What is the Flame Orb useful for?

Question

i understand how the toxic orb can be useful like for poison heal
but what is the flame ball useful for?

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this question has been  posted before yours

Answer 1

Flare Orb inflicts the user with a burn. This can have a strategic use:

• The move Facade has double power if the user is burned, and also ignores the 50% Attack reduction effect from burns. Normal-type Pokemon in particular can benefit from this a lot.

• The ability Guts gives a 50% Attack boost to the user if they have a status affliction, and also ignores the 50% Attack reduction effect from burns. This means you can get the equivalent of a Choice Band boost without the move-locking limitation.

• Pokemon that are immune to burns (ex: with Magic Guard) are not affected by burn damage. This means they can get burned by the item, and therefore become immune to other (worse) status effects, like paralysis. They can also use moves like Trick to give enemies the harmful item.

• The ability Marvel Scale gives a 50% boost to Defence if a status condition is present. This can be an overall beneficial effect with the Flame Orb. Getting burned also gives immunity to other status conditions (like the above example).

Comments

oh, i understand, but if a pokemon has burn immunity why give it the flame orb?

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You can give opposing Pokemon the harmful item, and it will never harm your Pokemon in the leadup.

Answer 2

These orbs help power up abilities like Guts or Marvel Scale, along with the move Facade.

Ursaring is a good candidate for the Flame Orb because it can have the ability, Guts. Along with the ability to learn TM42: Facade. Breloom is also good for using the Toxic Orb because of it's Poison Heal ability.

• Facade inflicts damage. Its base power doubles from 70 to 140 if the user is poisoned, paralyzed, or burned. Burn's effect of lowering attack is still applied, unless the user has Guts.
• Guts raises the Attack stat by 50% while affected by the burn, paralysis, poison, or sleep status ailments. The Attack drop from burn does not occur.
• Marvel Scale raises the Defense stat by 50% if the Pokémon with this Ability is suffering from a status ailment

Comments

But do u think flame orb make the pokemon lose their atk point by 50 points?

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Pokemon with Guts dont get their attack halved by Burn.

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^ their attack actually gets boosted

Answer 3

You can use moves like fling and switcheroo to burn your opponent with the flame orb.