
Scorchhowl How to Evolve, Best Build & Team
- Aniidex
- No. 003
- Stat total
- 511
- Catch rate
- 28%
- Forms
- 5
- DPS tier
- S
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Scorchhowl is a Fire DPS Aniimo (Nova). Get it by evolving Flameruff at level 20. The game itself recommends it as a Fire DPS.
The scorch marks on their bodies are proof of victories in battle. They seek strong opponents to dominate.
- Where to find
- Beast Fang RidgeLv 30–35
- Weak to
- Water, Earth
- DPS rank
- #2 of 32
- Best Homeland job
- Fire Lv. 3
How to get Scorchhowl
Obtainability: Moderate.
- EvolutionEvolve Flameruff at level 20. Flameruff
- Special spawn · PrismanaAppears only during a Prismana Flow (only one will appear at the same time, no respawning), likely under the giant tree at the westernmost side of Beast Fang Ridge.
- Special spawn · Thunderstorm FormThunderstorm (Only one will appear at the same time, no respawning)
- BossAlso fought as Alpha Scorchhowl. Scorchhowl as a boss
Scorchhowl spawns at 1 placed points across 1 area of Idyll — Beast Fang Ridge — at level 30–35. The map shows every point; the table breaks them down by region and form.
12- Beast Fang RidgeWild spawn area · Exact position
- Thunderstorm Form 30–35
- ScorchhowlBoss · Exact position
- Echoback Landing Lv 40
| Region | Level range | Spawn points | Form | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beast Fang Ridge | 30–35 | 1 | Thunderstorm Form | Exact position |
Scorchhowl as a boss
Scorchhowl guards 1 spot(s) in Idyll as an Alpha or Omega Aniimo. Boss versions are tougher and larger, and drop rewards on defeat.
Quests featuring Scorchhowl as a boss
Clue: Legends of Beast Fang Ridge · boss fightFists II · boss fightLost Scorchhowl · boss fightClue: The True Meaning of the WarriorFists IRumor: Unbroken Flameruff Spirit
How to catch Scorchhowl
Scorchhowl has a base catch rate of 28% at full HP with a standard Aniipod. Lowering its HP, breaking it and throwing from behind all raise the odds. About 1 in 20,000 wild encounters is Sparkling, a rare mutation every species can roll.
| Aniipod | Multiplier | Works on | Chance at full HP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aniipod | ×1 | Up to Lv 1 | 28% |
| Legendary Aniipod | ×1 | Up to Lv 35 | 28% |
| Aniipod Pro | ×1.5 | Up to Lv 25 | 42% |
| Aniipod Hyper | ×2 | Up to Lv 35 | 56% |
| Aniipod Mega | ×2 | Up to Lv 35 | 56% |
| Aniipod Track | ×2 | Up to Lv 35 | 56% |
| Legendary Aniipod: Windchase Departure | Guaranteed | Up to Lv 35 | 100% |
| Sparkling Cube | Guaranteed | Up to Lv 35 | 100% |
Chances are the game's base rate times the Aniipod multiplier at full HP, capped at 100%. Real throws are better than this once the target is damaged or broken. Catch calculator →
Track down Scorchhowl on the live map
MetaBot Desktop maps all of Idyll (spawns, bosses, transporters and chests) and remembers what you've already collected, so you never sweep the same area twice.
- Every spawn point & boss
- Mark pins as collected
- Search & nearest transporter

Scorchhowl base stats
Scorchhowl's six base stats total 511. Its ATK sits at the 88th percentile of all 196 ranked forms; bars show where each stat falls across the roster.

- HP
- 95
- ATK
- 119
- BREAK
- 52
- P.DEF
- 80
- M.DEF
- 75
- REGEN
- 90
- Sparkling chance
- 1 in 20,000
- Weight
- 25 kg
- Height
- 1.7 m
- Pathfinding
- Sprint Lv. 3
Is Scorchhowl Good?
CalculatedScorchhowl ranks #2 of 32 DPS Aniimo on the Meta ladder, S tier within its role. Against other DPS Aniimo it stands out in P.DEF 80, M.DEF 75.
