Is Quilava Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Cyndaquil evolves at level 14. AbilityBlaze boosts Fire at low HP. Quilava handles Bugsy through Fire and contributes against Morty with decent Speed. Typhlosion at 36 is where the full potential unlocks.
Cyndaquil trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Quilava resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Quilava has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Quilava has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Quilava's weaknesses hard.
Quilava resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Quilava has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Typhlosion's weaknesses hard.
Typhlosion has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Typhlosion has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Typhlosion resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
Typhlosion resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Typhlosion resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
Typhlosion has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Typhlosion trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Typhlosion has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Typhlosion has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Typhlosion resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Typhlosion has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Typhlosion resists most of Karen's coverage and hits back hard.
Typhlosion trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Starter
Cyndaquil is available as a starter.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- LV 19FireFlame WheelPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 25
- LV 31FireLava PlumePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 37FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 46NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 49FireEruptionPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 5
Evolve Cyndaquil to Quilava
Cyndaquil evolves into Quilava at Level 14. Your Cyndaquil should hit Level 14 before you reach Bugsy, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- LV 20FireFlame WheelPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 35FireLava PlumePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 42FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 53NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 57FireEruptionPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 5
Evolve Quilava to Typhlosion
Quilava evolves into Typhlosion at Level 36. Your Quilava should hit Level 36 before you reach Clair, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 36)
- LV 36FireLava PlumePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- TUTORFireBlast BurnPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- LV 42FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 53NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 57FireEruptionPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Quilava in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Level the Cyndaquil starter to 14 and it shifts into Quilava. The only copy in your game is the one you raise, because Quilava simply has no wild spawns.
Catch Cyndaquil at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Quilava.
- 1Catch Cyndaquil
- 2Evolve Quilavaat Lv.14
- 3
How to Obtain Quilava in HGSS
- Step 2Quilava ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Typhlosion
How to Get Shiny Quilava in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Quilava evolves from Cyndaquil, so breed that starter Masuda-style and raise it once the shiny shows. Compare Shiny Quilava odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Quilava Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Quilava Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Quilava
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Slowpoke WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing | ||
 Buizel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Quilava View Buizel builds →Water Gun 2x39-47% Rock Tomb 2x33-39% | ||
 Totodile Water | C | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Quilava View Totodile builds →Rock Tomb 2x33-39% Water Gun 2x33-41% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
 Numel FireGround | D | |
 Sandshrew Ground | C | |
 Wooper WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodViolet City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Quilava View Wooper builds →Mud Shot 2x29-35% Water Gun 2x24-29% | ||
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 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Covet, Crush Claw, Double Kick and 9 more.
HGSS Quilava Best Moveset
Special Fire attacks at 80 Sp. Atk and 80 Speed give the moveset mid-stage function. AbilityBlaze boosts Fire damage at low HP. Still too fragile at 58 HP and 58 Defense for extended fighting. Typhlosion is the destination.
Best Build
Quilava best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Hidden Power Grass
- Eruption
- Flamethrower
- Overheat
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. Coverage across 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Eruption and Flare Blitz.
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 21 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Be careful if it turns its back during battle. It means that it will attack with the fire on its back.
This Pokémon is fully covered by nonflammable fur. It can withstand any kind of fire attack.
Quilava HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Quilava does the job early-game if you need a Fire type on your team. Evolve it into Typhlosion before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Quilava plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Eruption is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Modest is the go-to nature for Quilava. That's +Sp. Atk / -Attack. Pair it with 72 HP / 252 SpA / 184 Spe 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.
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- 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
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