About
It wraps prey up with its heated body, cooking them in its coils. Once they’re well-done, it will voraciously nibble them down to the last morsel.
- Abilities
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Protects against Fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.
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Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.
Flame Body Hidden ability
Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.
- Height
- 0.7 m 2′04″
- Weight
- 1.0 kg 2.2 lb
- Gender
♂ 50% ♀ 50%
Base stats
| Stat | Base | Distribution | Range at level 100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 50 | 210–304 | |
| Attack | 65 | 121–251 | |
| Defense | 45 | 85–207 | |
| Sp. Atk | 50 | 94–218 | |
| Sp. Def | 50 | 94–218 | |
| Speed | 45 | 85–207 | |
| Total | 305 | ||
Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.
Type matchups
Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.
Taking hits
- Weak 4×
- Rock
- Weak 2×
- WaterFlying
- Resists ½×
- IceFightingBugSteelFairy
- Resists ¼×
- Grass
Same-type attacks
- Super effective 2×
- GrassIcePsychicBugDarkSteel
- Not very effective ½×
- Fire
Evolution
Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ember STAB Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 5 | Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90% | 20 |
| 10 | Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 15 | Flame Wheel STAB Has a chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves. | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 20 | Bug Bite STAB If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| 25 | Raises the user’s Attack, Defense, and accuracy by one stage each. | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 30 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75% | 20 |
| 35 | Fire Spin STAB Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Fire | Special | 35 | 85% | 15 |
| 40 | Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 45 | Fire Lash STAB Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fire | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 50 | Lunge STAB Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage after inflicting damage. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 55 | Burn Up STAB Removes the user’s Fire type after inflicting damage. | Fire | Special | 130 | 100% | 5 |
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 20 |
Bug Buzz STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Bug | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
Fire Spin STAB Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Fire | Special | 35 | 85% | 15 |
Heat Crash STAB Power is higher when the user weighs more than the target, up to a maximum of 120. | Fire | Physical | — | 100% | 10 |
Heat Wave STAB Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 95 | 90% | 10 |
Leech Life STAB Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Grass | Physical | 120 | 85% | 10 |
| Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| Has double power if it’s used more than once per turn. | Normal | Special | 60 | 100% | 15 |
| Has a chance to burn the target. | Water | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Has a chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping. | Normal | Special | 50 | 100% | 15 |
| Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned. | Poison | Special | 65 | 100% | 10 |
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raises user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| Target drops its held item. | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns. | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90% | 20 |
Struggle Bug STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Bug | Special | 50 | 100% | 20 |
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Has a chance to burn the target. | Ground | Special | 70 | 100% | 10 |
Skitter Smack STAB Lowers the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Bug | Physical | 70 | 90% | 10 |
Training and breeding
Training
- EV yield
- 1 Attack
- Catch rate
- 190
- Base friendship
- 50
- Base experience
- 61
- Growth rate
- Medium
Breeding
- Egg groups
- Bug
- Egg cycles
- 20 (about 5,140 steps)