Species guide · Ages 10+ · July 2026
Pyroar
Say it: PY-roa-r
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Pyroar is the Royal Pokémon — Fire and Normal from Litleo. In Pokémon GO it is a Fire/Normal attacker with Incinerate + Overheat / Dark Pulse. Fire helps against Grass, Bug, Ice, and Steel; Normal adds little. Water, Fighting, Ground, and Rock punish it. Evolve Litleo or catch Pyroar from events.
Say it: PY-roa-r
Pyroar (#668) is a Fire / Normal Pokémon in Pokémon GO — the final form of Litleo. Trainers use it as a Fire/Normal attacker with Fire Fang / Take Down / Ember / Incinerate + Flame Charge / Solar Beam / Dark Pulse / Overheat. Against Pyroar, lead with Water, Fighting, Ground, or Rock. Stats, type chart, moves, and counter picks below use our Game Master snapshot.
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Pokédex notes
Pyroar is a Fire / Normal-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. National Dex #0668. Normal types need coverage moves — check our moveset guide before spending TMs.
Where in GO: Wild spawns, eggs, Field Research, and seasonal events
Invest tip: Incinerate + Overheat is the Fire kit. Shadow Pyroar is the DPS lean — remove Frustration before investing. No Community Day exclusive is required.
Type matchups
- Fire moves hit Grass, Ice, Bug, and Steel hard.
- Normal moves do not have a common super-effective target in our chart.
When Pyroar is your opponent, Water, Fighting, Ground, Rock hits hard.
Full type matchup guide →GO base stats
From Game Master snapshot — IVs, buddy, and power-ups change real battle stats.
- Attack
- 221
- Defense
- 149
- Stamina
- 200
Weak to
Resists
Best Pokémon to use against it
When this species is your opponent (Rocket battle, gym, raid, or PvP), these picks exploit its typings. Each list is a pool of options — not a required 12-Pokémon lobby.
Recommended
Strongest practical attackers for this matchup.
- 1. Primal Kyogre · beats Water
Waterfall + Origin Pulse — Primal lobby boost
- 2. Shadow Kyogre · beats Water
Waterfall + Origin Pulse
- 3. Mega Swampert · beats Water
Water Gun + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
- 4. Kyogre · beats Water
Waterfall + Origin Pulse
- 5. Shadow Kingler · beats Water
Bubble + Crabhammer
- 6. Shadow Feraligatr · beats Water
Waterfall + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
- 7. Kingler · beats Water
Bubble + Crabhammer
- 8. Swampert · beats Water
Water Gun + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
- 9. Feraligatr · beats Water
Waterfall + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
- 10. Samurott · beats Water
Waterfall + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
- 11. Gyarados · beats Water
Waterfall + Aqua Tail
- 12. Empoleon · beats Water
Waterfall + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
Budget
Solid alternatives when you cannot build the Recommended picks.
- 1. Kingler · beats Water
Bubble + Crabhammer
- 2. Gyarados · beats Water
Waterfall + Aqua Tail
- 3. Vaporeon · beats Water
Water Gun + Aqua Tail
- 4. Feraligatr · beats Water
Waterfall + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
- 5. Swampert · beats Water
Water Gun + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
- 6. Clawitzer · beats Water
Water Gun + Crabhammer
- 7. Floatzel · beats Water
Water Gun + Aqua Jet
- 8. Seismitoad · beats Water
Mud Shot + Hydro Pump
- 9. Carracosta · beats Water
Water Gun + Hydro Pump
- 10. Blastoise · beats Water
Water Gun + Hydro Cannon · Elite TM
- 11. Wailord · beats Water
Water Gun + Surf
- 12. Golisopod · beats Water
Waterfall + Aqua Jet
Recommended moves
Game Master “moves in GO” lists Pyroar’s always-available TM pool. Incinerate + Overheat covers Fire raid needs.
Fast
- Incinerate · Standard
Fire energy / default
- Fire Fang · Standard
Fire damage
- Ember · Standard
Fire alternate
- Take Down · Standard
Normal filler
Charged
- Overheat · Standard
Best Fire nuke
- Dark Pulse · Standard
Dark coverage
- Flame Charge · Standard
Fire / bait
- Solar Beam · Standard
Grass coverage
Moves in GO
Always-available Game Master learnset (regular TMs). Community Day / Elite TM moves appear above when we have curated notes for this species.
Fast
- fire fang
- take down
- ember
- incinerate
Charged
- flame charge
- solar beam
- dark pulse
- overheat
PvP league ranks (family snapshot)
- Great League · rank #55 of 954 · CP 1462
Ember + Overheat
- Ultra League · rank #27 of 747 · CP 2491
Ember + Overheat
- Master League · rank #80 of 1023 · CP 3129
Ember + Overheat
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Raid attacker roles
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