Flame Burst (move)

Flame Burst はじけるほのお Flame Burst

Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  70 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 Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

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Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Flame Burst (Japanese: はじけるほのお Flame Burst) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Flame Burst deals damage. All Pokémon (including allies and the user if applicable) adjacent to an allied Pokémon hit by Flame Burst in Double and Triple Battles will lose 1/16 of their maximum HP in typeless effect damage. This secondary effect will not occur if the target absorbs the primary attack with Flash Fire or the attack misses.

Since the secondary damage is typeless, it will not trigger Abilities like Flash Fire or Color Change. Furthermore, being effect damage, it bypasses things like Protect, Wide Guard, Endure, Wonder Guard, Substitute, Destiny Bond, Telepathy, Mold Breaker, accuracy and evasion, but is prevented by Magic Guard.

Description

Games Description The user attacks the target with a bursting flame. The bursting flame damages Pokémon next to the target as well. Conq The user attacks the target with a bursting flame.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	28			''''
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	32			''''
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	32			''''
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire	24	23	''''
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire	31	28	''''
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	32	22	''''
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire	23			''''
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock	23			''''
240		Magby	Fire		Fire	28	22	''''
322		Numel	Fire	Ground	21	15	''''
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground	21	15	''''
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire	32	22	''''
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire	41			''''
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire	22			''''
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire	--			''''
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire	20			''''
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire	20			''''
609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire	--			''''
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire	31			''''
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
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire
434		Stunky	Poison	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.

In the anime

Heatmor
A burst of flame is sent towards the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Heatmor releases a stream of fire from its mouth into the air. The flames then form a ball of fire, which then bursts, sending multiple streaks of fire at the opponent.
Shamus's Heatmor	Evolution by Fire!		Debut

Trivia

• In Pokémon Conquest, the AI is remarkably flawed in its usage of Flame Burst, effectively ignoring the difference between the move's main damage and effect damage.
• All Pokemon that can learn Flame Burst through breeding all have the same fathers as of Generation 5.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 爆炸火焰 Bàozhà Huǒyàn French Rebondifeu German Funkenflug Italian Pirolancio Korean 불꽃후리기 Bulkot Hoorigi Polish Salwa Ognia Spanish Pirotecnia

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