Fire Spin (move)

Fire Spin ほのおのうず Flame Swirl

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Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  15 Accuracy  70% 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 Unknown

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

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.

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

Fire Spin (Japanese: ほのおのうず Flame Swirl) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. The move Magma Storm is considered to be a more powerful variation of this move.

Effect

Generation I

Fire Spin inflicts damage and traps the target for 2-5 turns, damaging the target at the end of each turn. There is a 37.5% chance that it will attack for 2 turns, a 37.5% chance that it will attack for 3 turns, a 12.5% chance that it will attack for 4 turns, and a 12.5% chance that it will attack for 5 turns. Although only the first hit can be a critical hit, each consecutive turn will deal the same amount of damage. Whilst the target is trapped, it will be unable to attack, and if the user of Fire Spin strikes before the target, when used, the target will also be unable to attack during the same turn.

Damage done by Fire Spin's continuing duration is done after recurrent damage. If the user switches out before the turn duration ends, the target will be unable to attack during that turn. If the target switches out before the turn duration ends, Fire Spin will automatically be used against the incoming Pokémon, deducting an additional PP from the move. If at such a time Fire Spin has 0 PP, Fire Spin will still be used against the incoming Pokémon. After that use, the current PP of Fire Spin will roll over to 63, and full PP ups will be applied to it.

Even if Fire Spin misses, it will negate the recharge turn normally required for Hyper Beam. Additionally, if the user of Fire Spin attacks before the user of Hyper Beam during a recharge turn and the use of Fire Spin misses, the user of Hyper Beam will automatically use Hyper Beam during that turn. If at such a time Hyper Beam has 0 PP, Hyper Beam will still be used, and afterwards its current PP will roll over to 63, and full PP ups will be applied to it.

The target will be able to select a move during each turn of Fire Spin's duration, and will hit an incoming Pokémon with the selected move if the user switches out before the duration is over.

In Stadium, a move can be selected during each turn of Fire Spin's duration. If the target switches out before the duration ends, the incoming Pokémon will not automatically be attacked. Fire Spin will negate the recharge turn of Hyper Beam only if successful.

Generation II

The target is now able to attack during Fire Spin's duration, and can act normally. Instead, Fire Spin inflicts damage at the end of each round (similar to being poisoned) for two to five turns upon use, in addition to the damage dealt when it is used. It also traps the target, preventing switching and escape.

Generation III

The effects of Fire Spin are the same as in Generation II, but if a wild Pokémon uses Fire Spin on the player's Pokémon, the player may escape if his or her Pokémon has the Run Away ability. However, Run Away does not allow the player to switch the Pokémon out.

Generation IV

In addition to the effects of Wrap in Generation III, if the user of Fire Spin is holding a Grip Claw, the duration of Fire Spin is always 5 turns.

In the anime

• Combuskenfirespinspiral.jpg

  Combusken using Fire Spin

• Combuskenfirespintrap.jpg

  Chimecho trapped inside Combusken's Fire Spin

• Chimchar Fire Spin.JPG

  Chimchar using Fire Spin

• Chimchar Fire Spin 2.JPG

  Garchomp stuck inside Fire Spin

Pokémon

Charmander. Charmander opens its mouth and a spiraling flame is released.

• Used by Ash's Charmander from ??? to ???.

Ninetales. Ninetales opens its mouth and a spiraling flame is released.

• Used by Blaine's Ninetales in Riddle Me This.

Solrock. The fire is created in the middle of its top rock.

• Used by a wild Solrock in Take the Lombre Home!.

Combusken. Combusken opens its mouth and a vortex of fire is released.

• Used by May's Combusken from ??? to ???.

Magmar. Magmar opens its mouth and releases a twister of fire.

• Used by a Magmar in Settling a Not-So-Old Score.
• Used by Paul's Magmar in Lost Leader Strategy!.

Chimchar. Chimchar blows fire out of its mouth, which then turns into a twister. The twister then hits into the opponent.

• Used by Ash's Chimchar from ??? to present.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0004 Charmander Fire 46 0005 Charmeleon Fire 56 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 55 0037 Vulpix Fire 42 0077 Ponyta Fire 39 0078 Rapidash Fire -- 0136 Flareon Fire 44 0136 Flareon Fire 36 0146 Moltres Fire Flying -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0004 Charmander Fire 49 0005 Charmeleon Fire 55 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 64 0037 Vulpix Fire 37 0038 Ninetales Fire 43 0077 Ponyta Fire 26 0078 Rapidash Fire 26 0136 Flareon Fire 36 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 13 0244 Entei Fire 31 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Ponyta, Rapidash
Flareon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0228 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Houndour
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#E62829" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Ponyta, Rapidash
Flareon

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0004 Charmander Fire 49 0005 Charmeleon Fire 55 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 64 0037 Vulpix Fire 41 0038 Ninetales Fire 45 0077 Ponyta Fire 25 0078 Rapidash Fire 25 0136 Flareon Fire 36 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 13 0244 Entei Fire 31 0255 Torchic Fire 25 0324 Torkoal Fire 17 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 19 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Ponyta, Rapidash
Flareon
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0228 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Houndour
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#E62829" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Ponyta, Rapidash
Flareon
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Torkoal

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0004 Charmander Fire 37 0005 Charmeleon Fire 43 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 49 0037 Vulpix Fire 34 0077 Ponyta Fire 25 0078 Rapidash Fire 25 0126 Magmar Fire 19 0136 Flareon Fire 36 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 8 0240 Magby Fire 19 0244 Entei Fire 22 0255 Torchic Fire 25 0324 Torkoal Fire 17 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 12 0390 Chimchar Fire 33 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 39 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 45 0467 Magmortar Fire 17 0485 Heatran Fire Steel 12 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Ponyta, Rapidash
Flareon
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Torkoal
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0228 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Houndour
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#E62829" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Ponyta, Rapidash
Flareon
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Torkoal
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In other languages

• Spanish: Giro Fuego
• French: Danse-flammes
• German: Feuerwirbel
• Italian: Turbofuoco
• Norwegian: Ildspinn, Flammespinn

Variations of the move Fire Spin
Clamp • Sand Tomb Fire Spin • Whirlpool