Physical
Wallbreaker
525High
65Moderate
CTier

Flash Fire absorbs Fire moves and powers up its own, adding real value on top of Flareon's already solid stats. Fire typing means only weak to Water, Ground, and Rock. An original Gen 1 pick.

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
525High
HP65
C
Attack130
A
Defense60
C
Sp. Atk95
B
Sp. Def110
B
Speed65
C
Total525
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Flareon yields +2 Atk
HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe
Details
Catch45Challenging•Medium Fast1M XP•0.9m / 2'11"•25kg / 55.1 lbs•184Base XP
Pokedex Entries

It has a flame chamber inside its body. It inhales, then breathes out fire that is over 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

Lets Go Pikachu / Lets Go Eevee

Flareon Weakness

Avg

Flareon is weak to Water, Ground, and Rock-type moves. 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.

4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
WaterGroundRock
½xResisti
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
Fire
STAB (4)i
GrassIceBugSteel
3Weak
6Resist
1Immune
Scorei0
Stealth Rock25% on switch
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
Flash FireProtects against fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.
GutsHAIncreases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
Flash Fire grants Fire immunity

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.

How to Evolve

3 Evolutions
Eevee
#133Eevee
Vaporeon
#134VaporeonWater Stone
Jolteon
#135JolteonThunder Stone
Flareon
#136FlareonFire Stone
Stat Comparison 4 Stages
Eevee
Normal
Vaporeon
Water
Jolteon
Electric
Flareon
Fire
HP
55
130+75
65+10
65+10
ATK
55
65+10
65+10
130+75
DEF
50
60+10
60+10
60+10
SP.ATK
45
110+65
110+65
95+50
SP.DEF
65
95+30
95+30
110+45
SPE
55
65+10
130+75
65+10
BST
325D-Tier
525B-Tier+200
525A-Tier+200
525C-Tier+200
ROLE
Balanced
Tank
Sweeper
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Utility
Special
Special
Physical
Breeding
Challenging

Breed with Flareon to get Eevee eggs (with patience) from the Ground egg group.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂87.5%♀12.5%
Hatch Time
35 cycles·8,995 steps
Slow~9 min with Flame Body

The moveset leans on Fighting and Normal coverage to catch would-be counters. Toxic Orb means self-poison for Guts or Poison Heal activation for Flareon, and max Attack and Speed EVs make sure nothing walls it cleanly. Guts fills in the gaps.

Best Build

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Leveling does the heavy lifting. Flareon picks up Flare Blitz and Fire Blast along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add Normal and Fighting coverage and more, but the foundation's already strong by then.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Ember
4010025Fire
Lv 1
Growl
—10040Normal
Lv 1
Sand Attack
—10015Ground
Lv 1
Tackle
4010035Normal
Lv 1
Tail Whip
—10030Normal
Lv 1
Yawn
——10Normal
Lv 3
Tail Whip
—10030Normal
Lv 6
Quick Attack+1
4010030Normal
Lv 10
Double Kick
3010030Fighting
Lv 14
Sand Attack
—10015Ground
Lv 17
Fire Spin
358515Fire
Lv 21
Smog
307020Poison
Lv 24
Focus Energy
——30Normal
Lv 28
Helping Hand+5
——20Normal
Lv 31
Flare Blitz
12010015Fire

TM Moves

Src
TM10
Dig
8010010Ground
TM12
Facade
7010020Normal
TM46
Fire Blast
110855Fire
TM37
Flamethrower
9010015Fire
TM01
Headbutt
7010015Normal
TM03
Helping Hand+5
——20Normal
TM48
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM19
Iron Tail
1007515Steel
TM57
Pay Day
4010020Normal
TM07
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM09
Reflect
——20Psychic
TM05
Rest
——10Psychic
TM43
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
TM08
Substitute
——10Normal
TM49
Superpower
1201005Fighting
TM27
Toxic
—9010Poison
TM11
Will-O-Wisp
—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Flareon doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Flareon can't learn any Tutor moves

No wild encounters for Flareon. The 2-stage line runs through Eevee, which you can catch at moderate rates from the locations below. Evolve through a special method once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Flareon in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

The path to Flareon starts with Eevee at Lv. 5-38 via gift and walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Eevee
    Step 1Catch Eevee
    Pallet Town
    Let's Go EeveeGift from NPCLv.5EarlyCityStarter choice
    Celadon City
    Let's Go EeveeGift from NPCLv.30MidCity
    Celadon City
    Let's Go PikachuGift from NPCLv.30MidCity
    Route 17
    Let's Go PikachuGrassLv.33-385%LateRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 17
    Let's Go EeveeGrassLv.33-385%LateRoute
    CHALLENGING
  2. Flareon
    Step 2Flareon ✓

  • Flash Fire changes the entire equation for Flareon. The 525 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a wallbreaker.

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

  • Eevee evolves into Flareon using a Fire Stone. Flareon is the final evolution in a 9-stage line starting from Eevee. At 525 BST, it's got solid stats to work with.

  • 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.

  • Flareon appears in 22 games, including Yellow, Red & Blue, and Gold & Silver.

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.