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  35 Accuracy  85% 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 Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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  Beautiful Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.

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 Fire-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Fire Spin has a power of 15 and an accuracy of 70. 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.

In Pokémon Stadium, if the target Pokémon switches out before the duration ends Fire Spin is ended and the user's turn is skipped.

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, it inflicts 1/16 of the target's maximum HP as damage for two to five turns upon use, in addition to the damage dealt when it is used. The quote "<Pokémon> was trapped!" will appear. It also traps the target, preventing switching and escape. If a trapped Pokémon uses Rapid Spin, it will be freed.

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 the affected Pokémon has Run Away or is holding a Smoke Ball. However, these do not allow the player to switch the Pokémon out. The text also changes to "<Pokémon> was trapped in the vortex!"

Generation IV

In Generation IV, if the user of Fire Spin is holding a Grip Claw, the duration of Fire Spin will always be 5 turns. Also, if an affected Pokémon is holding a Shed Shell, it can switch out.

Generation V

Fire Spin's power and accuracy were raised to 35 and 85 respectively, and now lasts for four to five turns. If a Binding Band is held by the user, the damage done at the end of each turn will increase from 1/16 of the target's maximum HP to 1/8. The text changes again, this time to "<Pokémon> was trapped in the fiery vortex!"

Generation VI

The end turn damage of Fire Spin is increased from 1/16 to 1/8 of the target's maximum HP. If the user is holding a Binding Band, the end turn damage of Fire Spin will increase to 1/6 of the target's maximum HP. Ghost-type Pokémon cannot be trapped by Fire Spin.

Description

Games Description Stad A Fire-type attack that lasts two to five turns. The target cannot move while surrounded by flames. Stad2 A Fire-type attack that lasts two to five turns. The flames make the target unable to move. GSC Traps foe in fire for 2-5 turns. RSE Traps the foe in a ring of fire for 2 to 5 turns. FRLG The foe is trapped in an intense spiral of fire that rages two to five turns. ColoXD Traps the target in a ring of fire for 2 to 5 turns. DPPtHGSS The foe becomes trapped within a fierce vortex of fire that rages for two to five turns. BWB2W2 XYORAS The target becomes trapped within a fierce vortex of fire that rages for four to five turns.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	46			49			49			37				43			43
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	56			55			55			43				50			50
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	55			64			64			49				56			56
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire	42			37			41			34				14	12	12 15
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire				43			45										'
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire	39			26			25			25		24	25			25
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire	39			26			25			25		24	25			25
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire										19				21	15	15
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	44	36	36			36			36				36	25	25
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	1			13			13			8				8			8
240		Magby	Fire		Fire										19				19	15	15
244		Entei	Fire		Fire				31			31			22				22			22
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire							25			25				25			25 19
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire							17			17				17			17 13
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic							19			12				12	9	9 5
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire										33				33			33
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting										39				39			39
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting										45				45			42
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire										19				21	15	15
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel										57				57			1, 57
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire														7			7
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire														7			7
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire														16			16
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire														30			30
653		Fennekin	Fire		Fire																	20
654		Braixen	Fire		Fire																	22
655		Delphox	Fire	Psychic																	22
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
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire
667		Litleo	Fire	Normal
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 events

Generation VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0006 CharizardLv.36 Fire Flying Pokémon EXPO Gym Charizard 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 other games

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★ Power: 12 Accuracy: 85%

Effect: Hits 4 to 5 times in one turn. If the move misses any target, the multi-strike move will cease.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also cause constriction. It thaws and frees frozen Pokémon. Conq. The target becomes trapped within a fierce vortex of fire that hits them four to five times.

