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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II

#156 Quilava

Fire

  • SpeciesVolcano Pokémon
  • Japanese nameMagumarashi
  • PronunciationQUILL-AH-VA
  • Height2′ 11″ 0.89 m
  • Weight42.0 lb 18.90 kg
  • Gender♂ 87.5% · ♀ 12.5%
Quilava official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

Combination of QUILL and LAVA. “creature with quills of lava”

Evolution

  1. CyndaquilLevel 14QuilavaLevel 36Typhlosion
Quilava in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Quilava as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

GoldStadium 2 Be careful if it turns its back during battle. It means that it will attack with the fire on its back.
Silver This POKEMON is fully covered by nonflammable fur. It can withstand any kind of fire attack.
Crystal Before battle, it turns its back on its opponent to demonstrate how ferociously its fire blazes.

Where to find Quilava

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Gold Must Evolve from Cyndaquil at Level 14 Any Evolve
Silver Any Evolve
Crystal Any Evolve

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
G/S ✓
Crystal ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×1
  • Fire×0.5
  • Water×2
  • Electric×1
  • Grass×0.5
  • Ice×0.5
  • Fighting×1
  • Poison×1
  • Ground×2
  • Flying×1
  • Psychic×1
  • Bug×0.5
  • Rock×2
  • Ghost×1
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×1
  • Steel×0.5
  • 3 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 3 : 5 (60%).

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • NormalNormal
  • FireBad
  • WaterBad
  • ElectricNormal
  • GrassGood
  • IceGood
  • FightingNormal
  • PoisonNormal
  • GroundNormal
  • FlyingNormal
  • PsychicNormal
  • BugGood
  • RockBad
  • GhostNormal
  • DragonBad
  • DarkNormal
  • SteelGood
  • 4 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).

Moves learned by levelling up

G/S/C Move Type Kind
Start Tackle Normal Physical
Start Leer Normal Status
Start Smokescreen Normal Status
Start Ember Fire Special
21 Quick Attack Normal Physical
31 Flame Wheel Fire Special
42 Swift Normal Physical
54 Flamethrower Fire Special

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

  • Flamethrower

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM02Headbutt
  • TM03Curse
  • TM04Rollout
  • TM05Roar
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM08Rock Smash
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM11Sunny Day
  • TM13Snore
  • TM17Protect
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM23Iron Tail
  • TM27Return
  • TM28Dig
  • TM31Mud-Slap
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM38Fire Blast
  • TM39Swift
  • TM40Defense Curl
  • TM43Detect
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • TM49Fury Cutter
  • HM01Cut
  • HM04Strength

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Ground Pokémon group 7

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move How to pass it down
Foresight Breed a male from Hoothoot Family with a female Farfetch’d. Then, breed male offspring to a female from Cyndaquil Family.
Fury Swipes Mate with male from Mankey, Meowth, Nidoran(M), Psyduck, Sandshrew, Sentret, or Teddiursa Family or Sneasel.
Quick Attack Mate with a male from Eevee, Pikachu, Rattata, Sentret, Sneasel, or Vulpix Family.
Reversal Teach a wild male Smeargle the move, catch it, breed it with female from Cyndaquil Family.
Thrash Mate with a male from Mankey or Teddiursa Family; or Nidoking or Tauros.
Submission (C) Teach RBY TM17 (Submission) to a Pikachu/Raichu, Sandshrew/Sandslash, Nidoking, Psyduck/Golduck, Mankey/Primeape, or Rhydon. Then trade that Pokémon into Crystal and if male, breed it with a female from Cyndaquil Family.

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank
HP 58 289-319 29/4538.21%
Attack 64 196-226 25/4940.14%
Defense 58 184-214 32/5536.34%
Speed 80 228-258 17/4769.15%
Special Attack 80 228-258 16/4669.15%
Special Defense 65 198-228 22/4144.05%
Total 405 1323-1503 38/8748.01%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

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