying																✔	✔
667		Litleo	Fire	Normal																✔	✔
668		Pyroar	Fire	Normal																✔	✔
684		Swirlix	Fairy		Fairy																✔	✔
685		Slurpuff	Fairy		Fairy																✔	✔
686		Inkay	Dark	Psychic																✔	✔
687		Malamar	Dark	Psychic																✔	✔
706		Goodra	Dragon		Dragon																✔	✔
710		Pumpkaboo	Ghost	Grass																✔	✔
711		Gourgeist	Ghost	Grass																✔	✔
715		Noivern	Flying	Dragon																✔	✔
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

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					C
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire			✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire			✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying			✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground			✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground			✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal			✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal			✔
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire			✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire			✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal			✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal			✔
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire			✔
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire			✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting			✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting			✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting			✔
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground			✔
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground			✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground			✔
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire			✔
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire			✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic			✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic			✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison			✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison			✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground			✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground			✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal			✔
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison			✔
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison			✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock			✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock			✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal			✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal			✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire			✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal			✔
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying			✔
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire			✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying			✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal			✔
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying			✔
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon			✔
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon			✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying			✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic			✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic			✔
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire			✔
156		Quilava	Fire		Fire			✔
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire			✔
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal			✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal			✔
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal			✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying			✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic			✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal			✔
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire			✔
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock			✔
223		Remoraid	Water		Water			✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water			✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire			✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire			✔
240		Magby	Fire		Fire			✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal			✔
244		Entei	Fire		Fire			✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark			✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying			✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Flamethrower in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

A long-range attack that fires in a straight line of up to ten tiles. May cause a burn.

Pokémon Conquest

Flamethrower attacks in a straight line, hitting three spaces ahead. It shares this attack shape with Ice Beam. Flamethrower is the only move of Charizard.

Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Charizard will use Flamethrower side-to-side alternating sides when sent out of a Poké Ball.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Flamethrower is Charizard's standard Special move. The direction of the flame can be tilted up and down, and its power weakens progressively with use.

