Is Typhlosion Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Fire at level 36. AbilityBlaze for clutch Fire boost. The only Fire starter in HGSS, and the Johto Fire drought makes Typhlosion invaluable from start to finish. Handles Bugsy, Jasmine, Pryce, Will's Exeggutor, and Karen's Vileplume. The safest starter through all 16 gyms.
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 Typhlosion in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Push Quilava to level 36 and Typhlosion caps the Cyndaquil starter line. Like the stages before it, none turn up in the wild, so it is yours only through raising the starter.
Catch Cyndaquil at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Typhlosion.
How to Obtain Typhlosion in HGSS
- Step 2Evolve into Quilava
- Step 3Typhlosion ✓
How to Get Shiny Typhlosion in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Typhlosion tops the Cyndaquil line, so breed the New Bark starter Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 and raise it up. Compare Shiny Typhlosion odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Typhlosion 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds for Typhlosion.
Typhlosion Weakness
Water, Ground, and Rock moves hit Typhlosion for super-effective damage. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. 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 type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Typhlosion Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Typhlosion
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Marowak builds →Dig 2x62-74% Rock Tomb 2x27-33% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x90-106%KO Dig 2x36-44% | ||
 Tentacruel WaterPoison | B | |
Obtain MethodCherrygrove City Surfing | ||
 Gyarados Water | S | |
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Good Rod | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Feraligatr builds →Surf 2x69-82% Dig 2x52-62% Rock Tomb 2x34-40% | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Slowbro builds →Surf 2x83-98% Dig 2x40-47% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Golduck builds →Surf 2x81-95% Dig 2x43-51% | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Safari Zone Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x57-68% Dig 2x31-36% Rollout 2x12-15% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x76-90% Rock Tomb 2x32-38% | ||
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Floatzel builds →Surf 2x74-87% Dig 2x52-62% Rock Tomb 2x34-40% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Kingler builds →Dig 2x62-73% Surf 2x51-60% Rock Tomb 2x40-47% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCliff Edge Gate Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Quagsire builds →Dig 2x66-79% Surf 2x60-71% Rock Tomb 2x29-35% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Typhlosion View Camerupt builds →Dig 2x76-90% Rock Slide 2x47-56% | ||
Typhlosion Evolutions
End of the line. Typhlosion caps a three-stage chain that started at Cyndaquil. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs take an average time to hatch. 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 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Covet, Crush Claw, Double Kick and 9 more.
HGSS Typhlosion Best Moveset
Special Fire attacker at 109 Sp. Atk and 100 Speed, identical offensive stats to Charizard without the Flying type and its 4x Rock weakness. AbilityBlaze pushes Fire moves harder at low HP. The moveset fires special Fire damage cleanly. 78 HP and defenses are thin.
Best Build
Typhlosion best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Eruption
- Focus Blast
- Flamethrower
- Hidden Power Grass
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
All 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
If its rage peaks, it becomes so hot that anything that touches it will instantly go up in flames.
It has a secret, devastating move. It rubs its blazing fur together to cause huge explosions.
Typhlosion HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Typhlosion as a sweeper. Special attacks are the main output. It outspeeds most threats, Eruption is the primary attack.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, build your team around Tyranitar. These have the highest co-usage rates with Typhlosion in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
Typhlosion has a Hisuian form that swaps the typing and reshuffles the stats. Introduced in Gen 8. Worth checking if the original version doesn't fit your team.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Timid on Typhlosion. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Gold & Silver, Typhlosion has appeared in 17 titles over 8 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 7Let's Go
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
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