Flare Blitz (move)

Flare Blitz フレアドライブ Flare Drive

File:Flare Blitz.png

Battles Type  Fire Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  120 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 but the user (long-range)

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

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Flare Blitz (Japanese: フレアドライブ Flare Drive) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Flare Blitz will thaw out the user if it is frozen, and then inflict damage on the target.

Flare Blitz will cause the user to receive recoil damage equal to ⅓ of the damage done to the target. This move has a 10% chance of burning the target.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 66 0058 Growlithe Fire 48 0077 Ponyta Fire 48 0077 Ponyta Fire 46 0078 Rapidash Fire 58 0078 Rapidash Fire 56 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 54 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 66 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 49 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 57 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0004 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Charmander
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Charizard |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0037 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
Ponyta, Rapidash
Combusken, Blaziken
Monferno, Infernape |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
Ponyta, Rapidash
Combusken, Blaziken
Monferno, Infernape |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0155 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cyndaquil
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
Ponyta, Rapidash
Combusken, Blaziken
Monferno, Infernape |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0240 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Monferno, Infernape

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0244 Entei Fire 13th Movie Event Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 77 0058 Growlithe Fire 56 0077 Ponyta Fire 49 0078 Rapidash Fire 49 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 54 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 66 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 56 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 68 0494 Victini Psychic Fire 73 0498 Tepig Fire 43 0499 Pignite Fire Fighting 52 0500 Emboar Fire Fighting 62 0554 Darumaka Fire 33 0555 Darmanitan Fire 33 0636 Larvesta Bug Fire 100 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0004 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Charmander
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0037 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" |




|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" |




|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0155 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cyndaquil
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" |




|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0240 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

Infernape Entei
The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Infernape's body becomes surrounded by red-orange fire and it shoots at the opponent like a missile, slamming into it with great force. Sometimes as its charging at the opponent, the fire around it turns light blue. When the attack is over, red sparks surround Infernape's body as it takes recoil damage.
Flint's Infernape	Flint Sparks the Fire!		Debut
Ash's Infernape	Working on a Right Move!		None
	Entei charges at the opponent. As it does, it leaves behind a trail of orange fire. The fire then reaches Entei and circles around its body until completely covering Entei's body like a fiery aura. Entei then slams into the opponent with great force. As it runs, it leaves behind a trail of orange fire.
Entei (movie 13)	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		Entei cannot normally learn Flare Blitz

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Infernape
The user covers its body in flames to attack the enemy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	The flame on Infernape's head extends and wraps around it, Infernape then charges at the opponent.
Pearl's Chimler	VS. Machamp		Debut

Trivia

• Typhlosion is the only fully evolved Template:Type2 starter Pokémon that cannot learn Flare Blitz by level up.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 爆炎電擊 Bàoyán Diànjí Dutch Vlamschok French Boutefeu German Flammenblitz Greek Πύρινη Φωτοβολίδα Italian Fuococarica Korean 플레어드라이브 Flare Drive Brazilian Portuguese Investida Flamejante Spanish Envite Ígneo

Variations of the move Double-Edge
Double-Edge • Volt Tackle • Flare Blitz • Brave Bird • Wood Hammer • Wave Crash

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.