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Flash Fire (Japanese: もらいび Received Fire) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Eighteen Pokémon can have this Ability, all of which are Fire types.

Effect

In battle

Generations III and IV

Flash Fire makes the Pokémon immune to Fire-type moves and will activate when hit by one. When activated, the power of the Pokémon's Fire-type moves is increased by 1.5×. While subsequent hits by Fire-type moves will not provide further increase in power, the Pokémon remains immune to their effects.

Flash Fire will not activate if the Pokémon is protected from the Fire-type move.

Flash Fire will not work while the user is frozen.

Generation V

Flash Fire is now active even if the user is frozen.

Outside of battle

Flash Fire has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Flash Fire

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire	Flash Fire	None	Drought
0038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire	Flash Fire	None	Drought
0058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire	Intimidate	Flash Fire	Justified
0059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire	Intimidate	Flash Fire	Justified
0077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire	Run Away	Flash Fire	Flame Body
0078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire	Run Away	Flash Fire	Flame Body
0136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	Flash Fire	None	Guts
0155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Flash Fire
0156		Quilava	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Flash Fire
0157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Flash Fire
0228		Houndour	Dark	Fire	Early Bird	Flash Fire	Unnerve
0229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	Early Bird	Flash Fire	Unnerve
0244		Entei	Fire		Fire	Pressure	None	Flash Fire
0485		Heatran	Fire	Steel	Flash Fire	None	Flame Body
0607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire	Flash Fire	Flame Body	Infiltrator
0608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire	Flash Fire	Flame Body	Infiltrator
0609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire	Flash Fire	Flame Body	Infiltrator
0631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire	Gluttony	Flash Fire	White Smoke
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.

Pokéstar Studios opponents with Flash Fire

In the anime

Heatran Houndoom
The user absorbs heat from its surroundings or Fire attacks that hit it, powering up its Fire-type attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Heatran's body glows red and it absorbs the heat from any surrounding fire or lava, powering up its Fire-type attacks.
A wild Heatran	Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue!		Debut
	Houndoom absorbs any Fire-type moves that hit it, leaving it undamaged and powering up its own Fire-type attacks.
Malva's Houndoom	Mega Evolution Special IV		None

In the manga

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

Scizor
The user is immune to Fire-type attacks, and its Fire-type moves become stronger when hit by one.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Scizor is immune to Fire-type attacks, and its Fire-type moves become stronger when hit by one.
Yū's Scizor	Clash! Yū vs. The Wandering Player		Debut Used via Skill Swap

• In Clash! Yū vs. The Wandering Player, Yū's Heatran had the Ability, Flash Fire, but it wasn't shown to be activated.

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

Vulpix
The user powers up its Fire-type attacks when hit by a Fire-type move.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Vulpix absorbs a Fire-type move which powers up its Fire-type attacks.
Enta's Vulpix	Enta Arrives at the Battle Frontier!		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 延燒 Yánshāo Finnish Välähdys French Torche German Feuerfänger Indonesian Tahan Api Italian Fuocardore Korean 타오르는 불꽃 Taoreuneun Bulkkot Polish Ognisty Błysk Portuguese Fogo Brilhante Spanish Absorbe Fuego* Absor. Fuego*

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