Overheat

Essentials

Overheat

special

Generation 3

Summary

Lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 140; percentile 94.5
Accuracy: 90% ≈ 126.0 power
PP: 5, up to 8 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

: TM50
TM50
TM50
Not a TM
Not a TM
: TM50
: TM50

Effect

Inflicts regular damage, then lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Allows a full-power attack, but sharply lowers SP. ATK.
: An intense attack that also sharply reduces the user’s SP. ATK stat.

: The user attacks the foe at full power. The attack’s recoil sharply reduces the user’s Sp. Atk stat.

: The user attacks the target at full power. The attack’s recoil harshly reduces the user’s Sp. Atk stat.

Foreign Names

German: Hitzekoller
French: Surchauffe
Spanish: Sofoco
Czech: Přehřátí
Italian: Vampata
Japanese: オーバーヒート (oobaahiito)

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡♡♡♡♡

Jam

Flavor text

After this move, the user is more easily startled.

Use after

Sunny Day

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Overheat.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Psycho Boost	5	140	90%	Lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.
Draco Meteor	5	140	90%	Lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.
Leaf Storm	5	140	90%	Lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.

Pokémon

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

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Overheat'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.
		97	Victini		Victory Star		Undiscovered	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
		42	Darumaka		Hustle Inner Focus		Field	70	90	45	15	45	50	315
		54	Standard Darmanitan		Sheer Force Zen Mode		Field	105	140	55	30	55	95	480
		54	Zen Darmanitan		Sheer Force Zen Mode		Field	105	30	105	140	105	55	540
		61	Litwick		Flash Fire Flame Body Shadow Tag		Amorphous	50	30	55	65	55	20	275
		69	Lampent		Flash Fire Flame Body Shadow Tag		Amorphous	60	40	60	95	60	55	370
			Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Rotom Form: Appears when Rotom changes to this form. Disappears if Rotom becomes another form and this move can only be learned by form change.
	•	•	Heat Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
			Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
50	50	50	Charmander		Blaze Solar Power		Monster Dragon	39	52	43	60	50	65	309
50	50	50	Charmeleon		Blaze Solar Power		Monster Dragon	58	64	58	80	65	80	405
50	50	50	Charizard		Blaze Solar Power		Monster Dragon	78	84	78	109	85	100	534
50	50	50	Vulpix		Flash Fire Drought		Field	38	41	40	50	65	65	299
50	50	50	Ninetales		Flash Fire Drought		Field	73	76	75	81	100	100	505
50	50	50	Mankey		Vital Spirit Anger Point Defiant		Field	40	80	35	35	45	70	305
50	50	50	Primeape		Vital Spirit Anger Point Defiant		Field	65	105	60	60	70	95	455
50	50	50	Growlithe		Intimidate Flash Fire Justified		Field	55	70	45	70	50	60	350
50	50	50	Arcanine		Intimidate Flash Fire Justified		Field	90	110	80	100	80	95	555
50	50	50	Ponyta		Run Away Flash Fire Flame Body		Field	50	85	55	65	65	90	410
50	50	50	Rapidash		Run Away Flash Fire Flame Body		Field	65	100	70	80	80	105	500
	50	50	Magby		Flame Body Vital Spirit		Undiscovered	45	75	37	70	55	83	365
	50	50	Magmar		Flame Body Vital Spirit		Human-Like	65	95	57	100	85	93	495
	50	50	Magmortar		Flame Body Vital Spirit		Human-Like	75	95	67	125	95	83	540
50	50	50	Flareon		Flash Fire Guts		Field	65	130	60	95	110	65	525
