Typhlosion Pokemon Guide

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Typhlosion Pokemon Guide

Typhlosion is a Fire-type Pokemon from the Johto region, known for its explosive flames, high Special Attack and evolution from Quilava. This guide covers Typhlosion’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and general competitive overview.

Normal Form

Typhlosion

Shiny Form

Shiny Typhlosion

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Typhlosion guide supports current Pokemon games and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Typhlosion Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Evolution	Locations
Abilities	FAQ

Typhlosion Description

Typhlosion is the final evolution of Cyndaquil and Quilava. It is a Fire-type Pokemon known for releasing explosive flames from its back and using high-powered special attacks to pressure opponents.

Competitive Overview

Is Typhlosion Good in Competitive?

Typhlosion is generally an offense-focused Fire-type Pokemon that is best known for strong special attacks and high-damage options like Eruption when it can stay healthy. It can pressure teams with Fire-type damage, but it often needs speed control, positioning or support to perform at its best.

Typhlosion’s biggest strengths are moves such as Eruption, Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Overheat and Will-O-Wisp. Its biggest issues are its weakness to Water, Ground and Rock-type moves, plus the need to keep HP high for Eruption to hit at full strength.

Typhlosion Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Typhlosion, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Typhlosion

National Dex

#0157

Type

Fire

Species

Volcano Pokemon

Height

5’07” / 1.7 m

170 cm

Weight

175.3 lbs / 79.5 kg

79.5 kg

Abilities

Blaze, Flash Fire

Typhlosion Stats

Typhlosion has strong Special Attack and solid Speed, making it much more threatening than its earlier evolution stages. Its best sets usually focus on special Fire-type damage and coverage.

Attack

Defense

Special Attack

109

Special Defense

Speed

100

Typhlosion Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Typhlosion’s best moves usually focus on high-powered Fire-type damage, special coverage and burn support. These are some of Typhlosion’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Eruption

Typhlosion’s signature-style nuke in many games, dealing huge damage when Typhlosion has high HP.

Flamethrower

A reliable Fire-type attack with strong accuracy and consistent damage.

Fire Blast

A high-power Fire-type option for dealing major damage when accuracy risk is acceptable.

Overheat

A powerful Fire-type attack that hits hard but lowers Special Attack after use.

Lava Plume

A useful Fire-type attack in some games with a chance to burn targets.

Will-O-Wisp

A support move that burns the target and lowers physical damage pressure.

Focus Blast

A coverage option that can hit Rock and Dark-type Pokemon when available.

Swift

A reliable Normal-type attack that gives Typhlosion simple neutral coverage in some games.

Typhlosion All Moves

Typhlosion can learn Fire, Normal, Fighting and support moves across different Pokemon games. Use the section below to view Typhlosion’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
1	Ember	Fire	Special	40	100
1	Eruption	Fire	Special	150	100
1	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	–	100
1	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Smokescreen	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100
13	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100
20	Flame Wheel	Fire	Physical	60	100
24	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	–	–
31	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
35	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100
43	Lava Plume	Fire	Special	80	100
48	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
56	Inferno	Fire	Special	100	50
61	Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90
74	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Blast Burn	Fire	Special	150	90
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Burning Jealousy	Fire	Special	70	100
TM	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
TM	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85
TM	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95
TM	Fire Pledge	Fire	Special	80	100
TM	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85
TM	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	–	100
TM	Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Night Shade	Ghost	Special	–	100
TM	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90
TM	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90
TM	Poltergeist	Ghost	Physical	110	90
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Scorching Sands	Ground	Special	70	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Temper Flare	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100
TM	Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	90	100
TM	Will O Wisp	Fire	Status	–	85
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Covet	Normal	Physical	60	100
Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100
Extrasensory	Psychic	Special	80	100
Howl	Normal	Status	–	–
Reversal	Fighting	Physical	–	100

Typhlosion Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Typhlosion is a Fire-type Pokemon. This gives it useful resistances to Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel and Fairy-type moves, but leaves it weak to Water, Ground and Rock-type moves.

