Special
Balanced
DTier
65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Cyndaquil's spread. It leans mixed with Speed out front. And you'll get 1 Speed EV per KO for it. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP39
F
Attack52
D
Defense43
D
Sp. Atk60
C
Sp. Def50
D
Speed65
C
Total309
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.5 m
1'08"Tiny
Weight7.9 kg
17.4 lbsFeather
Base XP62
Low Yield
Abilities
BlazePopular
Strengthens fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
Flash FireHAPopular
Protects against fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.
Flash Fire grants Fire immunity
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entries
No Scarlet Violet entries available

Hails from the Johto region. Though usually curled into a ball due to its timid disposition, it harbors tremendous firepower.

Legends: Arceus

Cyndaquil Weakness

Cyndaquil's Fire typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Ground, and Rock. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Flash Fire grants an additional Fire immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Cyndaquil Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Water, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
6Resist
1Immune
Score0
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
WaterGroundRock
½xResist
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Fire
STAB (4)
GrassIceBugSteel
How to Beat Cyndaquil in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)
Landorus
Landorus
GroundFlying
S
Ground is super effective against CyndaquilView Landorus →

Scarlet & Violet Evolution

Cyndaquil kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Quilava all the way to Typhlosion. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 225 total stats over Cyndaquil. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

4 Forms
Cyndaquil
#155Cyndaquil
14
Level 14
Quilava
#156Quilava
Typhlosion
#157TyphlosionLevel 36
Hisui TyphlosionHisui
#157Hisui TyphlosionLevel 36
Stat Comparison 4 Stages
Cyndaquil
Fire
Quilava
Fire
Typhlosion
Fire
Hisui Typhlosion
Fire
HP
39
58+19
78+20
78+20
ATK
52
64+12
84+20
84+20
DEF
43
58+15
78+20
78+20
SP.ATK
60
80+20
109+29
109+29
SP.DEF
50
65+15
85+20
85+20
SPE
65
80+15
100+20
100+20
BST
309D-Tier
405D-Tier+96
534B-Tier+129
534C-Tier+129
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Sweeper
Sweeper
TYPE
Utility
Special
Special
Special

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Cyndaquil with 206 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Covet, Curse, Double Kick and 3 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂87.5%♀12.5%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
6moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachugolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokgranbullquagsireflaaffyrhyhornpsyduck
12 of 206·

Scarlet & Violet Cyndaquil Best Moveset

Cyndaquil's locked into one move per switch-in with Choice Scarf, trading flexibility for speed patching through item lock. Eruption is the go-to spam option, with Psychic coverage keeping switch-ins honest.

Best Build

Experimental
Ability
Flash Fire
Item
Choice ScarfSPEED
Best Nature for Cyndaquil
Timid+SPE

Cyndaquil best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk

EVs

Utility Moveset

  • EruptionSTAB
  • ExtrasensoryCoverage
  • OverheatSTAB
  • Tera Blast

Recommended Teammates

Mienfoo
MienfooDecent

Moves

You'll want to breed for Covet and Curse on Cyndaquil. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Eruption and Overheat, they expand what Cyndaquil can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Leer
D—10030Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 6
Smokescreen
D—10020Normal
Lv 10
Ember
—4010025Fire
Lv 13
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Lv 19
Flame Wheel
D6010025Fire
Lv 22
Defense Curl
D——40Normal
Lv 28
Flame Charge
D5010020Fire
Lv 31
Swift
D60—20Normal
Lv 37
Lava Plume
B8010015Fire
Lv 40
Flamethrower
A9010015Fire
Lv 46
Inferno
—100505Fire
Lv 49
Rollout
D309020Rock
Lv 55
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Lv 58
Overheat
A130905Fire
Lv 64
Eruption
S1501005Fire

TM Moves

TM
TM27
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM66
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
TM195
Burning Jealousy
B701005Fire
TM224
Curse
C——10Ghost
TM55
Dig
D8010010Ground
TM204
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
TM47
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM25
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM141
Fire Blast
B110855Fire
TM08
Fire Fang
D659515Fire
TM144
Fire Pledge
C8010010Fire
TM24
Fire Spin
D358515Fire
TM38
Flame Charge
D5010020Fire
TM125
Flamethrower
A9010015Fire
TM165
Flare Blitz
C12010015Fire
TM118
Heat Wave
A959010Fire
TM99
Iron Head
D8010015Steel
TM157
Overheat
A130905Fire
TM127
Play Rough
D909010Fairy
TM07
Protect+4
B——10Normal
TM85
Rest
C——5Psychic
TM134
Reversal
D—10015Fighting
TM172
Roar-6
C——20Normal
TM70
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM103
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM49
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM32
Swift
D60—20Normal
TM01
Take Down
D908520Normal
TM207
Temper Flare
D7510010Fire
TM171
Tera Blast
A8010010Normal
TM147
Wild Charge
D9010015Electric
TM107
Will-O-Wisp
B—8515Fire
TM59
Zen Headbutt
D809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Covet
D6010025Normal
Egg
Curse
C——10Ghost
Egg
Double Kick
D3010030Fighting
Egg
Extrasensory
S8010020Psychic
Egg
Howl
B——40Normal
Egg
Reversal
D—10015Fighting

Tutor Moves

Cyndaquil can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Cyndaquil in Scarlet & Violet

No wild encounters for Cyndaquil in Scarlet & Violet. It's available in Gold, Crystal, or Legends: Arceus and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Cyndaquil is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

GoldCrystalEmeraldHeartGoldOmega RubySun

Cyndaquil Guide

  • First stop is Quilava at level 14. From there the chain splits: Typhlosion at level 36 and Hisuian Typhlosion at level 36. Pick your final form based on what your team needs.

  • Level 14 gets you Quilava. Quick enough that Cyndaquil barely slows you down.

  • In Scarlet & Violet, For a casual playthrough, Cyndaquil works as a placeholder. Fire coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Quilava. That's where the stats start mattering.

  • You can find Cyndaquil in Scarlet & Violet. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Gold & Silver, Cyndaquil appears in 17 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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