Top 10 Fire Type Pokemon

Fire types are the most iconic offensive type in the franchise, starting with Charmander in Red and Blue. They hit Grass, Ice, Bug, and Steel super-effectively and resist six types themselves. Here are the Fire Pokemon worth your time.

The Top 10 Fire Pokemon

1. Ho-Oh — 680 BST legendary Fire/Flying with Regenerator and Sacred Fire.
2. Reshiram — Fire/Dragon monster with 150 Special Attack.
3. Primal Groudon — Ground/Fire in its primal form, permanent sun.
4. Mega Charizard Y — Fire/Flying with Drought ability and 159 Sp.Atk.
5. Volcarona — 550 BST fire moth with Quiver Dance setup.
6. Heatran — Fire/Steel legendary with 11 resistances.
7. Blaziken — Fire/Fighting starter with Speed Boost ability (banned in Ubers).
8. Chandelure — Fire/Ghost with massive 145 Special Attack.
9. Infernape — Fire/Fighting, fast mixed attacker.
10. Volcanion — Fire/Water, unique typing, Water Absorb immunity.

Why Fire Is So Strong

Fire offers great neutral coverage paired with Fighting, Grass, or Electric moves. Sun teams in particular abuse Fire sweepers — a Drought Charizard Y with Solar Beam deletes bulky walls in two hits.

Counters to Fire

Water, Ground, and Rock all hit Fire super-effectively. Stealth Rock is especially devastating for Fire/Flying types like Charizard and Ho-Oh, which take 50% on switch-in. Always run a Rapid Spin or Defog user on Fire-heavy teams.