Fire · Physical move · Gen 2
Flame Wheel
Flame Wheel is a Fire-type physical move introduced in Generation 2. It has 60 base power and 100% accuracy, with 25 PP (40 with PP Max). 42 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Fire
Category
Physical
Power
60
Accuracy
100%
PP
25 (max 40)
Priority
0
Effect
10% chance to burn the target. Thaws user. Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (19 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (13 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Fire attack
2× vsGrassIceBugSteel
½× vsFireWaterRockDragon
Pokémon that learn Flame Wheel
42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rattata | Normal | 3–7 | |||
 Raticate | Normal | 3–7 | |||
 Growlithe | Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Hisuian Growlithe | Fire/Rock | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Arcanine | Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Hisuian Arcanine | Fire/Rock | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Ponyta | Fire | 3–8 | |||
 Rapidash | Fire | 3–8 | |||
 Alolan Marowak | Fire/Ghost | ✓ | 7–8 | ||
 Magmar | Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Flareon | Fire | ✓ | |||
 Cyndaquil | Fire | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Quilava | Fire | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Typhlosion | Fire | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Hisuian Typhlosion | Fire/Ghost | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Magby | Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Entei | Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Torkoal | Fire | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
 Chimchar | Fire | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Monferno | Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Infernape | Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Magmortar | Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Tepig | Fire | ✓ | |||
 Pignite | Fire/Fighting | ✓ | |||
 Emboar | Fire/Fighting | ✓ | |||
 Pansear | Fire | ✓ | |||
 Simisear | Fire | ✓ | |||
 Darumaka | Fire | 5–8 | |||
 Galarian Darumaka | Ice | 8 | |||
 Darmanitan | Fire | 5–8 | |||
 Galarian Darmanitan | Ice | 8 | |||
 Litwick | Ghost/Fire | ✓ | |||
 Lampent | Ghost/Fire | ✓ | |||
 Chandelure | Ghost/Fire | ✓ | |||
 Larvesta | Bug/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Volcarona | Bug/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Fletchling | Normal/Flying | ✓ | |||
 Fletchinder | Fire/Flying | ✓ | |||
 Talonflame | Fire/Flying | ✓ | |||
 Sizzlipede | Fire/Bug | 8 | |||
 Centiskorch | Fire/Bug | 8 | |||
 Chi-Yu | Dark/Fire | ✓ | 9 |
Flame Wheel FAQ
What does Flame Wheel do?
Flame Wheel is a Fire-type physical move with 60 power. Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Which Pokémon can learn Flame Wheel?
42 Pokémon and forms can learn Flame Wheel in at least one game: 19 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 13 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Rattata, Raticate, Growlithe, Hisuian Growlithe, Arcanine and Hisuian Arcanine.
Is Flame Wheel in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Flame Wheel in Pokémon Champions.
What is Flame Wheel super effective against?
As a Fire-type attack, Flame Wheel 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.