The Top 10 Best Fire Type Pokemon Ever

If you want to add the best fire type Pokemon to your team, look no further! These Pokemon have the best stats, move pools & abilities of all non-legendary fire types which allow them to thrive in competitive battling and general game-play.

Honorable Mentions

Centiskorch, Ninetales, Alolan Marowak, Coalossal, Incineroar

10. Arcanine

Legends tell of an Arcanine fighting alongside a general and conquering a whole country. It is depicted in ancient art as a rare Pokemon of great power.

Good attacks for Arcanine: flare blitz, wild charge, extreme speed, snarl, morning sun, will-O-wisp

9. Charizard

Charizard flies around the sky in search of powerful opponents. It breathes fire of such great heat that it melts anything. However, it never turns its fiery breath on any opponent weaker than itself.

Good attacks for Charizard: flamethrower, fire blast, focus blast, solar beam, defog, roost

8. Darmanitan

When Darmanitan is injured in a fierce battle, it hardens into a stone-like form. Then it meditates and sharpens its mind.

Good attacks for Darmanitan: flare blitz, U-turn, earthquake, rock slide, fire punch

7. Talonflame

In the fever of an exciting battle, Talonflame showers embers from the gaps between its feathers and takes to the air.

Good attacks for Talonflame: brave bird, flare blitz, flame charge, roost

6. Rotom - H

Research continues on Rotom, which could be the power source of a unique motor.

Good attacks for Rotom-Heat: volt switch, overheat, will-O-wisp, defog, toxic, pain split

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5. Cinderace

Cinderace juggles a pebble with its feet, turning it into a burning soccer ball. Its shots strike opponents hard and leave them scorched.

Good attacks for Cinderace: pyro ball, U-turn, high jump kick, sucker punch, court change

Pro tip: use Cinderace's 'court change' attack to swap effects on the battlefield like stealth rocks, sticky web, spikes, toxic spikes, tailwind, light screen and reflect.

4. Infernape

Infernape tosses its enemies around with agility. It uses all its limbs to fight in its own unique style.

Good attacks for Infernape: flare blitz, U-turn, close combat, gunk shot, stone edge, slack off, vacuum wave

3. Chandelure

Being consumed in Chandelure's flame burns up the spirit, leaving the body behind. The spirits burned up in its ominous flame lose their way and wander this world forever.

Good attacks for Chandelure: flamethrower, shadow ball, energy ball, calm mind

2. Volcarona

A sea of fire engulfs the surroundings of their battles, since Volcarona use their six wings to scatter their ember scales.

Good attacks for Volcarona: flamethrower, bug buzz, fiery dance, overheat, fire blast, quiver dance, roost

1. Blaziken

In battle, Blaziken blows out intense flames from its wrists and attacks foes courageously. The stronger the foe, the more intensely its wrists burn.

Good attacks for Blaziken: low kick, superpower, high jump kick, flare blitz, stone edge, knock off, swords dance

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