Essentials

Lava Plume

Fire special

Generation 4

Summary

Has a 30% chance to burn the target.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug 2
  • Dark 1
  • Dragon ½
  • Electric 1
  • Fighting 1
  • Fire ½
  • Flying 1
  • Ghost 1
  • Grass 2
  • Ground 1
  • Ice 2
  • Normal 1
  • Poison 1
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock ½
  • Steel 2
  • Water ½

Stats

Power
80; percentile 63.0
Accuracy
100%
PP
15, up to 24 with PP Up PP Up
Target
All other Pokémon
Effect chance
30
Priority
0 (normal)

Flags

Machines

Generation 4
Not a TM
Generation 5
Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 30% chance to burn the target.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver

An inferno of scarlet flames washes over all Pokémon in battle. It may also inflict burns.

Generation 5
Black, White

An inferno of scarlet flames torches everything around the user. It may leave targets with a burn.

Foreign Names

Italian
Lavasbuffo
French
Ébullilave
German
Flammensturm
Spanish
Humareda
Czech
Výbuch lávy
Japanese
ふんえん (fun'en)

Contests

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
Tough
Appeal
♡♡
Flavor text
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Lava Plume.

Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Fire Punch Fire physical 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Ember Fire special 25 40 100%

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Flamethrower Fire special 15 95 100%

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Fire Blast Fire special 5 120 85%

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Heat Wave Fire special 10 100 90%

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Scald Water special 15 80 100%

Has a 30% chance to burn the target.
Inferno Fire special 5 100 50%

Has a 100% chance to burn the target.
Searing Shot Fire special 5 100 100%

Has a 30% chance to burn the target.
Blue Flare Fire special 5 130 85%

Has a 20% chance to burn the target.
Shadow Fire Shadow special — 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Pokémon

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

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Lava Plume's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

Diamond, Pearl Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Generation 5 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
34 34 34 37 Magby Fire Flame Body
Vital Spirit 		¾ male, ¼ female No Eggs 45 75 37 70 55 83 365
36 36 36 44 Magmar Fire Flame Body
Vital Spirit 		¾ male, ¼ female Humanshape 65 95 57 100 85 93 495
37 37 37 44 Magmortar Fire Flame Body
Vital Spirit 		¾ male, ¼ female Humanshape 75 95 67 125 95 83 540
78 78 78 Flareon Fire Flash Fire
Guts 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Ground 65 130 60 95 110 65 525
31 31 31 37 Cyndaquil Fire Blaze
Flash Fire 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Ground 39 52 43 60 50 65 309
35 35 35 42 Quilava Fire Blaze
Flash Fire 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Ground 58 64 58 80 65 80 405
35 35 35 43 Typhlosion Fire Blaze
Flash Fire 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Ground 78 84 78 109 85 100 534
38 38 38 37 Slugma Fire Magma Armor
Flame Body
Weak Armor 		½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 40 40 40 70 40 20 250
40 40 40 37 Magcargo Fire Rock Magma Armor
Flame Body
Weak Armor 		½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 50 50 120 80 80 30 410
57 57 57 57 Entei Fire Pressure
Flash Fire 		genderless No Eggs 115 115 85 90 75 100 580
31 31 31 35 Numel Fire Ground Oblivious
Simple
Own Tempo 		½ male, ½ female Ground 60 60 40 65 45 35 305
31 31 31 33 Camerupt Fire Ground Magma Armor
Solid Rock
Anger Point 		½ male, ½ female Ground 70 100 70 105 75 40 460
39 39 39 39 Torkoal Fire White Smoke
Shell Armor 		½ male, ½ female Ground 70 85 140 85 70 20 470
15 15 Groudon Ground Drought genderless No Eggs 100 150 140 100 90 90 670
49 49 49 49 Heatran Fire Steel Flash Fire
Flame Body 		½ male, ½ female No Eggs 91 90 106 130 106 77 600

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