Flare Blitz

Essentials

Flare Blitz

physical

Generation 4

Summary

User takes 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 120; percentile 88.3
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15, up to 24 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: 10
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used

This move can be used while frozen to force the Pokémon to defrost.
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. User takes 1/3 the damage it inflicts in recoil. Has a 10% chance to burn the target. Frozen Pokémon may use this move, in which case they will thaw.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the foe. The user sustains serious damage, too.

: The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. The user sustains serious damage and may leave the target burned.

Foreign Names

Spanish: Envite Ígneo
French: Boutefeu
Italian: Fuococarica
Czech: Plamenný nálet
German: Flammenblitz
Japanese: フレアドライブ (fureadoraibu)

Contests

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Flare Blitz.

Pokémon

Fire Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Flare Blitz's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
66	66	77	77	Charizard		Blaze Solar Power		Monster Dragon	78	84	78	109	85	100	534
48	48	56	45	Growlithe		Intimidate Flash Fire Justified		Field	55	70	45	70	50	60	350
48	46	49	49	Ponyta		Run Away Flash Fire Flame Body		Field	50	85	55	65	65	90	410
58	56	49	49	Rapidash		Run Away Flash Fire Flame Body		Field	65	100	70	80	80	105	500
54	54	54	54	Combusken		Blaze Speed Boost		Field	60	85	60	85	60	55	405
66	66	66	66	Blaziken		Blaze Speed Boost		Field	80	120	70	110	70	80	530
49	49	56	56	Monferno		Blaze Iron Fist		Field Human-Like	64	78	52	78	52	81	405
57	57	68	68	Infernape		Blaze Iron Fist		Field Human-Like	76	104	71	104	71	108	534
		73	73	Victini		Victory Star		Undiscovered	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
		43	43	Tepig		Blaze Thick Fat		Field	65	63	45	45	45	45	308
		52	52	Pignite		Blaze Thick Fat		Field	90	93	55	70	55	55	418
		62	62	Emboar		Blaze Reckless		Field	110	123	65	100	65	65	528
		33	33	Darumaka		Hustle Inner Focus		Field	70	90	45	15	45	50	315
		33	33	Standard Darmanitan		Sheer Force Zen Mode		Field	105	140	55	30	55	95	480
		33	33	Zen Darmanitan		Sheer Force Zen Mode		Field	105	30	105	140	105	55	540
		100	100	Larvesta		Flame Body Swarm		Bug	55	85	55	50	55	60	360
				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
				Charmander		Blaze Solar Power		Monster Dragon	39	52	43	60	50	65	309
				Vulpix		Flash Fire Drought		Field	38	41	40	50	65	65	299
				Growlithe		Intimidate Flash Fire Justified		Field	55	70	45	70	50	60	350
				Magby		Flame Body Vital Spirit		Undiscovered	45	75	37	70	55	83	365
				Cyndaquil		Blaze Flash Fire		Field	39	52	43	60	50	65	309