Burn Up (move)

Burn Up もえつきる Burn Out

Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  130 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 VII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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

Burn Up (Japanese: もえつきる Burn Out) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation VII.

Effect

If used by a Fire-type Pokémon, Burn Up will thaw out the user if it is frozen, and then inflict damage to the target and cause the user to lose its Fire type. Burn Up fails if the user is not Fire-type, making the move always fail after the first use until the Pokémon regains its Fire type (either by switching out, or other type changing effects such as through Protean or Reflect Type); Burn Up cannot thaw the user if the move would fail (due to the user not being Fire-type).

If the user is a pure Fire-type Pokémon, it will become typeless.

Like all type changing effects, the Pokémon's type reverts to its default types if it is switched out.

A Pokémon with Protean or Libero cannot successfully use Burn Up unless it already is Fire-type; otherwise, Burn Up will fail and Protean or Libero will not activate.

A Pokémon that has Terastallized (and has a Fire Tera type) will not lose its Fire typing. Therefore, a Terastallized Burn Up can be used multiple times in a row without needing to switch out.

Generation IX

As no available Pokémon can learn Burn Up, it can only be used through Metronome.

Description

Games Description SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA SV To inflict massive damage, the user burns itself out. After using this move, the user will no longer be Fire type.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						VII	VIII
						SMUSUM	SwSh	BDSP
0059		Arcanine		Field		Field	−	1	1
0146		Moltres		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	99	65	65
0155		Cyndaquil		Field		Field	58		58
0156		Quilava		Field		Field	68		68
0157		Typhlosion		Field		Field	74		74
0250		Ho-Oh		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	−	99	99
0838		Carkol		Mineral		Mineral		55
0839		Coalossal		Mineral		Mineral		63
0850		Sizzlipede		Bug		Bug		55
0851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug		67
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		Types	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						VII	VIII
						SMUSUM	BDSP
0058		Growlithe		Field		Field	✔	✔
0498		Tepig		Field		Field	✔USUM
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.

Special move

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0250		Ho-Oh		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Ultra Space Wilds (Cliff World)US
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 event

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0250		Ho-Oh		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Legendary Pokémon Celebration Ho-OhM
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

Preparing Moltres Effect
To inflict massive damage, the user burns itself out. After using this move, the user will no longer be Fire-type.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The flames on Moltres's wings, crest, and tail grow larger and glow bright yellow and orange. Moltres then flaps its wings, releasing a massive wave of fire from them at the opponent. After using the move, Moltres loses its Fire type and the flames on its body burn shorter and duller.
A wild Moltres	Advice to Goh!		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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, if the player views the summary of a Pokémon that is currently typeless through the use of Burn Up, the game will crash.
  • Possibly for this reason, all Pokémon that could learn Burn Up by level-up in previous generations available in Scarlet and Violet have had it replaced by Overheat.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 燃盡 Yìhnjeuhn Mandarin 燃盡 / 燃尽 Ránjìn Czech Vyhoření French Flamme Ultime German Ausbrennen Italian Ultima Fiamma Korean 불사르기 Bulsareugi Polish Wypalenie Portuguese Chama Final Spanish Llama Final

References

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.