Is Typhlosion Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Pure Fire with the speed and Special Attack to handle Molayne's Steel E4 cleanly. Fire tears through his entire team. Handles Mina's Fairy trial too. Island Scan availability keeps it from being a staple, but the endgame value is real.
Cyndaquil has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Typhlosion has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Typhlosion trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Kiawe's typing presses Quilava's defenses.
Quilava has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Quilava trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Quilava has the type edge here and should clean up Sophocles's team.
Quilava trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Typhlosion trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Typhlosion trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Hapu's team hits Typhlosion's weaknesses hard.
Typhlosion has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.
Typhlosion trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Typhlosion has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Typhlosion has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Typhlosion trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Typhlosion cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 36.
Your Typhlosion should hit Level 14 before you reach Kiawe, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Typhlosion in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Typhlosion can't be caught in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Transfer Cyndaquil from Gold & Silver, Crystal, or Scarlet & Violet and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Typhlosion in USUM
Step 1Obtain CyndaquilCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Sun & MoonAvailableCatch in Sun & Moon via Walking · Route 3 · Island Scan; Sunday, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Gift · New Bark Town. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Gift · New Bark Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Gift · Littleroot Town · Gift from Professor Birch (complete Hoenn Pokédex). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · New Bark Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Post-Elite Four. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Sandsear Cave · After National Dex obtained. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Quilava- Step 3Typhlosion ✓
Typhlosion Weakness
Water, Ground, and Rock moves hit Typhlosion for super-effective damage. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Flash Fire grants an additional Fire immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. With 78 HP and balanced defenses, Typhlosion can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy |
What is Typhlosion Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Typhlosion
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Slowking builds →Power Gem 2x44-52% Water Gun 2x34-41% | ||
 Popplio Water | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 1 Gift | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 2x55-66% Rock Tomb 2x37-44% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Slowking builds →Power Gem 2x51-60% Water Gun 2x42-49% | ||
 Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 2x60-72% Rock Tomb 2x40-48% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Slowking builds →Power Gem 2x45-54% Water Gun 2x36-42% | ||
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 2x87-104%KO Rock Tomb 2x38-46% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 8 Gift | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Lycanroc Rock | C | |
 Starmie WaterPsychic | B | |
Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Slowking builds →Water Pulse 2x53-63% Power Gem 2x47-56% Bulldoze 2x31-38% | ||
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x95-112%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Lycanroc Rock | C | |
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Golisopod builds →Razor Shell 2x85-101%KO Rock Tomb 2x46-55% | ||
Starmie WaterPsychic | B | |
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Jellicent WaterGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Frillish (Route 14 Interact Encounter) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Jellicent builds →Water Spout 2x110-130%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Carracosta WaterRock | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tirtouga (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Carracosta builds →Rock Slide 2x73-86% Brine 2x49-57% Bulldoze 2x38-46% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Torterra builds →Earthquake 2x96-113%KO Rock Slide 2x49-57% | ||
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x91-108%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x98-115%KO Waterfall 2x79-93% Stone Edge 2x65-77% | ||
Jellicent WaterGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Frillish (Route 14 Interact Encounter) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Jellicent builds →Water Spout 2x110-130%KO | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 2x134-157%KO Bulldoze 2x36-43% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x209-246%KO Earthquake 2x93-110%KO Surf 2x36-43% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x114-135%KO Stone Edge 2x76-90% Surf 2x43-51% | ||
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x93-110%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Nihilego RockPoison | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Interact Encounter | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Greninja can KO Typhlosion with Hydro Pump (117-138%). Excadrill's Earthquake also KOs at 140-165%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityBattlebond ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Greninja builds →Dark Pulse43-51% Ice Beam24-28% Hydro Pump 2x117-138%KO | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x140-165%KO Rapid Spin23-28% | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemAssault Vest NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Rhyperior builds →Earthquake 2x120-141%KO Rock Blast 2x31-36% | ||
Swampert WaterGround | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x133-157%KO Waterfall 2x106-125%KO Scald 2x53-63% | ||
Typhlosion Evolutions
End of the line. Typhlosion caps a three-stage chain that started at Cyndaquil. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs are average hatch time. Sp.Atk grew the most through evolution (+49 over Cyndaquil), and Typhlosion peaks at 534 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Typhlosion to get Cyndaquil eggs using 218 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Covet, Crush Claw, Double Kick and 11 more.
USUM Typhlosion Best Moveset
109 Sp. Atk at 100 Speed with AbilityFlash Fire granting Fire immunity as a hidden ability. Fire TermStab hits first against most of the mid-tier. But the moveset lacks the coverage to threaten Water or Rock-types, and pure Fire typing offers fewer resistances than the format's dual-typed competitors. C-tier through Speed and moderate power.
Best Build
Typhlosion best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Eruption
- Focus Blast
- Extrasensory
- Fire Blast
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Typhlosion's movepool delivers. Coverage across 11 types plus STAB from Eruption and Blast Burn gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Typhlosion Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Flash Fire changes the entire equation for Typhlosion. The 534 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a sweeper. Eruption with Choice Scarf is the standard set.
Flash Fire is what you want on Typhlosion. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Blaze) work on paper but Flash Fire is what makes Typhlosion worth using. With base 100 Speed, Flash Fire gives Typhlosion an edge before opponents can react.
Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Typhlosion is a special attacker with base 109 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a sweeper.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, run Eruption, Focus Blast, Extrasensory, and Fire Blast on Typhlosion. Eruption is the most common pick at 0% usage. Eruption provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Gold & Silver, Typhlosion has appeared in 17 titles over 9 generations. Along the way, it received a Hisuian form in Generation 8, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
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 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLAHisuian
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves