Flamethrower (move)

Flamethrower かえんほうしゃ Flame Emission

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Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  95 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 but the user (long-range)

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

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 Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Flamethrower does damage and has a 9.8% chance of burning the target.

Flamethrower can't burn a target that has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.

Generation II and on

Same as Generation I, but with a 10% chance of burning instead.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0004 Charmander Fire 38 0005 Charmeleon Fire 42 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 46 0037 Vulpix Fire 35 0058 Growlithe Fire 50 0126 Magmar Fire 55 0136 Flareon Fire 52 0136 Flareon Fire 54 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 31 0005 Charmeleon Fire 34 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 34 0037 Vulpix Fire 31 0058 Growlithe Fire 50 0126 Magmar Fire 41 0136 Flareon Fire 52 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 49 0155 Cyndaquil Fire 46 0156 Quilava Fire 54 0157 Typhlosion Fire 60 0218 Slugma Fire 36 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock 36 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 35 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 41 0240 Magby Fire 37 0244 Entei Fire 51 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 move tutor

In Pokémon Crystal

#   Pokémon Type 0004 Charmander Fire 0005 Charmeleon Fire 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0037 Vulpix Fire 0038 Ninetales Fire 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0058 Growlithe Fire 0059 Arcanine Fire 0066 Machop Fighting 0067 Machoke Fighting 0068 Machamp Fighting 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0077 Ponyta Fire 0078 Rapidash Fire 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0088 Grimer Poison 0089 Muk Poison 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0108 Lickitung Normal 0109 Koffing Poison 0110 Weezing Poison 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0126 Magmar Fire 0128 Tauros Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0136 Flareon Fire 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0143 Snorlax Normal 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0155 Cyndaquil Fire 0156 Quilava Fire 0157 Typhlosion Fire 0173 Cleffa Normal 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0218 Slugma Fire 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock 0223 Remoraid Water 0224 Octillery Water 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0240 Magby Fire 0242 Blissey Normal 0244 Entei Fire 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0250 Ho-Oh 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0004 Charmander Fire 31 0005 Charmeleon Fire 34 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 34 0037 Vulpix Fire 29 0058 Growlithe Fire 49 0126 Magmar Fire 41 0136 Flareon Fire 52 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 49 0155 Cyndaquil Fire 46 0156 Quilava Fire 54 0157 Typhlosion Fire 60 0218 Slugma Fire 36 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock 36 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 43 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 51 0240 Magby Fire 37 0244 Entei Fire 51 0255 Torchic Fire 43 0322 Numel Fire Ground 41 0324 Torkoal Fire 30 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 TM35

#   Pokémon Type 0004 Charmander Fire 0005 Charmeleon Fire 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0037 Vulpix Fire 0038 Ninetales Fire 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0058 Growlithe Fire 0059 Arcanine Fire 0066 Machop Fighting 0067 Machoke Fighting 0068 Machamp Fighting 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0077 Ponyta Fire 0078 Rapidash Fire 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0088 Grimer Poison 0089 Muk Poison 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0108 Lickitung Normal 0109 Koffing Poison 0110 Weezing Poison 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0126 Magmar Fire 0128 Tauros Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0136 Flareon Fire 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0143 Snorlax Normal 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0155 Cyndaquil Fire 0156 Quilava Fire 0157 Typhlosion Fire 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0173 Cleffa Normal 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0218 Slugma Fire 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock 0223 Remoraid Water 0224 Octillery Water 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0240 Magby Fire 0242 Blissey Normal 0244 Entei Fire 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0255 Torchic Fire 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 0287 Slakoth Normal 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0293 Whismur Normal 0294 Loudred Normal 0295 Exploud Normal 0303 Mawile Steel 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0322 Numel Fire Ground 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground 0324 Torkoal Fire 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0335 Zangoose Normal 0336 Seviper Poison 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0351 Castform Normal 0351 Castform Fire 0351 Castform Water 0351 Castform Ice 0352 Kecleon Normal 0359 Absol Dark 0371 Bagon Dragon 0372 Shelgon Dragon 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 0383 Groudon Ground 0384 Rayquaza Dragon 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0004 Charmander Fire 34 0005 Charmeleon Fire 39 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 42 0037 Vulpix Fire 24 0058 Growlithe Fire 34 0126 Magmar Fire 41 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 36 0155 Cyndaquil Fire 37 0156 Quilava Fire 42 0157 Typhlosion Fire 42 0218 Slugma Fire 53 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock 61 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 43 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 48 0240 Magby Fire 37 0244 Entei Fire 36 0255 Torchic Fire 43 0322 Numel Fire Ground 45 0324 Torkoal Fire 28 0390 Chimchar Fire 41 0435 Skuntank Poison Dark 34 0467 Magmortar Fire 43 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 TM35

