Heat Crash
FireHeat Crash is a Fire-type physical attack. It has — base power, 100% accuracy, 10 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for contact-triggering abilities and items.
Technical data
- Type
- Fire
- Category
- physical
- Power
- —
- Accuracy
- 100
- PP
- 10
- Priority
- 0
- Target
- adjacent
- Contact
- Yes
- Spread
- No
- Protect blocks
- Yes
- Wide Guard blocks
- No
Competitive value
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
How to learn it
Pokémon that can learn or be taught this move, by method.
Level-up8 Pokémon
Emboar Mega
Emboar
TM / HM60 Pokémon
Incineroar
Blaziken Mega
Charizard Mega Y
Emboar Mega
Charizard Mega X
Snorlax
Golurk Mega
Arcanine
Charizard Gmax
Rhyperior
Camerupt Mega
Skeledirge
Charizard
Blaziken
Arcanine Hisui
Snorlax Gmax
Emboar
Torkoal
Golurk
Camerupt
Pokémon that use this move
60 Pokémon, sorted by usage
Incineroar
Blaziken Mega
Charizard Mega Y
Emboar Mega
Charizard Mega X
Snorlax
Golurk Mega
Arcanine
Charizard Gmax
Rhyperior
Camerupt Mega
Skeledirge
Charizard
Blaziken
Arcanine Hisui
Snorlax Gmax
Emboar
Torkoal
Golurk
Camerupt
What this move does
Heat Crash is a Fire-type physical attack. It has — base power, 100% accuracy, 10 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for abilities and items that trigger on contact. Heat Crash is a Fire-type physical attack. It has — base power, 100% accuracy, 10 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for contact-triggering abilities and items.
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
When to consider it
Consider Heat Crash when its type and power cover targets your team otherwise struggles with. Single-target attacks are reliable and do not risk your own partner, but they can be redirected by Follow Me or Rage Powder. Evaluate the move alongside your team's speed tiers and overall coverage.
How to evaluate it in team building
In team building, Heat Crash is usually a coverage or primary STAB option. It shines when your team already has speed control or when it patches a matchup hole. Compare it with alternative moves of the same type and category to decide whether the extra power, accuracy or side effect justifies the slot over a more defensive option.
Common mistakes
Common mistakes with Heat Crash include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Spamming it predictably and letting the opponent switch into a resist. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.
VGC interactions
Protect and Detect block this move. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.
Related tools and guides
Use the tools below to test Heat Crash in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.
VGC interactions
- Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
- Wide Guard: does not block this move.
- Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
- Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).
Frequently asked questions
+Is Heat Crash good in ChampionsVGC?
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder. It is blocked by Protect and Detect, which can waste a key turn if predicted.
+Is Heat Crash blocked by Protect?
Yes, Heat Crash is blocked by Protect and Detect.