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No. 157 · National Pokédex

Typhlosion

バクフーン · Bakphoon
🔥 Fire
Height
1.7 m
Weight
79.5 kg
Category
Volcano Pokémon
Generation
Generation 2
Typhlosion
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Typhlosion

Type
Fire
Weaknesses
×2 Water, Ground, Rock Table
Resistances
×½ Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy
Evolution
Cyndaquil → Quilava (Lv. 14) → Typhlosion (Lv. 36)
Shiny
Shiny TyphlosionAlternate, 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
Special Forms
Hisuian Form Details
Stats
Total 534 · top stat: Special Attack (109) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Typhlosion in French · バクフーン, Bakphoon in Japanese · Tornupto in German All Languages

📋Overview

Typhlosion is a Fire-type Pokémon, No. 157 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 2. Category: Volcano Pokémon. Height: 1.7 m, weight: 79.5 kg.

Typhlosion evolves from Quilava and does not evolve further.

Ability: Blaze. Hidden Ability: Flash Fire. Typhlosion is weak to Water, Ground and Rock-type moves (×2 damage).

Generation
Generation 2
Gold / Silver
National No.
#157
National Pokédex
Category
Volcano Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
78
255
Attack
84
255
Defense
78
255
Special Attack
109
255
Special Defense
85
255
Speed
100
255
Total
534
Min HP (Lv. 100)
266
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
360
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
Powers up Fire-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.
If hit by a Fire-type move, the Pokémon absorbs the flames and uses them to power up its own Fire-type moves.

🌱Typhlosion Evolution

🔮Typhlosion Forms and Shiny

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

⚔️Typhlosion Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Smokescreen
Normal Stat
100%
—
20
1
Tackle
Normal Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Double-Edge
Normal Phys.
100%
120
15
1
Eruption
Fire Spec.
100%
150
5
1
Ember
Fire Spec.
100%
40
25
1
Leer
Normal Stat
100%
—
30
1
Gyro Ball
Steel Phys.
100%
—
5
13
Quick Attack
Normal Phys.
100%
40
30
20
Flame Wheel
Fire Phys.
100%
60
25
24
Defense Curl
Normal Stat
—
—
40
31
Swift
Normal Spec.
—
60
20
35
Flame Charge
Fire Phys.
100%
50
20
43
Lava Plume
Fire Spec.
100%
80
15
48
Flamethrower
Fire Spec.
100%
90
15
56
Inferno
Fire Spec.
50%
100
5
61
Rollout
Rock Phys.
90%
30
20
74
Burn Up
Fire Spec.
100%
130
5
74
Overheat
Fire Spec.
90%
130
5

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Field
Gender
♂ 87.5 / ♀ 12.5%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Special Attack
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 Typhlosion

Available in 3 games, 3 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Pokémon Legends: Arceus Scarlet Violet

Generation VIII

🏔️
Pokémon Legends: Arceus 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Hisui Region

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Terarium / Area Zero (1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Terarium / Area Zero (1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

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

Pokémon Legends: Arceus
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
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

ZU
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
ZeroUsed
Usage rate: 10.6% · Position #13

📱Typhlosion in Pokémon GO

Typhlosion in Pokémon GO
  • 2,889Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,651Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • ✨ Shiny available
  • 🟣 Exists as Shadow
Pokémon GO entry: Typhlosion →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Gold
“If its rage peaks, it becomes so hot that anything that touches it will instantly go up in flames.”
Silver
“It has a secret, devastating move. It rubs its blaz­ ing fur together to cause huge explosions.”
Crystal
“When heat from its body causes the air around it to shimmer, this is a sign that it is ready to battle.”
Ruby
“TYPHLOSION obscures itself behind a shimmering heat haze that it creates using its intensely hot flames. This POKéMON creates blazing explosive blasts that burn everything to cinders.”
Sapphire
“TYPHLOSION obscures itself behind a shimmering heat haze that it creates using its intensely hot flames. This POKéMON creates blazing explosive blasts that burn everything to cinders.”
Emerald
“It can hide behind a shimmering heat haze that it creates using its intense flames. TYPHLOSION create blazing explosive blasts that burn everything to cinders.”
FireRed
“It has a secret, devastating move. It rubs its blazing fur together to cause huge explosions.”
LeafGreen
“If its rage peaks, it becomes so hot that anything that touches it will instantly go up in flames.”
Diamond
“It attacks using blasts of fire. It creates heat shimmers with intense fire to hide itself.”
Pearl
“It attacks using blasts of fire. It creates heat shimmers with intense fire to hide itself.”
Platinum
“It attacks using blasts of fire. It creates heat shimmers with intense fire to hide itself.”
HeartGold
“If its rage peaks, it becomes so hot that anything that touches it will instantly go up in flames.”
SoulSilver
“It has a secret, devastating move. It rubs its blazing fur together to cause huge explosions.”
Black
“It attacks using blasts of fire. It creates heat shimmers with intense fire to hide itself.”
White
“It attacks using blasts of fire. It creates heat shimmers with intense fire to hide itself.”
Black 2
“It attacks using blasts of fire. It creates heat shimmers with intense fire to hide itself.”
White 2
“It attacks using blasts of fire. It creates heat shimmers with intense fire to hide itself.”
X
“If its rage peaks, it becomes so hot that anything that touches it will instantly go up in flames.”
Y
“It has a secret, devastating move. It rubs its blazing fur together to cause huge explosions.”
Omega Ruby
“Typhlosion obscures itself behind a shimmering heat haze that it creates using its intensely hot flames. This Pokémon creates blazing explosive blasts that burn everything to cinders.”
Alpha Sapphire
“Typhlosion obscures itself behind a shimmering heat haze that it creates using its intensely hot flames. This Pokémon creates blazing explosive blasts that burn everything to cinders.”
Legends: Arceus
“Said to purify lost, forsaken souls with its flames and guide them to the afterlife. I believe its form has been influenced by the energy of the sacred mountain towering at Hisui's center.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Typhlosion
🇬🇧 English
Typhlosion
🇯🇵 漢字
バクフーン
🇯🇵 Kana
バクフーン
🇯🇵 Romaji
Bakphoon
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Tornupto
🇪🇸 Español
Typhlosion
🇮🇹 Italiano
Typhlosion
🇰🇷 한국어
블레이범
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
火暴兽
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
火爆獸
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Volcan
🇬🇧 EN
Volcano Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
かざんポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Vulkan

🎬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 Typhlosion

What type is Typhlosion?

Typhlosion is a Fire-type Pokémon.

Can Typhlosion still evolve?

Typhlosion is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Quilava, it does not evolve further.

What are Typhlosion's weaknesses?

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

What is Typhlosion's Hidden Ability?

Typhlosion's Hidden Ability is Flash Fire. Its regular Ability is Blaze.

Is Typhlosion available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Typhlosion is playable in Pokémon Champions.

Can you get a Shiny Typhlosion in Pokémon GO?

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