Flare Blitz

フレアドライブ Flare Drive

Introduced:	Generation IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	120
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	15 ^{(Max. 24)}
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Super Contests (DP Pt)

Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Cool
Appeal:	6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jam:	0
A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

Flare Blitz is a damage dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation IV. It can be seen as a Fire- type counterpart to Brave Bird.

Description

Games	Description
DP PtHGSS	The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the foe. The user sustains serious damage, too.
BWB2W2	The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. The user sustains serious damage and may leave the target burned.
XYORAS SMUSUMPE	The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. This also damages the user quite a lot. This may leave the target with a burn.
SWSH	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.

Effect

In battle

Flare Blitz does damage and has a 10% chance to burn the target. Flare Blitz will cause the user to receive recoil damage that is equal to 1/3 the damage dealt to the target. In a Double Battle, Flare Blitz can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Flare Blitz can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user. If the user is frozen, Flare Blitz will thaw the user out, then inflict the damage on the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Charizard	fire/flying	66	77	1, 77	1, 77 ^SMUSUM 75 ^PE	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Growlithe	fire	48	56 ^BW 45 ^B2W2	45	45 ^SMUSM 38 ^PE	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Ponyta	fire	48 ^DP 46 ^PtHGSS	49	49	49 ^SMUSUM 51 ^PE	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Rapidash	fire	58 ^DP 56 ^PtHGSS	49	49	49 ^SMUSUM 65 ^PE	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Marowak	fire/ghost				53 ^SMUSUM 48 ^PE	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Flareon	fire			45	45 ^SMUSUM 31 ^PE	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Combusken	fire/fighting	54	54	54 ^XY 58 ^ORAS	58	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Blaziken	fire/fighting	66	66	1, 66 ^XY 1, 63 ^ORAS	1, 63	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Monferno	fire/fighting	49	56	56	56	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Infernape	fire/fighting	57	68	1, 68	1, 68	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Victini	psychic/fire		73	73	73	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Tepig	fire		43	43	43	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Pignite	fire/fighting		52	52	52	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Emboar	fire/fighting		62	62	62	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Darumaka	fire		33	33	33	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Darmanitan	fire		33	33	33	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Heatmor	fire				61	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Larvesta	bug/fire		100	100	100	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Volcarona	bug/fire			1	1	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Talonflame	fire/flying			1	1	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Volcanion	fire/water			1, 58	1, 58	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Litten	fire				43	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Torracat	fire				51	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Incineroar	fire/dark				55	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
	Solgaleo	psychic/steel				61	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

Pokémon		Type	Egg Groups	Father
Pokémon		Type	Egg Groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Charmander	fire
	Vulpix	fire
	Growlithe	fire
	Cyndaquil	fire
	Magby	fire
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.

Gallery

Main games

Flare Blitz depicted in Generation IV.
Flare Blitz depicted in Generation VI.
Flare Blitz depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Side games

Flare Blitz depicted in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Main series

Flare Blitz performed by Ash's Infernape.
Flare Blitz performed by Bianca's father's Darmanitan.
Flare Blitz performed by Meyer's Mega Blaziken.
Flare Blitz performed by Kiawe's Marowak.

Pokémon Adventures

Other manga series

Flare Blitz being used by Mitsumi's Infernape (In Diamond and Pearl Adventure!).