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Sacred Fire

Sacred Fire is a Fire-type physical move introduced in Generation 2. It has 100 base power and 95% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 2 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Fire

Category

Physical

Power

100

Accuracy

95%

PP

5 (max 8)

Priority

0

Effect

50% chance to burn the target. Thaws user. Has a 50% chance to burn the target.

Targets
One adjacent Pokémon
Scarlet & Violet
Usable (2 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions
Not usable
Legends: Z-A
Not usable

Type matchups as a Fire attack

2× vsGrassIceBugSteel

½× vsFireWaterRockDragon

Pokémon that learn Sacred Fire

2 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.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
EnteiFire✓6–9
Ho-OhFire/Flying✓3–9

Sacred Fire FAQ

What does Sacred Fire do?

Sacred Fire is a Fire-type physical move with 100 power. Has a 50% chance to burn the target.

Which Pokémon can learn Sacred Fire?

2 Pokémon and forms can learn Sacred Fire in at least one game: 2 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Entei and Ho-Oh.

Is Sacred Fire in Pokémon Champions?

No, no Pokémon can use Sacred Fire in Pokémon Champions.

What is Sacred Fire super effective against?

As a Fire-type attack, Sacred Fire 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.