Fire Spin

Essentials

Fire Spin

special

Generation 1

Summary

Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 35; percentile 11.7
Accuracy: 85% ≈ 29.8 power
PP: 15, up to 24 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: 100
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. For the next 2–5 turns, the target cannot leave the field and is damaged for 1/16 its max HP at the end of each turn. The user continues to use other moves during this time. If the user leaves the field, this effect ends.

Has a 3/8 chance each to hit 2 or 3 times, and a 1/8 chance each to hit 4 or 5 times. Averages to 3 hits per use.

Rapid Spin cancels this effect.

History

Before: Has 15 power. Has 70% accuracy.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Traps foe in fire for 2-5 turns.

: Traps the foe in a ring of fire for 2 to 5 turns.
: The foe is trapped in an intense spiral of fire that rages two to five turns.

: The foe becomes trapped within a fierce vortex of fire that rages for two to five turns.

: The target becomes trapped within a fierce vortex of fire that rages for four to five turns.

Foreign Names

Spanish: Giro Fuego
French: Danseflamme
Italian: Turbofuoco
Czech: Ohnivý vír
German: Feuerwirbel
Japanese: ほのおのうず (honoonouzu)

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡♡

Jam

Flavor text

Temporarily stops the crowd from getting excited.

Use after

Sunny Day

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal
Flavor text: Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Fire Spin.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Bind	20	15	85%	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
Wrap	20	15	90%	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
Clamp	10	35	85%	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
Sand Tomb	15	35	85%	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
Magma Storm	5	120	75%	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.

Pokémon

Fire Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Fire Spin's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

							Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
46	46	49	49	37	37	43	Charmander		Blaze Solar Power		Monster Dragon	39	52	43	60	50	65	309
56	56	55	55	43	43	50	Charmeleon		Blaze Solar Power		Monster Dragon	58	64	58	80	65	80	405
55	55	64	64	49	49	56	Charizard		Blaze Solar Power		Monster Dragon	78	84	78	109	85	100	534
42	42	37	41	34	34	14	Vulpix		Flash Fire Drought		Ground	38	41	40	50	65	65	299
		43	45				Ninetales		Flash Fire Drought		Ground	73	76	75	81	100	100	505
39	39	26	25	25	24	25	Ponyta		Run Away Flash Fire Flame Body		Ground	50	85	55	65	65	90	410
39	39	26	25	25	24	25	Rapidash		Run Away Flash Fire Flame Body		Ground	65	100	70	80	80	105	500
				19	19	19	Magby		Flame Body Vital Spirit		No Eggs	45	75	37	70	55	83	365
				19	19	21	Magmar		Flame Body Vital Spirit		Humanshape	65	95	57	100	85	93	495
				19	19	21	Magmortar		Flame Body Vital Spirit		Humanshape	75	95	67	125	95	83	540
44	36	36	36	36	36	36	Flareon		Flash Fire Guts		Ground	65	130	60	95	110	65	525
—	—	13	13	8	8	8	Moltres		Pressure Flame Body		No Eggs	90	100	90	125	85	90	580
		31	31	22	22	22	Entei		Pressure Flash Fire		No Eggs	115	115	85	90	75	100	580
			25	25	25	25	Torchic		Blaze Speed Boost		Ground	45	60	40	70	50	45	310
			17	17	17	17	Torkoal		White Smoke Shell Armor		Ground	70	85	140	85	70	20	470
			19	12	12	12	Solrock		Levitate		Mineral	70	95	85	55	65	70	440
				33	33	33	Chimchar		Blaze Iron Fist		Ground Humanshape	44	58	44	58	44	61	309
				39	39	39	Monferno		Blaze Iron Fist		Ground Humanshape	64	78	52	78	52	81	405
				45	45	42	Infernape		Blaze Iron Fist		Ground Humanshape	76	104	71	104	71	108	534
				57	57	57	Heatran		Flash Fire Flame Body		No Eggs	91	90	106	130	106	77	600
						7	Litwick		Flash Fire Flame Body Shadow Tag		Indeterminate	50	30	55	65	55	20	275
						7	Lampent		Flash Fire Flame Body Shadow Tag		Indeterminate	60	40	60	95	60	55	370
						16	Heatmor		Gluttony Flash Fire White Smoke		Ground	85	97	66	105	66	65	484
						30	Volcarona		Flame Body Swarm		Bug	85	60	65	135	105	100	550
							Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
							Growlithe		Intimidate Flash Fire Justified		Ground	55	70	45	70	50	60	350
							Houndour		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Ground	45	60	30	80	50	65	330
							Pansear		Gluttony Blaze		Ground	50	53	48	53	48	64	316