What does Fuecoco evolve into?

Crocalor at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Skeledirge at level 36 for the final form. 310 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Fuecoco evolve?

Level 16 gets you Crocalor . Quick enough that Fuecoco barely slows you down.

Should I use Fuecoco?

Fuecoco does the job early-game if you need a Fire type on your team. Evolve it into Crocalor before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Fuecoco?

Limited availability for Fuecoco. 1 game total. Debuted in Scarlet & Violet. Scarlet & Violet is the most recent.

Fuecoco - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

36Speed · Very Slow

Fuecoco's spread isn't flashy. HP leads, Speed trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 1 HP EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP67

Attack45

Defense59

Sp. Atk63

Sp. Def40

Speed36

Total310

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight9.8 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

BlazeRare

Strengthens fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

UnawareHATop Pick

Ignores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

It lies on warm rocks and uses the heat absorbed by its square-shaped scales to create fire energy.

Water, Ground, and Rock moves hit Fuecoco for super-effective damage. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.

Fuecoco Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

6Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Fuecoco (Best Counters)

Garchomp's Earthquake hits Fuecoco for 84-99%. Glimmora deals 76-89% with Power Gem.

Garchomp DragonGround	S
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Dragon Tail SpikesHazard Damage vs Fuecoco Earthquake 2x 84-99% View Garchomp builds →
Dondozo Water	A
Recommended Build AbilityUnaware ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves Fissure Wave Crash RestRecovery ProtectPriority View Dondozo builds →
Glimmora RockPoison	A
Recommended Build AbilityToxicdebris ItemRed Card NatureTimid Moves Mortal Spin Stealth Rock Mud Shot Power Gem Damage vs Fuecoco Power Gem 2x 76-89% View Glimmora builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	A
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Knock Off Gunk Shot Close Combat Damage vs Fuecoco Earthquake 2x 79-93% Knock Off 25-30% Close Combat 31-37% View Krookodile builds →
Urshifu FightingDark	A
Recommended Build AbilityUnseenfist ItemFocus Sash NatureAdamant Moves Wicked Blow Close Combat Sucker Punch DetectPriority Damage vs Fuecoco Close Combat 55-65% Sucker Punch 32-38% View Urshifu builds →

Fuecoco is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Crocalor first, then eventually reaches Skeledirge. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 220 total stats over Fuecoco. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#909Fuecoco

Level 16

#910Crocalor

Level 36

#911Skeledirge

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Fuecoco

Fire

Crocalor

Fire

Skeledirge

FireGhost

81+14

104+23

ATK

55+10

75+20

DEF

78+19

100+22

SP.ATK

90+27

110+20

SP.DEF

58+18

75+17

SPE

49+13

66+17

BST

310D-Tier

411C-Tier+101

530A-Tier+119

ROLE

Balanced

Tank

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Fuecoco with 278 breeding partners from the Ground egg group.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

The slow wall spread is where Fuecoco earns its spot. Eviolite for a bulk boost that only works before full evolution, Relaxed nature for the right lean, and Slack Off handles sustain. Unaware does the rest without needing a move slot.

Best Build

Experimental

Wall

Ability

Unaware

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Fuecoco

Relaxed+DEF

Fuecoco best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def

EVs

Atk

Def

SpD

Wall Moveset

FlamethrowerSTAB
Slack Off
Will O WispSTAB
YawnUtility

Recommended Teammates

VullabyDecent

Moves

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Without TMs, Fuecoco's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get coverage across 8 types on top of Overheat and Flare Blitz for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 7

Round

—6010015Normal

Lv 12

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 15

Incinerate

D6010015Fire

Lv 17

Yawn

A——10Normal

Lv 21

Snarl

D559515Dark

Lv 25

Roar-6

C——20Normal

Lv 28

Flamethrower

S9010015Fire

Lv 32

Hyper Voice

A9010010Normal

Lv 36

Fire Blast

A110855Fire

TM Moves

TM66

Body Slam

B8510015Normal

TM108

Crunch

B8010015Dark

TM224

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM55

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM19

Disarming Voice

D40—15Fairy

TM122

Encore

A—1005Normal

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM25

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM141

Fire Blast

A110855Fire

TM08

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

TM144

Fire Pledge

C8010010Fire

TM24

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

TM38

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

TM125

Flamethrower

S9010015Fire

TM165

Flare Blitz

C12010015Fire

TM118

Heat Wave

C959010Fire

TM130

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM117

Hyper Voice

A9010010Normal

TM05

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM156

Outrage

D12010010Dragon

TM157

Overheat

C130905Fire

TM07

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM172

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM71

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM30

Snarl

D559515Dark

TM84

Stomping Tantrum

D7510010Ground

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM49

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM01

Take Down

D908520Normal

TM207

Temper Flare

D7510010Fire

TM171

Tera Blast

D8010010Normal

TM09

Thunder Fang

D659515Electric

TM107

Will-O-Wisp

S—8515Fire

TM59

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Fuecoco doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Fuecoco can't learn any Tutor moves

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Fuecoco is handed to you at Cabo Poco. No encounter rates or random spawns involved, so there's nothing to grind. Check the location details below for the exact conditions to trigger it.

Best Locations to Catch Fuecoco in Scarlet & Violet

Cabo Poco

VioletGift from NPC Lv.5

Early

Starter choice

Cabo Poco

ScarletGift from NPC Lv.5

Early

Starter choice

Crocalor at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Skeledirge at level 36 for the final form. 310 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 16 gets you Crocalor. Quick enough that Fuecoco barely slows you down.
Fuecoco does the job early-game if you need a Fire type on your team. Evolve it into Crocalor before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Limited availability for Fuecoco. 1 game total. Debuted in Scarlet & Violet. Scarlet & Violet is the most recent.

Introduced in Scarlet & Violet, Fuecoco has appeared in 1 games across 2 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

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