Flash Fire (Ability)

Flash Fire redirects here. For the TCG expansion, see Flashfire (TCG).

Flash Fire	もらいび
	Received Fire
Flavor text Generation III Powers up if hit by fire. Generation IV Powers up Fire-type moves if hit by a fire move.DPPt It powers up Fire-type moves if it's hit by one.HGSS Generation V It powers up Fire-type moves if it's hit by one. Generation VI Powers up the Pokémon's Fire-type moves if it's hit by one. Generation VII Powers up the Pokémon's Fire-type moves if it's hit by one. Generation VIII Powers up the Pokémon's Fire-type moves if it's hit by one. Generation IX If hit by a Fire-type move, the Pokémon absorbs the flames and uses them to power up its own Fire-type moves.

Flash Fire (Japanese: もらいび Received Fire) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

Generation III

Flash Fire makes the Pokémon immune to Fire-type moves and will activate when hit by one. When activated, the power of the Pokémon's Fire-type moves is increased by 50%. While subsequent hits by Fire-type moves will not provide further increases in power, the Pokémon remains immune to the moves.

Flash Fire will not activate if the Pokémon is protected from the Fire-type move.

Flash Fire will not work while the user is frozen.

Flash Fire's boost is not passed with Baton Pass.

Generation IV

Instead of boosting Fire-type moves' power, Flash Fire now technically boosts the Pokémon's Attack or Special Attack by 50% during damage calculation if a Fire-type move is being used, resulting in effectively the same effect.

Flash Fire can be activated by Will-O-Wisp.

Generation V onwards

Flash Fire is now functional even if the user is frozen. The Pokémon will not be thawed out, however.

Outside of battle

Generation VIII

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, if a Pokémon with Flash Fire is in the first place in the party (even if fainted), there is a 51% chance the game will force an encounter with a Fire-type Pokémon, if one is possible. In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the chance is 50%.

Generation IX

In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, this Ability has no effect outside of battle, with its former field function effectively being replaced by Meal Powers.

Pokémon with Flash Fire

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire	Flash Fire	None	Drought
0038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire	Flash Fire	None	Drought
0058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire	Intimidate	Flash Fire	Justified
0058		Growlithe Hisuian Form	Fire	Rock	Intimidate	Flash Fire	Rock HeadGen IX+
0059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire	Intimidate	Flash Fire	Justified
0059		Arcanine Hisuian Form	Fire	Rock	Intimidate	Flash Fire	Rock HeadGen IX+
0077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire	Run Away	Flash Fire	Flame Body
0078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire	Run Away	Flash Fire	Flame Body
0136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	Flash Fire	None	Guts
0155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Flash Fire
0156		Quilava	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Flash Fire
0157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Flash Fire
0228		Houndour	Dark	Fire	Early Bird	Flash Fire	Unnerve
0229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	Early Bird	Flash Fire	Unnerve
0485		Heatran	Fire	Steel	Flash Fire	None	Flame Body
0607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire	Flash Fire	Flame Body	InfiltratorGen VI+
0608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire	Flash Fire	Flame Body	InfiltratorGen VI+
0609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire	Flash Fire	Flame Body	InfiltratorGen VI+
0631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire	Gluttony	Flash Fire	White Smoke
0837		Rolycoly	Rock		Rock	Steam Engine	Heatproof	Flash Fire
0838		Carkol	Rock	Fire	Steam Engine	Flame Body	Flash Fire
0839		Coalossal	Rock	Fire	Steam Engine	Flame Body	Flash Fire
0850		Sizzlipede	Fire	Bug	Flash Fire	White Smoke	Flame Body
0851		Centiskorch	Fire	Bug	Flash Fire	White Smoke	Flame Body
0935		Charcadet	Fire		Fire	Flash Fire	None	Flame Body
0936		Armarouge	Fire	Psychic	Flash Fire	None	Weak Armor
0937		Ceruledge	Fire	Ghost	Flash Fire	None	Weak Armor
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

Pokémon that formerly had Flash Fire

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0157		Typhlosion Hisuian Form	Fire	Ghost	Blaze	None	Flash FireGen VIII
0244		Entei	Fire		Fire	Pressure	None	Flash FireGen V-VI
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

• In the Generation V and VI games, Entei has Flash Fire as its Hidden Ability, but it cannot be obtained by any legitimate means. Its Hidden Ability is replaced with Inner Focus in Generation VII.
• In Pokémon Legends: Arceus's internal code, Hisuian Typhlosion's Hidden Ability is Flash Fire instead of Frisk.

