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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II
#157 Typhlosion
Fire
- SpeciesVolcano Pokémon
- Japanese nameBakufun
- PronunciationTIE-FLOW-SHUN
- Height5′ 7″ 1.70 m
- Weight175.0 lb 78.75 kg
- Gender♂ 87.5% · ♀ 12.5%

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from Typhus (smoke), TYPHOON (tropical hurricane), and EXPLOSION. Powerful like a Typhoon and Explosion that makes smoke from its powerful flame.
Evolution

Pokédex entries
| GoldStadium 2 | If its rage peaks, it becomes so hot that anything that touches it will instantly go up in flames. |
|---|---|
| Silver | It has a secret, devastating move. It rubs its blazing fur together to cause huge explosions. |
| Crystal | When heat from its body causes the air around it to shimmer, this is a sign that it is ready to battle. |
Where to find Typhlosion
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Must Evolve from Quilava at Level 36 | 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
- ×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
- Normal
- 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 |
| Start | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Flame Wheel | Fire | Special |
| 45 | Swift | Normal | Physical |
| 60 | 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
- TM01Dynamicpunch
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM04Rollout
- TM05Roar
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM26Earthquake
- TM27Return
- TM28Dig
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM39Swift
- TM40Defense Curl
- TM41Thunderpunch
- TM43Detect
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM48Fire Punch
- TM49Fury Cutter
- HM01Cut
- HM04Strength
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Ground Pokémon group 7 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aipom
- Cyndaquil Family
- Delibird
- Diglett Family
- Dunsparce
- Eevee Family
- Ekans Family
- Farfetch’d
- Girafarig
- Growlithe Family
- Houndour Family
- Mankey Family
- Mareep Family
- Meowth Family
- Miltank
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Phanpy Family
- Pikachu Family
- Ponyta Family
- Psyduck Family
- Rattata Family
- Rhyhorn Family
- Sandshrew Family
- Seel Family
- Sentret Family
- Smeargle
- Sneasel
- Snubbull Family
- Stantler
- Swinub Family
- Tauros
- Teddiursa Family
- Vulpix Family
- Wooper Family
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 | 78 | 329-359 | 20/4563.67% |
| Attack | 84 | 236-266 | 13/4967.35% |
| Defense | 78 | 224-254 | 20/5561.79% |
| Speed | 100 | 268-298 | 7/4789.41% |
| Special Attack | 109 | 286-316 | 8/4693.92% |
| Special Defense | 85 | 238-268 | 15/4172.57% |
| Total | 534 | 1581-1761 | 7/8788.49% |
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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