Why Scorchhowl ranks there as a DPS
Top 12% for ATK and top 4% for skill damage among ranked Aniimo. The game itself recommends it for its element and role. Weakest input: ultimate (top 21%).
- ATK 35/40
- skill damage 29/30
- ultimate 24/30
- Game pick +15
- Above the role median
- P.DEF 80 (median 70), M.DEF 75 (median 70)
Nearest DPS Aniimo in the ranking
Ranked within its role on stats, skills and the game’s own picks, with the tier list’s published weights; team fit and investment are not part of the score. Best DPS Aniimo
Best Scorchhowl build
Scorchhowl plays as a DPS, and its kit is fixed (the game files list no alternative moves), so building Scorchhowl comes down to the skill to lead with, its trait, the held items that suit a DPS and who it fights alongside.
- Lead skill
- Burn Breaker · 84 power · Physical damage · 30 EP · 1s cooldown
- Ultimate
- Falling Star · 170 power
- Trait
- Scorching Flames
- Team
- PomawkGracewingLuminelleAll suggested teams
Scorchhowl skills and mechanics
5 skills for Scorchhowl, each with its element, damage type, power, EP cost and cooldown.
Scorchhowl kit at a glance
Scorchhowl has 5 skills in its kit. The game files list no alternative moves to swap in, so every skill below is part of how it plays.
- Hardest-hitting skill: Burn Breaker (84 power).
- Ultimate: Falling Star (170 power, charged on its gauge rather than EP).
- BREAK damage across its skills: 133.
- 1 skill helps the team (healing, buffs or debuffs).
Trait
Scorching Flames — Increases damage dealt to elementally countered targets by ?%.
| Skill | Element | Kind | Power | EP | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATKBasic attack Wields the power of fire to attack targets at close range.Physical damage | Fire | Physical | — | — | — |
| Burn Breaker After charging, unleashes a powerful blast forward, dealing damage. At max charge, consumes all remaining EP. For every extra 10 EP consumed, deals ?% extra damage.Physical damage · 30 EP · 1s cooldown | Fire | Physical | 84 | 30 | 1 s |
| Fire Bolt Launches a fireball at the target and applies 2 stacks of [Fire Debuff] for 5s. Hold the skill button to aim.Magical damage · 10 EP · 1s cooldown | Fire | Magical | 30 | 10 | 1 s |
| Fire KickPound Jumps up to dodge an attack, allowing flames to swirl around it before diving down and dealing damage to targets around the landing point. A successful dodge also deals ?% damage and increases damage by ?% for ?s.Physical damage · 15s cooldown · Skills with the Pound tag can hit Tunneling targets and deal greatly increased damage. | Fire | Physical | 72 | — | 15 s |
| Falling StarUltimatePound Jumps up and slams down with a flame-encircled fist, dealing damage to a large area.Physical damage · 8s cooldown · Skills with the Pound tag can hit Tunneling targets and deal greatly increased damage. | Fire | Physical | 170 | — | 8 s |
A “?” marks a value the game calculates while you play; the game files do not contain it, so we do not guess it.
Strengths, weaknesses and spatial counters
Scorchhowl is weak to Water, Earth and resists Fire, Grass, Ice.
- Weak to
- Water 1.6×Earth 1.6×
- Resists
- Fire 0.625×Grass 0.625×Ice 0.625×
| Fire | Water | Grass | Lightning | Ice | Earth | Wind | Light | Dark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.625× | 1.6× | 0.625× | 1× | 0.625× | 1.6× | 1× | 1× | 1× |
Spatial counters
- Pound
Scorchhowl has Pound skills, which hit Tunneling targets and deal greatly increased damage to them:
Scorchhowl evolution
Scorchhowl is the final stage of its evolution line.
Best teammates and teams for Scorchhowl
Teammates are picked by rule, not by rating alone: each one fills a role Scorchhowl lacks and resists an element it is weak to. The stat ladder only breaks ties.