In the anime

In the main series

Arcanine Heatmor Blaziken Flareon
The foe becomes trapped within a fierce vortex of fire.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Light red energy flickers off Vulpix and its eyes glow light blue. Its eyes then glow red and a flame is released. When the flame hits the ground, it turns into a fiery tornado and hits the opponent, or Vulpix releases a spiraling stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Brock's Vulpix	Pokémon Fashion Flash		Debut
A Coordinator's Vulpix	Staging a Heroes' Welcome!		None
	Charmander opens its mouth and a spiraling flame is released at the opponent from its mouth, trapping and burning it in a fiery tornado.
Ash's Charmander	The Ninja Poké-Showdown		None
	Flareon opens its mouth and a spiraling red-orange flame is released at the opponent from its mouth.
Pyro's Flareon	The Battling Eevee Brothers		None
Savannah's Flareon	Cruisin' for a Losin'		None
Ursula's Flareon	Opposites Interact!		None
	Ninetales opens its mouth and releases a stream of spinning red-orange or orange fire with a yellow flame spiraling around it at the opponent. When the stream of fire hits the opponent, it curls around it for a moment before disappearing.
Blaine's Ninetales	Riddle Me This		None
Zane's Ninetales	Beauty and the Breeder		None
A Coordinator's Ninetales	All Things Bright and Beautifly!		None
Unknown Trainer's Ninetales	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		None
	Arcanine opens its mouth and a flame is released at the opponent from its mouth. When the flame reaches the opponent, its curls around it in a tornado, or Arcanine's body becomes surrounded by fire and it tackles the opponent.
Gary's Arcanine	The Battle of the Badge		Arcanine couldn't legally learn Fire Spin at the time
Ramona's Arcanine	The Stolen Stones!		None
Keegan's Arcky	The Stolen Stones!		None
	Charmeleon opens its mouth and a flame is released at the opponent from its mouth or Charmeleon slams its hands onto the ground and a thin streak of fire shoots across the ground in front of it towards its target. The flame turns into a fiery tornado and it hits the opponent.
Mateo's Charmeleon	The Crystal Onix		None
Ritchie's Zippo	Oaknapped!		None
Trevor's Charmeleon	A Legendary Photo Op!		None
	Charizard opens its mouth and a flame is shot at the opponent from its mouth. The flame twists around the opponent, trapping it, or Charizard fires an orb of flames at the opponent from its mouth.
Ash's Charizard	Enter the Dragonite		Ember in the English dubbed version of the debut episode English debut in Fighting Flyer with Fire
A Coordinator's Charizard	Disguise Da Limit		None
Jessie's Charizard	Grating Spaces!		None
	Solrock releases a red-orange flame from the top rock on its head that spirals at the opponent.
A wild Solrock	Take the Lombre Home		None
	Combusken opens its mouth and a ball of fire appears in its mouth. It then shoots a vortex of fire at the opponent from its mouth.
May's Combusken	A Shroomish Skirmish		None
	Skitty lifts up its paw and a white orb appears. A spiraling red-orange fire then comes out of the orb at the opponent.
May's Skitty	Mean with Envy		Used via Assist
	Mime Jr. releases a vortex of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
James's Mime Jr.	Spontaneous Combusken!		Used via Mimic
	Blaziken opens its mouth and releases a spiraling flame from its mouth at the opponent.
May's Blaziken	Once More with Reeling!		None
	Magmar releases a twister of orange-yellow fire at the opponent, or Magmar releases a spiraling red-yellow stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent. As the fire reaches the opponent, it curls around it, surrounding it in a tornado of red-yellow fire.
A Coordinator's Magmar	Settling a Not-So-Old Score!		None
Paul's Magmar	Lost Leader Strategy!		None
	Entei releases a spiraling red-orange fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Entei (M03)	The Rise of Darkrai		None
	Chimchar releases a spiraling fire from its mouth that forms together into a vortex and hits the opponent. When hit, the opponent becomes trapped in a pillar of fire, or Chimchar opens its mouth and a ball of red-orange fire forms in front of it. A spiraling red-orange fire is then fires at the opponent.
Paul's Chimchar	Top-Down Training!		None
Chimchar of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness		None
	Heatran opens its mouth and releases a spiraling red-orange fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Marcus's Heatran	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Heatmor spins around and releases a spiraling red-orange fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Shamus's Heatmor	Evolution by Fire!		None
	Volcarona releases a spiraling red-orange fire from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Volcarona	Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!		None
	Charizard releases a spiraling blue fire from its mouth at the opponent.
An Unknown Trainer's Charizard	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		None
	Braixen sticks out its wand, creating a huge flame that then dissolves in multiple streams of fire that spin around.
Aria's Braixen	Dreaming a Performer's Dream!		None
	Litleo releases a spiraling red-orange fire from its mouth at the opponent.
A Performer's Litleo	Performing with Fiery Charm!		None
	Delphox sticks out its wand, and shoots a stram of swirling fire from the tip at the opponent.
Aria's Delphox	Tag Team Battle Inspiration!		None

Pokédex entries

Episode Subject Source Entry EP028 Fire Spin Ash's Pokédex Vulpix's greatest attack: Fire Spin. Using powerful flames to block its opponent from moving, it then inflicts great damage.