Type

Fire

Weaknesses

Water, Ground and Rock

Resistances

Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel and Fairy

Immunity

None

Typhlosion Abilities

Typhlosion’s abilities help its Fire-type offense or give it a useful immunity to Fire-type attacks when its hidden ability is available.

Blaze

Powers up Fire-type moves when Typhlosion is low on HP.

Flash Fire

Makes Typhlosion immune to Fire-type attacks and powers up its own Fire-type moves after being hit by one.

Typhlosion Evolution

Typhlosion evolves from Quilava, which evolves from Cyndaquil. The full Typhlosion evolution line is Cyndaquil, Quilava and Typhlosion.

Stage 1

Cyndaquil

Fire type Pokemon icon

Starting form

Stage 2

Quilava

Fire type Pokemon icon

Evolves from Cyndaquil at Level 14

Stage 3

Typhlosion

Fire type Pokemon icon

Evolves from Quilava at Level 36

Where to Find Typhlosion in Pokemon Games

Typhlosion’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Typhlosion is obtained by evolving Quilava at Level 36, while some games include special encounters, forms or transfer availability.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Typhlosion
Pokemon Gold	Evolve Quilava at Level 36.
Pokemon Silver	Evolve Quilava at Level 36.
Pokemon Crystal	Evolve Quilava at Level 36.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Typhlosion
Pokemon Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Evolve Quilava at Level 36.
Pokemon FireRed	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Typhlosion
Pokemon Diamond	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Pearl	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Platinum	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon HeartGold	Evolve Quilava at Level 36.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Evolve Quilava at Level 36.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Typhlosion
Pokemon Black	Trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon White	Trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Black 2	Trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon White 2	Trade or transfer from another game.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Typhlosion
Pokemon X	Trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Y	Trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Evolve Quilava at Level 36.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Evolve Quilava at Level 36.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Typhlosion
Pokemon Sun	Evolve Quilava at Level 36.
Pokemon Moon	Evolve Quilava at Level 36.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Typhlosion
Pokemon Sword	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Shield	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Evolve Quilava at Level 36 after catching Cyndaquil in the Grand Underground.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Evolve Quilava at Level 36 after catching Cyndaquil in the Grand Underground.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Space-Time Distortions in Crimson Mirelands after completing Mission 18, or evolve Quilava at Level 36 for Hisuian Typhlosion.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Typhlosion
Pokemon Scarlet	Transfer when supported, or evolve Quilava at Level 36 when available through DLC or HOME transfer.
Pokemon Violet	Transfer when supported, or evolve Quilava at Level 36 when available through DLC or HOME transfer.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Evolves from Typhlosion at Level 14. Can also appear as a wild Pokemon in 3-Star Hyperspace Wild Zones.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Typhlosion
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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Typhlosion FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Typhlosion. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.

What type is Typhlosion?

Typhlosion is a Fire-type Pokemon. Hisuian Typhlosion is a Fire and Ghost-type regional form.

What is Typhlosion weak against?

Regular Typhlosion is weak to Water, Ground and Rock-type moves.

What does Typhlosion evolve from?

Typhlosion evolves from Quilava at Level 36. Quilava evolves from Cyndaquil at Level 14.

What are Typhlosion’s abilities?

Typhlosion’s abilities are Blaze and Flash Fire.

What are Typhlosion’s best moves?

Typhlosion’s best moves often include Eruption, Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Overheat, Lava Plume, Will-O-Wisp, Focus Blast and Swift.

Is Typhlosion good in Pokemon?

Typhlosion can be a strong special attacker when it can use powerful Fire-type moves safely, especially Eruption at high HP.

How do you get Typhlosion?

The most common way to get Typhlosion is to evolve Quilava at Level 36 after evolving Cyndaquil into Quilava at Level 14.

Is Typhlosion in Pokemon Legends Z-A?

Typhlosion can be obtained by evolving Quilava at Level 36 in Pokemon Legends Z-A if Cyndaquil is available in that save file.

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