Flare Blitz (move)

Move data

Type Fire
Category Physical  Physical
Power 120
Accuracy 100
PP 15  (max. 24)
Makes contact? Yes
Introduced Generation 4

Machine/Record

Sword​/​Shield TR55
Scarlet​/​Violet TM165

Effects

Flare Blitz deals damage and has a 10% chance of burning the target, but the user receives 13 of the damage it inflicted in recoil. In other words, if the attack does 90 HP damage to the opponent, the user will lose 30 HP.

Fire type Pokémon, those with the ability Water Veil or those behind a Substitute cannot be burned.

If the user is frozen, Flare Blitz can be used and will thaw out the Pokémon before attacking.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Firium Z and uses its Z-Power, Flare Blitz turns into Inferno Overdrive and has base power 190.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Flare Blitz
Japanese フレアドライブ (Flare Drive)
German Flammenblitz
French Boutefeu
Italian Fuococarica
Spanish Envite Ígneo
Korean 플레어드라이브
Chinese (Simplified) 闪焰冲锋
Chinese (Traditional) 閃焰衝鋒

Game descriptions

Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the foe. The user sustains serious damage, too.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the target. The user sustains serious damage and may leave the target burned.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
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.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
L.G. Pikachu​/​L.G. Eevee
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.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
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.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user cloaks itself in fire and charges the target to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot and may leave the target with a burn.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Flare Blitz at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Charmander Charmander
#0004 / Fire
Level 40
Charmeleon Charmeleon
#0005 / Fire
Level 54
Charizard Charizard
#0006 / Fire · Flying
Level 62
Growlithe Growlithe
#0058 / Fire
Level 56
Hisuian Growlithe Growlithe
Hisuian Growlithe
#0058 / Fire · Rock
Level 56
Arcanine Arcanine
#0059 / Fire
Level 1
Hisuian Arcanine Arcanine
Hisuian Arcanine
#0059 / Fire · Rock
Level 1
Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros
Blaze Breed
#0128 / Fighting · Fire
Level 55
Flareon Flareon
#0136 / Fire
Level 50
Torchic Torchic
#0255 / Fire
Level 39
Combusken Combusken
#0256 / Fire · Fighting
Level 55
Blaziken Blaziken
#0257 / Fire · Fighting
Level 56
Monferno Monferno
#0391 / Fire · Fighting
Level 56
Infernape Infernape
#0392 / Fire · Fighting
Level 47
Tepig Tepig
#0498 / Fire
Level 43
Pignite Pignite
#0499 / Fire · Fighting
Level 52
Emboar Emboar
#0500 / Fire · Fighting
Level 62
Larvesta Larvesta
#0636 / Bug · Fire
Level 66
Volcarona Volcarona
#0637 / Bug · Fire
Level 1
Talonflame Talonflame
#0663 / Fire · Flying
Level 1
Volcanion Volcanion
#0721 / Fire · Water
Level 78
Litten Litten
#0725 / Fire
Level 36
Torracat Torracat
#0726 / Fire
Level 50
Incineroar Incineroar
#0727 / Fire · Dark
Level 58
Solgaleo Solgaleo
#0791 / Psychic · Steel
Level 70
Ceruledge Ceruledge
#0937 / Fire · Ghost
Level 62
Koraidon Koraidon
#1007 / Fighting · Dragon
Level 91
Gouging Fire Gouging Fire
#1020 / Fire · Dragon
Level 84