In Pokémon Origins

Charizard
The foe becomes trapped within a fierce vortex of fire.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Charizard swings its tail, sending a trail of yellow-orange fire from its tail flame at the opponent. The flame then circles around the opponent, trapping them in a ring of fire.
Red's Charizard	File 4 - Charizard		Debut

In the manga

In the Aim to Be a Card Master!! manga

Charizard
The user shoots fire from its mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Charizard shoots fire from its mouth.
Kenta's Charizard	District Convention "Kenta, to the Open Sea"		Debut

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Ponyta
The foe becomes trapped within a fierce vortex of fire.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Ponyta kicks its two back feet outwards and the flames on its tail stretched and curves. Multiple orbs of fire surrounded in a fiery aura also shoot out of its mane and spin around in circles behind it. A huge horizontal vortex of fire then shoots out from Ponyta's body behind it. As the opponent becomes trapped in the vortex of fire, the orbs of flames dart around and hit the opponent as well.
Lara Laramie's Ponyta	The Human Race and the Pokémon Race		Debut

• Ash called out Charizard to use Fire Spin in Pikachu's Plan but the move was used off-screen.

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Heatran
The user breathes a powerful spiral of flames.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Heatran releases a spiral of flames from its mouth.
Team Galactic's Heatran	A World Covered In Darkness		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Braixen Charizard Thu-Fi-Zer
The foe becomes trapped within a fierce vortex of fire.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Charmeleon releases a vortex of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Blue's Charmeleon	That Awful Arbok!		Debut
	Rapidash lowers its head and releases a spiral of fire from its mane at the opponent, or Rapidash fires a spiraling flame at the opponent from its mouth.
Blaine's Rapidash	Holy Moltres		None
	Thu-Fi-Zer waves its wing and a powerful wave of fire comes out and hits the opponent.
Thu-Fi-Zer	The Winged Legends		None
	Charizard releases a vortex of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Blue's Charizard	A Charizard...and a Champion		None
	Ninetales releases a stream of spiraling flames at the opponent from its mouth. Sometimes, the flames curl around the opponent, preventing it from escaping.
Blue's Ninetales	Striking Golduck		None
Courtney's Ninetales	Going to Eleven with Loudred & Exploud II		None
	Braixen twirls its branch, causing a stream of swirling flames to surround the opponent.
Malva's Braixen	Surrounding Braixen		None

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

Ninetales
The user releases flames in the shape of a spiral.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Vulpix shoots spiral-shaped flames.
Enta's Vulpix	Aim for the Top!		Debut
	Ninetales shoots flames in the shape of a twister.
Enta's Ninetales	Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden		None

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

Volcarona
The opponent is trapped in swirling flames.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Volcarona traps the opponent in swirling flames.
Alder's Volcarona	Get the Legendary Pokémon		Debut

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Infernape
The user traps the opponent with big flames.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Infernape spits out big flames and traps the opponent.
Mitsumi's Infernape	Beauty Contest: The Pokémon Super Contest!!		Debut

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Charizard
The user shoots out big flames.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Charizard shoots out big flames.
Nagi's Charizard	A Grand, Mid-air Battle with a Rival!		Debut

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team manga

Chimchar
The user shoots a swirling vortex of fire.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Chimchar shoots a swirling vortex of fire.
Honō	BET2		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga

• Yū's Infernape was revealed to know Fire Spin in PBK2 but it was not shown using it.

In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga

Entei
The foe is trapped by a vortex of fire.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Entei breathes fire from its mouth and the opponent is trapped.
Soro's Entei	TA04		Debut

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

Arcanine
The user breathes out fire and the flames form around to trap the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Arcanine shoots fire from its mouth and the flames form around the opponent.
Blaine's Arcanine	Cinnabar Island		Debut Arcanine couldn't legally learn Fire Spin at the time

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 火焰漩渦 Huǒyàn Xuánwō Danish Flammespin Dutch Vuurdraak Finnish Tulikieppi/Tulikierre (original series) Tulipyörre (Advanced Generation; DP006*) French Danse Flamme* Danseflamme* German Feuerwirbel Greek Σπείρα Φλόγας Hindi आग का गोला Aag Ka Gola, आग का तूफान Aag Ka Toofaan Indonesian Api Melingkar Pusaran Api Italian Turbofuoco Korean 회오리불꽃 Hoe-ori Bulkkot Norwegian Ildspinn Flammespinn Polish Ognisty Wir Portuguese Brazil Redemoinho de Fogo Chama Furacão (TCG) Portugal Espiral de Fogo Romanian Mișcarea de Foc Serbian Vatreni Kovitlac Spanish Latin America Tornado de Fuego (original series) Giro de Fuego (Advanced Generation series-present) Spain Giro Fuego

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

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