Game-recommended Fire DPS
MinespineBreaker · Earth · ModerateAdds a Breaker · Resists Earth · Game-recommended Earth Breaker
GlacyHealer · Water/Ice · Easy to getAdds a Healer · Resists Water · Game-recommended Water Healer
DreapleSupport · Dark · Easy to getAdds a Support · Resists Earth · Game-recommended Dark Support
LeafyRegen · Grass/Water · ModerateAdds a Regen · Resists Water, Earth · Game-recommended Grass Regen
Suggested parties
Best overall
- ScorchhowlDPS · Fire · Moderate
- PomawkBreaker · Grass · Moderate
- GracewingHealer · Wind · Easy to get
- LuminelleSupport · Lightning · Hard to get
- DamageMedium
- BreakHigh
- HealingHigh
- SupportHigh
- EnergyMedium
- Element coverage6/9
No weakness shared by two membersHas a Pound skill for Tunneling foes
With easy-to-get teammates
- ScorchhowlDPS · Fire · Moderate
- SusutaBreaker · Water · Easy to get
- GlacyHealer · Water/Ice · Easy to get
- DreapleSupport · Dark · Easy to get
- DamageMedium
- BreakHigh
- HealingHigh
- SupportHigh
- EnergyLow
- Element coverage7/9
No weakness shared by two membersHas a Pound skill for Tunneling foes
Scorchhowl in Homeland
Homeland jobs Scorchhowl can work, and the facilities whose recipes use them.
Facilities it can work
Claw Game Cooker · FireSimmering Pot · FireBlazing Stove · FireChimney Kiln · Fire
Scorchhowl forms (5)
Every form of Scorchhowl. A form can change elements, stats, trait, skills and where it spawns. One of them is a Prismana form. How Prismana forms appear, and how they differ from Sparkling ones: Prismana Forms · Rare Forms
Compare Scorchhowl forms
All 5 forms on the same axes, so you can see what a form actually changes: elements, role, base stats, weaknesses, catch rate, trait, skills, Homeland work and where it spawns.
| Form | Basic | Highland Form | Mountain Woods Form | Prismana | Thunderstorm Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kind | Basic form · Default form | Regional form | Regional form | Prismana form | Regional form |
| Element | Fire | FireEarth | Fire | Fire | FireLightning |
| Role | DPS | DPS | DPS | DPS | DPS |
| HP | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
| ATK | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 |
| BREAK | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| P.DEF | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| M.DEF | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| REGEN | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Base stat total | 511 | 511 | 511 | 511 | 511 |
| Weak to | Water 1.6×, Earth 1.6× | Water 2.56× | Water 1.6×, Earth 1.6× | Water 1.6×, Earth 1.6× | Water 1.6×, Earth 1.6×, Dark 1.6× |
| Trait | Scorching Flames | Scorching Flames | Scorching Flames | Scorching Flames | Scorching Flames |
| Skill | ATKBurn BreakerFire BoltFire KickFalling Star | ATKBurn BreakerFire BoltFire KickFalling StarPebble Kick | ATKBurn BreakerFire BoltFire KickFalling Star | ATKBurn BreakerFire BoltFire KickFalling Star | ATKLightning KickBurn BreakerFire BoltFire KickFalling Star |
| Homeland jobs | Fire 3, Carry 3 | Fire 3, Carry 3, Earth 2 | Fire 3, Carry 3 | Fire 4, Carry 4 | Carry 3, Lightning 2, Fire 1 |
| Movement | Sprint 3 | Sprint 3 | Sprint 3 | Sprint 3 | Sprint 3 |
| Where to find | — | — | — | — | Beast Fang Ridge |
Basic · Basic form · Default form
Highland Form · Regional form
Mountain Woods Form · Regional form
Scorchhowl Prismana: how to find it · Prismana form
- Weather
- Appears only during a Prismana Flow (only one will appear at the same time, no respawning), likely under the giant tree at the westernmost side of Beast Fang Ridge.
