Flame Wheel (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up

Move data

Type	Fire
Category	Physical
Power	60
Accuracy	100
PP	25 (max. 40)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 2

Effects

Flame Wheel deals damage and has a 10% chance of burning the target.

Fire type Pokémon, those with the ability Water Veil or those behind a Substitute cannot be burned.

If the user is frozen, Flame Wheel can be used and will thaw out the Pokémon before attacking.

Changes

In Generations 2-3, Flame Wheel is categorized as Special.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Firium Z and uses its Z-Power, Flame Wheel turns into Inferno Overdrive and has base power 120.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Flame Wheel
Japanese	かえんぐるま (Kaen Guruma)
German	Flammenrad
French	Roue de Feu
Italian	Ruotafuoco
Spanish	Rueda Fuego
Korean	화염바퀴
Chinese (Simplified)	火焰轮
Chinese (Traditional)	火焰輪

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	An attack that may cause a burn.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	A fiery charge attack that may inflict a burn.
FireRed/LeafGreen	The user makes a fiery charge at the foe. It may cause a burn.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the foe. It may also leave the target with a burn.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. It may also leave the target with a burn.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Scarlet/Violet	The user attacks by cloaking itself in fire and charging at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Flame Wheel at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.