PokéKit
FireSpecNon-contactWind

Heat Wave

  • Non-contact — Damaging moves that don’t make contact (status moves excluded). The attacker takes no damage from Rough Skin, Iron Barbs or Rocky Helmet.
  • Wind — A Pokémon with Wind Rider is immune and its Attack rises by 1 stage. A Pokémon with Wind Power gains the Charge effect when hit.

Values in Pokémon Champions

Pow
95
Acc
90
PP
10
Priority
0
Range
Spread

Effect

Has a 10% chance of burning targets.

Effects & flags

10% chance: Burn

Changes by generation

Newest first. Periods with identical values are grouped; bold values changed from the previous (older) period.

GenerationTypeCatPowAccPPPriority
Pokémon ChampionsFireSpec9590100
Gen 6–9FireSpec9590100
Gen 3–5FireSpec10090100

Pokémon that run this move

Champions Doubles2026-09

Mega SalamenceMega Salamence6.5%Mega Charizard YMega Charizard Y99.3%VolcaronaVolcarona36.7%ArmarougeArmarouge24.7%TorkoalTorkoal38.3%Mega DelphoxMega Delphox98.7%Mega DragoniteMega Dragonite74.9%Mega CameruptMega Camerupt89.8%HydreigonHydreigon18.5%Mega BlazikenMega Blaziken1.6%Mega PyroarMega Pyroar99.9%Typhlosion (Hisuian Form)Typhlosion (Hisuian Form)78.7%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Champions Doubles (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Champions VGC reg.MC)

Champions Singles2026-09

Mega Charizard YMega Charizard Y2.4%ArmarougeArmarouge4.1%ToucannonToucannon9.3%Typhlosion (Hisuian Form)Typhlosion (Hisuian Form)8.4%NoivernNoivern4.5%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Champions Singles (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Champions BSS reg.MC)

VGC 20262026-09

Chi-YuChi-Yu96%GroudonGroudon7.5%HeatranHeatran4.7%VolcaronaVolcarona47.6%TorkoalTorkoal51.5%ChandelureChandelure100%ArmarougeArmarouge95.5%Typhlosion (Hisuian Form)Typhlosion (Hisuian Form)100%InfernapeInfernape100%ArcanineArcanine4.2%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in VGC 2026 (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (VGC 2024 reg.G)

OU (Singles)2026-09

ZapdosZapdos24.9%Tornadus (Therian Forme)Tornadus (Therian Forme)82.4%MandibuzzMandibuzz0.6%NecrozmaNecrozma24.3%TornadusTornadus99.2%FezandipitiFezandipiti7%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in OU (Singles) (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (OU)

Doubles OU2026-09

TornadusTornadus8.4%Chi-YuChi-Yu99.6%TorkoalTorkoal81.6%VolcanionVolcanion99.6%ArmarougeArmarouge7.1%HeatranHeatran72.2%VolcaronaVolcarona89%NinetalesNinetales87.9%CharizardCharizard96.6%Typhlosion (Hisuian Form)Typhlosion (Hisuian Form)87.5%Weezing (Galarian Form)Weezing (Galarian Form)7.4%NecrozmaNecrozma85.7%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Doubles OU (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

Type

Super effective (×2)
GrassIceBugSteel
Not very effective (×½)
FireWaterRockDragon
No effect (×0)

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Moves of the same type

FireBlast BurnFireEruptionFireBlue FlareFireOverheatFireArmor CannonFireFlare BlitzFirePyro BallFireRaging FuryFireFire BlastFireFusion FlareFireInfernoFireMagma Storm

Pokémon that learn this move107 Pokémon

Charmander#0004CharmanderCharmeleon#0005CharmeleonCharizard#0006CharizardVulpix#0037VulpixNinetales#0038NinetalesGrowlithe#0058GrowlitheArcanine#0059ArcanineWeezing#0110WeezingMagmar#0126MagmarFlareon#0136FlareonZapdos#0145ZapdosMoltres#0146MoltresDragonite#0149DragoniteMew#0151MewCyndaquil#0155CyndaquilQuilava#0156QuilavaTyphlosion#0157TyphlosionHoothoot#0163HoothootNoctowl#0164NoctowlMurkrow#0198MurkrowSlugma#0218SlugmaMagcargo#0219MagcargoHoundour#0228HoundourHoundoom#0229HoundoomMagby#0240MagbyEntei#0244EnteiHo-Oh#0250Ho-OhTorchic#0255TorchicCombusken#0256CombuskenBlaziken#0257BlazikenShiftry#0275ShiftryNumel#0322NumelCamerupt#0323CameruptTorkoal#0324TorkoalVibrava#0329VibravaFlygon#0330FlygonSwablu#0333SwabluAltaria#0334AltariaSalamence#0373SalamenceGroudon#0383GroudonChimchar#0390ChimcharMonferno#0391MonfernoInfernape#0392InfernapeStarly#0396StarlyStaravia#0397StaraviaStaraptor#0398StaraptorHonchkrow#0430HonchkrowMagmortar#0467MagmortarHeatran#0485HeatranArceus#0493ArceusTepig#0498TepigPignite#0499PigniteEmboar#0500EmboarLitwick#0607LitwickLampent#0608LampentChandelure#0609ChandelureRufflet#0627RuffletBraviary#0628BraviaryVullaby#0629VullabyMandibuzz#0630MandibuzzHydreigon#0635HydreigonLarvesta#0636LarvestaVolcarona#0637VolcaronaTornadus#0641TornadusReshiram#0643ReshiramFennekin#0653FennekinBraixen#0654BraixenDelphox#0655DelphoxFletchling#0661FletchlingFletchinder#0662FletchinderTalonflame#0663TalonflameLitleo#0667LitleoPyroar#0668PyroarNoibat#0714NoibatNoivern#0715NoivernVolcanion#0721VolcanionLitten#0725LittenTorracat#0726TorracatIncineroar#0727IncineroarPikipek#0731PikipekTrumbeak#0732TrumbeakToucannon#0733ToucannonSalandit#0757SalanditSalazzle#0758SalazzleLunala#0792LunalaNecrozma#0800NecrozmaScorbunny#0813ScorbunnyRaboot#0814RabootCinderace#0815CinderaceCarkol#0838CarkolCoalossal#0839CoalossalFuecoco#0909FuecocoCrocalor#0910CrocalorSkeledirge#0911SkeledirgeSquawkabilly#0931SquawkabillyCharcadet#0935CharcadetArmarouge#0936ArmarougeCeruledge#0937CeruledgeBombirdier#0962BombirdierSlither Wing#0988Slither WingIron Jugulis#0993Iron JugulisIron Moth#0994Iron MothChi-Yu#1004Chi-YuRoaring Moon#1005Roaring MoonKoraidon#1007KoraidonFezandipiti#1016FezandipitiGouging Fire#1020Gouging Fire

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FAQ

What type is Heat Wave?

Heat Wave is a Fire-type Spec move.

What does Heat Wave do?

Has a 10% chance of burning targets.

What are Heat Wave's power, accuracy and PP?

Power 95, accuracy 90, PP 10.

Which Pokémon can learn Heat Wave?

107 Pokémon can learn it, e.g. Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Vulpix, Ninetales, Growlithe, Arcanine, Weezing.

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