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 85.1
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
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: 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.

: The user cloaks itself in fire and charges the target. This also damages the user quite a lot. This may leave the target with a burn.

: The user cloaks itself in fire and charges the target. This also damages the user quite a lot. This attack may leave the target with a burn.

Foreign Names

Japanese: フレアドライブ (fureadoraibu)
: フレアドライブ
Korean: 플레어드라이브
Chinese: 閃焰衝鋒
: 闪焰冲锋
French: Boutefeu
German: Flammenblitz
Spanish: Envite Ígneo
Italian: Fuococarica
Czech: Plamenný nálet

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
				—	—	—	—	Mega Charizard X		Tough Claws		Monster Dragon	78	130	111	130	85	100	634
				—	—	—	—	Mega Charizard Y		Drought		Monster Dragon	78	104	78	159	115	100	634
48	48	56	45	45	45	45	45	Growlithe		Intimidate Flash Fire Justified		Field	55	70	45	70	50	60	350
48	46	49	49	49	49	49	49	Ponyta		Run Away Flash Fire Flame Body		Field	50	85	55	65	65	90	410
58	56	49	49	49	49	49	49	Rapidash		Run Away Flash Fire Flame Body		Field	65	100	70	80	80	105	500
						53	53	Alolan Marowak		Cursed Body Lightning Rod Rock Head		Monster	60	80	110	50	80	45	425
							53	Marowak		Cursed Body Lightning Rod Rock Head		Monster	60	80	110	50	80	45	425
				45	45	45	45	Flareon		Flash Fire Guts		Field	65	130	60	95	110	65	525
54	54	54	54	54	58	58	58	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
				—	—	—	—	Mega Blaziken		Speed Boost		Field	80	160	80	130	80	100	630
						—	—	Solrock		Levitate		Mineral	90	95	85	55	65	70	460
49	49	56	56	56	56	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	73	73	73	73	Victini		Victory Star		Undiscovered	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
		43	43	43	43	43	43	Tepig		Blaze Thick Fat		Field	65	63	45	45	45	45	308
		52	52	52	52	52	52	Pignite		Blaze Thick Fat		Field	90	93	55	70	55	55	418
		62	62	62	62	62	62	Emboar		Blaze Reckless		Field	110	123	65	100	65	65	528
		33	33	33	33	33	33	Darumaka		Hustle Inner Focus		Field	70	90	45	15	45	50	315
		33	33	33	33	33	33	Standard Darmanitan		Sheer Force Zen Mode		Field	105	140	55	30	55	95	480
		33	33	33	33	33	33	Zen Darmanitan		Sheer Force Zen Mode		Field	105	30	105	140	105	55	540
						61	61	Heatmor		Gluttony Flash Fire White Smoke		Field	85	97	66	105	66	65	484
		100	100	100	100	100	100	Larvesta		Flame Body Swarm		Bug	55	85	55	50	55	60	360
				—	—	—	—	Volcarona		Flame Body Swarm		Bug	85	60	65	135	105	100	550
				—	—	—	—	Talonflame		Flame Body Gale Wings		Flying	78	81	71	74	69	126	499
				—	—	—	—	Volcanion		Water Absorb		Undiscovered	80	110	120	130	90	70	600
						43	43	Litten		Blaze Intimidate		Field	45	65	40	60	40	70	320
						51	51	Torracat		Blaze Intimidate		Field	65	85	50	80	50	90	420
						55	55	Incineroar		Blaze Intimidate		Field	95	115	90	80	90	60	530
						61	61	Solgaleo		Full Metal Body		Undiscovered	137	137	107	113	89	97	680
								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
								Pansear		Gluttony Blaze		Field	50	53	48	53	48	64	316
								Litleo		Rivalry Unnerve Moxie		Field	62	50	58	73	54	72	369

37 Pokémon