No.0815

Cinderace

Striker Pokémon

Fire
Height: 1.4mWeight: 33kg(Power of Low Kick against it: 60)Egg Groups: Field / Human-LikeSmogon Singles: OURegional Dex: Blueberry #232

Description

It’s skilled at both offense and defense, and it gets pumped up when cheered on. But if it starts showboating, it could put itself in a tough spot.

Raising data

Catch rate
45 / 255
Base friendship
50
Egg steps
2,688 steps
Gender ratio
♂ 87.5% / ♀ 12.5%
Growth rate
Medium Slow (1,059,860)

Base StatsTotal 530

HP80
Atk116
Def75
SpA65
SpD75
Spe119

Actual stats

Max252 EV0 EVMin
HP187187155155
Atk184168136122
Def1391279585
SpA1281178576
SpD1391279585
Spe188171139125

Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.

Run a damage calc with Cinderace

Abilities

  • Blaze

    Powers up Fire-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.

  • LiberoHidden

    Changes the Pokémon's type to the type of the move it's about to use. This works only once each time the Pokémon enters battle.

Competitive usage

How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.

OU (Singles)13.7%#15 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Pyro Ball99.8%
  • U-turn94.2%
  • Court Change91.5%
  • Will-O-Wisp53.6%
  • Sucker Punch23.7%
  • Gunk Shot13.4%
  • Low Kick11.1%
  • Taunt6.1%
  • High Jump Kick4.4%
  • Swords Dance1%

Items

  • Heavy-Duty Boots86.9%
  • Choice Scarf6.3%
  • Choice Band4.6%
  • Life Orb1%
  • Shuca Berry0.4%
  • Focus Sash0.2%

Abilities

  • Blaze50.3%
  • Libero49.7%

Tera types

  • fire52.1%
  • grass24%
  • ghost9.2%
  • poison5.4%
  • flying5.2%
  • normal1.5%

EV spreads

  • Jolly Atk252 / SpD4 / Spe25227.6%→ Calc
  • Jolly HP248 / Atk8 / Spe25226.2%→ Calc
  • Jolly HP224 / Atk32 / Spe25214.3%→ Calc
  • Jolly Atk252 / Def4 / Spe2526.2%→ Calc

Source: Smogon (OU)

Champions Singles5.2%#29 · 2026-09

Moves

  • Pyro Ball99.5%
  • High Jump Kick83.6%
  • Gunk Shot75.9%
  • U-turn58%
  • Sucker Punch53.7%
  • Court Change15.9%
  • Swords Dance1.9%
  • Iron Head1.8%
  • Electro Ball1.6%
  • Counter1.6%

Items

  • Choice Scarf39.5%
  • Focus Sash29.6%
  • Life Orb13.2%
  • Wide Lens8.9%
  • Expert Belt4.3%
  • Air Balloon1.8%

Abilities

  • Libero97.7%
  • Blaze2.3%

EV spreads

  • Jolly HP2 / Atk32 / Spe3241.2%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP2 / Atk32 / Spe3222.2%→ Calc
  • Adamant Atk31 / Def3 / Spe3218.2%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP3 / Atk17 / Def15 / Spe314.9%→ Calc

Source: Smogon (Champions BSS reg.MC)

Champions Doubles0.2%#141 · 2026-09

Moves

  • Pyro Ball96.3%
  • Protect51.7%
  • High Jump Kick39.6%
  • U-turn36.8%
  • Coaching29.6%
  • Gunk Shot26.9%
  • Helping Hand26.3%
  • Sucker Punch24.8%
  • Low Kick13.1%
  • Iron Head9.1%

Items

  • Focus Sash35.9%
  • Life Orb16.6%
  • Choice Scarf16.6%
  • Wide Lens9.7%
  • White Herb7.2%
  • Air Balloon3.7%

Abilities

  • Libero70.7%
  • Blaze29.3%

EV spreads

  • Jolly HP2 / Atk32 / Spe3250.6%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP2 / Atk32 / Spe3232.1%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP2 / Atk32 / SpD9 / Spe232.9%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP3 / Atk32 / Spe312.7%→ Calc

Source: Smogon (Champions VGC reg.MC)

Doubles OU0.2%#126 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Pyro Ball99.5%
  • High Jump Kick94.4%
  • Protect92.8%
  • U-turn87.3%
  • Super Fang12.2%
  • Gunk Shot6.2%
  • Sucker Punch4.7%
  • Court Change0.9%
  • Acrobatics0.5%
  • Will-O-Wisp0.5%

Items

  • Life Orb92.4%
  • Choice Band5.3%
  • Assault Vest0.7%
  • Focus Sash0.5%
  • No item0.5%
  • Heavy-Duty Boots0.2%

Abilities

  • Libero99.9%
  • Blaze0.1%

Tera types

  • fire99%
  • poison0.6%
  • bug0.1%
  • dark0.1%
  • psychic0.1%
  • ghost0.1%

EV spreads

  • Jolly Atk252 / SpD4 / Spe25287.5%→ Calc
  • Jolly HP4 / Atk252 / Spe25211.7%→ Calc
  • Hasty Atk252 / SpA4 / Spe2520.4%→ Calc
  • Hardy Atk252 / Def128 / Spe1280.1%→ Calc

Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

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Moves whose power depends on weight

Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.

Evolution

Type Matchups

Weak to×2 / ×4
WaterGroundRock
Resists×½ / ×¼
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
Immune to×0

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Super-effective STAB coverage×2+
GrassIceBugSteel

Moves

Level up

—FirePyro BallPhysical 120
Lv1FireEmberSpecial 40
Lv1NormalFeintPhysical 30
Lv1NormalGrowlStatus
Lv1NormalQuick AttackPhysical 40
Lv1NormalTacklePhysical 40
Lv12FightingDouble KickPhysical 30
Lv19FireFlame ChargePhysical 50
Lv24PsychicAgilityStatus
Lv30NormalHeadbuttPhysical 70
Lv38FightingCounterPhysical
Lv46FlyingBouncePhysical 85
Lv54NormalDouble-EdgePhysical 120
Lv62NormalCourt ChangeStatus
TM (51)
Moves carried over from pre-evolutions (3)

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FAQ

What kind of Pokémon is Cinderace?

Striker Pokémon It’s skilled at both offense and defense, and it gets pumped up when cheered on. But if it starts showboating, it could put itself in a tough spot.

What type is Cinderace?

Cinderace is a Fire-type Pokémon.

What is Cinderace weak to?

It takes heavy damage from Water / Ground / Rock-type moves.

What are Cinderace's base stats?

HP80 / Atk116 / Def75 / SpA65 / SpD75 / Spe119 (total 530)

What are Cinderace's abilities?

Blaze, Libero