Incinerate

Fire

Incinerate is a Fire-type special attack. It has 60 base power, 100% accuracy, 15 PP and targets both opposing Pokémon. As a spread move it can hit multiple Pokémon at once.

Technical data

Type
Fire
Category
special
Power
60
Accuracy
100
PP
15
Priority
0
Target
all-foes
Contact
No
Spread
Yes
Protect blocks
Yes
Wide Guard blocks
Yes

Competitive value

Useful as a spread option in doubles, pressuring both opponents at once; watch for Wide Guard.

How to learn it

Pokémon that can learn or be taught this move, by method.

Level-up42 Pokémon

  • Houndoom MegaHoundoom Mega
  • Camerupt MegaCamerupt Mega
  • Pyroar MalePyroar Male
  • SkeledirgeSkeledirge
  • CeruledgeCeruledge
  • ArmarougeArmarouge
  • NinetalesNinetales
  • HoundoomHoundoom
  • SalazzleSalazzle
  • Ninetales AlolaNinetales Alola
  • Salazzle TotemSalazzle Totem
  • CameruptCamerupt

TM / HM242 Pokémon

  • Tyranitar MegaTyranitar Mega
  • Blaziken MegaBlaziken Mega
  • Houndoom MegaHoundoom Mega
  • Delphox MegaDelphox Mega
  • Gyarados MegaGyarados Mega
  • Garchomp Mega ZGarchomp Mega Z
  • Garchomp MegaGarchomp Mega
  • Aerodactyl MegaAerodactyl Mega
  • Slowbro MegaSlowbro Mega
  • Chandelure MegaChandelure Mega
  • Goodra HisuiGoodra Hisui
  • Dragonite MegaDragonite Mega
  • HydreigonHydreigon
  • Altaria MegaAltaria Mega
  • Charizard Mega YCharizard Mega Y
  • Emboar MegaEmboar Mega
  • Charizard Mega XCharizard Mega X
  • Kangaskhan MegaKangaskhan Mega
  • SnorlaxSnorlax
  • Scrafty MegaScrafty Mega
  • GoodraGoodra
  • InfernapeInfernape
  • Audino MegaAudino Mega
  • ArcanineArcanine
  • VolcaronaVolcarona
  • DragoniteDragonite
  • Charizard GmaxCharizard Gmax
  • RhyperiorRhyperior
  • GarchompGarchomp
  • ZoroarkZoroark
  • AerodactylAerodactyl
  • Camerupt MegaCamerupt Mega
  • Aggron MegaAggron Mega
  • Machamp GmaxMachamp Gmax
  • MachampMachamp
  • FlareonFlareon
  • Pyroar MalePyroar Male
  • TyranitarTyranitar
  • TyphlosionTyphlosion
  • CharizardCharizard
  • GyaradosGyarados
  • BlazikenBlaziken
  • Absol MegaAbsol Mega
  • NinetalesNinetales
  • Tauros Paldea Aqua BreedTauros Paldea Aqua Breed
  • AggronAggron
  • Absol Mega ZAbsol Mega Z
  • Tauros Paldea Blaze BreedTauros Paldea Blaze Breed
  • ChandelureChandelure
  • Tauros Paldea Combat BreedTauros Paldea Combat Breed
  • DelphoxDelphox
  • SimisearSimisear
  • KangaskhanKangaskhan
  • Mawile MegaMawile Mega
  • Clefable MegaClefable Mega
  • TalonflameTalonflame
  • Slowking GalarSlowking Galar
  • Zoroark HisuiZoroark Hisui
  • Arcanine HisuiArcanine Hisui
  • BastiodonBastiodon
  • Typhlosion HisuiTyphlosion Hisui
  • Gourgeist AverageGourgeist Average
  • Snorlax GmaxSnorlax Gmax
  • KrookodileKrookodile
  • RampardosRampardos
  • AltariaAltaria
  • ClefableClefable
  • EmboarEmboar
  • ScraftyScrafty
  • Slowbro GalarSlowbro Galar
  • HoundoomHoundoom
  • TorkoalTorkoal
  • Sableye MegaSableye Mega
  • SlowbroSlowbro
  • TaurosTauros
  • Gourgeist SuperGourgeist Super
  • Gourgeist LargeGourgeist Large
  • Ninetales AlolaNinetales Alola
  • AbsolAbsol
  • Gourgeist SmallGourgeist Small
  • SlowkingSlowking
  • AudinoAudino
  • CameruptCamerupt
  • Castform SnowyCastform Snowy
  • Castform RainyCastform Rainy
  • Castform SunnyCastform Sunny
  • CastformCastform
  • MawileMawile
  • SableyeSableye

Egg move (breeding)1 Pokémon

No Pokémon listed in the current dataset.

