Blaze (Ability)

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Blaze (Japanese: もうか Raging Flames) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Twelve Pokémon have this ability; each one of them is a member of the evolution family of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, or Sinnoh's Template:Type2 starter Pokémon.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Blaze uses a Fire-type move, if it has a third or less of its maximum HP remaining, the damage inflicted will be 1.5× greater.

Outside of battle

Blaze has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Blaze will deal double the damage if the Pokémon using it is below 25% of its HP.

Pokémon with Blaze

Single ability

#	Pokémon		Type
004		Charmander	Fire		Poison
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Poison
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Poison
156		Quilava	Fire		Poison
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Poison
255		Torchic	Fire		Poison
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting
390		Chimchar	Fire		Poison
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting
497		Pokabu	Fire		Poison

Dual ability

No Pokémon have Blaze as one of their two abilities.

Other

It has been revealed that Pokabu, the Isshu Fire-type starter Pokémon, has the ability Blaze, but it is unknown if Blaze is its only ability.

In the anime

File:Chimchar Blaze.png

Chimchar

Blaziken. Blaziken's body becomes surrounded by fire.

• Activated by May's Blaziken from Once More with Reeling! to Present. Debut.

Chimchar. Chimchar's body becomes surrounded by fire, or the flame on Chimchar's backside grows larger, and its fire attacks become more powerful.

• Activated by Ash's Chimchar from Shapes of Things to Come! to Evolving Strategies.

Monferno. Monferno flame on its tail grows larger, and its fire attacks become more powerful.

• Activated by Ash's Monferno in DP163.

See also

• Overgrow
• Swarm
• Torrent

In other languages

• Korean: 맹화 menghwa
• Spanish: Mar Llamas (Llamarada in the Latin American dub)
• Italian: Aiutofuoco
• German: Großbrand
• French: Brasier