Ember (move)

Ember ひのこ Sparks

Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  25 (max. 40) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Ember (Japanese: ひのこ Sparks) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Ember does damage and has a 10% chance of burning the target. Ember cannot burn a target that has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	9			7			7			7				7			''''
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	--, 9			--, 7			--, 7			--, 7				--, 7			''''
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	--, 9			--, 7			--, 7			--, 7				--, 7			''''
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire	--			--			--			--				--			''''
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire	--			--			--			--				--			''''
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire	18			9			7			6				6			''''
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire	--			--			--										''''
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire	--			13			14			16		10	9			''''
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire	--			--, 13			--, 14			--, 16		--, 10	--, 9			''''
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	--			--			--			--, 7				--, 6			''''
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	31	16	16			16			15				15			''''
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying				--			--			--				--			''''
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire				12			12			10				10			''''
156		Quilava	Fire		Fire				12			12			10				10			''''
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire				--, 12			--, 12			--, 10				--, 10			''''
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire				8			8			8				5			''''
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock				--, 8			--, 8			--, 8				--, 5			''''
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire				--			--			--				--			''''
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire				--			--			--				--			''''
240		Magby	Fire		Fire				--			--			7				7			''''
244		Entei	Fire		Fire				11			11			8				8			''''
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire							10			10				10			''''
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting							--, 13			--, 13				--, 13			''''
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting							--, 13			--, 13				--, 13			''''
322		Numel	Fire	Ground							11			5				5			''''
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground							--, 11			--, 5				--, 5			''''
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire							--			--				--			''''
351		Castform	Normal		Normal							10			10				10			'''
371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon							25			25				25			'
372		Shelgon	Dragon		Dragon							25			25				25			'
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying							25			25				25			'
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire										7				7			''''
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting										--, 7				--, 7			''''
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting										--, 7				--, 7			''''
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire										--, 7				--, 6			''''
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire														7			''''
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting														--, 7			''''
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting														--, 7			''''
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire														--			''''
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire														--			''''
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire														--			''''
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire														--			''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Monferno File:Torchic Ember.png Torchic Chimchar Tepig
The foe is attacked with small flames.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Charmander spins around quickly and sparks fly from its tail at the opponent, or Charmander releases bolts of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Charmander	The Ninja Poké-Showdown		Debut
A Charmander brought by Professor Oak	A Six Pack Attack!		None
Charmander of Team Go-Getters	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate		None
	Charizard opens its mouth and shoots five fireballs from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Charizard	Charizard Chills		None
	Torchic opens its mouth and shoots round balls of fire at the opponent.
May's Torchic	A Ruin with a View		None
Nurse Joy's Torchic	Having a Wailord of a Time		None
A Torchic brought by Prof. Birch	A Six Pack Attack!		None
	Houndour opens its mouth and shoots bolts of fire out of its mouth at the opponent.
Cassidy's Houndour	Showdown at Oak Corral		None
	Slugma releases a red-orange flame from its mouth at the opponent, or Slugma releases bolts of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Natasha's Slugma	What You Seed is What You Get		None
Flannery's Mag	Poetry Commotion!		None
	Skitty shoots bolts of fire from a white orb on its paw at the opponent.
May's Skitty	Game Winning Assist		Used via Assist
	Typhlosion opens its mouth and shoots bolts of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Mr. Moore's Typhlosion	Poetry Commotion!		None
	Flareon opens its mouth and shoots bolts of fire at the opponent.
Savannah's Flareon	Cruisin' for a Losin'		None
	Chimchar opens its mouth and shoots bolts of fire at the opponent from its mouth.
Ash's Chimchar	When Pokémon Worlds Collide!		None
Chimchar of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
Professor Rowan's Chimchar	SS024		None
	Monferno opens its mouth and shoots bolts of fire at the opponent from its mouth.
A Monferno Angie used briefly	Camping it Up!		None
	The orb at the end of Tepig's tail glows orange and it releases a spiraling stream of red-orange embers from its nose at the opponent, or the orb at the end of Tepig's tail glows orange and it releases two streams of red-orange embers from each of its nostrils at the opponent.
Ash's Tepig	The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Chimchar File:Exbo Ember.png Cyndaquil Tepig
The foe is attacked with small flames. The target may also be left with a burn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Charmander releases a fireball from the flame on its tail at the opponent.
Blue's Charmander	The Secret of Kangaskhan		Debut
	Moltres opens its beak and a ball of energy appears inside it. It then fires a fireball from its mouth at the opponent.
Green's Moltres	Holy Moltres		None
	Arcanine releases a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Bozz's Arcanine	Putting it on the Line... Against Arcanine		None
	Cyndaquil fires a stream of fire from the flame on its back at the opponent, or Cyndaquil fires a fireball from its back at the opponent.
Gold's Exbo	Sneasel Sneak Attack		None
	Quilava fires a spiral of fire or multiple fireballs from the flame on its head at the opponent, or Quilava fires a stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Gold's Exbo	Ampharos Amore		None
	Slugma releases a fireball from its mouth at the opponent.
Crys's multiple Slugma	Slugging it Out with Slugma		None
	Torchic releases a small stream of fire from its beak at the opponent.
Sapphire's Toro	VS. Torchic		None
	Ninetales points the tips of its tails at the opponent and releases a fireball from each tip at the opponent.
Courtney's Ninetales	VS. Loudred & Exploud I		None
	Blaziken releases a fireball from its beak at the opponent.
Sapphire's Toro	VS. Masquerain		None
	Vulpix releases a powerful stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Flannery's Vulpix	VS. Vibrava		None
	Houndour releases a fireball from its mouth at the opponent.
Carl's Houndour	Escape!!		None
	Chimchar fires a small fireball from its mouth at the opponent, or Chimchar fires a small fireball from one of its hands at the opponent.
Pearl's Chimler	A Bevy of Bidoof		None
	Monferno forms a fireball in one of its hand and throws it at the opponent.
Pearl's Chimler	VS. Unown I		None
	Infernape fires multiple large fireballs from one of its hands, one at a time, at the opponent.
Pearl's Chimler	Vs. Staravia and Skuntank II		None
	Tepig fires a ball of flames from its snout at the opponent.
Black's Tep	Unknown		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• The Bagon evolutionary line are the only Pokémon that cannot get STAB on Ember.
• This move is incorrectly called Sorpresa in the Latin American dub of the anime. This name is shared with the European Spanish one for a totally different move, Fake out, which can be confusing for people playing the European Spanish games but watching the Latin American anime.
• Also in the Latin American dub, the move was initially named Ámbar which means Amber, not Ember.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 火花 Huǒhuā Danish Gløder Dutch Sintel Finnish Hiillos French Flammèche German Glut Greek Σπίθα Hindi Angaare Indonesian Tembakan Api Italian Braciere Korean 불꽃세례 Bulkkot Serye Norwegian Glør Portuguese Brazil Brasa Portugal Chama (Original Series) Brasa (Pokémon Chronicles & Advanced Generation) Serbian Žar (Diamond & Pearl series) Spanish Latin America Ámbar (Original Series) Sorpresa (Advanced Generation series) Fuego Spain Ascuas

Variations of the move Acid
Acid • Bubble • Ember • Thunder Shock • Powder Snow

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