#   Pokémon Type 0004 Charmander Fire 0005 Charmeleon Fire 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0037 Vulpix Fire 0038 Ninetales Fire 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0058 Growlithe Fire 0059 Arcanine Fire 0066 Machop Fighting 0067 Machoke Fighting 0068 Machamp Fighting 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0077 Ponyta Fire 0078 Rapidash Fire 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0088 Grimer Poison 0089 Muk Poison 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0108 Lickitung Normal 0109 Koffing Poison 0110 Weezing Poison 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0126 Magmar Fire 0128 Tauros Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0136 Flareon Fire 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0143 Snorlax Normal 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0155 Cyndaquil Fire 0156 Quilava Fire 0157 Typhlosion Fire 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0173 Cleffa Normal 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0218 Slugma Fire 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock 0223 Remoraid Water 0224 Octillery Water 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0240 Magby Fire 0242 Blissey Normal 0244 Entei Fire 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0255 Torchic Fire 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 0287 Slakoth Normal 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0293 Whismur Normal 0294 Loudred Normal 0295 Exploud Normal 0303 Mawile Steel 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0309 Electrike Electric 0310 Manectric Electric 0322 Numel Fire Ground 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground 0324 Torkoal Fire 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0335 Zangoose Normal 0336 Seviper Poison 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0351 Castform Normal 0351 Castform Fire 0351 Castform Water 0351 Castform Ice 0352 Kecleon Normal 0359 Absol Dark 0371 Bagon Dragon 0372 Shelgon Dragon 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 0383 Groudon Ground 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0390 Chimchar Fire 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 0408 Cranidos Rock 0409 Rampardos Rock 0410 Shieldon Rock Steel 0411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 0434 Stunky Poison Dark 0435 Skuntank Poison Dark 0440 Happiny Normal 0443 Gible Dragon Ground 0444 Gabite Dragon Ground 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 0446 Munchlax Normal 0463 Lickilicky Normal 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0466 Electivire Electric 0467 Magmortar Fire 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying 0482 Azelf Psychic 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0485 Heatran Fire Steel 0493 Arceus Dragon 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

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Charizard using Flamethrower

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

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

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Flamethrower is Charizard's standard Special move.

