Fire Pledge (move)

Fire Pledge ほのおのちかい Fire Oath

Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation V Move Tutor in Pokémon Black and White Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon X and Y Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Move Tutor in Pokémon Sun and Moon Move Tutor in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Move Tutor in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contests Condition  Beautiful Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Beautiful Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  0   Excites the audience in any kind of contest.

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

Fire Pledge (Japanese: ほのおのちかい Fire Oath) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Generation V

Fire Pledge inflicts damage. It has a regular power of 50.

When two allies attempt to use Fire Pledge and either Water Pledge or Grass Pledge on the same turn, the ally moving first will not itself use a move, but instead the ally moving second will use a combined attack with a power of 150 and an additional effect immediately after it:

• If Fire Pledge and Water Pledge are used in the same turn, the ally moving second will use Water Pledge with a power of 150, and create a rainbow on the user's side of the field for four turns. The rainbow doubles the probability of secondary effects taking place on that side of the field; this effect does not stack with Serene Grace.
• If Fire Pledge and Grass Pledge are used in the same turn, the ally moving second will use Fire Pledge with a power of 150, and create a sea of fire on the target's side of the field for four turns. The sea of fire damages all non-Fire-type Pokémon on that side of the field for 1/8 of their maximum HP at the end of each turn.

If a Pokémon uses one Pledge move and a partner has selected another Pledge move, but none of its partners are able to use their selected Pledge move that turn (e.g. paralysis, Sky Drop, etc.), no move will be executed.

Fire Pledge is unaffected by a held Fire Gem (and will not consume it).

Generation VI onward

Fire Pledge's regular power changed from 50 to 80. In addition, Fire Pledge does not work in Sky Battles.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 A column of fire hits opposing Pokémon. When used with its Grass equivalent, its damage increases into a vast sea of fire. XYORAS A column of fire hits opposing Pokémon. When used with its grass equivalent, its damage increases and a vast sea of fire appears. SMUSUM SwSh A column of fire hits the target. When used with its grass equivalent, its power increases and a vast sea of fire appears.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

Various Move Tutors can teach Fire Pledge to any Fire-type starter Pokémon of any evolutionary stage. From Generation VII onward, Move Tutors will also teach Fire Pledge to the Fire-type elemental monkeys. From Generation V to VII, Move Tutors will only teach this move to Pokémon with maximized friendship.

The Move Tutors who teach this move are:

• BW: a man in the house to the right of the market in Driftveil City.
• B2W2: a man outside of the Pokémon World Tournament building.
• XY: a man in Laverre City.
• ORAS: a man in a shop in Mauville City.
• SMUSUM: a man on the second level of Hau'oli City's mall.
• SwSh: a man in Hammerlocke.

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS	SM	USUM	PE	SwSh	SwSh EP	BDSP	LA
0004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0005		Charmeleon		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0155		Cyndaquil		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0156		Quilava		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0157		Typhlosion		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0255		Torchic		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0256		Combusken		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0257		Blaziken		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0390		Chimchar		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0391		Monferno		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0392		Infernape		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0498		Tepig		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0499		Pignite		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0500		Emboar		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0513		Pansear		Field		Field					✔	✔
0514		Simisear		Field		Field					✔	✔
0653		Fennekin		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0654		Braixen		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0655		Delphox		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0725		Litten		Field		Field					✔	✔	✔
0726		Torracat		Field		Field					✔	✔	✔
0727		Incineroar		Field		Field					✔	✔	✔
0813		Scorbunny		Field	Human-Like							✔
0814		Raboot		Field	Human-Like							✔
0815		Cinderace		Field	Human-Like							✔
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 other games

Description

Games Description MDGtI UNUSED SMD It damages an enemy. If it's used with Water Pledge in an Alliance, you and your teammates will get the rainbow condition, and if it's used with Grass Pledge, the enemies in the same room will get the sea of fire condition.

In the anime

Pignite Ring of fire pillars
A column of fire hits opposing Pokémon.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Pignite slams its hand on the ground, causing pillars of fire to rush towards its opponent. When the pillars reach the opponent, they form a ring of pillars and then merge into one giant fire pillar, damaging the opponent.
Ash's Pignite	Evolution by Fire!		Debut

In the manga

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

Emboar Creating the rainbow Tepig Creating the sea of flames
A column of fire hits opposing Pokémon.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Tepig sends a wall of flames onto the opponent's area. When combined with Grass Pledge, it creates a powerful sea of flames.
Cheren's Tepig	Advance Toward the Path of the Strongest!		Debut
	Rings surround Emboar's eyes. When combined with Water Pledge, it creates a rainbow.
Cheren's Emboar	The Birth of the Best Pokémon Trainer!		None

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

The rainbow Pignite Tepig, Pignite, and Emboar The sea of fire
A wall of fire is formed which hits the Pokémon targeted.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	When combined with Grass Pledge, Pignite turns the move into a Fire-type attack that traps and repeatedly burns the opponent. When combined with Water Pledge, Pignite forms the attack into a rainbow.
Black's Nite	Fight in a Cold Climate		Debut
Benga's Pignite	PS547		None
	Emboar sends a barrage of fire at the opponent. When combined with Water Pledge, Emboar forms the attack into a rainbow.
Black's Bo	PS547		None
	Tepig sends a barrage of fire at the opponent. When combined with Water Pledge, Tepig forms the attack into a rainbow.
Gigi	PS547		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

• Starting in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Silvally is programmed to be able to be taught Fire Pledge. However, the Move Tutor will only ever offer to teach it Grass Pledge, making Fire Pledge and Water Pledge unable to be learned legitimately.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 火之誓約 Fó-jī Saihyeuk * 炎的誓約 Yìhm-dīk Saihyeuk * Mandarin 火之誓約 / 火之誓约 Huǒ-zhī Shìyuē * 炎的誓約 Yán-de Shìyuē * Dutch Vuurbelofte French Aire de Feu German Feuersäulen Italian Fiammapatto Korean 불꽃의맹세 Bulkkot-ui Maengse Polish Kolumny Ognia Portuguese Brazil Pilar de Fogo (anime) Pilar de Chamas (manga) Portugal Penhor de Fogo Russian Огненная Клятва Ognennaya Klyatva Spanish Voto Fuego Vietnamese Thề Ước Của Lửa

Pledge moves
Grass Pledge • Fire Pledge • Water Pledge

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