Flame Charge (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Fire
Category	Physical
Power	50
Accuracy	100
PP	20 (max. 32)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 5

Machine/Record

Black/White Black 2/White 2	TM43
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	TM43
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	TM43

Effects

Flame Charge deals damage and raises the user's Speed by one stage.

Stats can be raised to a maximum of +6 stages each.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Firium Z and uses its Z-Power, Flame Charge turns into Inferno Overdrive and has base power 100.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Flame Charge
Japanese	ニトロチャージ (Nitro Charge)
German	Nitroladung
French	Nitrocharge
Italian	Nitrocarica
Spanish	Nitrocarga

Game descriptions

Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user cloaks itself with flame and attacks. Building up more power, it raises the user’s Speed stat.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	Cloaking itself in flame, the user attacks. Then, building up more power, the user raises its Speed stat.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	Cloaking itself in flame, the user attacks. Then, building up more power, the user raises its Speed stat.
Sword/Shield	Cloaking itself in flame, the user attacks the target. Then, building up more power, the user raises its Speed stat.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Flame Charge 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.

Ponyta
#077 / Fire
Level 15

Rapidash
#078 / Fire
Level 15

Torchic
#255 / Fire
Level 9

Combusken
#256 / Fire · Fighting
Level 9

Blaziken
#257 / Fire · Fighting
Level 9

Victini
#494 / Psychic · Fire
Level 1

Larvesta
#636 / Bug · Fire
Level 6

Volcarona
#637 / Bug · Fire
Level 1

Genesect
#649 / Bug · Steel
Level 28

Fletchinder
#662 / Fire · Flying
Level 1

Talonflame
#663 / Fire · Flying
Level 1

Volcanion
#721 / Fire · Water
Level 18