Fire Blast (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by TR

Move data

Type	Fire
Category	Special
Power	110
Accuracy	85
PP	5 (max. 8)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 1

Machine/Record

Red/Blue Yellow	TM38
Gold/Silver Crystal	TM38
Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald	TM38
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	TM38
Black/White Black 2/White 2	TM38
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	TM38
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	TM38
L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	TM46
Sword/Shield	TR15

Effects

Fire Blast deals damage and has a 10% chance of burning the target.

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

Changes

In Generations 1-5, Fire Blast has base power 120.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Firium Z and uses its Z-Power, Fire Blast turns into Inferno Overdrive and has base power 185.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Fire Blast
Japanese	だいもんじ (Dai Monji)
German	Feuersturm
French	Déflagration
Italian	Fuocobomba
Spanish	Llamarada

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	An attack that may cause a burn.
Ruby/Sapphire	A fiery blast that scorches all. May cause a burn.
FireRed/LeafGreen	The foe is hit with an intense flame. It may leave the target with a burn.
Emerald	Incinerates everything it strikes. May cause a burn.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The foe is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. It may also leave the target with a burn.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. It may also leave the target with a burn.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Sword/Shield	The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Fire Blast at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Sword & Shield and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Vulpix
#037 / Fire
Level 56

Ninetales
#038 / Fire
Level 1

Ponyta
#077 / Fire
Level 50

Rapidash
#078 / Fire
Level 56

Volcarona
#637 / Bug · Fire
Level 70

Reshiram
#643 / Dragon · Fire
Level 64