Pokémon that use this move

260 Pokémon, sorted by usage

  • Tyranitar MegaTyranitar Mega
  • Blaziken MegaBlaziken Mega
  • Houndoom MegaHoundoom Mega
  • Delphox MegaDelphox Mega
  • Gyarados MegaGyarados Mega
  • Garchomp Mega ZGarchomp Mega Z
  • Garchomp MegaGarchomp Mega
  • Aerodactyl MegaAerodactyl Mega
  • Slowbro MegaSlowbro Mega
  • Chandelure MegaChandelure Mega
  • Goodra HisuiGoodra Hisui
  • Dragonite MegaDragonite Mega
  • HydreigonHydreigon
  • Altaria MegaAltaria Mega
  • Charizard Mega YCharizard Mega Y
  • Emboar MegaEmboar Mega
  • Charizard Mega XCharizard Mega X
  • Kangaskhan MegaKangaskhan Mega
  • SnorlaxSnorlax
  • Scrafty MegaScrafty Mega
  • GoodraGoodra
  • InfernapeInfernape
  • Audino MegaAudino Mega
  • ArcanineArcanine
  • VolcaronaVolcarona
  • DragoniteDragonite
  • Charizard GmaxCharizard Gmax
  • RhyperiorRhyperior
  • GarchompGarchomp
  • ZoroarkZoroark
  • AerodactylAerodactyl
  • Camerupt MegaCamerupt Mega
  • Aggron MegaAggron Mega
  • Machamp GmaxMachamp Gmax
  • MachampMachamp
  • FlareonFlareon
  • Pyroar MalePyroar Male
  • TyranitarTyranitar
  • SkeledirgeSkeledirge
  • CeruledgeCeruledge
  • TyphlosionTyphlosion
  • ArmarougeArmarouge
  • CharizardCharizard
  • GyaradosGyarados
  • BlazikenBlaziken
  • Absol MegaAbsol Mega
  • NinetalesNinetales
  • Tauros Paldea Aqua BreedTauros Paldea Aqua Breed
  • AggronAggron
  • Absol Mega ZAbsol Mega Z
  • Tauros Paldea Blaze BreedTauros Paldea Blaze Breed
  • ChandelureChandelure
  • Tauros Paldea Combat BreedTauros Paldea Combat Breed
  • DelphoxDelphox
  • SimisearSimisear
  • KangaskhanKangaskhan
  • Mawile MegaMawile Mega
  • Clefable MegaClefable Mega
  • TalonflameTalonflame
  • Slowking GalarSlowking Galar
  • Zoroark HisuiZoroark Hisui
  • Arcanine HisuiArcanine Hisui
  • BastiodonBastiodon
  • Typhlosion HisuiTyphlosion Hisui
  • Gourgeist AverageGourgeist Average
  • Snorlax GmaxSnorlax Gmax
  • KrookodileKrookodile
  • RampardosRampardos
  • AltariaAltaria
  • ClefableClefable
  • EmboarEmboar
  • ScraftyScrafty
  • Slowbro GalarSlowbro Galar
  • HoundoomHoundoom
  • TorkoalTorkoal
  • Sableye MegaSableye Mega
  • SlowbroSlowbro
  • TaurosTauros
  • SalazzleSalazzle
  • Gourgeist SuperGourgeist Super
  • Gourgeist LargeGourgeist Large
  • Ninetales AlolaNinetales Alola
  • AbsolAbsol
  • Gourgeist SmallGourgeist Small
  • SlowkingSlowking
  • Salazzle TotemSalazzle Totem
  • AudinoAudino
  • CameruptCamerupt
  • Castform SnowyCastform Snowy
  • Castform RainyCastform Rainy
  • Castform SunnyCastform Sunny
  • CastformCastform
  • MawileMawile
  • SableyeSableye

What this move does

Incinerate is a Fire-type special attack. It has 60 base power, 100% accuracy, 15 PP and targets a single adjacent target. As a spread move it can affect multiple Pokémon at once. Incinerate is a Fire-type special attack. It has 60 base power, 100% accuracy, 15 PP and targets both opposing Pokémon. As a spread move it can hit multiple Pokémon at once.

Useful as a spread option in doubles, pressuring both opponents at once; watch for Wide Guard.

When to consider it

Consider Incinerate when you want to pressure both opponents simultaneously. Spread attacks are powerful in doubles, but remember that they can be blocked by Wide Guard and may hit your own partner if they target all adjacent Pokémon. Pair it with Pokémon that are immune or resistant to its type, or protect your partner with Follow Me, Rage Powder or a well-timed Protect.

How to evaluate it in team building

In team building, Incinerate helps compress coverage into a single moveslot because it threatens two foes at once. It works best on teams that can control the board with speed, redirection or Protect. Make sure your team does not rely too heavily on the same defensive typing, because a spread weakness can be punished by Wide Guard or an immune switch-in.

Common mistakes

Common mistakes with Incinerate include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Hitting your own partner with friendly fire in spread matchups. 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. Wide Guard blocks the spread effect. Spread moves hit both foes but may also damage your ally. 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 Incinerate in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.

VGC interactions

  • Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
  • Wide Guard: blocks this spread move.
  • Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
  • Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).

Frequently asked questions

Is Incinerate good in ChampionsVGC?

Useful as a spread option in doubles, pressuring both opponents at once; watch for Wide Guard. It is blocked by Protect and Detect, which can waste a key turn if predicted.

Is Incinerate blocked by Protect?

Yes, Incinerate is blocked by Protect and Detect.

Last updated: July 2026 · This entry is kept navigable while additional editorial context is being added.
All figures are estimated trends based on available data and do not guarantee competitive results. Matchups are situational. See our methodology for how these figures are calculated.