Learnt by TM

Charmander Charmander
#0004 / Fire
Charmeleon Charmeleon
#0005 / Fire
Charizard Charizard
#0006 / Fire · Flying
Vulpix Vulpix
#0037 / Fire
Ninetales Ninetales
#0038 / Fire
Growlithe Growlithe
#0058 / Fire
Hisuian Growlithe Growlithe
Hisuian Growlithe
#0058 / Fire · Rock
Arcanine Arcanine
#0059 / Fire
Hisuian Arcanine Arcanine
Hisuian Arcanine
#0059 / Fire · Rock
Magmar Magmar
#0126 / Fire
Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros
Blaze Breed
#0128 / Fighting · Fire
Flareon Flareon
#0136 / Fire
Moltres Moltres
#0146 / Fire · Flying
Mew Mew
#0151 / Psychic
Cyndaquil Cyndaquil
#0155 / Fire
Quilava Quilava
#0156 / Fire
Typhlosion Typhlosion
#0157 / Fire
Hisuian Typhlosion Typhlosion
Hisuian Typhlosion
#0157 / Fire · Ghost
Magcargo Magcargo
#0219 / Fire · Rock
Houndour Houndour
#0228 / Dark · Fire
Houndoom Houndoom
#0229 / Dark · Fire
Magby Magby
#0240 / Fire
Entei Entei
#0244 / Fire
Ho-oh Ho-oh
#0250 / Fire · Flying
Torchic Torchic
#0255 / Fire
Combusken Combusken
#0256 / Fire · Fighting
Blaziken Blaziken
#0257 / Fire · Fighting
Numel Numel
#0322 / Fire · Ground
Camerupt Camerupt
#0323 / Fire · Ground
Torkoal Torkoal
#0324 / Fire
Chimchar Chimchar
#0390 / Fire
Monferno Monferno
#0391 / Fire · Fighting
Infernape Infernape
#0392 / Fire · Fighting
Magmortar Magmortar
#0467 / Fire
Heatran Heatran
#0485 / Fire · Steel
Arceus Arceus
#0493 / Normal
Tepig Tepig
#0498 / Fire
Pignite Pignite
#0499 / Fire · Fighting
Emboar Emboar
#0500 / Fire · Fighting
Litwick Litwick
#0607 / Ghost · Fire
Lampent Lampent
#0608 / Ghost · Fire
Chandelure Chandelure
#0609 / Ghost · Fire
Larvesta Larvesta
#0636 / Bug · Fire
Volcarona Volcarona
#0637 / Bug · Fire
Reshiram Reshiram
#0643 / Dragon · Fire
Fennekin Fennekin
#0653 / Fire
Braixen Braixen
#0654 / Fire
Delphox Delphox
#0655 / Fire · Psychic
Fletchinder Fletchinder
#0662 / Fire · Flying
Talonflame Talonflame
#0663 / Fire · Flying
Litleo Litleo
#0667 / Fire · Normal
Pyroar Pyroar
#0668 / Fire · Normal
Volcanion Volcanion
#0721 / Fire · Water
Litten Litten
#0725 / Fire
Torracat Torracat
#0726 / Fire
Incineroar Incineroar
#0727 / Fire · Dark
Salandit Salandit
#0757 / Poison · Fire
Salazzle Salazzle
#0758 / Poison · Fire
Solgaleo Solgaleo
#0791 / Psychic · Steel
Scorbunny Scorbunny
#0813 / Fire
Raboot Raboot
#0814 / Fire
Cinderace Cinderace
#0815 / Fire
Carkol Carkol
#0838 / Rock · Fire
Coalossal Coalossal
#0839 / Rock · Fire
Fuecoco Fuecoco
#0909 / Fire
Crocalor Crocalor
#0910 / Fire
Skeledirge Skeledirge
#0911 / Fire · Ghost
Charcadet Charcadet
#0935 / Fire
Armarouge Armarouge
#0936 / Fire · Psychic
Ceruledge Ceruledge
#0937 / Fire · Ghost
Iron Moth Iron Moth
#0994 / Fire · Poison
Chi-Yu Chi-Yu
#1004 / Dark · Fire
Terapagos (Normal Form) Terapagos
Normal Form
#1024 / Normal

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Flare Blitz as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.

Litleo Litleo
#0667 / Fire · Normal
Field
Pyroar Pyroar
#0668 / Fire · Normal
Field