Fire Punch (move)

Fire Punch ほのおのパンチ Flame Punch

Battles Type  Fire Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  75 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM48 in Generation II Move Tutor in Pokémon Emerald Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Fire Punch (Japanese: ほのおのパンチ Flame Punch) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I that may burn the target.

Effect

Fire Punch does damage and has a 10% chance of burning the opponent.

Description

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Colo and XD description

Games Description StadStad2 A special Fire-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of inflicting a burn on the target. GSC A fiery punch. May cause a burn. RSE A fiery punch that may burn the foe. FRLG The foe is punched with a fiery fist. It may leave the foe with a burn. DPPtHGSS The foe is punched with a fiery fist. It may leave the target with a burn. BW The target is punched with a fiery fist. It may also leave the target with a burn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	33			26			26			31				36			'
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	43			--, 19			--, 19			28				38			''''
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying										--				--			'
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric										--				--			'
240		Magby	Fire		Fire				19			19			28				34			''''
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting							--			--				--			''''
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic							--			--				--			'
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost										--				--			'
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric										--				--			'
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire										28				38			''''
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost										--				--			'
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal										--				--			'
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire														22			''''
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire														22			''''
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 TM48		III --		IV --		V --		VI TM08
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	✔												✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	✔												✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	✔												✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔												✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔												✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	✔												✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	✔												✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Psychic	✔												✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Psychic	✔												✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Psychic	✔												✔
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground	✔												✔
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground	✔												✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground	✔												✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	✔												✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	✔												✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔												✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground	✔												✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground	✔												✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	✔												✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
112		Rhydon	Rock	Ground	✔												✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	✔												✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	✔												✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔												✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire	✔												✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric	✔												✔
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	✔												✔
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock	✔												✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric	✔												✔
240		Magby	Fire		Fire	✔												✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark	✔												✔
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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting
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 move tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					FRLG	E	XD	DP	Pt	HGSS
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying					✔			✔	✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground					✔			✔	✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground					✔			✔	✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground					✔			✔	✔
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground					✔			✔	✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground					✔			✔	✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison					✔			✔	✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison					✔			✔	✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison								✔	✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison								✔	✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison					✔			✔	✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground					✔			✔	✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground					✔			✔	✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
112		Rhydon	Rock	Ground					✔			✔	✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying					✔			✔	✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock					✔			✔	✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔
240		Magby	Fire		Fire					✔			✔	✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark					✔			✔	✔
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting					✔			✔	✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting					✔			✔	✔
271		Lombre	Water	Grass					✔			✔	✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass					✔			✔	✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
294		Loudred	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock					✔			✔	✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost					✔			✔	✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock					✔			✔	✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic					✔			✔	✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic					✔			✔	✔
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison					✔			✔	✔
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison					✔			✔	✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon					✔			✔	✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost					✔			✔	✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock					✔			✔	✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground					✔			✔	✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic					✔			✔	✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire								✔	✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock								✔	✔
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric								✔	✔
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire								✔	✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting								✔	✔
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel								✔	✔
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0239 Elekid Electric Pokémon XD (Trade for purified Togepi) 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 IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0240 MagbyLv.5 Fire Pokéwalker - Amity Meadow Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Electivire Medicham Pansear Magby
The user hits the foe with a fiery fist.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Both of Magmar's fists becomes surrounded in pale red fire and it repeatedly punches the opponent with both of them.
Blaine's Magmar	Riddle Me This		Debut
Unknown Trainer's Magmar	Tag! We're It...!		None
Paul's Magmar	Lost Leader Strategy!		None
	Hitmonchan's fist ignites with flame and then it punches its opponent. When the flame touches the opponent, it bursts into flames.
Roger's Hitmonchan	Stage Fight!		None
	Blaziken's fist ignites with flame and then it punches its opponent.
Harrison's Blaziken	Pop Goes the Sneasel		None
	A ball of fire appears at the end of Magmortar's arm cannon and it punches the opponent with it.
Lucas's Magmortar	Giratina and the Sky Warrior		None
	Dragonite's fist becomes covered in red-orange flames and it punches the opponent.
Provo's Dragonite	Pursuing a Lofty Goal!		None
	Medicham holds out its fist and its hand turns red. Its hand then bursts into flames and it punches the opponent.
Candice's Medicham	Sliding Into Seventh!		None
	Magby's first becomes surrounded by red-orange flames and it punches the opponent with it.
Roland's Magby	An Elite Coverup!		None
	Both or one of Electivire's fists become surrounded by red-orange fire, and it repeatedly punches the opponent with them.
Volkner's Electivire	The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!		None
	One of Pansear's fists becomes surrounded in red-orange fire and it punches the opponent with it.
Chili's Pansear	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!		None
	One of Darmanitan's fists become surrounded in red-yellow flames and it punches the opponent with it.
Bianca's father's Red Flash Darmanitan	Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!		None

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

File:Magmortar Fire Punch P7.png Magmortar
The user lights its fist on fire and punches the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Magmortar ignites its arm and swings it at the opponent.
Rocco's Magmortar	Challenge From A Rival		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

File:Abra Fire Punch Adventures.png Abra Charizard Hitmonchan
The user's fist becomes surrounded by fire and it strikes the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	One of Charizard's fists becomes surrounded in fire and it punches the opponent with it.
Blue's Charizard	A Charizard... and a Champion		Debut
	One of Hitmonchan's fists becomes surrounded by fire and it punches the opponent with it.
Bruno's Hitmonchan	Punching Poliwrath		None
Crys's Monlee	VS. Regice		None
	One of Nidoking's fists becomes surrounded in flames and it punches the opponent with it.
Giovanni's Nidoking	Gimme Shellder		None
	One of Ursaring's fists becomes surrounded in flames and it punches the opponent with it.
Silver's Ursaring	Ursaring Major		None
	One of Duslops's fists becomes surrounded in flames and it punches the opponent with great force with it. When it hits, a large ring of fire appears around Dusclops's fist, and the opponent bursts into flames.
Emerald's Dusclops	VS. Vileplume II		None
	One of Abra's fists becomes surrounded in flames and it punches the opponent with it.
Saturn's Abra	VS. Croagunk and Abra II		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

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 火焰拳 Huǒyàn Quán Dutch Vuurslag Finnish Tulinyrkki French Poing de Feu German Feuerschlag Greek Φλογισμένη Γροθιά Hindi अग्नि मुक्का Agni Mukka आग का मुक्का Aag Ka Mukka Indonesian Pukulan Api Italian Fuocopugno Korean 불꽃펀치 Bulkkot Punch Brazilian Portuguese Soco de Fogo Serbian Vatrena Pesnica Spanish Puño de Fuego

Variations of the move Fire Punch
Fire Punch • Ice Punch • Thunder Punch Signal Beam • Relic Song

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