Pokémon rankings · Base Special Defense
Fire-type Pokémon with the highest Special Defense
Ho-Oh has the highest base Special Defense of any Fire-type Pokémon, at 154. Next come Reshiram (120) and Chi-Yu (120).
It ranks every Pokémon with the Fire type, single- or dual-typed, in its default form. Base stats are each species' fixed values, before IVs, EVs, natures and level. Data from PokéAPI.
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| Rank | Pokémon | Type | Sp. Def | Total | Gen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ho-Oh#0250FireFlying | FireFlying | 154 | 680 | 2 |
| 2 (tied) |  Reshiram#0643DragonFire | DragonFire | 120 | 680 | 5 |
| 2 (tied) |  Chi-Yu#1004DarkFire | DarkFire | 120 | 570 | 9 |
| 4 (tied) |  Flareon#0136Fire | Fire | 110 | 525 | 1 |
| 4 (tied) |  Iron Moth#0994FirePoison | FirePoison | 110 | 570 | 9 |
| 6 |  Heatran#0485FireSteel | FireSteel | 106 | 600 | 4 |
| 7 |  Volcarona#0637BugFire | BugFire | 105 | 550 | 5 |
| 8 (tied) |  Ninetales#0038Fire | Fire | 100 | 505 | 1 |
| 8 (tied) |  Victini#0494PsychicFire | PsychicFire | 100 | 600 | 5 |
| 8 (tied) |  Delphox#0655FirePsychic | FirePsychic | 100 | 534 | 6 |
| 8 (tied) |  Ceruledge#0937FireGhost | FireGhost | 100 | 525 | 9 |
| 12 |  Magmortar#0467Fire | Fire | 95 | 540 | 4 |
| 13 |  Gouging Fire#1020FireDragon | FireDragon | 93 | 590 | 9 |
| 14 (tied) |  Chandelure#0609GhostFire | GhostFire | 90 | 520 | 5 |
| 14 (tied) |  Volcanion#0721FireWater | FireWater | 90 | 600 | 6 |
| 14 (tied) |  Incineroar#0727FireDark | FireDark | 90 | 530 | 7 |
| 14 (tied) |  Coalossal#0839RockFire | RockFire | 90 | 510 | 8 |
| 14 (tied) |  Centiskorch#0851FireBug | FireBug | 90 | 525 | 8 |
| 19 (tied) |  Charizard#0006FireFlying | FireFlying | 85 | 534 | 1 |
| 19 (tied) |  Magmar#0126Fire | Fire | 85 | 495 | 1 |
| 19 (tied) |  Moltres#0146FireFlying | FireFlying | 85 | 580 | 1 |
| 19 (tied) |  Typhlosion#0157Fire | Fire | 85 | 534 | 2 |
| 19 (tied) |  Turtonator#0776FireDragon | FireDragon | 85 | 485 | 7 |
| 24 (tied) |  Arcanine#0059Fire | Fire | 80 | 555 | 1 |
| 24 (tied) |  Rapidash#0078Fire | Fire | 80 | 500 | 1 |
| 24 (tied) |  Magcargo#0219FireRock | FireRock | 80 | 430 | 2 |
| 24 (tied) |  Houndoom#0229DarkFire | DarkFire | 80 | 500 | 2 |
| 24 (tied) |  Armarouge#0936FirePsychic | FirePsychic | 80 | 525 | 9 |
| 29 |  Blacephalon#0806FireGhost | FireGhost | 79 | 570 | 7 |
| 30 (tied) |  Entei#0244Fire | Fire | 75 | 580 | 2 |
| 30 (tied) |  Camerupt#0323FireGround | FireGround | 75 | 460 | 3 |
| 30 (tied) |  Cinderace#0815Fire | Fire | 75 | 530 | 8 |
| 30 (tied) |  Skeledirge#0911FireGhost | FireGhost | 75 | 530 | 9 |
| 34 |  Infernape#0392FireFighting | FireFighting | 71 | 534 | 4 |
| 35 (tied) |  Blaziken#0257FireFighting | FireFighting | 70 | 530 | 3 |
| 35 (tied) |  Torkoal#0324Fire | Fire | 70 | 470 | 3 |
| 35 (tied) |  Braixen#0654Fire | Fire | 70 | 409 | 6 |
| 35 (tied) |  Oricorio#0741FireFlying | FireFlying | 70 | 476 | 7 |
