Flash Fire (ability)

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Flash Fire
もらいび
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Generation III Powers up if hit by fire.
Generation IV Powers up Fire-type moves if hit by a Fire move.

Flash Fire (Japanese: もらいび Received Fire) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Ten Pokémon have this ability, all of them of the Fire-type.

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Effect

In battle

Flash Fire powers up Fire-type moves if hit by fire. This ability makes the user immune to Fire-type damage and when hit by a Fire-type move, Flash Fire will be activated. It is not activated by the burned status unless it is caused by a move which is Fire-type.

Flash Fire is not active while the user is frozen.

Outside of battle

Flash Fire has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Flash Fire

Single ability

# Pokémon Type
037 Vulpix Fire
038 Ninetales Fire
136 Flareon Fire
485 Heatran Fire Steel

Dual ability

# Pokémon Type Other ability
058 Growlithe Fire Intimidate
059 Arcanine Fire Intimidate
077 Ponyta Fire Run Away
078 Rapidash Fire Run Away
228 Houndour Dark Fire Early Bird
229 Houndoom Dark Fire Early Bird

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