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Niche Fire Type Pokemon

Fire-types give up a lot on defense. Water, Ground, and Rock hit them for double damage, so the niche ones are usually weather setters, slow walls, or one-trick attackers. These ten sit outside the starter lines.

Crop of the original cliff illustration, lightning mouse and type badges

Why a fire type goes niche

Pokemon Database’s type chart gives Fire a double weakness to Water, Ground, and Rock, and a resistance to Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, and Fairy. I am using that chart as one source for the defensive story. The species notes below were checked on Pokemon Database and Serebii.

Torkoal sets sun with Drought and is slow, so the ability is the job. Magcargo is Fire/Rock with a 430 total and 30 Speed, and it takes quadruple damage from Water and Ground. Camerupt is Fire/Ground; Mega Camerupt’s ability is Sheer Force. Heatmor pairs with Durant in the dex text and carries Flash Fire or Gluttony. Turtonator is Fire/Dragon with Shell Armor, and Shell Trap answers a physical hit.

Salazzle is Poison/Fire, and Corrosion lets it poison Steel and Poison types. Chandelure is Ghost/Fire with 145 Special Attack, and Infiltrator passes Substitute. Talonflame is Fire/Flying; Gale Wings gives Flying moves priority at full HP. Oricorio’s Baile form is Fire/Flying, and Dancer copies a dance move. Scovillain is the Grass/Fire combination, with Chlorophyll, Insomnia, or Moody. The full fire rows are also in the niche pokemon list.

#PokémonGenTypeCategoryNicheEditorial roleStatus
776Turtonator7Fire DragondesignA Fire/Dragon turtle with Shell Armor and the contact-punishing Shell Trap; its 485 BST is modest.no public role data2 sources
631Heatmor5FiredesignA Fire-type anteater with Flash Fire or Gluttony, designed as the predator counterpart to Durant.no public role data2 sources
324Torkoal3FirecompetitiveA slow Fire turtle whose Drought ability sets harsh sunlight on switch-in, making it a sun enabler rather than a sweeper.sun setter2 sources
219Magcargo2Fire RockdesignA Fire/Rock snail with a 4x weakness to Water and Ground; its 430 BST and 30 Speed make it slow.no public role data2 sources
323Camerupt3Fire GroundcompetitiveA Fire/Ground camel; Mega Camerupt gains Sheer Force and becomes a slow special wallbreaker.mega wallbreaker2 sources
758Salazzle7Poison FirecompetitiveCorrosion lets Salazzle poison Steel- and Poison-types that are normally immune to poison.corrosion status2 sources
609Chandelure5Ghost FirecompetitiveA Ghost/Fire chandelier with 145 Special Attack and Infiltrator, letting it hit through Substitute.special wallbreaker2 sources
663Talonflame6Fire FlyingcompetitiveGale Wings gives its Flying-type moves priority while at full HP, defining its hit-and-run role.defog2 sources
741Oricorio7Fire FlyingmechanicDancer copies any dance move used by another Pokemon, and its four nectar forms change its secondary typing.no public role data2 sources
952Scovillain9Grass FiredesignA Grass/Fire-type with Chlorophyll, Insomnia or Moody.no public role data2 sources
Crop of the original cliff illustration, castle and meadow

Video

A ranking video of the fire types in Scarlet and Violet. The date is the video’s publish date. The ten names above are from dex pages, not from this video.

FAQ

What is the most niche fire type Pokemon?

Among the ten on this page, Magcargo and Torkoal are the ones whose job is most obviously narrow: a 30 Speed Fire/Rock, and a slow sun setter. That is a reading of the stats, not a usage rank.

Are starter fire types included?

No. Torchic and the other fire starters are on the niche starter page. This page is the non-starter examples.

Related

Sources

Sources for individual table entries

Page updated 2026-11-05. Published by Niche Pokemon.