Fire · Physical move · Gen 1
Fire Punch
Fire Punch is a Fire-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has 75 base power and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 182 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Fire
Category
Physical
Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
10% chance to burn the target. Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact · Punch move (Iron Fist)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (136 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (54 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (76 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Fire attack
2× vsGrassIceBugSteel
½× vsFireWaterRockDragon
Pokémon that learn Fire Punch
182 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Poison/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Fairy | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Rock/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Steel/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Dragon | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Rock/Steel | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |
| Dragon | 5–8 | ||||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
| Normal/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Electric/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Steel/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Dragon/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Fire/Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Rock/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ground/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Electric/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Fairy/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 9 |
Fire Punch FAQ
What does Fire Punch do?
Fire Punch is a Fire-type physical move with 75 power. Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Which Pokémon can learn Fire Punch?
182 Pokémon and forms can learn Fire Punch in at least one game: 136 in Scarlet & Violet, 54 in Pokémon Champions and 76 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Nidoqueen, Nidoking and Clefairy.
Is Fire Punch in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 54 Pokémon can use Fire Punch in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Fire Punch super effective against?
As a Fire-type attack, Fire Punch is super effective against Grass, Ice, Bug and Steel, not very effective against Fire, Water, Rock and Dragon (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.