Heat Wave in Pokemon Survivor

Heat Wave at a glance

What Heat Wave does

Heat Wave is a Fire-type nova move. Explodes in flames in every direction.

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.

Heat Wave stats by level

At level 1, Heat Wave deals 13 damage with a 1.25 second cooldown. At level 5 that becomes 18 damage every 0.94 seconds, which is 349.4 potential damage per second against 104 at level 1.

Potential damage per second multiplies damage by the number of shots and divides by the cooldown. It assumes every one lands on the same enemy and leaves out the Pokemon's attack multiplier, your cards and the type chart, so treat it as an upper bound for comparing levels and moves, not as a kill time.

Heat Wave level-up changes

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

• Level 2: +4 shots
• Level 3: +40% damage
• Level 4: -25% cooldown
• Level 5: +4 shots, +1 pierce

Heat Wave evolution: Eruption

Heat Wave evolves into Eruption when it reaches level 5 and you have taken the Vigor 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 Vigor card keeps showing up with a note that it unlocks this evolution, so you do not have to hunt for it.

Eruption keeps the Fire type and the same slot. Its damage goes from 18 to 29 and its cooldown stays at 0.94 seconds. The move evolution guide lists all 59 evolutions and the cards they need.

• +6 shots
• +60% damage
• +1 pierce

Which Pokemon can use Heat Wave

76 Pokemon can learn Heat Wave: 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 Heat Wave, so you only find it on level-up cards.

How to use Heat Wave

• Nova moves do not need a target: Heat Wave fires on its cooldown wherever you are.
• 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 nova moves are Bubble, Psychic, and Mud Shot. The moves list compares all 64.
• Each Reflexes card multiplies every cooldown by 0.92 and each Power card multiplies damage by 1.10. After 5 Reflexes cards the 1.25 second cooldown of Heat Wave at level 1 becomes 0.82 seconds.
• 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.

Heat Wave in Pokemon Survivor FAQ

What does Heat Wave do in Pokemon Survivor?

Explodes in flames in every direction. It is a Fire-type nova move with 5 levels. It deals 13 damage at level 1 and 18 at level 5.

How do you evolve Heat Wave?

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

Which Pokemon can learn Heat Wave?

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.