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.

Fuecoco - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Balanced

DTier

36Speed · Very Slow

Fuecoco Best Moveset

Fire at 63 Sp. Atk and 36 Speed with AbilityUnaware ignoring opposing stat boosts. The ability is S-Tier on pre-evolution stats. The moveset can't function. Evolve through to Skeledirge for Fire/Ghost TermStab at 110 Sp. Atk with Unaware.

★Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AE

Fuecoco saw minimal competitive use in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A). This was Fuecoco's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Unaware with Eviolite, favoring a Calm nature.

Terastallization became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

TM107

Will-O-Wisp

Fire—COMMONSTAB

Lv 28

Flamethrower

Fire90COMMONSTAB

TM7

Protect

Normal—COMMONPriority

TM122

Encore

Normal—COMMONUtility

Lv 36

Fire Blast

Fire110RARESTAB

Lv 32

Hyper Voice

Normal90RARECoverage

TM66

Body Slam

Normal85RARECoverage

TM108

Crunch

Dark80RARECoverage

Fuecoco Scarlet & Violet Moves Fuecoco Legends Z-A Moves

Best Build

Experimental

Wall

Fuecoco best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

SpA

SpD

Wall Moveset

Will O WispSTAB
FlamethrowerSTAB
ProtectFAST +4
EncoreUtility

Recommended Teammates

SnorlaxGood

QuagsireGood

ClodsireGood

View full Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A moveset →

Fuecoco Weakness

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

What is Fuecoco Weak Against

Avg

3Weak

6Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

What is Fuecoco Strong Against

4Strong

4Resisted

0Immune

Score0

2xStrong

Grass Ice Bug Steel

½xResisted

Fire Water Rock Dragon

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Fuecoco

Urshifu can KO Fuecoco with Close Combat (89-105%). Garchomp threatens a KO with Earthquake (99-117%). Tyranitar's Stone Edge also KOs at 167-196%.

Urshifu FightingDark	B
Recommended Build AbilityUnseenfist ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Wicked Blow Wicked Blow Close Combat Close Combat Damage vs Fuecoco Close Combat 89-105%KO Close Combat 89-105%KO View Urshifu builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Swords Dance Dragon Tail Damage vs Fuecoco Earthquake 2x 99-117%KO View Garchomp builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	B
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves Knock Off Stone Edge Ice Punch Low Kick Damage vs Fuecoco Knock Off 54-64% Stone Edge 2x 167-196%KO View Tyranitar builds →

Evolution

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

530C-Tier+119

ROLE

Balanced

Tank

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Moderate

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

Egg Groups

Field

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

How to Get Fuecoco

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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.

How to Obtain Fuecoco in SV

Step 1Fuecoco ✓
Cabo Poco
Lv.5Gift from NPC
Starter choice
Train until Level 16 to evolve into Crocalor
Step 2Evolve into Crocalor
BREEDING
Available
Leave Skeledirge with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Crocalor egg.
Train until Level 36 to evolve into Skeledirge
Step 3Evolve into Skeledirge

Base Stats

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

Blaze

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

UnawareHidden Ability

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

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entry

Its flame sac is small, so energy is always leaking out. This energy is released from the dent atop Fuecoco’s head and flickers to and fro.

Pokemon Violet

Fuecoco Guide

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.

Game Availability

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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