Physical
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 EVs 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
Flash FirePopular
Protects against fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.
GutsHAPopular
Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
Flash Fire grants Fire immunity
EV Yield
HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

Once it has stored up enough heat, this Pokémon’s body temperature can reach up to 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit.

Flareon Weakness

Flareon is weak to Water, Ground, and Rock. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Flash Fire grants an additional Fire immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. 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, Fairy
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
6Resist
1Immune
Score0
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
WaterGroundRock
½xResist
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Fire
STAB (4)
GrassIceBugSteel
How to Beat Flareon in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Excadrill can KO Flareon with Earthquake (123-144%). Slowking's Scald hits Flareon for 59-69%. Nihilego deals 83-98% with Power Gem.

Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel
A
Recommended Build
AbilityMold Breaker
ItemLeftovers
NatureJolly
Moves
  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Rapid Spin
  • Iron Head
  • Swords Dance
Damage vs Flareon
Earthquake 2x
123-144%KO
Rapid Spin
21-24%
View Excadrill builds →

Sword & Shield 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

8 Evolutions
Eevee
#133Eevee
Vaporeon
VaporeonWater Stone
Jolteon
JolteonThunder Stone
Flareon
FlareonFire Stone
Espeon
EspeonHigh Friendship (Day)
Umbreon
UmbreonHigh Friendship (Night)
Leafeon
LeafeonLeaf Stone
Glaceon
GlaceonIce Stone
Sylveon
SylveonHigh Friendship
Stat Comparison 9 Forms
Eevee
Normal
Vaporeon
Water
Jolteon
Electric
Flareon
Fire
Espeon
Psychic
Umbreon
Dark
Leafeon
Grass
Glaceon
Ice
Sylveon
Fairy
HP
55
130+75
65+10
65+10
65+10
95+40
65+10
65+10
95+40
ATK
55
65+10
65+10
130+75
65+10
65+10
110+55
60+5
65+10
DEF
50
60+10
60+10
60+10
60+10
110+60
130+80
110+60
65+15
SP.ATK
45
110+65
110+65
95+50
130+85
60+15
60+15
130+85
110+65
SP.DEF
65
95+30
95+30
110+45
95+30
130+65
65
95+30
130+65
SPE
55
65+10
130+75
65+10
110+55
65+10
95+40
65+10
60+5
BST
325D-Tier
525B-Tier+200
525A-Tier+200
525C-Tier+200
525A-Tier+200
525B-Tier+200
525B-Tier+200
525B-Tier+200
525B-Tier+200
ROLE
Balanced
Tank
Sweeper
Wallbreaker
Sweeper
Wall
Attacker
Wallbreaker
Tank
TYPE
Utility
Special
Special
Physical
Special
Utility
Physical
Special
Special

Breeding

Challenging

Breed with Flareon to get Eevee eggs (with patience) using 152 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Curse, Detect, Double Kick and 5 more.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂87.5%♀12.5%
Hatch Time
35 cycles·8,995 steps
Slow~9 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
8moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckrhydonshiftryexploudquagsiremawilenidorinofarfetchdloudred
12 of 152·

Sword & Shield Flareon Best Moveset

Flareon runs a standard defensive wall set. Relaxed nature with max Attack without Speed EVs shapes the build, while Silkscarf brings extra utility. Guts supports the kit from the background.

Best Build

Experimental
Ability
Guts
Item
Silk Scarf
Best Nature for Flareon
Relaxed+DEF

Flareon best EVs are Attack and Defense

EVs

Doubles Physical Tank Moveset

  • Flare BlitzSTAB
  • CurseSetup
  • Last Resort
  • ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