| 35 (tied) |  Carkol#0838RockFire | RockFire | 70 | 410 | 8 |
| 40 |  Talonflame#0663FireFlying | FireFlying | 69 | 499 | 6 |
| 41 (tied) |  Heatmor#0631Fire | Fire | 66 | 484 | 5 |
| 41 (tied) |  Pyroar#0668FireNormal | FireNormal | 66 | 507 | 6 |
| 43 (tied) |  Charmeleon#0005Fire | Fire | 65 | 405 | 1 |
| 43 (tied) |  Vulpix#0037Fire | Fire | 65 | 299 | 1 |
| 43 (tied) |  Ponyta#0077Fire | Fire | 65 | 410 | 1 |
| 43 (tied) |  Quilava#0156Fire | Fire | 65 | 405 | 2 |
| 43 (tied) |  Emboar#0500FireFighting | FireFighting | 65 | 528 | 5 |
| 43 (tied) |  Scovillain#0952GrassFire | GrassFire | 65 | 486 | 9 |
| 49 |  Simisear#0514Fire | Fire | 63 | 498 | 5 |
| 50 (tied) |  Combusken#0256FireFighting | FireFighting | 60 | 405 | 3 |
| 50 (tied) |  Lampent#0608GhostFire | GhostFire | 60 | 370 | 5 |
| 50 (tied) |  Fennekin#0653Fire | Fire | 60 | 307 | 6 |
| 50 (tied) |  Salazzle#0758PoisonFire | PoisonFire | 60 | 480 | 7 |
| 50 (tied) |  Raboot#0814Fire | Fire | 60 | 420 | 8 |
| 55 |  Crocalor#0910Fire | Fire | 58 | 411 | 9 |
| 56 (tied) |  Magby#0240Fire | Fire | 55 | 365 | 2 |
| 56 (tied) |  Pignite#0499FireFighting | FireFighting | 55 | 418 | 5 |
| 56 (tied) |  Darmanitan#0555Fire | Fire | 55 | 480 | 5 |
| 56 (tied) |  Litwick#0607GhostFire | GhostFire | 55 | 275 | 5 |
| 56 (tied) |  Larvesta#0636BugFire | BugFire | 55 | 360 | 5 |
| 61 |  Litleo#0667FireNormal | FireNormal | 54 | 369 | 6 |
| 62 (tied) |  Monferno#0391FireFighting | FireFighting | 52 | 405 | 4 |
| 62 (tied) |  Fletchinder#0662FireFlying | FireFlying | 52 | 382 | 6 |
| 64 (tied) |  Charmander#0004Fire | Fire | 50 | 309 | 1 |
| 64 (tied) |  Growlithe#0058Fire | Fire | 50 | 350 | 1 |
| 64 (tied) |  Cyndaquil#0155Fire | Fire | 50 | 309 | 2 |
| 64 (tied) |  Houndour#0228DarkFire | DarkFire | 50 | 330 | 2 |
| 64 (tied) |  Torchic#0255Fire | Fire | 50 | 310 | 3 |
| 64 (tied) |  Torracat#0726Fire | Fire | 50 | 420 | 7 |
| 64 (tied) |  Sizzlipede#0850FireBug | FireBug | 50 | 305 | 8 |
| 71 |  Pansear#0513Fire | Fire | 48 | 316 | 5 |
| 72 (tied) |  Numel#0322FireGround | FireGround | 45 | 305 | 3 |
| 72 (tied) |  Tepig#0498Fire | Fire | 45 | 308 | 5 |
| 72 (tied) |  Darumaka#0554Fire | Fire | 45 | 315 | 5 |
| 75 |  Chimchar#0390Fire | Fire | 44 | 309 | 4 |
| 76 (tied) |  Slugma#0218Fire | Fire | 40 | 250 | 2 |
| 76 (tied) |  Litten#0725Fire | Fire | 40 | 320 | 7 |
| 76 (tied) |  Salandit#0757PoisonFire | PoisonFire | 40 | 320 | 7 |
| 76 (tied) |  Scorbunny#0813Fire | Fire | 40 | 310 | 8 |
| 76 (tied) |  Fuecoco#0909Fire | Fire | 40 | 310 | 9 |
| 76 (tied) |  Charcadet#0935Fire | Fire | 40 | 255 | 9 |
Questions
- Which Fire-type Pokémon has the highest base Special Defense?
- Ho-Oh has the highest base Special Defense of any Fire-type Pokémon, at 154.
- Which Fire-type Pokémon rank highest for base Special Defense?
- The top three are Ho-Oh (154), Reshiram (120) and Chi-Yu (120).
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