- Appears when
- Prismana Flow
- Where
- Under the Giant Tree at the Westernmost Side of Beast Fang Ridge
- Spawn rule
- Only one can appear at a time and it does not respawn.
Thunderstorm Form · Regional form
- Where to find
- Weather
- Thunderstorm (Only one will appear at the same time, no respawning)
- Appears when
- Thunderstorm
- Spawn rule
- Only one can appear at a time and it does not respawn.
Scorchhowl is a Fire DPS Aniimo at the Nova stage with a base-stat total of 511; its best stat is ATK at 119. Scorchhowl spawns in Beast Fang Ridge, with 1 placed spawn points at level 30–35. Its base catch rate is 28% at full HP, and about 1 in 20,000 wild encounters is Sparkling. Scorchhowl evolves from Flameruff. Scorchhowl is the final stage of its line. Scorchhowl takes extra damage from Water (1.6×), Earth (1.6×). Scorchhowl is S tier on the meta tier list: #2 of 32 DPS Aniimo, ranked on stats, skills and the game's own picks. On the combat ladder Scorchhowl sits in tier A, ranked #41 of 196 forms. It appears as a field boss: Alpha Scorchhowl (Lv 40). Scorchhowl has 4 extra forms — Highland Form, Mountain Woods Form, Prismana, Thunderstorm Form — each with its own elements, stats or habitat. In Homeland, Scorchhowl works best at Fire (level 3).
See Also
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Scorchhowl FAQ
Where can I find Scorchhowl?
Scorchhowl spawns in Beast Fang Ridge at level 30–35, with 1 placed spawn points in the current build. The map above marks every one; open the interactive map to pan and filter.
What is the catch rate of Scorchhowl?
Scorchhowl has a 28% base catch rate at full HP with a standard Aniipod. A Aniipod Track raises that to 56% at full HP, and lowering its HP, breaking it or throwing from behind raises it further.
How rare is a Sparkling Scorchhowl?
About 1 in 20,000 wild Scorchhowl is Sparkling, a rare mutation the game rolls when a wild Aniimo appears.
What does Scorchhowl evolve into?
Scorchhowl does not evolve any further.
What element is Scorchhowl and what is it weak to?
Scorchhowl is a Fire Aniimo. It is weak to Water, Earth and resists Fire, Grass, Ice.
What is a good team for Scorchhowl?
One rule-built party is Scorchhowl, Pomawk, Gracewing, Luminelle; together they hit 6 of the 9 elements super-effectively.
Can Scorchhowl fly or tunnel in battle?
Scorchhowl has Pound skills, which hit Tunneling targets and deal greatly increased damage to them: Fire Kick, Falling Star.
Is there a boss version of Scorchhowl?
Yes. Scorchhowl appears in the open world as Alpha Scorchhowl (Lv 40). Each boss page lists its location, level and the nearest transporter.
Is Scorchhowl good?
Scorchhowl is S tier among DPS Aniimo — #2 of 32 on the meta tier list, which weighs stats, skills and the game's own recommendations. By base stats, Scorchhowl is tier A on the combat ladder — ranked #41 of 196 forms. As a DPS, its standout stat is ATK.
How do I get a Prismana Scorchhowl?
The game says Scorchhowl's Prismana form appears: Appears only during a Prismana Flow (only one will appear at the same time, no respawning), likely under the giant tree at the westernmost side of Beast Fang Ridge.. Prismana Flow raises the odds in a region, and the Prismana page lists every form.
What are the best skills for Scorchhowl?
Scorchhowl has 5 skills in its kit. The game files list no alternative moves to swap in, so every skill below is part of how it plays. Hardest-hitting skill: Burn Breaker (84 power). Ultimate: Falling Star (170 power, charged on its gauge rather than EP). BREAK damage across its skills: 133. 1 skill helps the team (healing, buffs or debuffs).
What is the best Scorchhowl build?
Scorchhowl has a fixed kit, so its build is about what to lead with and who to pair it with: Lead skill: Burn Breaker; Ultimate: Falling Star; Trait: Scorching Flames; Team: Pomawk, Gracewing, Luminelle.