Cresselia
CresseliaGood
Grimmsnarl
GrimmsnarlGood
Dusclops
DusclopsGood

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Flareon. Curse and Detect come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Overheat and Flare Blitz and coverage across 8 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Baton Pass
C——40Normal
Lv 1
Charm
C—10020Fairy
Lv 1
Copycat
C——20Normal
Lv 1
Covet
C6010025Normal
Lv 1
Double-Edge
B12010015Normal
Lv 1
Ember
D4010025Fire
Lv 1
Growl
——10040Normal
Lv 1
Helping Hand+5
C——20Normal
Lv 1
Swift
D60—20Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 1
Tail Whip
——10030Normal
Lv 1
Take Down
C908520Normal
Lv 5
Sand Attack
D—10015Ground
Lv 10
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Lv 15
Baby-Doll Eyes+1
D—10030Fairy
Lv 20
Smog
—307020Poison
Lv 25
Bite
C6010025Dark
Lv 30
Fire Fang
B659515Fire
Lv 35
Fire Spin
D358515Fire
Lv 40
Lava Plume
C8010015Fire
Lv 45
Scary Face
——10010Normal
Lv 50
Flare Blitz
S12010015Fire
Lv 55
Last Resort
A1401005Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM31
Attract
C—10015Normal
TR29
Baton Pass
C——40Normal
TR01
Body Slam
A8510015Normal
TM29
Charm
C—10020Fairy
TM15
Dig
C8010010Ground
TR26
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM39
Facade
S7010020Normal
TM47
Fake Tears
D—10020Dark
TR15
Fire Blast
B110855Fire
TM68
Fire Fang
B659515Fire
TM13
Fire Spin
D358515Fire
TR02
Flamethrower
B9010015Fire
TR55
Flare Blitz
S12010015Fire
TR13
Focus Energy
C——30Normal
TM09
Giga Impact
B150905Normal
TR36
Heat Wave
B959010Fire
TM41
Helping Hand+5
C——20Normal
TM08
Hyper Beam
B150905Normal
TR42
Hyper Voice
C9010010Normal
TR31
Iron Tail
A1007515Steel
TM92
Mystical Fire
C7510010Fire
TR43
Overheat
B130905Fire
TM02
Pay Day
—4010020Normal
TM25
Protect+4
S——10Normal
TM33
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM21
Rest
A——10Psychic
TM79
Retaliate
C701005Normal
TM76
Round
D6010015Normal
TM26
Scary Face
——10010Normal
TR33
Shadow Ball
C8010015Ghost
TR27
Sleep Talk
A——10Normal
TM24
Snore
—5010015Normal
TR82
Stored Power
D2010010Psychic
TR20
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM34
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TR39
Superpower
S1201005Fighting
TM40
Swift
D60—20Normal
TM46
Weather Ball
D5010010Normal
TM38
Will-O-Wisp
C—8515Fire
TR85
Work Up
D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Curse
S——10Ghost
Egg
Detect+4
C——5Fighting
Egg
Double Kick
D3010030Fighting
Egg
Flail
D—10015Normal
Egg
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Egg
Tickle
D—10020Normal
Egg
Wish
C——10Normal
Egg
Yawn
C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Burning Jealousy
C701005Fire
Tutor
Scorching Sands
C7010010Ground

How to Get Flareon in Sword & Shield

Can't catch Flareon directly. Start with Eevee at moderate rates from the locations below, then evolve through a special method. The 2-stage line from Eevee to Flareon is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Flareon in Sword & Shield

The path to Flareon starts with Eevee at Lv. 14-65 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Eevee
    Step 1Catch Eevee
    Route 4
    ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Route
    5%Early
    All Weather
    Route 4
    SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Route
    1%Early
    All Weather
    Ballimere Lake
    ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Water
    5%Post
    Normal Weather
    Ballimere Lake
    SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Water
    5%Post
    Normal Weather
    Giant's Bed
    ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
    5%Post
    Normal Weather
    Giant's Bed
    SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
    5%Post
    Normal Weather
  2. Flareon
    Step 2Flareon ✓

Flareon Guide

  • In Sword & Shield, Flash Fire changes the entire equation for Flareon. The 525 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a wallbreaker. Flare Blitz with Silkscarf is the standard set.

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

  • Flash Fire is what you want on Flareon. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Guts) work on paper but Flash Fire is what makes Flareon worth using. Flash Fire synergizes with Flareon's base 110 Sp.Def, letting it soak special attacks as a pivot.

  • At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Flareon is a physical attacker with base 130 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a wallbreaker.

  • In Sword & Shield, 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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