Essentials

Steam Eruption

Water special

Generation 6

Summary

Has a 30% chance to burn the target.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug 1
  • Dark 1
  • Dragon ½
  • Electric 1
  • Fairy 1
  • Fighting 1
  • Fire 2
  • Flying 1
  • Ghost 1
  • Grass ½
  • Ground 2
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison 1
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock 2
  • Steel 1
  • Water ½

Stats

Power
110; percentile 80.9
Accuracy
95% ≈ 104.5 power
PP
5, up to 8 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
30
Priority
0 (normal)

Machines

Generation 6
Not a TM
Generation 7
Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 30% chance to burn the target.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 6
X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire

The user immerses the target in superheated steam. This may also leave the target with a burn.

Generation 7
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon

The user immerses the target in superheated steam. This may also leave the target with a burn.

Foreign Names

Japanese
スチームバースト (suchiimubaasuto)
スチームバースト
Korean
스팀버스트
Chinese
蒸汽爆炸
蒸汽爆炸
French
Jet de Vapeur
German
Dampfschwall
Spanish
Chorro de Vapor
Italian
Vaporscoppio

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Steam Eruption.

Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Fire Punch Fire physical 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Ember Fire special 25 40 100%

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Flamethrower Fire special 15 90 100%

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Fire Blast Fire special 5 110 85%

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Heat Wave Fire special 10 95 90%

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Lava Plume Fire special 15 80 100%

Has a 30% chance to burn the target.

Scald Water special 15 80 100%

Has a 30% chance to burn the target.

Inferno Fire special 5 100 50%

Has a 100% chance to burn the target.

Searing Shot Fire special 5 100 100%

Has a 30% chance to burn the target.

Blue Flare Fire special 5 130 85%

Has a 20% chance to burn the target.

Shadow Fire Shadow special 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Pokémon

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

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

Generation 6 Generation 7 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
Volcanion Fire Water Water Absorb genderless Undiscovered 80 110 120 130 90 70 600

1 Pokémon

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