50	50	50	Moltres		Pressure Flame Body		Undiscovered	90	100	90	125	85	90	580
50	50	50	Mew		Synchronize		Undiscovered	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
50	50	50	Cyndaquil		Blaze Flash Fire		Field	39	52	43	60	50	65	309
50	50	50	Quilava		Blaze Flash Fire		Field	58	64	58	80	65	80	405
50	50	50	Typhlosion		Blaze Flash Fire		Field	78	84	78	109	85	100	534
50	50	50	Snubbull		Intimidate Run Away Rattled		Field Fairy	60	80	50	40	40	30	300
50	50	50	Granbull		Intimidate Quick Feet Rattled		Field Fairy	90	120	75	60	60	45	450
50	50	50	Slugma		Magma Armor Flame Body Weak Armor		Amorphous	40	40	40	70	40	20	250
50	50	50	Magcargo		Magma Armor Flame Body Weak Armor		Amorphous	50	50	120	80	80	30	410
50	50	50	Houndour		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Field	45	60	30	80	50	65	330
50	50	50	Houndoom		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Field	75	90	50	110	80	95	500
	50	50	Entei		Pressure Flash Fire		Undiscovered	115	115	85	90	75	100	580
50	50	50	Ho-Oh		Pressure Regenerator		Undiscovered	106	130	90	110	154	90	680
50	50	50	Torchic		Blaze Speed Boost		Field	45	60	40	70	50	45	310
50	50	50	Combusken		Blaze Speed Boost		Field	60	85	60	85	60	55	405
50	50	50	Blaziken		Blaze Speed Boost		Field	80	120	70	110	70	80	530
50	50	50	Loudred		Soundproof Scrappy		Monster Field	84	71	43	71	43	48	360
50	50	50	Exploud		Soundproof Scrappy		Monster Field	104	91	63	91	63	68	480
	50	50	Manectric		Static Lightningrod Minus		Field	70	75	60	105	60	105	475
50	50	50	Numel		Oblivious Simple Own Tempo		Field	60	60	40	65	45	35	305
50	50	50	Camerupt		Magma Armor Solid Rock Anger Point		Field	70	100	70	105	75	40	460
50	50	50	Torkoal		White Smoke Shell Armor		Field	70	85	140	85	70	20	470
50	50	50	Solrock		Levitate		Mineral	70	95	85	55	65	70	440
50	50	50	Groudon		Drought		Undiscovered	100	150	140	100	90	90	670
50	50	50	Rayquaza		Air Lock		Undiscovered	105	150	90	150	90	95	680
	50	50	Chimchar		Blaze Iron Fist		Field Human-Like	44	58	44	58	44	61	309
	50	50	Monferno		Blaze Iron Fist		Field Human-Like	64	78	52	78	52	81	405
	50	50	Infernape		Blaze Iron Fist		Field Human-Like	76	104	71	104	71	108	534
	50	50	Dialga		Pressure Telepathy		Undiscovered	100	120	120	150	100	90	680
	50	50	Heatran		Flash Fire Flame Body		Undiscovered	91	90	106	130	106	77	600
	50	50	Arceus		Multitype		Undiscovered	120	120	120	120	120	120	720
		50	Victini		Victory Star		Undiscovered	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
		50	Tepig		Blaze Thick Fat		Field	65	63	45	45	45	45	308
		50	Pignite		Blaze Thick Fat		Field	90	93	55	70	55	55	418
		50	Emboar		Blaze Reckless		Field	110	123	65	100	65	65	528
		50	Pansear		Gluttony Blaze		Field	50	53	48	53	48	64	316
		50	Simisear		Gluttony Blaze		Field	75	98	63	98	63	101	498
		50	Zebstrika		Lightningrod Motor Drive Sap Sipper		Field	75	100	63	80	63	116	497
		50	Darumaka		Hustle Inner Focus		Field	70	90	45	15	45	50	315
		50	Standard Darmanitan		Sheer Force Zen Mode		Field	105	140	55	30	55	95	480
		50	Zen Darmanitan		Sheer Force Zen Mode		Field	105	30	105	140	105	55	540
		50	Litwick		Flash Fire Flame Body Shadow Tag		Amorphous	50	30	55	65	55	20	275
		50	Lampent		Flash Fire Flame Body Shadow Tag		Amorphous	60	40	60	95	60	55	370
		50	Chandelure		Flash Fire Flame Body Shadow Tag		Amorphous	60	55	90	145	90	80	520
		50	Larvesta		Flame Body Swarm		Bug	55	85	55	50	55	60	360
		50	Volcarona		Flame Body Swarm		Bug	85	60	65	135	105	100	550
		50	Reshiram		Turboblaze		Undiscovered	100	120	100	150	120	90	680