Where can I find Cyndaquil in Polished Crystal?

Cyndaquil can be obtained from an egg at Day Care in Polished Crystal.

What type is Cyndaquil?

Cyndaquil is a fire-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Cyndaquil learn in Polished Crystal?

Cyndaquil can learn 16+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Cyndaquil have?

Cyndaquil's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Blaze, Flame Body, Flash Fire.

Cyndaquil - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

The fire that spouts from its back burns hottest when it is angry. The flaring flames intimidate foes.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Cyndaquil is a fire-type starter that evolves into Typhlosion. Out of the three starters, Cyndaquil I think is the most quickest to use. It's stats are solid to start but there isn't too much to say about it. Evolve it when you can and it will help carry you!

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

Fire

Dex

#004

Abilities

Blaze(Primary)

Boosts Fire moves in a pinch.

Flame Body(Secondary)

Contact may burn the foe.

Flash Fire(Hidden)

Boosts Fire moves if hit by one. Nullifies Fire-type damage.

Growth Rate

Medium Slow

Gender Ratio

87.5% Male, 12.5% Female

Egg Groups

ground

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

Poké Ball5.3%

Great Ball7.5%

Ultra Ball8.9%

Base Exp

EV Yield

1 Speed

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

water ×2ground ×2rock ×2

Resists

fire ×0.5grass ×0.5ice ×0.5bug ×0.5steel ×0.5fairy ×0.5

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Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

Cyndaquil

Base form

→

Quilava

Level up Cyndaquil to Lv. 14

→

Typhlosion

Level up Quilava to Lv. 36

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How to Obtain

Cyndaquil is available as a starter from Professor Elm. You can also get one from eggs later:

Lyra's Starter Egg at the Day Care after winning four Kanto Gyms
Rival's Starter Egg at Dragon's Den after beating him at Mt. Moon

Location	Level	Method	Form	Held Item	Prerequisite
Elms Lab	Lv. 5	gift	-	Oran Berry	-
Day Care	Lv. 1	egg	-	-	-
Dragons Den B1F	Lv. 1	egg	-	-	-
Day Care	Lv. 1	egg	-	-	-

Level Up Moves (16)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Tackle	normal		40	100	35
1	Tackle	A full-body charge attack.
TackleLevel: 1
normal		40	100	35
A full-body charge attack.
1	Leer	normal		0	100	30
1	Leer	A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
LeerLevel: 1
normal		0	100	30
A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
6	Smokescreen	normal		0	100	20
6	Smokescreen	A move that lowers the foe's accuracy.
SmokescreenLevel: 6
normal		0	100	20
A move that lowers the foe's accuracy.
10	Ember	fire		40	100	25
10	Ember	An attack that may inflict a burn.
EmberLevel: 10
fire		40	100	25
An attack that may inflict a burn.
13	Quick Attack	normal		40	100	30
13	Quick Attack	Lets the user get in the first hit.
Quick AttackLevel: 13
normal		40	100	30
Lets the user get in the first hit.
19	Defense Curl	normal		0	100	40
19	Defense Curl	Raises the user's Defense.
Defense CurlLevel: 19
normal		0	100	40
Raises the user's Defense.
22	Flame Charge	fire		50	100	20
22	Flame Charge	An attack that may up user's Speed.
Flame ChargeLevel: 22
fire		50	100	20
An attack that may up user's Speed.
28	Dig	ground		90	100	10
28	Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
DigLevel: 28
ground		90	100	10
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
31	Swift	normal		60	100	20
31	Swift	An attack that never misses.
SwiftLevel: 31
normal		60	100	20
An attack that never misses.
37	Reversal	fighting		1	100	15
37	Reversal	Stronger if the user's HP is low.
ReversalLevel: 37
fighting		1	100	15
Stronger if the user's HP is low.
40	Flamethrower	fire		90	100	15
40	Flamethrower	An attack that may inflict a burn.
FlamethrowerLevel: 40
fire		90	100	15
An attack that may inflict a burn.
46	Earth Power	ground		90	100	10
46	Earth Power	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Earth PowerLevel: 46
ground		90	100	10
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
49	Rollout	rock		30	90	20
49	Rollout	Attacks 5 turns with rising power.
RolloutLevel: 49
rock		30	90	20
Attacks 5 turns with rising power.
55	Double Edge	normal		120	100	15
55	Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double EdgeLevel: 55
normal		120	100	15
A tackle that also hurts the user.
58	Earthquake	ground		100	100	10
58	Earthquake	Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
EarthquakeLevel: 58
ground		100	100	10
Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
64	Flare Blitz	fire		120	100	15
64	Flare Blitz	A charge that also hurts the user.
Flare BlitzLevel: 64
fire		120	100	15
A charge that also hurts the user.

