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No. 244 · National Pokédex

Entei

エンテイ
🔥 Fire
Height
2.1 m
Weight
198.0 kg
Category
Volcano Pokémon
Generation
Generation 2
Entei
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Entei

Type
Fire
Weaknesses
×2 Water, Ground, Rock Table
Resistances
×½ Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy
Evolution
Entei does not evolve and has no pre-evolution.
Shiny
Shiny EnteiAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Stats
Total 580 · top stat: HP (115) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Entei in French · エンテイ, Entei in Japanese · Entei in German All Languages

📋Overview

Entei is a Fire-type Pokémon, No. 244 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 2. Category: Volcano Pokémon. Height: 2.1 m, weight: 198 kg.

Ability: Pressure. Hidden Ability: Inner Focus. Entei is weak to Water, Ground and Rock-type moves (×2 damage).

Generation
Generation 2
Gold / Silver
National No.
#244
National Pokédex
Category
Volcano Pokémon
Status
Legendary

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
115
255
Attack
115
255
Defense
85
255
Special Attack
90
255
Special Defense
75
255
Speed
100
255
Total
580
Min HP (Lv. 100)
340
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
434
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Fire). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 3 types
Water
×2
Ground
×2
Rock
×2
Normal (×1) — 9 types
Normal
×1
Electric
×1
Fighting
×1
Poison
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 6 types
Fire
×½
Grass
×½
Ice
×½
Bug
×½
Steel
×½
Fairy
×½

✨Abilities

Ability 1
Puts other Pokémon under pressure, causing them to expend more PP to use their moves.
The Pokémon's intense focus prevents it from flinching or being affected by Intimidate.

🌱Entei Evolution

This Pokémon does not evolve and does not come from any evolution.

🔮Entei Forms and Shiny

Entei
Standard Form
Fire
Shiny Availability
Shiny Entei
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Entei Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Smokescreen
Normal Stat
100%
—
20
1
Stomp
Normal Phys.
100%
65
20
1
Sacred Fire
Fire Phys.
95%
100
5
1
Ember
Fire Spec.
100%
40
25
1
Leer
Normal Stat
100%
—
30
1
Extreme Speed
Normal Phys.
100%
80
5
6
Flame Wheel
Fire Phys.
100%
60
25
12
Bite
Dark Phys.
100%
60
25
18
Calm Mind
Psychic Stat
—
—
20
22
Fire Spin
Fire Spec.
85%
35
15
24
Roar
Normal Stat
—
—
20
30
Fire Fang
Fire Phys.
95%
65
15
36
Scary Face
Normal Stat
100%
—
10
36
Flamethrower
Fire Spec.
100%
90
15
42
Crunch
Dark Phys.
100%
80
15
48
Extrasensory
Psychic Spec.
100%
80
20
54
Lava Plume
Fire Spec.
100%
80
15
60
Swagger
Normal Stat
85%
—
15
66
Sunny Day
Fire Stat
—
—
5
72
Fire Blast
Fire Spec.
85%
110
5
78
Eruption
Fire Spec.
100%
150
5

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Undiscovered
Gender
Genderless
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
HP
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Entei

Available in 11 games, 24 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Crystal Gold Silver Colosseum FireRed LeafGreen HeartGold SoulSilver Alpha Sapphire Omega Ruby Ultra Moon

Generation II

💠
Crystal 3 encounters
Available ▼
Roaming (2)
Roaming Johto/Kanto Lv. 40 100%
Roaming Johto/Kanto Lv. 40 100%
Roaming grass (1)
Roaming Johto Lv. 40 10%
🟡
Gold 3 encounters
Available ▼
Roaming (2)
Roaming Johto/Kanto (after Burned Tower) Lv. 40 100%
Roaming Johto/Kanto (after Burned Tower) Lv. 40 100%
Roaming grass (1)
Roaming Johto Lv. 40 10%
⚪
Silver 3 encounters
Available ▼
Roaming (2)
Roaming Johto/Kanto (after Burned Tower) Lv. 40 100%
Roaming Johto/Kanto (after Burned Tower) Lv. 40 100%
Roaming grass (1)
Roaming Johto Lv. 40 10%

Generation III

🎮
Colosseum 3 encounters
Available ▼
Snag (1)
Mt. Battle 10F Lv. 40 100%
Snag rematch (2)
Realgam Tower Lv. 40 100%
The Under Lv. 40 100%
🔥
FireRed 3 encounters
Available ▼
Roaming (2)
Roaming Kanto (after the National Dex) Lv. 50 100%
Roaming Kanto (after the National Dex) Lv. 50 100%
Roaming grass (1)
Roaming Kanto Lv. 50 25%
🌿
LeafGreen 3 encounters
Available ▼
Roaming (2)
Roaming Kanto (after the National Dex) Lv. 50 100%
Roaming Kanto (after the National Dex) Lv. 50 100%
Roaming grass (1)
Roaming Kanto Lv. 50 25%

