Fire · Physical move · Gen 5
Heat Crash
Heat Crash is a Fire-type physical move introduced in Generation 5. It has variable or fixed damage and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 41 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Fire
Category
Physical
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
More power the heavier the user than the target. The power of this move depends on (user's weight / target's weight), rounded down. Power is equal to 120 if the result is 5 or more, 100 if 4, 80 if 3, 60 if 2, and 40 if 1 or less. Damage doubles and no accuracy check is done if the target has used Minimize while active.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (36 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (12 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (6 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Fire attack
2× vsGrassIceBugSteel
½× vsFireWaterRockDragon
Pokémon that learn Heat Crash
41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charizard | Fire/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Arcanine | Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Hisuian Arcanine | Fire/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Rhydon | Ground/Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Magmar | Fire | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Snorlax | Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Mew | Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Slugma | Fire | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Magcargo | Fire/Rock | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Blaziken | Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Numel | Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Camerupt | Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
 Torkoal | Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Groudon | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Rhyperior | Ground/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Magmortar | Fire | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Heatran | Fire/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Regigigas | Normal | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Tepig | Fire | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
 Pignite | Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
 Emboar | Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 |
 Golurk | Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Reshiram | Dragon/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Volcanion | Fire/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Incineroar | Fire/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Turtonator | Fire/Dragon | 8 | |||
 Solgaleo | Psychic/Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Guzzlord | Dark/Dragon | 8 | |||
 Stakataka | Rock/Steel | 8 | |||
 Rolycoly | Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Carkol | Rock/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Coalossal | Rock/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Sizzlipede | Fire/Bug | 8 | |||
 Centiskorch | Fire/Bug | 8 | |||
 Stonjourner | Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Copperajah | Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Skeledirge | Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Slither Wing | Bug/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Koraidon | Fighting/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Gouging Fire | Fire/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Terapagos | Normal | ✓ | 9 |
Heat Crash FAQ
What does Heat Crash do?
Heat Crash is a Fire-type physical move. The power of this move depends on (user's weight / target's weight), rounded down. Power is equal to 120 if the result is 5 or more, 100 if 4, 80 if 3, 60 if 2, and 40 if 1 or less. Damage doubles and no accuracy check is done if the target has used Minimize while active.
Which Pokémon can learn Heat Crash?
41 Pokémon and forms can learn Heat Crash in at least one game: 36 in Scarlet & Violet, 12 in Pokémon Champions and 6 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charizard, Arcanine, Hisuian Arcanine, Rhydon, Magmar and Snorlax.
Is Heat Crash in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 12 Pokémon can use Heat Crash in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Heat Crash super effective against?
As a Fire-type attack, Heat Crash 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.