Competitive Information for Flareon [Black/White]
Fire
Abilities:
This Pokemon's Fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one Fire move; Fire immunity.
If this Pokemon is statused, its Attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage.
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Note: Pokemon with the Flash Fire ability are immune to Fire attacks.
Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Flareon? These builds are optimized for Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Black/White metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Unleash the power of Flareon, an outstanding Pokémon with Fire typing. It's to see Flareon show up as a Black/White opponent. It is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks. Discover Flareon's movesets below and unleash its potential in battles!
Item: Flame Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Superpower / Rock Smash
- Fire Fang / Flame Charge
- Detect / Protect
Flareon is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Flareon's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Flareon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out (usually Flame Charge to boost Flareon for the following turns). Flame Orb will burn Flareon at the end of the turn which will activate Flareon's Guts ability. Use Detect or Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Flareon is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Flareon a sweet boost.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Flareon's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Fire Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Flame Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to raise your Flareon's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Flareon this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Flareon this turn).
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Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Superpower / Rock Smash
- Fire Fang / Flame Charge
- Bite
Flareon is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Flareon's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Flareon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out (usually Flame Charge to boost Flareon for the following turns). Life Orb boosts the power of Flareon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flash Fire, Flareon's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Flareon's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Fire Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Flame Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to raise your Flareon's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Guts
Nature: Lonely (+Atk, -Def)
EVs: 233 Hp / 187 Atk / 90 Spe
Moveset:
- Flame Charge
- Superpower
- Facade
- Return
Flareon is popular Physical Tank. It's goal is to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Toxic Orb will poison Flareon at the end of the turn. With Guts, if Flareon is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Flareon a sweet boost.
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Flareon's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Flareon is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flame Charge
- Facade
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
Flareon is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Toxic Orb will poison Flareon at the end of the turn. With Guts, if Flareon is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. This is a basic flareon set that works pretty well. Use flame charge first for the +1 speed and then toxic orb should activate where you can Facade to you're hearts consent until you're low on hp, you can use rest.Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Flareon a sweet boost.
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Flareon is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Sleep Talk is a status move (Flareon must be asleep. uses another known move).
♦ Rest is a status move (Flareon sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Flareon? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Black/White Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Black/White metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Flame Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Superpower / Rock Smash
- Fire Fang / Flame Charge
- Detect / Protect
Flareon is popular Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Flareon's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Flareon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out (usually Flame Charge to boost Flareon for the following turns). Flame Orb will burn Flareon at the end of the turn which will activate Flareon's Guts ability. Use Detect or Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Flareon is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Flareon a sweet boost.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Flareon's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Fire Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Flame Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to raise your Flareon's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Flareon this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Flareon this turn).
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Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Superpower / Rock Smash
- Fire Fang / Flame Charge
- Bite
Flareon is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Flareon's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Flareon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out (usually Flame Charge to boost Flareon for the following turns). Life Orb boosts the power of Flareon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flash Fire, Flareon's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Flareon's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Fire Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Flame Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to raise your Flareon's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Flareon can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Black/White generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Flareon.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Flareon can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Flareon
- Moves: Wish + Baton pass
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Ability: Guts + Item: Flame orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Quick Attack
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Flareon's stats
- Curse
- Flame Charge
- Work Up
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Flareon
- Baton Pass
- Protect
- Rest
- Stored Power
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Flareon in Black and White
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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