Generation IV

🟡
HeartGold 1 encounter
Available ▼
Roaming grass (1)
Roaming Johto Lv. 40 25%
🤍
SoulSilver 1 encounter
Available ▼
Roaming grass (1)
Roaming Johto Lv. 40 25%

Generation VI

🔵
Alpha Sapphire 1 encounter
Available ▼
Static encounter (1)
Trackless Forest Lv. 50 100%
🔴
Omega Ruby 1 encounter
Available ▼
Static encounter (1)
Trackless Forest Lv. 50 100%

Generation VII

🌒
Ultra Moon 2 encounters
Available ▼
Static encounter (2)
Ultra Space Lv. 60 15%
Ultra Space Wilds Lv. 60 100%

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Gold
→ Pokémon Bank Virtual Console → Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Silver
→ Pokémon Bank Virtual Console → Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Crystal
→ Pokémon Bank Virtual Console → Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
FireRed
→ Diamond Pal Park
→ Black Poké Transporter
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
LeafGreen
→ Diamond Pal Park
→ Black Poké Transporter
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
HeartGold
→ Black Poké Transporter
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
SoulSilver
→ Black Poké Transporter
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Omega Ruby
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Alpha Sapphire
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Ultra Moon
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

RU
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
RarelyUsed
Usage rate: 20.4% · Position #3

📱Entei in Pokémon GO

Entei in Pokémon GO
  • 3,473Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,984Perfect CP in Raids
  • 20 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • ✨ Shiny available
  • 🟣 Exists as Shadow
Pokémon GO entry: Entei →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Gold
“Volcanoes erupt when it barks. Un­ able to restrain its extreme power, it races headlong around the land.”
Silver
“A POKéMON that races across the land. It is said that one is born every time a new volcano appears.”
Crystal
“This brawny POKéMON courses around the earth, spouting flames hotter than a volcano's magma.”
Ruby
“ENTEI embodies the passion of magma. This POKéMON is thought to have been born in the eruption of a volcano. It sends up massive bursts of fire that utterly consume all that they touch.”
Sapphire
“ENTEI embodies the passion of magma. This POKéMON is thought to have been born in the eruption of a volcano. It sends up massive bursts of fire that utterly consume all that they touch.”
Emerald
“ENTEI embodies the passion of magma. It is thought to have been born in the eruption of a volcano. It blasts fire that consumes all that it touches.”
FireRed
“A POKéMON that races across the land. It is said that one is born every time a new volcano appears.”
LeafGreen
“Volcanoes erupt when it barks. Unable to restrain its extreme power, it races headlong around the land.”
Diamond
“It is said that when it roars, a volcano erupts somewhere around the globe.”
Pearl
“It is said that when it roars, a volcano erupts somewhere around the globe.”
Platinum
“It is said that when it roars, a volcano erupts somewhere around the globe.”
HeartGold
“Volcanoes erupt when it barks. Unable to contain its sheer power, it races headlong around the land.”
SoulSilver
“A Pokémon that races across the land. It is said that one is born every time a new volcano appears.”
Black
“It is said that when it roars, a volcano erupts somewhere around the globe.”
White
“It is said that when it roars, a volcano erupts somewhere around the globe.”
Black 2
“It is said that when it roars, a volcano erupts somewhere around the globe.”
White 2
“It is said that when it roars, a volcano erupts somewhere around the globe.”
X
“A Pokémon that races across the land. It is said that one is born every time a new volcano appears.”
Y
“It is said that when it roars, a volcano erupts somewhere around the globe.”
Omega Ruby
“Entei embodies the passion of magma. This Pokémon is thought to have been born in the eruption of a volcano. It sends up massive bursts of fire that utterly consume all that they touch.”
Alpha Sapphire
“Entei embodies the passion of magma. This Pokémon is thought to have been born in the eruption of a volcano. It sends up massive bursts of fire that utterly consume all that they touch.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Entei
🇬🇧 English
Entei
🇯🇵 漢字
エンテイ
🇯🇵 Kana
エンテイ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Entei
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Entei
🇪🇸 Español
Entei
🇮🇹 Italiano
Entei
🇰🇷 한국어
앤테이
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
炎帝
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
炎帝
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Volcan
🇬🇧 EN
Volcano Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
かざんポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Vulkan-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Entei

What type is Entei?

Entei is a Fire-type Pokémon.

What are Entei's weaknesses?

Entei is weak to Water, Ground and Rock-type moves (×2 damage).

What is Entei's Hidden Ability?

Entei's Hidden Ability is Inner Focus. Its regular Ability is Pressure.

Can you get a Shiny Entei in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Entei is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry