Best Fire-type Pokemon for Pokemon GO PvP

The best Fire-type Pokemon for Pokemon GO PvP are excellent when facing Ice, Bug, Steel, and Grass-types. If your team requires a powerful creature of this type, you'd want to know which ones to prioritize farming. This information is crucial in team building, as it gives trainers the freedom to make the best possible team for PvP.

In this article, we will take a look at the strong Fire-type Pokemon (picks rated as the best in the PvPoke rankings) that you can use in different Pokemon GO PvP formats.

Note: The article is subjective and reflects the writer's viewpoint.

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Most powerful Fire-type Pokemon for Pokemon GO PvP (GO Battle League)

Ho-Oh and Talonflame. (Image via TPC)

1) Great League

The Great League of Pokemon GO PvP can be played by trainers who have Fire-type Pocket Monsters with combat power (CP) under 1,500. Many powerhouses like Talonflame and Charizard are used in this meta.

Best Fire-type Pokemon for Great League:

• Charizard ranks at #148, and its best moveset is Wing Attack and Blast Burn + Dragon Claw.
• Talonflame ranks at #52, and its best moveset is Incinerate and Fly + Brave Bird.
• Skeledirge ranks at #85, and its best moveset is Incinerate and Shadow Ball + Disarming Voice.
• Shadow Alolan Marowak ranks at #114, and its best moveset is Fire Spin and Shadow Bone + Bone Club.
• Ninetales ranks at #117, and its best moveset is Fire Spin, Weather Ball + Overheat.
• Shadow Blaziken ranks at #152, and its best moveset is Counter and Blaze Kick + Blast Burn.

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2) Ultra League (UL)

You need Fire-type Pokemon whose CP ranges from 1,500 to 2,500 to stand a chance against Pokemon GO PvP's Ultra League meta.

The best Fire-type Pokemon for the Ultra League:

• Talonflame ranks at #20, and its best moveset is Incinerate and Fly + Flame Charge.
• Skeledirege ranks at #28, and its best moveset is Incinerate and Shadow Ball + Disarming Voice.
• Shadow Charizard ranks at #64, and its best moveset is Wing Attack and Blast Burn + Dragon Claw.
• Charizard ranks at #80, and has the same best moveset as the Shadow Charizard.
• Incineroar ranks at #112, and its best moveset is Snarl and Darkest Lariat + Blast Burn.
• Typhlosion ranks at #113, and its best moveset is Incinerate and Blast Burn + Thunder Punch.

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3) Master League (ML)

Best Fire-type for the Master League. (Image via TPC)

The Pokemon GO PvP Master League is an open mode where trainers are free to use Fire-type Pokemon of any CP. However, it is best to utilize those that have maxed-out stats.

Best Fire-type Pokemon for the Master League:

• Ho-Oh ranks at #16, and its best moveset is Incinerate and Brave Bird + Sacred Fire.
• Shadow Ho-Oh ranks at #27, and its best moveset is similar to Ho-Oh.its best moveset is Incinerate and Brave Bird + Sacred Fire.
• Heatran ranks at #67, and its best moveset is Fire Spin and Magma Storm + Iron Head.
• Skeledirge ranks at #113, and its best set of moves is Incinerate and Shadow Ball + Disarming Voice.
• Entei ranks at #127, and its best set of attacks is Fire Spin and Flame Charge + Scorching Sands.
• Moltres ranks at #132, and its best moveset is Wing Attack and Sky Attack + Overheat.

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4) Fantasy Cup - Great League edition

This format of the Fantasy Cup has a similar CP limit to that of the Great League. However, in this Pokemon GO PvP play, Niantic places a restriction, which doesn’t allow certain types of Pocket Monsters to perform.

Best Fire-type Pokemon for the Fantasy Cup:

• Tutronator ranks at #11, and its best moveset is Incinerate and Dragon Pulse + Overheat.
• Heatran ranks at #15, and its best moveset is Fire Spin and Magma Storm + Earth Power.

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5) Great League Remix

Charizard for the GLR. (Image via TPC)

In the Pokemon GO PvP Great League Remix, trainers have to follow the same CP rule of the GL but with a twist, and that is a ban on using certain Pocket Monsters, depending on the season.

Best Fire-type Pokemon for the Great League Remix:

• Shadow Charizard ranks at #114, and its best moveset is Wing Attack and Blast Burn + Dragon Claw.
• Shadow Alolan Marowak ranks at #123, and its best moveset is Fire Spin and Shadow Bone + Bone Cub.
• Charizard ranks at #134, and its best moveset is the same as Shadow Charizard’s.
• Alolan Marowak ranks at 116, and its best moveset is similar to Shadow Alolan Marowak.
• Ninetales ranks at #167, and its best moveset is Fire Spin and Weather Ball + Overheat.

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Trainers should prioritize the above-mentioned Fire-type Pokemon for each Pokemon GO PvP format. Aside from these picks, others aren’t always reliable, so try to avoid them.