Is Gouging Fire good?

Gouging Fire is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 590 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wallbreaker. Base 121 Defense is where it shines.

What is Gouging Fire weak to?

Gouging Fire's biggest threats include Golem (Ground), Aerodactyl (Rock), and Salamence (Dragon), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Gouging Fire has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.

What is the best ability for Gouging Fire?

Protosynthesis is the go-to ability for Gouging Fire. It raises highest stat in harsh sunlight, or if holding Booster Energy. It's Gouging Fire's only ability.

What role does Gouging Fire play in battle?

Gouging Fire fills the wallbreaker role. It's a physical attacker with base 115 Attack. Base 91 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.

What are the best moves for Gouging Fire?

The core moveset is Dragon Dance, Dragon Dance, Flare Blitz, and Earthquake. Dragon Dance leads at 0% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Gouging Fire - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Wallbreaker

BTier

91Speed · Above Avg

Gouging Fire Best Moveset

Fire/Dragon at 115 Attack and 121 Defense with AbilityProtosynthesis boosting the highest stat under sun. The moveset fires physical Fire and Dragon TermStab from behind elite physical bulk. MoveDragon Dance stacks Attack and Speed. 91 Speed after one Dance outspeeds the format. S-Tier through Dragon Dance on a physically bulky frame with Protosynthesis.

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

Gouging Fire reached S-Tier in Gen IX, competing at the highest level. This was Gouging Fire's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Protosynthesis with Booster Energy, favoring a Adamant nature.

Terastallization became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

TM100

Dragon Dance

Dragon—COMMONSTAB

TM100

Dragon Dance

Dragon—COMMONSTAB

Lv 84

Flare Blitz

Fire120COMMONSTAB

TM149

Earthquake

Ground100COMMONCoverage

Lv 49

Burning Bulwark

Fire—COMMONSTAB

Lv 49

Burning Bulwark

Fire—COMMONSTAB

Lv 28

Dragon Claw

Dragon80COMMONSTAB

Lv 84

Flare Blitz

Fire120RARESTAB

TM149

Earthquake

Ground100RARECoverage

Lv 28

Dragon Claw

Dragon80RARESTAB

Gouging Fire Scarlet & Violet Moves Gouging Fire Legends Z-A Moves

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Setup Sweeper

Item

Booster EnergySETUP

Gouging Fire best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset

Dragon DanceSTAB
Dragon DanceSTAB
Flare BlitzSTAB
EarthquakeCoverage

Recommended Teammates

KoraidonDecent

YveltalDecent

Kyogre-PrimalDecent

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

Gouging Fire Weakness

Gouging Fire is weak to Ground, Rock, and Dragon. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Gouging Fire's physical bulk (base 121 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Gouging Fire Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground, Rock, Dragon
0.5x (Resist)	Electric, Bug, Steel
0.25x (Resist)	Fire, Grass

What is Gouging Fire Weak Against

Good

3Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground Rock Dragon

½xResist

Electric Bug Steel

¼xResist

Fire Grass

0xImmune

None

What is Gouging Fire Strong Against

5Strong

0Resisted

0Immune

Score+5

2xStrong

Grass Ice Bug Dragon Steel

½xResisted

None

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Gouging Fire

Scizor's Close Combat hits Gouging Fire for 52-62%.

Rillaboom	A
Recommended Build AbilityGrassy Surge ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves Grassy Glide Knock Off U Turn Wood Hammer Damage vs Gouging Fire Knock Off 27-32% U Turn 15-17% Wood Hammer 13-15% View Rillaboom builds →
Scizor	A
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves Bullet Punch Knock Off U Turn Close Combat Damage vs Gouging Fire Bullet Punch 9-10% Knock Off 28-34% U Turn 15-18% Close Combat 52-62% View Scizor builds →
Grimmsnarl	B
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLightclay NatureCareful Moves ReflectUtility Light Screen Parting Shot Spirit Break View Grimmsnarl builds →
Ferrothorn	B
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves Leech Seed Gyro Ball Stealth Rock ProtectPriority View Ferrothorn builds →
Zacian-Crowned
Recommended Build AbilityIntrepidsword ItemRustedsword NatureJolly Moves Iron Head Iron Head Swords Dance Swords Dance View Zacian-Crowned builds →

Evolution

Gouging Fire is strong overall with 590 total stats as a Fire/Dragon legendary. Can't breed it, so you're locked to whatever you catch or receive. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#1020Gouging FireDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

How to Get Gouging Fire

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Scarlet Exclusive — Trade with Violet for Iron Boulder

Gouging Fire is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Base Stats

Gouging Fire's spread favors physical bulk over offense. Defense leads the defensive side, Sp. Atk eats the cost. Yields 3 Defense EVs per defeat. Slow 1.25M XP grind to level.

Base Stats

Pseudo

HP105

Attack115

Defense121

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def93

Speed91

Total590

Details

Catch Rate

Difficult10 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height3.5 m

Weight590.0 kg

Abilities

Protosynthesis

Raises highest stat in harsh sunlight, or if holding Booster Energy.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+3SpASpDSpe

Strong Defense training target

Gouging Fire Guide

Gouging Fire is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 590 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wallbreaker. Base 121 Defense is where it shines.
Gouging Fire's biggest threats include Golem (Ground), Aerodactyl (Rock), and Salamence (Dragon), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Gouging Fire has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Protosynthesis is the go-to ability for Gouging Fire. It raises highest stat in harsh sunlight, or if holding Booster Energy. It's Gouging Fire's only ability.
Gouging Fire fills the wallbreaker role. It's a physical attacker with base 115 Attack. Base 91 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.
The core moveset is Dragon Dance, Dragon Dance, Flare Blitz, and Earthquake. Dragon Dance leads at 0% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Gouging Fire has appeared in 1 games since Scarlet & Violet, spanning 2 generations. As a Legendary, it's typically a one-per-save encounter tied to the story or post-game content.

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