In the anime

File:Charizard flamethrower.png Charizard File:Chimchar Flamethrower.jpg Chimchar File:Rampardos flamethrower.jpg Rampardos File:Magmortar f thrower.png Magmortar
The foe is hit by fire from the user's mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	A red-orange flame is released from Charmander's mouth.
Ash's Charmander	Charmander — the Stray Pokémon		Debut
Ritchie's Charmander (Zippo)	Friend and Foe Alike		None
	A red-orange flame is released from Growlithe's mouth.
Lara Laramie's Growlithe	The Flame Pokémon-athon!		None
Growlie	Holy Matrimony!		None
Officer Jenny's Growlithe	The Fourth Round Rumble		None
Unknown Trainer's Growlithe	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
	A red-orange flame is released from Vulpix's mouth. Sometimes its eyes glow white when its powering up.
Brock's Vulpix	Snow Way Out!		None
Unknown Trainer's Vulpix	Pikachu Re-volts		None
	A red-orange flame is released from Charmeleon's mouth.
Ash's Charmeleon	The March of the Exeggutor Squad		None
Mateo's Charmeleon	The Crystal Onix		None
Ritchie's Charmeleon (Zippo)	A Friend In Deed		None
	A red-orange flame is released from Charizard's mouth.
Ash's Charizard	Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon		None
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Charizard	The Ultimate Test		None
Many Wild Charizard	Charizard's Burning Ambition		None
Jessie's Charizard	Grating Spaces!		None
	A red-orange flame is released from Flareon's mouth.
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Flareon	The Ultimate Test		None
Unknown Trainer's Flareon	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
	Magmar's eyes glow orange. Then, a red-orange flame is released from Magmar's mouth.
Blaine's Magmar	Volcanic Panic!		None
Yosaku's Magmar	A Farfetch'd Tale		None
Paul's Magmar	DP128		None
	A ball of flame appears around Ponyta's mouth. The ball is then released as a flame towards the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Ponyta	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
	Moltres releases a red-orange flame from its beak.
A wild Moltres	The Power of One		None
	Cyndaquil ignites the flame on its back and a red-orange flame is released out of its mouth.
Ash's Cyndaquil	Good 'Quil Hunting		None
	Houndour releases a red-orange flame from its mouth.
multiple wild Houndour	Hour of the Houndour		None
	An orb appears in front of Entei's mouth and it releases a pinkish flame from it.
Entei	Spell of the Unown		None
	Sudowoodo opens its mouth and a red-orange flame is released. (Used via Mimic).
a wild Sudowoodo	Type Casting		None
	Ninetales opens its mouth and a orange flame is released from its mouth.
Zane's Ninetales	Beauty and the Breeder		None
	Magmortar lifts its arms. Then, the flaps at the end of Magmortar's arms open and they release a red-orange flame.
Paul's Magmortar	DP132		None
	Its eyes glow a firery red and a flame is blasted from its mouth.
Tucker's Arcanine	Tactics Theatrics!		None
Officer Jenny's Arcanine	Mutiny in the Bounty!		None
	It creates orange circles around the flame from the middle of its top rock.
A wild Solrock	Take the Lombre Home!		Ember in the dub
	A red-orange flame is released from its mouth.
Ash's Chimchar	Tag! We're It...!		None
	A red-orange flame is released from its mouth.
Ash's Monferno	DP132		None
	A red-orange flame is released from its mouth.
Allegra's Infernape	The Rise of Darkrai		None
	A red-orange flame is released from its mouth.
Lucy's Seviper	Queen of the Serpentine!		None
	A red-orange flame is released from its mouth.
Roark's Cranidos	Shapes of Things to Come!		None
	A red-orange flame is released from its mouth.
Roark's Rampardos	Wild in the Streets!		None
	A red-orange flame is released from its mouth.
Harrison's Houndoom	Playing with Fire!		None
Joshua's Houndoom	Mean With Envy		None
	A red-orange flame spirals out of its mouth.
Macey's Quilava	Love, Pokémon Style!		None
Ryan's Quilava	The Champ Twins!		None
	Its releases red-orange flames from its mouth.
Jigglypuff	Rough, Tough Jigglypuff		None
	A red-orange flame spirals out of its mouth.
Jimmy's Typhlosion	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Mr. Moore's Typhlosion	Poetry Commotion!		None
	A red-orange flame spirals out of its mouth.
Harrison's Blaziken	Pop Goes the Sneasel!		None
Rafe's Blaziken	Destiny Deoxys		None
	A red-orange flame spirals out of its mouth.
Misty's Gyarados	Cerulean Blues		None
	A red-orange flame spirals out of its mouth.
Drake's Salamence	Vanity Affair		None
A wild Salamence	Battling the Enemy Within		None
J's Salamence	Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1)		None
	A red-orange flame spirals out of its mouth.
J's henchmen's Rhyhorn	Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 2)		None
	A red-orange flame spirals out of its mouth.
Wild Togepi	The Worst Togepy Ever!		None

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Lança-chamas
• French: Lance-flamme
• German: Flammenwurf
• Italian: Lanciafiamme
• Norwegian: Flammekaster
• Spanish: Lanzallamas
• Dutch: Vlammenwerper
• Hindi: Juwala Chodo

Variations of the move Flamethrower
Flamethrower • Ice Beam • Thunderbolt