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Egg Moves (9)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Double Kick	fighting		30	100	30
Double Kick	A double kicking attack.
Double Kick
fighting		30	100	30
A double kicking attack.
Extrasensory	psychic		80	100	20
Extrasensory	An attack that may cause flinching.
Extrasensory
psychic		80	100	20
An attack that may cause flinching.
Flare Blitz	fire		120	100	15
Flare Blitz	A charge that also hurts the user.
Flare Blitz
fire		120	100	15
A charge that also hurts the user.
Foresight	normal		0	100	40
Foresight	Negates foe's evasion and immunity.
Foresight
normal		0	100	40
Negates foe's evasion and immunity.
Fury Strikes	normal		20	85	15
Fury Strikes	Scratches or jabs 2-5 times.
Fury Strikes
normal		20	85	15
Scratches or jabs 2-5 times.
Reversal	fighting		1	100	15
Reversal	Stronger if the user's HP is low.
Reversal
fighting		1	100	15
Stronger if the user's HP is low.
Close Combat	fighting		120	100	5
Close Combat	Lowers the user's Def and Sp.Def.
Close Combat
fighting		120	100	5
Lowers the user's Def and Sp.Def.
Thrash	normal		120	100	10
Thrash	Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
Thrash
normal		120	100	10
Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
Quick Attack	normal		40	100	30
Quick Attack	Lets the user get in the first hit.
Quick Attack
normal		40	100	30
Lets the user get in the first hit.

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TM/HM Moves (22)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Sunny Day	fire		0	100	5	TM11
Sunny Day	Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Sunny Day
fire		0	100	5	TM11
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Iron Tail	steel		100	75	15	TM23
Iron Tail	An attack that may lower Defense.
Iron Tail
steel		100	75	15	TM23
An attack that may lower Defense.
Earthquake	ground		100	100	10	TM26
Earthquake	Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
Earthquake
ground		100	100	10	TM26
Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Dig	ground		90	100	10	TM28
Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Dig
ground		90	100	10	TM28
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Flamethrower	fire		90	100	15	TM35
Flamethrower	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Flamethrower
fire		90	100	15	TM35
An attack that may inflict a burn.
Fire Blast	fire		110	85	5	TM38
Fire Blast	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Fire Blast
fire		110	85	5	TM38
An attack that may inflict a burn.
Swift	normal		60	100	20	TM39
Swift	An attack that never misses.
Swift
normal		60	100	20	TM39
An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace	flying		60	100	20	TM40
Aerial Ace	An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace
flying		60	100	20	TM40
An attack that never misses.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Flame Charge	fire		50	100	20	TM43
Flame Charge	An attack that may up user's Speed.
Flame Charge
fire		50	100	20	TM43
An attack that may up user's Speed.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Wild Charge	electric		90	100	15	TM57
Wild Charge	A charge that also hurts the user.
Wild Charge
electric		90	100	15	TM57
A charge that also hurts the user.
Will O Wisp	fire		0	85	15	TM61
Will O Wisp	A move that may burn the foe.
Will O Wisp
fire		0	85	15	TM61
A move that may burn the foe.
Cut	steel		60	100	30	HM01
Cut	Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
Cut
steel		60	100	30	HM01
Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.

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Move Tutor Moves (8)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Body Slam	normal		85	100	15	MT04
Body Slam	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Body Slam
normal		85	100	15	MT04
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Defense Curl	normal		0	100	40	MT07
Defense Curl	Raises the user's Defense.
Defense Curl
normal		0	100	40	MT07
Raises the user's Defense.
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Headbutt	normal		70	100	15	MT13
Headbutt	An attack that may cause flinching.
Headbutt
normal		70	100	15	MT13
An attack that may cause flinching.
Rollout	rock		30	90	20	MT20
Rollout	Attacks 5 turns with rising power.
Rollout
rock		30	90	20	MT20
Attacks 5 turns with rising power.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.

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