In the anime

In the main series

Arcanine File:Paul Chimchar Flamethrower.png Chimchar Flygon Flareon
The foe is hit by fire from somewhere on the user's body, usually the mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Charmander releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Charmander	Challenge of the Samurai		Debut
Ash's Charmander	Charmander - the Stray Pokémon		None
Multiple Charmander	Battle Aboard the St. Anne		None
Ritchie's Zippo	Friend and Foe Alike		None
Charmander of Team Go-Getters	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate		None
	Vulpix releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent. Sometimes its eyes glow white when it's powering up.
Brock's Vulpix	Pokémon Fashion Flash		None
Unknown Trainer's Vulpix	Pikachu Re-volts		None
A wild Vulpix	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None
	Growlithe releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Lara Laramie's Growlithe	The Flame Pokémon-athon!		None
James's Growlie	Holy Matrimony!		None
Officer Jenny's Growlithe	The Fourth Round Rumble		None
Unknown Trainer's Growlithe	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
Morrison's Growlithe	From Brags to Riches		None
Tedesco's Growlithe	Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!		None
	Charmeleon releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Charmeleon	The March of the Exeggutor Squad		None
Mateo's Charmeleon	The Crystal Onix		None
Sammy Oak's Charmeleon	Celebi: Voice of the Forest		None
Ritchie's Zippo	A Parent Trapped!		None
Jimmy's Charmeleon	Judgment Day!		None
A Coordinator's Charmeleon	Once More with Reeling!		None
	Charizard releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Charizard	Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon		None
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Charizard	The Ultimate Test		None
Mewtwo's Charizardtwo	Mewtwo Strikes Back		None
Multiple wild Charizard	Charizard's Burning Ambition		None
A Charizard Jessie borrows from the Battle Park	One Trick Phony!		None
Liza's Charla	Better Eight Than Never		None
A wild Charizard	Destiny Deoxys		None
Corey Demario's Don	Those Darn Electabuzz!		None
Clark's Charizard	Shocks and Bonds		None
Jessie's Charizard	Grating Spaces!		None
Alan's Charizard	SS029		None
	Flareon releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Flareon	The Ultimate Test		None
Unknown Trainer's Flareon	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
Egan's Flareon	Some Like it Hot		None
Savannah's Flareon	A Fan with a Plan		None
Virgil's Flareon	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!		None
	Magmar's eyes glow orange. Then, it releases a red-orange or orange-yellow stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Blaine's Magmar	Volcanic Panic!		None
Yosaku's Magmar	A Farfetch'd Tale		None
Balloon Racer's Magmar	The Big Balloon Blow-Up		None
Unknown Trainer's Magmar	As Cold as Pryce		None
Satchel's Magmar	You're a Star, Larvitar!		None
Gary's Magmar	The Ties that Bind		None
A Coordinator's Magmar	Settling a Not-So-Old Score!		None
Head engineer's Magmar	Bibarel Gnaws Best!		None
Paul's Magmar	A Pyramiding Rage!		None
	A ball of red-orange fire appears around Ponyta's mouth. The ball is then released as a stream of fire from the ball at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Ponyta	Pikachu Re-Volts		Ponyta could not legally learn Flamethrower at the time
	Moltres releases a red-orange stream of fire from its beak at the opponent.
Moltres (M02)	The Power of One		None
A wild Moltres	The Search for the Legend		None
	Cyndaquil ignites the flame on its back and it releases a red-orange or orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent. Sometimes, a ball of red-orange fire appears in its mouth before firing the attack.
Ash's Cyndaquil	Good 'Quil Hunting		None
A wild Cyndaquil	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Houndour releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Houndour	Hour of the Houndour		None
Ralph's Houndour	Ariados, Amigos		None
Cassidy's Houndour	The Mystery is History		None
A wild Houndour	Entei At Your Own Risk		None
	Magby releases an orange, or red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent. Sometimes, the fire has red rings of fire surrounding it.
A wild Magby	Pikachu and Pichu		None
Satchel's Magby	You're a Star, Larvitar!		None
Anthony's Magby	You Said a Mouthful!		None
Pokémon Trainer's School's Magby borrowed by Tommy	Gonna Rule the School!		None
A Coordinator's Magby	Dressed for Jess Success!		None
Roland's Magby	An Elite Coverup!		None
	A pink orb appears in front of Entei's mouth and it releases a pinkish stream of fire from the orb at the opponent.
Entei (M03)	Spell of the Unown		None
A wild Entei	Entei at Your Own Risk		None
A mirage Entei	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
	Sudowoodo opens its mouth and a red-orange stream of fire is released from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Sudowoodo	Type Casting		Used via Mimic
	Ninetales opens its mouth and an orange stream of fire is released from its mouth at the opponent.
Zane's Ninetales	Beauty and the Breeder		None
Mansion Owner's Ninetales	Just Waiting on a Friend		None
A Coordinator's Ninetales	Deceit and Assist		None
A wild Ninetales	Mystery on a Deserted Island!		None
	Houndoom opens its mouth and a red-orange ball appears. A red-orange stream of fire is then released from the ball at the opponent, or Houndoom releases a stream of red-orange fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Mareep farmer's Doomy	Houndoom's Special Delivery		None
