Hisuian Typhlosion

#157 (Johto)

#158 Totodile ›

Pokémon type

Fire

Ghost

Hisuian Typhlosion weaknesses

Hisuian Typhlosion is weak to Ground, Rock, Ghost, Water and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Hisuian Typhlosion is resistant to Poison, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Normal, Fighting and Bug-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Hisuian Typhlosion

The best moves for Hisuian Typhlosion are Hex and Shadow Ball when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Ember and Overheat deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Hex

9.6DPS

Shadow Ball

40DPS

Defending

Hex

9.6DPS

Shadow Ball

40DPS

Trainer Battles

Ember

4.5EPT

Overheat

2.84DPE

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Evolution

Hisuian Typhlosion currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

No evolutions:

Hisuian Typhlosion

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Typhlosion:

Normal

Hisuian Form

Game images

Hisuian Typhlosion, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Hisuian Typhlosion (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

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Summary

Hisuian Typhlosion is a Fire & Ghost Pokémon. It is weak to Ground, Rock, Ghost, Water and Dark moves. Typhlosion's best moveset is Hex & Shadow Ball and it has a Max CP of 3,385.

About

"Typhlosion obscures itself behind a shimmering heat haze that it creates using its intensely hot flames. This Pokémon creates blazing explosive blasts that burn everything to cinders."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Ember	10	10	12
Hex	8	13	9.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Shadow Ball	100	2	2.4
Overheat	160	1	1.92
Fire Punch	50	3	1.82
Wild Charge	90	2	1.8
Night Shade	60	2	1.44
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Ember	4	2	2.4	4.5
Hex	7	3	2.8	4.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Overheat ▼▼ att	130	55	2.84
Wild Charge ▼▼ def	100	45	2.22
Shadow Ball	90	50	2.16
Night Shade	70	45	1.87
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Fire Punch	60	40	1.8
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Hex 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	13.1	100%
Ember 12 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	12.9	98%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	12.7	97%
Ember 12 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	12.6	96%
Ember 12 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	11.5	88%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	11.5	88%
Ember 12 DPS	Fire Punch 30 DPS	10.8	83%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Fire Punch 30 DPS	10.7	82%
Ember 12 DPS	Night Shade 28.8 DPS	10.2	78%
Ember 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	10	77%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Night Shade 28.8 DPS	9.9	76%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	9.6	73%
Ember 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	7.2	55%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.8	45%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Hex 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	5.4	100%
Ember 12 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	5.1	96%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	4.8	90%
Ember 12 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	4.8	89%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	4.5	84%
Ember 12 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	4.4	82%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Fire Punch 30 DPS	4.2	78%
Ember 12 DPS	Fire Punch 30 DPS	4.1	77%
Ember 12 DPS	Night Shade 28.8 DPS	3.9	73%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Night Shade 28.8 DPS	3.9	73%
Ember 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.1	57%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.9	54%
Ember 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.1	40%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.8	34%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Ember 4.5 EPT	Overheat 2.84 DPE	14	15.2	100%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Overheat 2.84 DPE	15	15.1	100%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Wild Charge 2.22 DPE	12	12.4	82%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Wild Charge 2.22 DPE	10	12.4	82%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	12	12.2	80%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	12	12.1	80%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Night Shade 1.87 DPE	12	10.9	72%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.9	72%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Night Shade 1.87 DPE	10	10.8	71%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.8	71%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Fire Punch 1.8 DPE	12	10.6	70%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Fire Punch 1.8 DPE	10	10.5	69%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.4	23%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	3	20%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Hisuian Typhlosion?

Hisuian Typhlosion is weak to Ground, Rock, Ghost, Water and Dark moves.

The best counter to Hisuian Typhlosion is Dawn Wings Necrozma with Psycho Cut and Moongeist Beam, followed by Mega Gengar, Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon.

The top Hisuian Typhlosion counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut Moongeist Beam	100%
Mega Gengar	Lick Shadow Ball	96%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam	95%
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Origin Pulse	93%
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Precipice Blades	92%
Mega Gengar	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball	92%
Mega Gengar	Hex Shadow Ball	92%
Mega Gengar	Sucker Punch Shadow Ball	91%
Mega Chandelure	Hex Ominous Wind+	91%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Hydro Cannon	91%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		238
Defense		172
Stamina		177

Max HP

Level 40

151

Size

Height	1.6 m
Weight	69.8 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,283
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,710
Level 30 Max wild	2,566
Level 40	2,994
Level 50	3,385

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,138
Level 35 (wild)	2,780