Is Quilava Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Quilava with AbilityBlaze builds toward Typhlosion through the postgame grind. The Birch gift timing means the story is already done. Battle Frontier is the destination for this mid-stage Fire-type.
Roxanne's team hits Cyndaquil's weaknesses hard.
Cyndaquil has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Cyndaquil trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Cyndaquil trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Cyndaquil trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Cyndaquil trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Cyndaquil's weaknesses hard.
Juan's team hits Cyndaquil's weaknesses hard.
Typhlosion has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Typhlosion has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Typhlosion has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Typhlosion's weaknesses hard.
Wallace's team hits Typhlosion's weaknesses hard.
Gift Cyndaquil
Cyndaquil is given to you as a gift in Littleroot Town at Lv 5. From Professor Birch after completing Hoenn Pokédex. Gift from Professor Birch in Littleroot Town after completing the Hoenn Pokedex.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- LV 27FireFlame WheelPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 46FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
Evolve Cyndaquil to Typhlosion
Quilava evolves into Typhlosion at Level 36. Level it up in the post-game, after you beat Wallace.
Recommended Moves
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 60FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORFireFire PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Quilava in Emerald
Raising the post-game Cyndaquil gift is the whole story for Quilava. It evolves at level 14, and since the Fire starter only unlocks after a full Hoenn Pokedex, the line stays a late reward.
Catch Cyndaquil at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Quilava.
- 1Catch Cyndaquil
- 2Evolve Quilavaat Lv.14
- 3
Badge 8How to Obtain Quilava in E
- Step 2Quilava ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave Typhlosion with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Cyndaquil egg.
- Step 3Evolve into Typhlosion
How to Get Shiny Quilava in Emerald
Quilava is not found in the wild, so soft-reset the Littleroot Town gift for a shiny Cyndaquil, then level it to 14 and the shine passes straight into Quilava. Compare Shiny Quilava odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Quilava Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Emerald with Quilava preloaded.
Quilava Weakness
Quilava is weak to Water, Ground, and Rock. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Quilava Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Quilava
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Quilava View Azumarill builds →Bubble Beam 2x55-65% Rollout 2x16-20% | ||
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Quilava View Marshtomp builds →Mud Shot 2x65-78% Rock Tomb 2x39-46% Water Gun 2x36-43% | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Quilava View Anorith builds →Rock Tomb 2x62-74% Water Gun 2x19-23% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Quilava View Aron builds →Rock Tomb 2x51-61% Mud-Slap 2x16-20% | ||
 Croconaw Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (Littleroot Town Gift) | ||
 Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing | ||
 Lombre WaterGrass | C | |
 Lileep RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Nincada BugGround | C | |
Quilava Evolutions
Quilava is the middle stage between Cyndaquil and Typhlosion. It's a three-stage line with one more evolution to go. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. Sp.Atk has grown the most so far (+20), but there's still another 129 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Quilava to get Cyndaquil eggs using 102 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Covet, Crush Claw, Foresight and 5 more.
E Quilava Best Moveset
Middle-stage Fire improving toward Typhlosion. AbilityBlaze active. 80 Sp. Atk and 80 Speed hint at the final evolution's clean offensive moveset. Typhlosion at 109 Sp. Atk makes the Fire TermStab actually dangerous.
Best Build
Quilava best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Brick Break
- Body Slam
- Flamethrower
- Double Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Quilava gets Covet and Crush Claw exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Flying coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Overheat and Fire Blast.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It intimidates foes with intense gusts of flames and superheated air. Its quick nimbleness lets it dodge attacks even while scorching an enemy.
Quilava Emerald Guide
Yes. Quilava is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Quilava becomes available after the main story is complete in Emerald.
In Emerald, Quilava has 405 BST and evolves into Typhlosion. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In Emerald, Quilava plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Flamethrower is the primary attack.
In Emerald, Hardy is the go-to nature for Quilava. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Quilava first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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