Pokémon Poacher's Houndoom	Celebi: Voice of the Forest		None
A wild Houndoom	Entei at Your Own Risk		None
Harrison's Houndoom	Pop Goes the Sneasel		None
Joshua's Houndoom	Mean With Envy		None
Unknown Trainer's Houndoom	Hi Ho Silver Wind!		None
Red Army's Houndoom	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		None
A mirage Houndoom	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
Proprietor's Houndoom	Flint Sparks the Fire!		None
	Typhlosion's back lights up with flames and it releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Jimmy's Typhlosion	The Legend of Thunder!		None
A Typhlosion an unknown Trainer borrowed from the Pokémon Trainer's School	Gonna Rule the School!		None
Mr. Moore's Typhlosion	Poetry Commotion!		None
	Magcargo's cheeks swell up and it releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Egan's Magcargo	Some Like it Hot		None
A wild Magcargo	Some Like it Hot		None
Flannery's Mag	Poetry Commotion!		None
A Coordinator's Magcargo	Playing the Performance Encore!		None
	Quilava fires up the flames on its head and back and it releases a spiraling red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Quilava	You're a Star, Larvitar!		None
Macy's Quilava	Tie One On!		None
Ryan's Quilava	The Champ Twins!		None
Dawn's Quilava	Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!		None
	Blaziken releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Harrison's Blaziken	Pop Goes the Sneasel		None
Rafe's Blaziken	Destiny Deoxys		None
A Coordinator's Blaziken	Last Call - First Round!		None
	Slugma releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Macy's Slugma	Love, Pokémon Style		None
Natasha's Slugma	What You Seed is What You Get		None
Multiple wild Slugma	Game Winning Assist		None
Flannery's Mag	Poetry Commotion!		None
Flannery's Meg	Going, Going, Yawn		None
	Combusken releases a spiraling red-orange stream of fire from its beak at the opponent.
Nurse Joy's Combusken	Having a Wailord of a Time		None
May's Combusken	Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys Crisis! (Part 2)		None
	Salamence releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Butler's Salamence	Jirachi: Wish Maker		None
Drake's Salamence	Vanity Affair		None
A wild Salamence	Battling the Enemy Within!		None
A Coordinator's Salamence	May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!		None
J's Salamence	Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1)		None
	Gyarados breathes in red energy and it releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Misty's Gyarados	A Togepi Mirage!		None
A wild Gyarados	SS027		None
	Numel releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Julie's Numel	Game Winning Assist		None
	Torkoal releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Flannery's Torkoal	Going, Going, Yawn		None
Ash's Torkoal	All Torkoal, No Play		None
	Flygon releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Flygon	Delcatty Got Your Tongue		None
Drew's Flygon	Rhapsody in Drew		None
	Solrock releases a red-orange stream of fire with orange circles around it from the top rock on its head at the opponent.
A wild Solrock	Take the Lombre Home		None
	Vigoroth releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Norman's Vigoroth	Balance of Power		None
	Jigglypuff releases red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Lisa Mitchum's Jigglypuff	Rough, Tough Jigglypuff		None
	Arcanine releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Tucker's Arcanine	Tactics Theatrics!!		None
A mirage Arcanine merged with a mirage Mewtwo	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
Officer Jenny's Arcanine	Mutiny in the Bounty!		None
Marley's Arcanine	Keeping in Top Forme!		None
	Seviper releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Lucy's Seviper	Queen of the Serpentine!		None
	Cranidos releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Roark's Cranidos	Shapes of Things to Come!		None
	Rampardos releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Roark's Rampardos	O'er the Rampardos We Watched!		None
	Chimchar releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent. Sometimes, before it fires the attack, a ball of red-orange flames appears in front of its mouth.
Alice's Chimchar	The Rise of Darkrai		None
Ash's Chimchar	Tag! We're It...!		None
Flint's Chimchar	Flint Sparks the Fire!		None
Chimchar of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness		None
	Gible releases an orange stream of fire at the opponent from its mouth.
Unknown Trainer's Gible	The Rise of Darkrai		None
	Infernape releases an orange or red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Allegra's Infernape	The Rise of Darkrai		None
Ash's Infernape	Flint Sparks the Fire!		None
	Stunky releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Stunky	The Rise of Darkrai		None
	Rhyhorn releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
J's client's henchman's Rhyhorn	Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2		None
	Bastiodon releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Byron's Bastiodon	Ancient Family Matters!		None
	Magmortar puts its arms in front of it and fires two red-orange streams of fire from its arm cannons at the opponent.
Paul's Magmortar	Evolving Strategies!		None
	Monferno releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Monferno	Evolving Strategies!		None
Flint's Monferno	Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!		None