Pokéstar Studios opponents with Flash Fire

MT2  Steel  Electric  Flash Fire HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 100 100 100 100 100 100

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Flash Fire will neutralize Fire-type moves and increase user's Flash Fire value by 1 for the rest of the floor; this effect can be stacked twice. If the user performs a Fire-type move, their Special Attack is temporarily increased by that amount of stages (but cannot increase past +10).

Description

Games Description MDRB Zeroes damage from Fire-type move hits, and boosts own Fire moves. MDTDS Lets Pokémon avoid damage of Fire-type attacks, then boosts its own Fire-type attacks. BSL ほのおタイプのわざを うけると ダメージがなく ほのお タイプの わざが つよくなる Conq. Raises Attack if hit by a Fire-type move. MDGtI Fire-type moves boost the power of the Pokémon's Fire-type moves instead of damaging it.* Not only will Fire-type moves not work on the Pokémon, they boost the power of its own Fire-type moves!* SMD Not only will Fire-type moves fail to work on the Pokémon, they will boost the power of its own Fire-type moves! MDRTDX The Pokémon will absorb Fire-type moves that are used on it, boosting the power of its own Fire-type moves.

In the anime

Heatran Houndoom Centiskorch
The Pokémon absorbs heat from its surroundings or Fire attacks that hit it, powering up its Fire-type attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Heatran's body glows red and it absorbs the heat from any surrounding fire or lava, powering up its Fire-type attacks. However, the Ability can become overloaded by sufficiently strong Fire-type energy, thereby causing Heatran to become engulfed in flames and go on a rampage.
A wild Heatran	Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue!		Debut
Saturn's Heatran	The Arceus Chronicles (Part 2)		None
	Houndoom absorbs any Fire-type moves that hit it, leaving it undamaged and powering up its own Fire-type attacks.
Malva's Houndoom	Mega Evolution Special IV		None
	Centiskorch absorbs any Fire-type moves that hit it into the flames on its body, leaving it undamaged.
Kabu's Centiskorch	Kabu's Battle Training!		None

In the manga

Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

Scizor
The Pokémon is immune to Fire-type attacks, and its Fire-type moves become stronger when hit by one.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Scizor is immune to Fire-type attacks, and its Fire-type moves become stronger when hit by one.
Yū's Scizor	Clash! Yū vs. The Wandering Player		Debut Used via Skill Swap

• In Clash! Yū vs. The Wandering Player, Yū's Heatran was revealed to have Flash Fire as its Ability but it wasn't shown to be activated. It was gained by his Bronzong through Skill Swap and was later passed on to his Scizor.

Pokémon Adventures

• In volume 40, Platinum's Rapidash was revealed to have Flash Fire as his Ability.
• Blue's Ninetales was revealed to have Flash Fire as his Ability in the PokéSPedia data-book.
• Blaine's Growlithe, Bianca's Lampent, and Charon's Heatran were revealed to have Flash Fire as their Ability.
• Red's Eevee, Vee, is revealed to have Flash Fire as his Ability when transformed into a Flareon.

Pokémon Battle Frontier

Vulpix
If hit by a Fire-type move, the Pokémon absorbs the flames and uses them to power up its own Fire-type moves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Vulpix absorbs any Fire-type moves that hit it, powering up its own Fire-type attacks.
Enta's Vulpix	Enta Arrives at the Battle Frontier!		Debut

Trivia

• Out of the Abilities that negate damage and provide a stat boost when hit by a certain type of attack, Flash Fire is the only one that does not provide stackable boosts or extra benefits with subsequent hits.
• Rolycoly is the only non-Fire-type Pokémon to have access to Flash Fire.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 引火 Yáhnfó * 延燒 Yìhnsīu * Mandarin 引火 Yǐnhuǒ * 延燒 Yánshāo * Dutch Flitsvuur Finnish Välähdys French Torche German Feuerfänger Indonesian Tahan Api Italian Fuocardore Korean 타오르는 불꽃 Taoreuneun Bulkkot Polish Błysk Ognia* Ognisty Błysk* Portuguese Brazil Fogo Brilhante (games, JNS02–present, TCG) Sinal de Fogo (DP169) Portugal Luz de Fogo Spanish Absorbe FuegoVI+ Absor. FuegoIII–V Vietnamese Lửa lan

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