To many a Pokemon fan, fire type Pokemon are considered to be the best.
Yes that’s one hell of a bias, but let’s not forget that there’s no shortage of fantastic,
powerful and endearing fire types out there.
For the sake of this list, we’ve aimed to not include multiple evolutions of the same
kind of Pokemon.
Meaning, while charmander is the bomb dot com, that little guy won’t be on this list
since his higher evolution made the cut.
No surprises there, though.
With that in mind, let’s jump into our list of the top 10 Fire Type Pokemon!
10 Ninetales Starting off this list with an OG generation
Pokemon, Ninetales is the evolution of Vulpix, the fire fox.
Ninetales is arguably one of the most majestic of Pokemon out there, and required a fire
stone to get.
It’s a vengeful Pokemon, known to curse those who mistreat it, and is incredibly intelligent
– it is able to understand human speech easily.
It’s worth noting that Ninetales, during the earlier generations of games, wasn’t
all that spectacular outside of its aesthetic and history.
Rather, by the fourth generation of games, the Pokemon got a bit of an upgrade, with
its Drought ability.
And in the Alolan region, if you use an ice stone on your Vulpix instead of a fire stone,
you’re given the Ice/Fairy variant of Ninetales, for those who prefer it in a different element.
9 Magmortar Some players praise Magmortar for its strength.
The evolution of Magmar, a once standalone first generation Pokemon, Magmortar proves
itself useful towards many a Pokemon type, and has some pretty epic abilities the likes
of Fire Blast and Hyper Beam.
On the other side of things, some fans weren’t overly keen on Magmar getting an evolution,
and were disappointed by Magmortar, and really didn’t like the design for the Pokemon.
What are your thoughts?
8 Victini Some players have mixed feelings towards Victini.
It’s a pretty great Pokemon overall, although some feel its lack luster in the fire type
department.
Despite all of its endearing charms, some players found its mix of fire and psychic
types to be unimpressive.
That being said, Victini can also whip out some pretty powerful moves at times, like
its Overheat and Flare Blitz.
After all, it’s a Pokemon with the ability to store and harness energy, which is pretty
neat.
Plus it’s Victory Star move in Super Smash Bros is also quite handy.
7 Infernape Fire and fighting types combined?
Yes please.
That’s the gist of Infernape, and why so many fans rally behind this Pokemon.
The combination of those two types gives it a serious advantage over a lot of other fire
types, and makes it quite remarkable in battle.
The final evolution of Chimchar, a fourth generation fire starter Pokemon, Infernape
is also known for being quite fast, 6 Entei
While some people had mixed feelings about the second generation legendary dogs – especially
since the first generation legendary birds held were held close in many of our hearts
– the legendary dogs were a really neat addition to the Pokemon roster.
Entei included.
According to one of his Pokedex entries, when Entei roars, a volcano will erupt on the other
side of the world.
For an incredibly powerful Pokemon, its fairly well rounded when it comes to power, speed,
and stamina, making Entei not only a trophy Pokemon to parade around in your team, but
one worthwhile to balance said team out.
5 Ho-Oh Another legendary Pokemon on our list, Ho-Oh
is the guardian of the skies; a Pokemon that resembles a phoenix and a peacock combined,
and the mascot of Pokemon gold.
Its base stats at level 50 are pretty darn impressive – a total of 680, which is equal
to only a few other incredibly powerful Pokemon.
Given that it’s a combined type – fire and flying – its capabilities are impressive
too, and you can always count on it to pack a punch in battle.
4 Typhlosion The evolution of the second generation fire
starter Pokemon Cyndaquil, Typhlosion is without a doubt a beast.
Primarily useful when it comes to power and stamina in battles, Typhlosion was one of
the star Pokemon of the second generation, was always adored for his cool fiery mane,
and was capable of learning a plethora of moves outside of its type, including electric,
that made its really versatile.
Typhlosion is also resistant to many different types; bug, steel, fire, grass, ice and fairy
are fairly weak against it, with only water, rock and ground type Pokemon having some serious
leverage over it.
3 Arcanine Another original Pokemon from the first generation,
Arcanine is one of the more straight forward fire types out there.
Like Ninetales, it’s known for being majestic, and for its grace and speed.
It, and its previous form Growlithe, are also known for being the police pooch of choice
in the anime by Officer Jenny, which scores it some serious nostalgia points.
Aside from this, its notably a well-rounded Pokemon, and always a reliable choice in battle
– unless facing a water type, that is – and its Intimidate ability in later generations
is one of the more arguably effective defensive moves out there.
2 Blaziken Despite looking like a flaming chicken, Blaziken
is a more than worthy Pokemon.
Another fire-fighting type, it is arguably the strongest of that combination, and is
even rated as an uber tier by Smogon, the competitive Pokemon community.
Introduced in generation 3, it’s the final form of Torchic, and can also evolve into
Mega Blaziken, who has a stat base total of 630.
In addition to all of that, it’s speed boost ability makes it nearly invincible at times,
so it’s easy to see why Blaziken quickly became a fan favourite.
Not too shabby. 1 Charizard
Charizard wins our top spot for multiple reasons.
First off, it’s an undeniably strong Pokemon – part fire type, part dragon, which quickly
became a fan favourite, especially since so many players had one in the early Pokemon
games.
The second reason ties into that – Charizard is incredibly nostalgic, especially for the
generations of gamers who grew up playing Pokemon red, blue and yellow while simultaneously
watching with the Pokemon anime show.
Fans of the show likely projected the distinct personality that Ash’s Charizard had onto
their own in the games.
And even if they didn’t, the Pokemon is considered to be one of the most iconic, even
down to its infamous trading card, which packs a pretty penny these days.
All in all, Charizard made a great addition to any trainer’s team, and provided not
only fire power – literally – but also was a great choice for the Fly HM.
Also CMON CHARMANDER IS ARGUABLY THE CUTEST FIRE POKEMON EVER.
So there’s that.
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