Is Cyndaquil Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Complete the Hoenn Dex for this Fire starter from Birch. Cyndaquil reaches Typhlosion at 36 with AbilityBlaze. Postgame reward timing means no story contribution. The Battle Frontier and Steven's Steel rematch at Meteor Falls are the only remaining fights.
Roxanne's team hits Cyndaquil's weaknesses hard.
Cyndaquil has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Cyndaquil trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Cyndaquil trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Cyndaquil trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Cyndaquil trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Cyndaquil's weaknesses hard.
Juan's team hits Cyndaquil's weaknesses hard.
Typhlosion has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Typhlosion has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Typhlosion has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Typhlosion's weaknesses hard.
Wallace's team hits Typhlosion's weaknesses hard.
Gift
Cyndaquil is given to you as a gift in Littleroot Town at Lv 5. From Professor Birch after completing Hoenn Pokédex. Gift from Professor Birch in Littleroot Town after completing the Hoenn Pokedex.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- LV 27FireFlame WheelPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 46FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
Evolve Cyndaquil to Typhlosion
Quilava evolves into Typhlosion at Level 36. Level it up in the post-game, after you beat Wallace.
Recommended Moves
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 60FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORFireFire PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Cyndaquil in Emerald
A post-game reward from Birch once the Hoenn Pokedex is complete and the Elite Four are done. Cyndaquil is one of three Johto starters offered, and choosing the Fire type means the other two walk away with him.
1 location to catch Cyndaquil
Badge 8How to Obtain Cyndaquil in E
- Step 2Evolve into QuilavaBREEDINGAvailableLeave Typhlosion with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Cyndaquil egg.
- Step 3Evolve into Typhlosion
How to Get Shiny Cyndaquil in Emerald
Cyndaquil is offered as a starter in Littleroot Town, so soft-reset in front of the gift and inspect each one before you accept, riding out the same long full-odds hunt. Compare Shiny Cyndaquil odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Cyndaquil Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Emerald shiny odds calculator with Cyndaquil already selected.
Cyndaquil Weakness
Cyndaquil's Fire typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Ground, and Rock. The Fire typing picks up 5 resistances to work with.
| 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 Cyndaquil Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Cyndaquil
 Mudkip Water | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cyndaquil View Mudkip builds →Rock Tomb 2x49-59% Water Gun 2x49-59% Mud-Slap 2x24-29% | ||
 Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing | ||
 Totodile Water | D | |
Obtain MethodLittleroot Town Gift | ||
 Marill Water | D | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cyndaquil View Marill builds →Water Gun 2x37-44% Rollout 2x20-24% | ||
 Nincada BugGround | C | |
Cyndaquil Evolutions
Cyndaquil kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Quilava all the way to Typhlosion. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 225 total stats over Cyndaquil. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Cyndaquil with 102 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Covet, Crush Claw, Foresight and 5 more to offspring.
E Cyndaquil Best Moveset
Fire pre-evolution with AbilityBlaze for low-HP Fire boost. The moveset needs two evolutions before reaching Typhlosion's competitive power. No function here.
Best Build
Cyndaquil best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Body Slam
- Flame Wheel
- Flamethrower
- Hidden Power Grass
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Covet and Crush Claw on Cyndaquil. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Overheat and Fire Blast, they expand what Cyndaquil can actually threaten in practice.
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
All 17 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It flares flames from its back to protect itself. The fire burns vigorously if the POKéMON is angry. When it is tired, it sputters with incomplete combustion.
Cyndaquil Emerald Guide
In Emerald, Cyndaquil has 309 BST and evolves into Quilava. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Cyndaquil is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Cyndaquil becomes available after the main story is complete in Emerald.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Cyndaquil appears in 17 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
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 7Let's Go
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
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