Fire Spin in Pokemon Survivor

Fire Spin at a glance

What Fire Spin does

Fire Spin is a Fire-type orbit move. Flames that spin around you. Constant defense.

A Pokemon can learn it if it is Fire-type, which is true of 76 of the 966 Pokemon. It reaches you as a new-move card when you level up, as long as one of your four move slots is free. No Pokemon begins a run with it, so you only find it on level-up cards. Each level-up draws three cards by weight from up to six new-move candidates, your move upgrades and the stat cards, so even a good move can sit out several level-ups.

It burns enemies.

Fire Spin stats by level

At level 1, Fire Spin deals 14 damage with a 0.3 second cooldown. At level 5 that becomes 34 damage every 0.3 seconds.

Each orb hits an enemy again on its own re-hit timer, which is why the table shows a re-hit time instead of a cooldown, and the damage you get depends on how many enemies stand in the orbit. The table lists every number the game gives Fire Spin, so it has no single damage per second figure.

Fire Spin level-up changes

Each level-up card for Fire Spin applies the changes below. They stack, so the level 5 row above already includes all of them.

• Level 2: +1 orb
• Level 3: +55% damage
• Level 4: +25% radius, +35% orbit speed
• Level 5: +1 orb, +55% damage

Fire Spin evolution: Sacred Fire

Fire Spin evolves into Sacred Fire when it reaches level 5 and you have taken the Synthesis card at least once in the same run. Once both are true, a golden evolution card is always offered at your next level-up. Until then, the Synthesis card keeps showing up with a note that it unlocks this evolution, so you do not have to hunt for it.

Sacred Fire keeps the Fire type and the same slot. Its damage goes from 34 to 57 and its cooldown stays at 0.3 seconds. The move evolution guide lists all 59 evolutions and the cards they need.

• +2 orbs
• +70% damage
• +15% radius

Which Pokemon can use Fire Spin

76 Pokemon can learn Fire Spin: every Fire-type, which is 35 single-type and 41 dual-type. The best of them by Stat Score are Reshiram, Darmanitan, Iron Moth, and Ho-Oh.

No Pokemon starts with Fire Spin, so you only find it on level-up cards.

How to use Fire Spin

• Orbit moves do not need a target: the orbs circle you for as long as the move is in your active slot and hit whatever they touch.
• Grass, Ice, Bug, and Steel take 60% more damage from Fire moves, while Fire, Water, Rock, and Dragon take 40% less. Enemies with two types multiply both effects. See the type chart.
• Other orbit moves are Petal Blizzard and Gust. The moves list compares all 64.
• Orbit moves ignore cooldown multipliers: the orbs re-hit on their own fixed timer, so Reflexes cards and Quick Claw do nothing for this move. Power cards and the Pokemon's attack still apply.
• Only the move group in your active slot fires, and every move in the group keeps its own cooldown timer. A bond, which a rift win gives you, fuses loose moves into one group.
• Weather can boost or weaken Fire moves: see the weather guide.

Fire Spin in Pokemon Survivor FAQ

What does Fire Spin do in Pokemon Survivor?

Flames that spin around you. Constant defense. It is a Fire-type orbit move with 5 levels. It deals 14 damage at level 1 and 34 at level 5.

How do you evolve Fire Spin?

Level it to 5 and take the Synthesis card at least once in the same run. A golden evolution card then appears at the next level-up and turns it into Sacred Fire.

Which Pokemon can learn Fire Spin?

The 76 Fire-type Pokemon, including dual types. None of them start with it.

Browse all 64 moves in the Pokemon Survivor moves list, or read the Pokemon Survivor guides.