Eruption (move)

Eruption ふんか Eruption

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  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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 Template:Type2 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 power (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.

Learnset

By leveling up

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

By event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0485 Heatran Fire Steel Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs 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

Quilava File:Camerupterupt.png Camerupt Heatran 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
A Camerupt an Unknown Trainer used briefly	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!		Heatran cannot normally learn Eruption.
	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.
Ash's Quilava	An Old Family Blend!		None
Dawn's Quilava	SS024		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Camerupt Eruption Adventures.png 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	VS. Walrein		Debut

Trivia

• Groudon is the only non-Template:Type2 Pokémon who can learn this move.
  • However, all Pokémon that do learn it have something to do with volcanoes and are mostly or partially red.
• Eruption and Heat Crash are the only Fire-type attack moves which do not have a fixed base power.

In other languages

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

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

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