Special
Wallbreaker
525High
65Moderate
CTier

Flareon is a Fire-type from Gen 1. Only weak to Water, Ground, and Rock. 130 base Attack is its best stat. It relies on priority moves or Scarf to keep up. Known as the Flame Pokemon.

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

When storing thermal energy in its body, its temperature could soar to over 1600 degrees.

Red / Blue

Flareon Weakness

Avg

Flareon is weak to Water, Ground, and Rock-type moves. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Flareon's special bulk (base 110 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Gen I Type Chart
  • Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
  • Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
  • Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
WaterGroundRock
½xResisti
FireGrassIceBug
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
None
STAB (3)i
GrassIceBug
3Weak
4Resist
0Immune
Scorei-2
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

Flareon evolved from Eevee using a Fire Stone, landing at 525 stats as a Fire type. Breeding isn't in the picture. 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 not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Flareon runs a standard attacker set. A nature nature with flexible EVs EVs shapes the build, while an item brings extra utility. An ability supports the kit from the background.

Best Build

Utility
Ability
Not in Gen 1
Item
Not in Gen 1
Nature
Not in Gen 1

Best Flareon Moveset

  • Body Slam
  • Hyper Beam
  • Fire BlastSTAB
  • Quick Attack

Recommended Teammates

Snorlax
SnorlaxGood
Tauros
TaurosGood
Exeggutor
ExeggutorGood

Leveling does the heavy lifting. Flareon picks up Flamethrower and Double-Edge along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add Normal and Dark coverage, but the foundation's already strong by then.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Ember
4010025Fire
Lv 1
Quick Attack+1
4010030Normal
Lv 1
Sand Attack
—10015Ground
Lv 1
Tackle
3510035Normal
Lv 27
Quick Attack+1
4010030Normal
Lv 31
Ember
4010025Fire
Lv 37
Tail Whip
—10030Normal
Lv 40
Bite
6010025Normal
Lv 42
Leer
—10030Normal
Lv 44
Fire Spin
357015Fire
Lv 48
Rage
2010020Normal
Lv 54
Flamethrower
9510015Fire

TM Moves

Src
TM34
Bide+1
——10Normal
TM08
Body Slam
8510015Normal
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM10
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
120855Fire
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM31
Mimic
——10Normal
TM20
Rage
2010020Normal
TM33
Reflect
——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM40
Skull Bash
10010010Normal
TM50
Substitute
——10Normal
TM39
Swift
60—20Normal
TM09
Take Down
908520Normal
TM06
Toxic
—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Flareon doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Flareon can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Src
Rem
Take Down
908520Normal

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

How to Obtain Flareon in Red & Blue

  1. Eevee
    Step 1Catch Eevee
    Celadon City - Celadon Mansion
    RedGift from NPCLv.25LimitedMidCity
    MODERATE
    Celadon City - Celadon Mansion
    BlueGift from NPCLv.25LimitedMidCity
    MODERATE
  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.

  • 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.

  • 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.