Head to head

Rillaboom vs Cinderace

Rillaboom and Cinderace have the same base stat total (530), Cinderace is faster (base Speed 119 vs 85), and Cinderace’s Fire moves hit Rillaboom for 2×, while Rillaboom’s own types do only ½× to Cinderace.

Galar starters, fully evolved: two of the three final forms of the Generation 8 starter trio.

Base stats side by side

Who has the edge?

Cinderace is faster (119 vs 85 base Speed), has the higher Sp. Atk (65 vs 60), resists Rillaboom’s own-type moves (½× at best), and hits Rillaboom for 2× with its Fire moves, but Rillaboom has the higher Attack (125 vs 116) and has more bulk, counting HP, Defense and Sp. Def together (260 vs 230).

Rillaboom is ahead on

• has the higher Attack (125 vs 116)
• has more bulk, counting HP, Defense and Sp. Def together (260 vs 230)

Cinderace is ahead on

• is faster (119 vs 85 base Speed)
• has the higher Sp. Atk (65 vs 60)
• resists Rillaboom’s own-type moves (½× at best)
• hits Rillaboom for 2× with its Fire moves

This compares base numbers and the type chart; it does not predict a winner. A real battle also depends on level, nature and EVs, the moves each one knows (a Pokémon does not always learn a move of its own type), held items, weather and terrain, and abilities (Rillaboom: Overgrow, Grassy Surge; Cinderace: Blaze, Libero), so either one can come out ahead.

Who moves first?

At Level 50 with 252 Speed EVs, 31 IVs and a neutral nature, Rillaboom has 137 Speed and Cinderace has 171, so Cinderace moves first when both use moves of the same priority and no item, ability, status or stat change gets in the way.

Type matchup, both ways

Rillaboom (Grass) attacking Cinderace

Grass ½×. Using only its own type, Rillaboom hits Cinderace for ½× with Grass moves (not very effective).

Cinderace (Fire) attacking Rillaboom

Fire 2×. Using only its own type, Cinderace hits Rillaboom for 2× with Fire moves (super effective).

What hits each one for 2× or more

• Rillaboom: Fire 2× (super effective), Ice 2× (super effective), Poison 2× (super effective), Flying 2× (super effective), Bug 2× (super effective).
• Cinderace: Water 2× (super effective), Ground 2× (super effective), Rock 2× (super effective).

The multipliers come from the 18×18 type chart; what a Pokémon can actually use depends on the moves it learns.

Abilities

Rillaboom

• Overgrow. Strengthens Grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
• Grassy Surge (hidden ability). When this Pokémon enters battle, it changes the terrain to Grassy Terrain.

Cinderace

• Blaze. Strengthens Fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
• Libero (hidden ability). Libero changes the Pokémon's type to that of its previously used attack.

Size, generation and evolution

Rillaboom is taller (2.1 m vs 1.4 m for Cinderace), and Rillaboom is heavier (90 kg vs 33 kg for Cinderace).

Rillaboom (#0812) is a Grass-type Drummer Pokémon from Galar, first seen in Generation 8, a starter Pokémon. Its evolution line is Grookey → Thwackey → Rillaboom.

Cinderace (#0815) is a Fire-type Striker Pokémon from Galar, first seen in Generation 8, a starter Pokémon. Its evolution line is Scorbunny → Raboot → Cinderace.

Keep exploring

• Open Rillaboom and Cinderace in the Compare tool
• Rillaboom and Cinderace Pokédex pages
• Grass type · Fire type
• Speed tiers

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