Special
Wallbreaker
CTier
65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

The stat budget goes to damage. Attack and Sp. Def carry the offense, Defense doesn't even come close. A Flame Pokemon on a medium-fast 1M XP curve, worth 2 Attack stat exp per KO.

Base Stats
High
HP65
C
Attack130
A
Defense60
C
Sp. Atk95
B
Sp. Def110
B
Speed65
C
Total525
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.9 m
2'11"Small
Weight25.0 kg
55.1 lbsFeather
Base XP184
High Yield
Abilities
Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.
Flash Fire
Protects against fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.
GutsHA
Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
Flash Fire grants Fire immunity
EV Yield
HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

It stores some of the air it inhales in its internal flame pouch, which heats it to over 3,000 degrees.

Flareon Weakness

Flareon is weak to Water, Ground, and Rock. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Flareon's special bulk (base 110 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Flareon Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Water, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
5Resist
0Immune
Score-1
Gen II Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
  • Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
WaterGroundRock
½xResist
FireGrassIceBugSteel
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (4)
GrassIceBugSteel
How to Beat Flareon in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

In Gold & Silver, Golem can KO Flareon with Earthquake (141-166%). Starmie's Surf hits Flareon for 67-79%. Nidoking's Earthquake also KOs at 123-145%.

Golem
Golem
RockGround
A
Recommended Build
ItemLeftovers
Moves
  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Explosion
  • Rapid Spin
  • RoarUtility
Damage vs Flareon
Earthquake 2x
141-166%KO
Explosion
117-138%KO
Rapid Spin
24-28%
View Golem builds →

Gold & Silver Evolution

Eevee's line splits into 8 evolutions, and Flareon is the item path. Each sibling form needs a different method to obtain. Breed through Eevee to get eggs. Flareon and Vaporeon share the same 525 total stats, but they're distributed differently. Check the comparison below to see where each one specializes. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

5 Evolutions
Eevee
#133Eevee
Vaporeon
VaporeonWater Stone
Jolteon
JolteonThunder Stone
Flareon
FlareonFire Stone
Espeon
EspeonHigh Friendship (Day)
Umbreon
UmbreonHigh Friendship (Night)
Stat Comparison 6 Forms
Eevee
Normal
Vaporeon
Water
Jolteon
Electric
Flareon
Fire
Espeon
Psychic
Umbreon
Dark
HP
55
130+75
65+10
65+10
65+10
95+40
ATK
55
65+10
65+10
130+75
65+10
65+10
DEF
50
60+10
60+10
60+10
60+10
110+60
SP.ATK
45
110+65
110+65
95+50
130+85
60+15
SP.DEF
65
95+30
95+30
110+45
95+30
130+65
SPE
55
65+10
130+75
65+10
110+55
65+10
BST
325D-Tier
525B-Tier+200
525A-Tier+200
525C-Tier+200
525A-Tier+200
525B-Tier+200
ROLE
Balanced
Tank
Sweeper
Wallbreaker
Sweeper
Wall
TYPE
Utility
Special
Special
Physical
Special
Utility

Breeding

Challenging

Breed with Flareon to get Eevee eggs (with patience) using 66 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Charm, Flail.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂87.5%♀12.5%
Hatch Time
35 cycles·8,995 steps
Slow~9 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
2moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 66·

Gold & Silver Flareon Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental
Utility
Ability
Not in Gen 2
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Nature
Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

  • Fire BlastSTAB
  • Shadow Ball
  • Quick Attack
  • FlamethrowerSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Snorlax
SnorlaxGood
Jolteon
JolteonDecent
Umbreon
UmbreonDecent

Moves

TMs carry this one. Flareon learns Fire Blast and Flamethrower naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Dark and beyond give it real matchup play.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Tackle
D3510035Normal
Lv 1
Tail Whip
——10030Normal
Lv 8
Sand Attack
D—10015Ground
Lv 16
Ember
—4010025Fire
Lv 23
Quick Attack+1
A4010030Normal
Lv 30
Bite
C6010025Dark
Lv 36
Fire Spin
—357015Fire
Lv 42
Smog
—207020Poison
Lv 47
Leer
——10030Normal
Lv 52
Flamethrower
A9510015Fire

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
D—10015Normal
TM03
Curse
C——10Ghost
TM43
Detect+4
D——5Fighting
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM20
Endure+4
D——10Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
A120855Fire
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM02
Headbutt
C7010015Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
B150905Normal
TM23
Iron Tail
C1007515Steel
TM31
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
B——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM05
Roar-6
C——20Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
A8010015Ghost
TM35
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM13
Snore
—4010015Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM34
Swagger
C—8515Normal
TM39
Swift
D60—20Normal
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison
TM07
Zap Cannon
D100505Electric

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Charm
D—10020Normal
Egg
Flail
D—10015Normal

Tutor Moves

Flareon can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Flareon in Gold & Silver

You're catching Eevee first, not Flareon. Eevee appears but it's a rare spawn in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Flareon in Gold & Silver

The path to Flareon starts with Eevee at Lv. 15-20 via gift encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Eevee
    Step 1Catch Eevee
    Celadon City - Game Corner
    GoldGift from NPC Lv.15 City
    LimitedEarly
    Purchase: 6,666 coins
    Celadon City - Game Corner
    SilverGift from NPC Lv.15 City
    LimitedEarly
    Purchase: 6,666 coins
    Goldenrod City
    GoldGift from NPC Lv.20 City
    LimitedMid
    Meet Bill in Ecruteak
    Goldenrod City
    SilverGift from NPC Lv.20 City
    LimitedMid
    Meet Bill in Ecruteak
  2. Flareon
    Step 2Flareon ✓

Flareon Guide

  • For Gold & Silver, we rate Flareon C-Tier: a niche pick in Gold & Silver's meta. At 525 BST, it fits the wallbreaker role. Fire Blast with Leftovers is the standard set.

  • In Gold & Silver, Flareon's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Rhydon (Ground), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

  • At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Flareon is a special attacker with base 95 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a wallbreaker.

  • For Gold & Silver, the core moveset is Fire Blast, Shadow Ball, Quickattack, and Flamethrower. Fire Blast leads at 14% usage. Flamethrower provides reliable STAB damage.

  • In Gold & Silver, the best way to handle Flareon: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Special attackers bypass its physical bulk.

Game Availability

One of the original 151, Flareon has appeared in 22 games — nearly every mainline game. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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