Competitive Information for Flareon [Sword/Shield]
Fire
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Flash Fire ability are immune to Fire attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Flareon? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Flareon is a remarkable Fire-typed Pokemon. Flareon are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Flareon is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz
- Superpower
- Iron Tail
- Protect / Facade
Physical Tank Flareon (Popular/Trending)
Flareon is pretty popular Physical Tank for single battles. This moveset is designed to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Toxic Orb will poison Flareon at the end of the turn. Use 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.
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Flareon's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Iron Tail is a physical 100-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Flareon this turn).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Flareon is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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Item: Flame Orb / Shell Bell
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Fang
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Superpower / Double Kick
- Detect / Protect
Physical Sweeper Flareon (Guts)
Flareon is a marvelous Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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. The Shell Bell item option is to help Flareon recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge and Flare Blitz. 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.
◆ Fire Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Flareon is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ 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).
◆ Double Kick is a physical 30-base power Fighting-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ 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: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Fang
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Superpower / Double Kick
- Bite
Physical Sweeper Flareon (Flash Fire)
Flareon is an awesome Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Flareon recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge and Flare Blitz. With Flash Fire, Flareon's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Flareon's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Fire Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Flareon's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Double Kick is a physical 30-base power Fighting-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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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 Physical Sweeper (Facade Flareon)
Flareon is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is 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
What is a good doubles moveset for Flareon? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Flame Orb / Shell Bell
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Fang
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Superpower / Double Kick
- Detect / Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Flareon (Guts)
Flareon is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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. The Shell Bell item option is to help Flareon recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge and Flare Blitz. 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.
◆ Fire Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Flareon is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ 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).
◆ Double Kick is a physical 30-base power Fighting-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ 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: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Fang
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Superpower / Double Kick
- Bite
Doubles Physical Sweeper Flareon (Flash Fire)
Flareon is an interesting Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Flareon recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge and Flare Blitz. With Flash Fire, Flareon's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Flareon's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Fire Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Flareon's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Double Kick is a physical 30-base power Fighting-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Flareon learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Flareon can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS 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
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Baby-Doll Eyes, Quick Attack
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Burning Jealousy, Scorching Sands, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Flareon's stats
- Curse
- Flame Charge
- Skull Bash
- Work Up
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Flareon
- Baton Pass
- Detect
- Facade
- Flare Blitz
- Iron Tail
- Lava Plume
- Protect
- Quick Attack
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stored Power
- Superpower
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Flareon in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/4/0/0/0 )
- Brave Nature ( 252/252/4/0/0/0 )
- Optimize Flareon's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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