#0155 · Generation 2

Cyndaquil

Fire

Cyndaquil has 309 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the special side (60) and a Speed of 65. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 132, which makes it a balanced special attacker.

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What Cyndaquil is weak to

Weak to: Water, Ground, Rock. Resists: Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy. Immune to: none.

Attacking typeDamage taken
Water×2
Ground×2
Rock×2
Fire×0.5
Grass×0.5
Ice×0.5
Bug×0.5
Steel×0.5
Fairy×0.5

Base stats

HP39
Atk52
Def43
SpA60
SpD50
Spe65
Total309

Best teammates for Cyndaquil

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Cyndaquil: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

  1. Tinkaton FairySteel

    Resists rock, which your team is weak to. Hits fighting, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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  2. Klefki SteelFairy

    Resists rock, which your team is weak to. Hits fighting, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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  3. Mawile SteelFairy

    Resists rock, which your team is weak to. Hits fighting, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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  4. Primarina WaterFairy

    Resists water, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, fighting, ground super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  5. Azumarill WaterFairy

    Resists water, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, fighting, ground super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  6. Scizor BugSteel

    Hits psychic, rock, dark super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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Counters to Cyndaquil

  1. Rhyperior

    Ground and Rock STAB hits Cyndaquil super effectively and it resists everything Cyndaquil can hit it with by type.

  2. Kabutops

    Rock and Water STAB hits Cyndaquil super effectively and it resists everything Cyndaquil can hit it with by type.

  3. Drednaw

    Water and Rock STAB hits Cyndaquil super effectively and it resists everything Cyndaquil can hit it with by type.

  4. Golem

    Rock and Ground STAB hits Cyndaquil super effectively and it resists everything Cyndaquil can hit it with by type.

  5. Omastar

    Rock and Water STAB hits Cyndaquil super effectively and it resists everything Cyndaquil can hit it with by type.

  6. Swampert

    Water and Ground STAB hits Cyndaquil super effectively and it resists everything Cyndaquil can hit it with by type.

Where you can use Cyndaquil

Cyndaquil is in the regional Pokédex of 1 game we cover:

HeartGold and SoulSilver