	Garchomp releases a spiraling orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Cynthia's Garchomp	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Arceus raises its head and a spiraling orange orb of fire appears in front of its face. It then brings its head forwards, releasing a yellow-orange stream of fire with dark orange rings around the flame at the opponent.
Arceus (M12)	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Heatran releases an orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Marcus's Heatran	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Togepi releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Togepi	Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!		None
	Skuntank releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Jupiter's Skuntank	Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!		None
	Altaria releases a red-orange stream of fire from its beak at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Altaria	A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!		None
	Pansear releases a stream of red-orange fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Chili's Pansear	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!		None
Unknown Trainer's Pansear	A Venipede Stampede!		None
	Darumaka releases a stream of red-orange fire from the front its mouth at the opponent. It fires the stream without opening its mouth.
Two wild Darumaka	Saving Darmanitan From the Bell!		None
Unknown Trainer's Darumaka	Cilan Takes Flight!		None
	Darmanitan opens its mouth and releases a stream of red-orange fire from it at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Darmanitan	A Venipede Stampede!		None
Bianca's father's Red Flash Darmanitan	Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!		None
Unknown Trainer's Darmanitan	Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!		None
Davy's Darmanitan	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!		None
A wild Darmanitan	The Journalist from Another Region!		None
	Pignite opens its mouth and releases a stream of red-orange fire from it at the opponent, or Pignite releases a powerful stream of fire from its snout at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Pignite	A Venipede Stampede!		None
Bianca's Pignite	Emolga the Irresistible!		None
Ash's Pignite	Evolution by Fire!		None
	Lampent releases a stream of red-orange fire from the front of its body at the opponent.
Trip's Lampent	A Venipede Stampede!		None
	Simisear releases a stream of red-orange fire from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Simisear	Emolga and the New Volt Switch!		None
	Druddigon takes in a deep breath and releases a stream of red-orange fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Emmy's Druddigon	The Dragon Master's Path!		None
A wild Druddigon	A Pokémon of a Different Color!		None
Clair's Druddigon	SS028		None
	Audino lowers its head and opens its mouth. A red-yellow flame then forms inside its mouth and Audino fires a stream of red-yellow fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Nurse Joy's Audino	Where Did You Go, Audino?		None
	Emboar takes in a deep breath and releases a stream of orange-yellow fire from its nose or mouth at the opponent.
Tatsuki's Emboar	White—Victini and Zekrom Black—Victini and Reshiram		None
Bianca's Emboar	Search for the Clubultimate!		None
Shamus's Emboar	Evolution by Fire!		None
	Multiple rings of red-yellow fire appear around Reshiram's body, and it opens its mouth, firing a stream of red-yellow fire from its mouth at the opponent. When the stream of fire hits the opponent, the flames wrap around it and trap it in an orb of flames for a few moments.
Reshiram (M14)	White—Victini and Zekrom Black—Victini and Reshiram		None
	Larvesta releases five small streams of fire from the horns around its head, then releases a stream of red-yellow fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Luke's Larvesta	The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!		None
	The orb on the end of Tepig's tail glow bright orange and it releases a powerful stream of red-yellow fire from its nostrils at the opponent.
Ash's Tepig	Battle For The Underground!		None
	Dragonite opens its mouth and releases a stream of red-orange fire from it at the opponent.
Iris's Dragonite	Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!		None
	Heatmor releases a stream of red-orange fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Manning's Heatmor	Jostling for the Junior Cup!		None
A wild Heatmor	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None
	Riolu releases a stream of red-orange fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Cameron's Riolu	Mission: Defeat Your Rival!		Used via Copycat
	Tyranitar releases a burst of red-orange fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Dirk's Tyranitar	Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening		None
	Exploud takes a deep breath and releases a stream of red-orange fire from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Exploud	Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit!		None
	Blaziken releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Blaziken Mask's Blaziken	Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!		None
	Delphox points its wand stick at the opponent and forms a red-orange flame at its tip. It releases a red-orange stream of fire from the tip of its wand at the opponent.
Grampa's Delphox	An Appetite for Battle!		None
	Fennekin releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Serena's Fennekin	XY021		None
	Charizard's releases a stream of blue fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Alan's Charizard	SS029		None

