Is Flareon Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityFlash Fire gives Fire immunity and powers up Fire moves. The ability finally gives Flareon a defensive niche. But Fire moves still run off Special in Gen 3 while Flareon's 130 Attack is physical. The mismatch survives another generation. Trade-only and still fundamentally broken.
Roxanne's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Eevee has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's team hits Eevee's weaknesses hard.
Winona's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Eevee trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's typing presses Eevee's defenses.
Flareon cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheat19590%5
- After Winona
- TM38FireFire Blast16585%5
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- LV 52FireFlamethrower135100%15
Vaporeon cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- After Wallace
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- LV 52WaterHydro Pump16580%5
Jolteon cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
- After Wattson
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- TM34ElectricShock Wave90100%20
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 42ElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- LV 52ElectricThunder16570%10
Flareon cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheat19590%5
- After Winona
- TM38FireFire Blast16585%5
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- LV 52FireFlamethrower135100%15
Espeon cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
- LV 16PsychicConfusion75100%25
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 36PsychicPsybeam98100%20
- After Tate & Liza
- TM04PsychicCalm Mind—100%20
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- LV 47PsychicPsychic135100%10
Umbreon cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
- After Wattson
- TM29PsychicPsychic90100%10
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 36DarkFeint Attack90100%20
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
How to Get Flareon in Ruby & Sapphire
No wild encounters for Flareon in Ruby & Sapphire. Bring Eevee over from Red & Blue, Yellow, or Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Flareon in RS
Step 1Obtain EeveeCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Gift · Celadon City · Celadon Mansion Rooftop, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Gift · Celadon City · Celadon Mansion rooftop, back entrance. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Gift · Celadon City. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Gift · Goldenrod City · Meet Bill in Ecruteak. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Gift · Goldenrod City · Gift from Bill. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Trophy Garden. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Trophy Garden. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Flareon ✓
Flareon Weakness
Flareon is weak to Water, Ground, and Rock. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. 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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Flareon Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Flareon
 Mudkip Water | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Mudkip builds →Surf 2x51-61% Rock Tomb 2x35-41% Mud-Slap 2x16-20% | ||
 Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing | ||
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 102 Surfing | ||
 Nincada BugGround | C | |
Mudkip Water | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Mudkip builds →Surf 2x47-56% Rock Tomb 2x34-41% Mud-Slap 2x17-20% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Aron builds →Rock Tomb 2x51-61% Mud-Slap 2x17-20% | ||
Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing | ||
Surskit BugWater | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 102 Surfing | ||
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Marshtomp builds →Surf 2x54-64% Mud Shot 2x61-73% Rock Tomb 2x39-46% | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Anorith builds →Rock Tomb 2x61-73% Water Gun 2x14-17% | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Aron SteelRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Aron builds →Rock Tomb 2x50-60% Mud-Slap 2x14-17% | ||
Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x51-60% Dig 2x29-35% Rollout 2x15-19% | ||
Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Marshtomp builds →Surf 2x51-60% Dig 2x66-78% Rock Tomb 2x38-45% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x74-88% Rock Tomb 2x41-49% | ||
 Lombre WaterGrass | C | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x50-60% Dig 2x30-36% Rollout 2x17-20% | ||
Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Marshtomp builds →Surf 2x50-60% Dig 2x68-80% Rock Tomb 2x38-44% | ||
Sandslash Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x76-90% Rock Tomb 2x41-49% | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | C | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x50-59% Dig 2x31-38% Rollout 2x18-21% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Camerupt builds →Dig 2x76-91% Rock Slide 2x61-73% | ||
Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Marshtomp builds →Surf 2x50-59% Dig 2x66-78% Rock Tomb 2x36-44% | ||
Sandslash Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x76-91% Rock Tomb 2x42-50% | ||
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Camerupt builds →Earthquake 2x123-145%KO Rock Slide 2x62-74% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Swampert builds →Surf 2x64-76% Dig 2x80-95% Rock Tomb 2x46-54% | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x51-61% Dig 2x30-35% Rollout 2x16-19% | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing | ||
 Sealeo IceWater | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Sealeo builds →Surf 2x60-71% Rock Tomb 2x30-35% | ||
Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x131-155%KO Surf 2x65-76% Rock Tomb 2x44-52% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x142-167%KO Rock Tomb 2x48-57% | ||
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Camerupt builds →Earthquake 2x123-145%KO Rock Slide 2x61-72% | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x50-59% Dig 2x30-36% Rollout 2x16-20% | ||
Sandslash Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 2x123-145%KO Rock Tomb 2x42-49% | ||
Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x133-156%KO Surf 2x62-73% Rock Tomb 2x45-53% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x153-180%KO Rock Tomb 2x77-91% Surf 2x27-31% | ||
 Flygon GroundDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Flygon builds →Earthquake 2x122-144%KO Rock Tomb 2x41-49% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Walrein builds →Surf 2x69-81% Earthquake 2x68-80% Rock Tomb 2x34-41% | ||
Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x142-167%KO Rock Tomb 2x47-56% | ||
In Ruby & Sapphire, Gengar's Explosion hits Flareon for 51-60%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Gengar builds →Thunderbolt20-24% Explosion51-60% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Celebi builds →Psychic14-16% Giga Drain6-7% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Suicune builds →Surf 2x24-29% Ice Beam6-7% | ||
 Starmie WaterPsychic | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Flareon View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin12-14% Ice Beam8-10% Thunderbolt17-20% Surf 2x50-59% | ||
Flareon Evolutions
Eevee's line splits into 5 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
Breeding
Breed with Flareon to get Eevee eggs (with patience) using 102 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Charm, Curse, Endure and 3 more.
RS Flareon Best Moveset
130 Attack still can't power Fire TermStab since Fire is a special type. AbilityFlash Fire absorbs Fire attacks and boosts Fire moves, adding immunity. MoveReturn and physical coverage use the Attack honestly. 110 Sp. Def absorbs special hits. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. The Attack/type mismatch persists.
Best Build
Flareon best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Overheat
- Wish
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Flareon. Charm and Curse come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Overheat and Fire Blast and Normal and Dark coverage and more.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
FLAREON’s fluffy fur has a functional purpose - it releases heat into the air so that its body does not get excessively hot. This POKéMON’s body temperature can rise to a maximum of 1,650 degrees F.
Flareon Ruby & Sapphire Guide
In Ruby & Sapphire, Flash Fire changes the entire equation for Flareon. The 525 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a wallbreaker. Shadow Ball with Leftovers is the standard set.
Flash Fire is what you want on Flareon. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. 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 special attacker with base 95 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a wallbreaker.
For Ruby & Sapphire, the core moveset is Shadow Ball, Overheat, Wish, and Toxic. Shadow Ball leads at 0% usage. Overheat provides reliable STAB damage.
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
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves