There are 9 Fire type starters, one in each generation. Fuecoco ranks first on our early-game matchup score and Charmander ranks last.
| Rank | Starter | Generation | Score per Pokemon | Final form | Base stats | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Fuecoco | 9 | 0.7 | Skeledirge | 530 | | 2 | Scorbunny | 8 | 0.6 | Cinderace | 530 | | 3 | Tepig | 5 | 0.57 | Emboar | 528 | | 4 | Cyndaquil | 2 | 0.38 | Typhlosion | 534 | | 5 | Fennekin | 6 | 0.14 | Delphox | 534 | | 6 | Chimchar | 4 | 0.09 | Infernape | 534 | | 7 | Litten | 7 | 0.0 | Incineroar | 530 | | 8 | Torchic | 3 | -0.12 | Blaziken | 530 | | 9 | Charmander | 1 | -0.6 | Charizard | 534 |
Fuecoco ranks first among Fire starters
Fuecoco is the generation 9 fire starter and evolves into Skeledirge, a Fire and Ghost type with 530 base stats. It scores 7 over 10 opposing Pokemon in the early fights of its games. See all of generation 9's starters.
Scorbunny ranks second among Fire starters
Scorbunny is the generation 8 fire starter and evolves into Cinderace, a Fire type with 530 base stats. It scores 6 over 10 opposing Pokemon in the early fights of its games. See all of generation 8's starters.
Tepig ranks third among Fire starters
Tepig is the generation 5 fire starter and evolves into Emboar, a Fire and Fighting type with 528 base stats. It scores 8 over 14 opposing Pokemon in the early fights of its games. See all of generation 5's starters.
Cyndaquil ranks fourth among Fire starters
Cyndaquil is the generation 2 fire starter and evolves into Typhlosion, a Fire type with 534 base stats. It scores 9 over 24 opposing Pokemon in the early fights of its games. See all of generation 2's starters.
Fennekin ranks fifth among Fire starters
Fennekin is the generation 6 fire starter and evolves into Delphox, a Fire and Psychic type with 534 base stats. It scores 1 over 7 opposing Pokemon in the early fights of its games. See all of generation 6's starters.
Chimchar ranks sixth among Fire starters
Chimchar is the generation 4 fire starter and evolves into Infernape, a Fire and Fighting type with 534 base stats. It scores 3 over 32 opposing Pokemon in the early fights of its games. See all of generation 4's starters.
Litten ranks seventh among Fire starters
Litten is the generation 7 fire starter and evolves into Incineroar, a Fire and Dark type with 530 base stats. It scores 0 over 10 opposing Pokemon in the early fights of its games. See all of generation 7's starters.
Torchic ranks eighth among Fire starters
Torchic is the generation 3 fire starter and evolves into Blaziken, a Fire and Fighting type with 530 base stats. It scores -3 over 24 opposing Pokemon in the early fights of its games. See all of generation 3's starters.
Charmander ranks ninth among Fire starters
Charmander is the generation 1 fire starter and evolves into Charizard, a Fire and Flying type with 534 base stats. It scores -9 over 15 opposing Pokemon in the early fights of its games. See all of generation 1's starters.
How the score works
Every Pokemon in the first three Gyms of each game, plus your rival's first battle where the game ties the rival's starter to yours, gives a starter points. Games without Gyms use their first early fights instead. A damaging move it has learned by then that is super effective on that Pokemon adds one point, and moves that are all not very effective subtract one. The opposing Pokemon's types add one point when none of them is super effective on the starter and subtract one when one of them is. Games differ in how many Pokemon you meet, so the table ranks by points per opposing Pokemon.
Fire type starters FAQ
What is the best fire type starter?
Fuecoco. It has the highest score per Pokemon.
Which fire type starter has the strongest final form?
Typhlosion has the highest base stat total at 534.
