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Cinderace, a Fire type Pokémon, official artwork

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Cinderace: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Cinderace is a speedy utility Pokémon, led by its Speed (119) and Attack (116), with a base stat total of 530. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 12.8% of OU teams.

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What is Cinderace weak to?

How much damage Cinderace takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toGroundRockWater
0.5×ResistsBugFairyFireGrassIceSteel

Cinderace takes super-effective damage from Ground, Rock, Water. It resists Bug, Fairy, Fire, Grass, Ice, Steel.

Best moveset for Cinderace

The most-used moves on Cinderace in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Pyro BallFire12025.5%
  • Court ChangeNormal-23.1%
  • U-turnBug7022.6%
  • Will-O-WispFire-12.9%
  • Sucker PunchDark708.3%
  • High Jump KickFighting1303.2%

Best nature for Cinderace

Jolly. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Jolly with 0/252/0/0/4/252 EVs (34.2% of sets).

Abilities

  • BlazeAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Fire attacks.
  • LiberoThis Pokemon's type changes to the type of the move it is using. Once per switch-in.

Evolution line

Scorbunny
Raboot
Cinderace

Best counters for Cinderace

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Cinderace:

Best teammates for Cinderace

Pokémon most often paired with Cinderace on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (65 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Blast BurnFire15090%Special
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
OverheatFire13090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Flare BlitzFire120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Gunk ShotPoison12080%Physical
Pyro BallFire12090%Physical
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
BounceFlying8585%Physical
Fire PledgeFire80100%Special
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Temper FlareFire75100%Physical
Burning JealousyFire70100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Scorching SandsGround70100%Special
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Fire FangFire6595%Physical
Low SweepFighting65100%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
SnarlDark5595%Special
Flame ChargeFire50100%Physical
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
EmberFire40100%Special
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Fire SpinFire3585%Special
Double KickFighting30100%Physical
FeintNormal30100%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
CounterFighting?100%Physical
Electro BallElectric?100%Special
FlingDark?100%Physical
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
Super FangNormal?90%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Bulk UpFighting--Status
CoachingFighting--Status
Court ChangeNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status