Fire types are the most iconic offensive type in the franchise, starting with Charmander in Red and Blue. They hit Grass, Ice, Bug, and Steel super-effectively and resist six types themselves. Here are the Fire Pokemon worth your time.
The Top 10 Fire Pokemon
- Ho-Oh — 680 BST legendary Fire/Flying with Regenerator and Sacred Fire.
- Reshiram — Fire/Dragon monster with 150 Special Attack.
- Primal Groudon — Ground/Fire in its primal form, permanent sun.
- Mega Charizard Y — Fire/Flying with Drought ability and 159 Sp.Atk.
- Volcarona — 550 BST fire moth with Quiver Dance setup.
- Heatran — Fire/Steel legendary with 11 resistances.
- Blaziken — Fire/Fighting starter with Speed Boost ability (banned in Ubers).
- Chandelure — Fire/Ghost with massive 145 Special Attack.
- Infernape — Fire/Fighting, fast mixed attacker.
- Volcanion — Fire/Water, unique typing, Water Absorb immunity.
Why Fire Is So Strong
Fire offers great neutral coverage paired with Fighting, Grass, or Electric moves. Sun teams in particular abuse Fire sweepers — a Drought Charizard Y with Solar Beam deletes bulky walls in two hits.
Counters to Fire
Water, Ground, and Rock all hit Fire super-effectively. Stealth Rock is especially devastating for Fire/Flying types like Charizard and Ho-Oh, which take 50% on switch-in. Always run a Rapid Spin or Defog user on Fire-heavy teams.