Flame Charge (move)

Flame Charge ニトロチャージ Nitro Charge

Battles Type  Fire Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  50 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation V TM43 in Generation V

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Flame Charge (Japanese: ニトロチャージ Nitro Charge) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TM43 as of Generation V.

Effect

Flame Charge inflicts damage and raises the user's Speed by one level.

Description

Games Description The user cloaks itself with flame and attacks. Building up more power, it raises the user's Speed stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire	21			''''
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire	21			''''
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire	28			''''
156		Quilava	Fire		Fire	35			''''
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire	35			''''
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire	25			''''
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire	15			''''
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting	15			''''
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting	15			''''
522		Blitzle	Electric		Electric	18			'
523		Zebstrika	Electric		Electric	18			'
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire	30			''''
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel	18			'
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.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II --		III --		IV --		V TM43		VI TM08
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	✔		✔
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
156		Quilava	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock	✔		✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire	✔		✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	✔		✔
240		Magby	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
244		Entei	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	✔		✔
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting	✔		✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting	✔		✔
322		Numel	Fire	Ground	✔		✔
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground	✔		✔
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting	✔		✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting	✔		✔
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel	✔		✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire	✔		✔
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting	✔		✔
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting	✔		✔
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
522		Blitzle	Electric		Electric	✔		✔
523		Zebstrika	Electric		Electric	✔		✔
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire	✔		✔
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire	✔		✔
609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire	✔		✔
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire	✔		✔
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire	✔		✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire	✔		✔
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel	✔		✔
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

Blitzle Darmanitan Pignite Pansear
The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Pignite stomps on the ground over and over again, one foot after the other, until a cloud of dust kicks up and covers its body. Its body then becomes surrounded in an orb of red-yellow flames and it jumps at the opponent, flying through the air and slamming into it. As it flies, a stream of red-yellow fire is left behind. Sometimes Pignite's eyes will show fire, flames move past and around Pignite, and that a swirl of flames surrounds it and moves upwards prior to the attack.
Bianca's Pignite	Minccino-Neat and Tidy!		Debut
Ash's Pignite	Evolution by Fire!		None
	Tepig's body becomes outlined in red and red circles of energy come off the front of its body. Tepig then charges at the opponent through the red circles and its body becomes surrounded by an orb of red-yellow flames. It then jumps and flies into the air, and slams into the opponent, or Tepig stomps on the ground over and over again with its front feet, one foot after the other, until a cloud of dust appears and covers its body. Its body then becomes surrounded in an orb or red-yellow flames and Tepig jumps at the opponent. It then slams its body into the opponent. As it jumps, its leaves behind a stream of red-yellow fire, or Tepig charges at the opponent and its body becomes surrounded by an orb of red-yellow fire. Tepig then slams its body into the opponent. As it runs, it leaves behind a stream of red-yellow fire.
Ash's Tepig	Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!		None
	Blitzle stands up on its hind legs and then slams them into the ground, causing a large cloud of dirt and dust to kick up and cover its body. Its body then becomes surrounded in an orb of red and yellow flames and it charges at the opponent. Blitzle then slams into the opponent.
Stephan's Blitzle	Oshawott's Lost Scalchop!		None
	Zebstrika stomps on the ground with its two front hooves over and over again, one after the other, until a cloud of dust covers its entire body. Its body then becomes surrounded in an orb of red and yellow flames, and it jumps forward and slams into the opponent. Sometimes, when there is already dust around its body, it doesn't stomp its hooves before using the attack. Each time Zebstrika uses the attack, its speed increases as well.
Elesa's Zebstrika	Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!		None
	Darmanitan stomps both of its feet on the ground repeatedly. As it does, a cloud of dust kicks up and completely surrounds its body. Darmanitan's body then becomes surrounded in an orb of red-yellow flames and it shoots up in the air and at the opponent. As it charges at the opponent, a small trail of red-yellow fire is left behind it.
Bianca's father's Red Flash Darmanitan	Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!		None
	Pansear stomps on the ground repeatedly with both of its feet, kicking up dust from the battlefield. It continues to stomp its feet until dust blocks its body from view. Pansear's body then becomes surrounded in red-yellow fire and it jumps forward, slamming its body into the opponent. As Pansear charges at the opponent, it leaves behind a stream of red-yellow fire behind it. When the move is used, Pansear becomes faster.
Chili's Pansear	A Call for Brotherly Love!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Tepig
The user tackles the opponent while on fire.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Tepig's body becomes surrounded in fire and it slams its body into the opponent.
Black's Tep	VS Cottonee		Debut
	Zebstrika smashes its body into the opponent while covered in flames.
Elesa's Zebstrika	Battle on a Roller Coaster		None

Trivia

• Blitzle and Zebstrika are the only non-legendary non-Fire-type Pokémon able to learn Flame Charge.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 火焰襲擊 Huǒyàn Xíjí French Nitrocharge German Nitroladung Italian Nitrocarica Korean 니트로차지 Nitro Charge Polish Nitroładunek Brazilian Portuguese Carga de Chamas Spanish Latin America Carga de Fuego Spain Nitrocarga

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