Fire · Special move · Gen 5
Flame Burst
Flame Burst is a Fire-type special move introduced in Generation 5. It has 70 base power and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 36 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Fire
Category
Special
Power
70
Accuracy
100%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
Damages Pokemon next to the target as well. If this move is successful, the target's ally loses 1/16 of its maximum HP, rounded down, unless it has the Magic Guard Ability.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Fire attack
2× vsGrassIceBugSteel
½× vsFireWaterRockDragon
Pokémon that learn Flame Burst
36 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire/Rock | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Electric | 5–7 | ||||
| Electric | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire/Ground | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire/Ground | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 5–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Poison/Fire | 7 | ||||
| Poison/Fire | 7 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 7 |
Flame Burst FAQ
What does Flame Burst do?
Flame Burst is a Fire-type special move with 70 power. If this move is successful, the target's ally loses 1/16 of its maximum HP, rounded down, unless it has the Magic Guard Ability.
Which Pokémon can learn Flame Burst?
36 Pokémon and forms can learn Flame Burst in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Vulpix, Ninetales and Growlithe.
Is Flame Burst in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Flame Burst in Pokémon Champions.
What is Flame Burst super effective against?
As a Fire-type attack, Flame Burst is super effective against Grass, Ice, Bug and Steel, not very effective against Fire, Water, Rock and Dragon (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.