Flame Body (Ability)

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Flame Body ほのおのからだ
Flame Body
Flavor text
Generation III
Burns the foe on contact.
Generation IV
Contact with the Pokémon may burn the foe.
Generation V
Contact with the Pokémon may burn the attacker.
Generation VI
Contact with the Pokémon may burn the attacker.
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Flame Body (Japanese: ほのおのからだ Flame Body) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Sixteen Pokémon have this Ability, all of which are Fire types.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance that the attacking Pokémon will become burned.

If a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a multi-strike move that makes contact, each hit has an independent chance to activate this Ability.

Outside of battle

In Pokémon Emerald and all subsequent games, it halves the number of cycles it takes for an Egg to hatch. Both the Pokémon with Flame Body and the Egg must be in the party in order for this to work. Magma Armor also has the same effect. Although Hatching Power can stack with the effects of either Ability; the effect will not stack up if multiple Pokémon with Flame Body and Magma Armor are in the party.

Pokémon with Flame Body

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0077 Ponyta Ponyta
Fire Fire Run Away Flash Fire Flame Body
0078 Rapidash Rapidash
Fire Fire Run Away Flash Fire Flame Body
0126 Magmar Magmar
Fire Fire Flame Body None Vital Spirit
0146 Moltres Moltres
Fire Flying Pressure None Flame Body
0218 Slugma Slugma
Fire Fire Magma Armor Flame Body Weak Armor
0219 Magcargo Magcargo
Fire Rock Magma Armor Flame Body Weak Armor
0240 Magby Magby
Fire Fire Flame Body None Vital Spirit
0467 Magmortar Magmortar
Fire Fire Flame Body None Vital Spirit
0485 Heatran Heatran
Fire Steel Flash Fire None Flame Body
0607 Litwick Litwick
Ghost Fire Flash Fire Flame Body Infiltrator
0608 Lampent Lampent
Ghost Fire Flash Fire Flame Body Infiltrator
0609 Chandelure Chandelure
Ghost Fire Flash Fire Flame Body Infiltrator
0636 Larvesta Larvesta
Bug Fire Flame Body None Swarm
0637 Volcarona Volcarona
Bug Fire Flame Body None Swarm
0662 Fletchinder Fletchinder
Fire Flying Flame Body None Gale Wings
0663 Talonflame Talonflame
Fire Flying Flame Body None Gale Wings
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
  • For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the anime

Ash Fletchinder Flame Body.png
Fletchinder
Paul Magmortar Flame Body.png
Magmortar
Paul Magmortar Flame Body effect.png
The effect
When the opponent makes physical contact with the user, they become burned. The Ability can also be used to incubate Eggs.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Magmortar Sometimes, when the opponent makes physical contact with Magmortar, its body becomes covered in flames every once in a while, hurting it.
Paul's Magmortar Evolving Strategies! Debut
Fletchinder Fletchinder's body starts glowing red and orange, causing everything around it to become very warm. This property allows it to incubate Eggs.
Ash's Fletchinder XY076 None


In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 火焰體 Huǒyàn Tǐ
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Vlamlichaam
Finland Flag.png Finnish Tulikeho
France Flag.png French Corps Ardent
Germany Flag.png German Flammkörper
Italy Flag.png Italian Corpodifuoco
South Korea Flag.png Korean 불꽃몸 Bulkkot Mom
Poland Flag.png Polish Ciało Ognia
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Corpo Flamejante
Romania Flag.png Romanian Corpul în Flăcări
Spain Flag.png Spanish Cuerpo Llama
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Eld/Flamma kropp


Variations of the Ability Cute Charm
Cute CharmEffect SporeFlame BodyPoison PointStatic
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