In Pokémon Origins

Charmeleon Charizard and Moltres
The foe is hit by fire from the user's mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Charmeleon releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Red's Charmeleon	File 3 - Giovanni		Debut
	Charizard releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Red's Charizard	File 3 - Giovanni		None
	Moltres releases a red-orange stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Red's Moltres	File 4 - Charizard		None

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Charizard
The user releases a stream of fire from its mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Flareon opens its mouth and releases a powerful stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Pyro's Flareon	To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That is the Question!		Debut
	Charmander releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Charmander	You Gotta Have Friends		None
	Charizard releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Charizard	The Indigo Finals		None

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Magmortar
The user releases a powerful stream of fire.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Magmortar shoots a powerful blast of fire from its cannons.
Rocco's Magmortar	Challenge From A Rival		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder manga

Emboar Volcarona
The user releases a powerful stream of fire.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Emboar shoots a powerful blast of fire from its nostrils.
Shin's Emboar	Get the Legendary Pokémon!		Debut
	Volcarona holds out its wings and shoots a powerful blast of fire from them.
Alder's Volcarona	Get the Legendary Pokémon!		None

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Rapidash Smeargle Flareon Combusken
The foe is scorched with an intense blast of fire. The target may also be left with a burn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Ninetales releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Blue's Ninetales	A Tale of Ninetales		Debut
Courtney's Ninetales	Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun II		None
	Flareon releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Red's Vee	Blame it on Eevee		None
The Battle Pike's Flareon	VS. Milotic		None
	Magmar releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Two wild Magmar	Make Room for Magmar		None
	Moltres releases a stream of fire from its beak at the opponent.
Green's Moltres	Holy Moltres		None
	Charizard releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Blue's Charizard	Kalling Kadabra		None
	Vulpix releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Bill's Vulpix	Hitmonlee, Baby (One More Time)		None
	Growlithe releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Blaine's Growlithe	Airing Out Aerodactyl		None
	Houndour releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
The Masked Man's Houndour	You Ain't Nothin' But a Houndour		None
	Entei releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Silver's Entei	Entranced by Entei		None
	Magcargo releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Carl's Magcargo	Slick Slowking		None
Flannery's Magcargo	Bubble Bubble Toil and Azumarill I		None
	Smeagle releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
DJ Mary's Smea-Smea	The Last Battle VII		Used via Sketch
	Combusken releases a stream of fire from its beak at the opponent.
Sapphire's Chic	Mashing Makuhita		None
	Camerupt releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent
Maxie's Camerupt	Tripped Up by Torkoal		None
	Slugma releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Blaise's Slugma	Slugging It Out with Slugma II		None
	Torkoal releases a powerful stream of fire from the hole on the top of its shell or its mouth at the opponent.
Tabitha's Torkoal	Assaulted by Pelipper II		None
	Altaria opens its beak and releases a stream of fire from it at the opponent.
Winona's Altaria	Bravo, Vibrava		None
	Blaziken opens its beak and releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Sapphire's Chic	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XIV		None
	Rapidash releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent or Rapidash bends its head down and it releases a powerful stream of fire from its mane at the opponent.
Crys's Rapidash	VS. Milotic		None
Platinum's Rapidash	Getting the Drop on Gallade I		None
	Houndoom releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Maxie's Houndoom	The Final Showdown VI		None
The Battle Pyramid's Houndoom	VS. Regirock		None
Team Galactic's Houndoom	Showdown with Houndoom		None
	Typhlosion opens its mouth and releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Kimberly's Typhlosion	Old Kimberly of Two Island		None
	Salamence opens its mouth and releases a stream of fire with multiple rings of fire around it from its mouth at the opponent.
Tucker's Salamence	VS. Shedinja		None
	Ponyta's mane flares up and it stretches outward, firing a stream of fire at the opponent from it.
Platinum's Ponyta	Brash Bronzong I		None
	Infernape takes in a deep breath and fires a powerful stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Pearl's Chimler	Outwitting Octillery		None
	Arcanine fires a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Crys's Archy	Pleased as Punch With Parasect		None

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

Vulpix
The user releases a powerful stream of fire.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Vulpix shoots a stream of fire.
Enta's Vulpix	Enta Arrives at the Battle Frontier!		Debut

In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Houndour Magby
The user breathes out a loose stream of fire.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Charmeleon looses out a stream of fire.
Takeo's Charmeleon	Let's Aim For The Goal!		Debut
	Magby looses out a stream of fire.
Whitney's Magby	A Huge Mysterious Tree		None
	Houndour shoots a stream of fire.
Grey's Houndour	Gold and Black VS Team Rocket		None

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Magmar
The user spits out powerful blast of flames.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Magmar spits out powerful blast of flames from its mouth.
Yuta's Magmar	GDZ21		Debut
	Houndoom spits out large powerful flames from its mouth.
An unnamed thief's Houndoom	GDZ47		None
	Houndour spits out large powerful flames from its mouth.
Shu's Houndour	GDZ73		None

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga

Torchic
The user releases fire from its beak.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Torchic releases fire from its beak.
Ginji	Pokémon to the Rescue!		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Charizard Slugma
The user releases huge flames from its mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Charizard releases large flames from its mouth.
Green's Charizard	The Pokémon Banana League (Part 2)		Debut
	Slugma opens its mouth and releases flames.
Giovanni's Slugma	Escape From Magma!?		None

In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga

Chimchar
The user shoots out large powerful flames.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Chimchar shoots out large powerful flames from its mouth.
Katsuya's Hikoza	Toki's Sad Past		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

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 噴射火焰 Pēnshè Huǒyàn Croatian Bacač Plamena Czech Plamenomet Danish Flammekaster Dutch Vlammenwerper Finnish Liekinheitin French Lance-Flamme* Lance-Flammes* German Flammenwurf Greek Φλογοβόλο Hindi ज्वाला छोडो Jwala Chodo Indonesian Semburan Api Italian Lanciafiamme Korean 화염방사 Hwa-Yum-Bahng-Sa Norwegian Flammekaster Polish Miotacz ognia Miotacz płomieni (used interchangeably) Portuguese Brazil Lança-chamas Portugal Lança-chamas Lança Chamas (Pokémon Chronicles & Diamond and Pearl series) Romanian Aruncătorul de Flăcări Serbian Plameni Bacač Spanish Latin America Lanzallamas Spain Lanzallamas Swedish Eldkastare Turkish Alev Püskürtücü

Variations of the move Flamethrower
Flamethrower • Ice Beam • Thunderbolt

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