Sniper · fire

Cyndaquil in PokéVersus

Cyndaquil belongs to generation 2 and the starter rarity group in the official roster. Its evolution line is Cyndaquil → Quilava → Typhlosion. A family starts at its first stage; the list below describes that base build.

Base stats and move parameters

Official game files · version 2.11 · checked 2026-10-29 · single source
ParameterValueMeaning
HP3200Base family health
Speed153Internal movement units; not metres per second
Reload1.85 sBase reload interval
Super charge5 hitsBase hit count parameter
Basic: Pirotecniaspread · fire930 damage per projectile where exposed; 1 projectile(s); range 292
Super: Fuego Fatuoturret · fireFlat damage: 240. Range: 330.

Move names above are the original labels from the public file. The snapshot reports its default kit; alternate kits, evolution scaling and per-hit effects can change combat results. A missing flat damage value is left unfilled rather than estimated.

Weaknesses and resistances

The current formula softens single-type factors to 1.2, 0.85 and 0.7, multiplies against both defender types, then clamps the product to 0.65–1.35. It does not use the main-series Pokémon multipliers.

Incoming attack typeFactor against fire
normal1×
fire0.85×
water1.2×
electric1×
grass0.85×
ice0.85×
fighting1×
poison1×
ground1.2×
flying1×
psychic1×
bug0.85×
rock1.2×
ghost1×
dragon1×
dark1×
steel0.85×
fairy0.85×

Where we would draft Cyndaquil

Editorial opinion. Method: role, base HP, attack shape and the mode objective, without match telemetry or a win-rate model.

Cyndaquil has a spread basic attack with 292 range units and a 1.85-second reload, so its useful engagement window should be judged from those parameters rather than its rarity. Use the listed attack range to create distance before trading; base health alone does not protect a ranged pick from a close-range collapse.

water is a particular type risk for Cyndaquil at 1.2× incoming damage. fire is reduced to 0.85×, but that does not guarantee a favorable duel because supers and kit choices differ.

Sources and snapshot limits

Last checked 2026-10-29. All species parameters come from one publisher: the official game. Recalculating multiple files is reproducibility, not independent confirmation. Launch roster counts differ: the same author’s itch.io listing says 490, while this roster builds 492 families / 934 dex rows. These are different published figures, not an averaged total.

Questions

What role is Cyndaquil?

The public roster builds Cyndaquil as Sniper with 3200 base HP and 153 speed units. These are starting family values, not final-evolution values.

What counters Cyndaquil?

water (1.2×), ground (1.2×), rock (1.2×) have an incoming factor above 1. This is type math, not an observed matchup win rate.