Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Fuecoco Hogator may be a combination of 火 ho (fire), ほげー hogē (onomatopoeia for being dumbfounded), fogata (Spanish for campfire) or hoguera (Spanish for bonfire), and gator. It may also involve malagueta (type of chili pepper) or melegueta (grains of paradise; a spice). Fuecoco appears to be based on a baby crocodile, although it has some similarities to theropod dinosaurs and crocodile toys. The fiery tufts on its head, its coloration, and its overall body shape together make it resemble a chili pepper, like the ghost pepper. Given its final evolution, the light color of its face and snout might be inspired by a calavera design, commonly found in the celebration of the Day of the Dead. Its Fire typing may be inspired by the fact that crocodiles release excess heat through their mouths. Fuecoco may be a combination of fuego (Spanish for fire) and cocodrilo (Spanish for crocodile). It may also come from fuocoso (Italian for fiery, esp. relating to music). Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Fuecoco or copied using Mirror Herb in Generation IX

In the manga In the TCG Main article: Fuecoco (TCG) Game data Pokédex entries This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.