Flame Wheel (move)
Move data
| Type | Fire |
|---|---|
| Category | Physical |
| Power | 60 |
| Accuracy | 100 |
| PP | 25 (max. 40) |
| Introduced | Generation 2 |
Effects
Flame Wheel deals damage and has a 10% chance of burning the target.
Fire type Pokémon, those with the ability Water Veil or those behind a Substitute cannot be burned.
If the user is frozen, Flame Wheel can be used and will thaw out the Pokémon before attacking.
Z-Move effects
When a Pokémon is holding Firium Z and uses its Z-Power, Flame Wheel turns into Inferno Overdrive and has base power 120.
Move target
Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally
Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.
Other languages
| English | Flame Wheel |
|---|---|
| Japanese | かえんぐるま (Kaen Guruma) |
| German | Flammenrad |
| French | Roue de Feu |
| Italian | Ruotafuoco |
| Spanish | Rueda Fuego |
Game descriptions
| Gold/Silver Crystal | An attack that may cause a burn. |
|---|---|
| Ruby/Sapphire Emerald | A fiery charge attack that may inflict a burn. |
| FireRed/LeafGreen | The user makes a fiery charge at the foe. It may cause a burn. |
| Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver | The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the foe. It may also leave the target with a burn. |
| Black/White Black 2/White 2 | The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. It may also leave the target with a burn. |
| X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire | The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon | The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| Sword/Shield | The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
Learnt by level up
These Pokémon learn Flame Wheel at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.
Typhlosion
#157 / Fire
Level 20
#157 / Fire
Level 20
Learnt by breeding
These Pokémon can learn Flame Wheel as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.
Darmanitan
Standard Mode
#555 / Fire
Field
Standard Mode
#555 / Fire
Field