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 sac in its body. Its body temperature tops 1,650 degrees Fahrenheit before battle.

X

It has a flame bag inside its body. After inhaling deeply, it blows out flames of nearly 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

Y

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

8 Evolutions
Eevee
#133Eevee
Vaporeon
VaporeonWater Stone
Jolteon
JolteonThunder Stone
Flareon
FlareonFire Stone
Espeon
EspeonHigh Friendship (Day)
Umbreon
UmbreonHigh Friendship (Night)
Leafeon
LeafeonLeaf Stone
Glaceon
GlaceonIce Stone
Sylveon
SylveonHigh Friendship
Stat Comparison 9 Forms
Eevee
Normal
Vaporeon
Water
Jolteon
Electric
Flareon
Fire
Espeon
Psychic
Umbreon
Dark
Leafeon
Grass
Glaceon
Ice
Sylveon
Fairy
HP
55
130+75
65+10
65+10
65+10
95+40
65+10
65+10
95+40
ATK
55
65+10
65+10
130+75
65+10
65+10
110+55
60+5
65+10
DEF
50
60+10
60+10
60+10
60+10
110+60
130+80
110+60
65+15
SP.ATK
45
110+65
110+65
95+50
130+85
60+15
60+15
130+85
110+65
SP.DEF
65
95+30
95+30
110+45
95+30
130+65
65
95+30
130+65
SPE
55
65+10
130+75
65+10
110+55
65+10
95+40
65+10
60+5
BST
325D-Tier
525B-Tier+200
525A-Tier+200
525C-Tier+200
525A-Tier+200
525B-Tier+200
525B-Tier+200
525B-Tier+200
525B-Tier+200
ROLE
Balanced
Tank
Sweeper
Wallbreaker
Sweeper
Wall
Attacker
Wallbreaker
Tank
TYPE
Utility
Special
Special
Physical
Special
Utility
Physical
Special
Special
Breeding
Challenging

Breed with Flareon to get Eevee eggs (with patience) from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Captivate, Charm, Covet and 11 more.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂87.5%♀12.5%
Hatch Time
35 cycles·8,995 steps
Slow~9 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
14moves

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

Physical Sweeper
Ability
Guts
Item
Toxic Orb
Nature
Jolly+SPE
EVs

Best Flareon Moveset

  • Flame ChargeSTAB
  • Flare BlitzSTAB
  • SuperpowerCoverage
  • FacadeCoverage

Recommended Teammates

Jolteon
JolteonDecent
Sylveon
SylveonDecent
Espeon
EspeonDecent

Breeding opens up real options for Flareon. Captivate and Charm come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Overheat and Flare Blitz and coverage across 7 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Helping Hand+5
——20Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
5010035Normal
Lv 1
Tail Whip
—10030Normal
Lv 5
Sand Attack
—10015Ground
Lv 9
Ember
4010025Fire
Lv 13
Quick Attack+1
4010030Normal
Lv 17
Bite
6010025Dark
Lv 20
Fire Fang
659515Fire
Lv 25
Fire Spin
358515Fire
Lv 29
Scary Face
—10010Normal
Lv 33
Smog
307020Poison
Lv 37
Lava Plume
8010015Fire
Lv 41
Last Resort
1401005Normal
Lv 45
Flare Blitz
12010015Fire

TM Moves

Src
TM45
Attract
—10015Normal
TM100
Confide
——20Normal
TM28
Dig
8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM49
Echoed Voice
4010015Normal
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
110855Fire
TM43
Flame Charge
5010020Fire
TM35
Flamethrower
9010015Fire
TM21
Frustration
—10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
150905Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM59
Incinerate
6010015Fire
TM50
Overheat
130905Fire
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
——5Water
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM67
Retaliate
701005Normal
TM27
Return
—10020Normal
TM05
Roar-6
——20Normal
TM94
Rock Smash
4010015Fighting
TM48
Round
6010015Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
TM88
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
HM04
Strength
8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
—9015Normal
TM06
Toxic
—9010Poison
TM61
Will-O-Wisp
—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Captivate
—10020Normal
Egg
Charm
—10020Fairy
Egg
Covet
6010025Normal
Egg
Curse
——10Ghost
Egg
Detect+4
——5Fighting
Egg
Endure+4
——10Normal
Egg
Fake Tears
—10020Dark
Egg
Flail
—10015Normal
Egg
Natural Gift
—10015Normal
Egg
Stored Power
2010010Psychic
Egg
Synchronoise
12010010Psychic
Egg
Tickle
—10020Normal
Egg
Wish
——10Normal
Egg
Yawn
——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Flareon can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Src
Rem
Baby-Doll Eyes+1
—10030Fairy
Rem
Baton Pass
——40Normal
Rem
Charm
—10020Fairy
Rem
Covet
6010025Normal
Rem
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
Rem
Growl
—10040Normal
Rem
Refresh
——20Normal
Rem
Swift
60—20Normal
Rem
Take Down
908520Normal
Rem
Trump Card
——5Normal

Transfer Moves

Src
Gen 3
Body Slam
8510015Normal
Gen 4
Headbutt
7010015Normal
Gen 3
Leer
—10030Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
——10Normal
Gen 4
Mud-Slap
2010010Ground
Gen 5
Work Up
——30Normal

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

How to Obtain Flareon in X & Y

To get Flareon, start by catching Eevee through trade and walking encounters at Lv. 5-21. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

  1. Eevee
    Step 1Catch Eevee
    Ambrette Town - Hotel
    XIn-game tradeLv.5LimitedEarlyCityFriday trade with Maid
    LEGENDARY
    Ambrette Town - Hotel
    YIn-game tradeLv.5LimitedEarlyCityFriday trade with Maid
    LEGENDARY
    Camphrier Town - Hotel
    XIn-game tradeLv.5LimitedEarlyCitySunday trade with Maid
    LEGENDARY
    Camphrier Town - Hotel
    YIn-game tradeLv.5LimitedEarlyCitySunday trade with Maid
    LEGENDARY
    Coumarine City - Hotel
    YIn-game tradeLv.5LimitedEarlyCityTuesday trade with Maid
    LEGENDARY
    Coumarine City - Hotel
    XIn-game tradeLv.5LimitedEarlyCityTuesday trade with Maid
    LEGENDARY
    Couriway Town - Hotel
    YIn-game tradeLv.5LimitedEarlyCityMonday trade with Maid
    LEGENDARY
    Couriway Town - Hotel
    XIn-game tradeLv.5LimitedEarlyCityMonday trade with Maid
    LEGENDARY
    Cyllage City - Hotel
    XIn-game tradeLv.5LimitedEarlyCityThursday trade with Maid
    LEGENDARY
    Cyllage City - Hotel
    YIn-game tradeLv.5LimitedEarlyCityThursday trade with Maid
    LEGENDARY
    Geosenge Town - Hotel
    XIn-game tradeLv.5LimitedEarlyCityWednesday trade with Maid
    LEGENDARY
    Geosenge Town - Hotel
    YIn-game tradeLv.5LimitedEarlyCityWednesday trade with Maid
    LEGENDARY
    Route 10
    XGrassLv.19-20UncommonMidRouteYellow Flower
    EASY
    Route 10
    YGrassLv.19-20UncommonMidRouteYellow Flower
    EASY
    Route 10
    XGrassLv.21RareMidRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 10
    YGrassLv.21RareMidRoute
    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.