Lava Plume (move)

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Lava Plume ふんえん Smoke Burst

Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make 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 All Others: Affects all Pokémon adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  2 ♥♥ Startles all of the Pokémon to act before the user.

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

Lava Plume (Japanese: ふんえん Smoke Burst) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generations IV and V

Lava Plume damages all adjacent Pokémon in Double and Triple Battles. It also has a 30% chance of burning each of them.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, it affects all adjacent enemies.

Generation VI

Lava Plume will destroy round rocks found in the background of battles.

Description

Games Description An inferno of scarlet flames washes over all Pokémon in battle. It may also inflict burns. PMDTDS Inflicts damage on all enemies within a 1-tile range. It may also afflict the enemies within a 1-tile range with a Burn status condition. It thaws out frozen Pokémon. An inferno of scarlet flames torches everything around the user. It may leave targets with a burn. The user torches everything around it with an inferno of scarlet flames. This may also leave those hit with a burn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	36				44	36	36
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire			78	78	37	37
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire	31				37			37
156		Quilava	Fire		Fire	35				42			42
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire	35				43			43
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire	38				37			37 34
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock	40				37			37 34
240		Magby	Fire		Fire	34				37	33	33
244		Entei	Fire		Fire	57				57			--, 57
322		Numel	Fire	Ground	31				35	22	22
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground	31				33	22	22
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire	39				39			39 25
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground		15		15			15 20
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire	37				44	36	36
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel	49				49			49
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

Magmar Effect
A blast of lava erupts from the ground.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Magmar causes an explosion around it, creating a mix of smog and fire to cover the area and hit the opponent with flames.
Unknown Trainer's Magmar	Tag! We're It...!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Magmortar
The user fires smoke and flame at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Magmortar aims its bazooka-like arms upwards and fires a massive blast of fire and smoke from them, which hurls at the opponent in the form of a giant wave.
Flint's Magmortar	The Final Dimensional Duel VI		Debut

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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 噴煙 Pēnyān Dutch Lava Pluim French Ébullilave* Ebullilave* German Flammensturm Greek Νέφος Λάβας Italian Lavasbuffo Korean 분연 Bun'yeon Polish Pióropusz Lawy Brazilian Portuguese Bruma de Lava Spanish Latin America Bomba de Lava Spain Humareda

Variations of the move Discharge
Discharge • Lava Plume

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