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Heat Wave (Japanese: ねっぷう Hot Wind) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TR36 in Generation VIII, and is TM118 in Generation IX.
Effect
Generation III to V
Heat Wave inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of burning the target.
Heat Wave hits all opposing Pokémon in Double Battles. In a Triple Battle, Heat Wave will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.
Heat Wave can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 4 bonus appeal points if Sunny Day was used in the previous turn.
Generation VI
Heat Wave's power changed from 100 to 95.
Heat Wave will also destroy round rocks found in the background of battles.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
By TM/TR/Move Tutor
By breeding
Special move
Generation III
Generation V
Generation IX
By event
Generation IV
| # | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0169 |  |   | Flying | 2010 World Championships CrobatDP | ||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. | ||||||
Generation V
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Heat Wave inflicts damage to all enemies in the room, and may leave them with a burn.
Pokémon GO
 Heat Wave | |
|---|---|
| Charged Attack | |
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| Eligible Pokémon: | |
Pokémon Rumble Rush
Heat Wave| ★★★★★ | |
|---|---|
| Attack power | 72.2324 |
| Charge time | 0.94 seconds |
| Range type | Wide Shot |
| Number of hits | 1 |
| Number of projectiles | 1 |
| Critical hit rate | 1.5% |
| Additional effect | May burn the foe |
Pokémon Masters EX
Notes:
Description
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In the anime
Main series
Pokémon Generations
 Volcarona | |||
| The user stirs a hot wind and blows it in all directions. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Used In | Notes | |
 | Volcarona's wings glow a faint red and it stirs up an orange wind which it fires at the opponent. | ||
| A wild Volcarona | The Adventure | Debut | |
Pokémon Evolutions
 Flareon | |||
| The user stirs a hot wind and blows it in all directions. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Used In | Notes | |
 | Flareon releases a burst of hot orange air from its body in every direction. | ||
| Miki's Flareon | The Show | Debut | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- Heat Wave's association with the Flying type, as evident from the many Flying-type Pokémon capable of learning the move, is more apparent in the Japanese versions, where it is known as 「ねっぷう」 Hot Wind.
- Prior to Generation VI, this move and Ominous Wind had the same in-game animation, the only difference being the color.
- Similarly, in Generation III its animation was very similar to Sandstorm's, the differences being the color and the effect on the targets' sprites.
- The internal coding for Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire shows Heat Wave would have been usable as a combo attack in Double Battles by using Gust and Ember in the same turn. This feature was removed sometime during development.
