Sacred Fire (move)

Sacred Fire せいなるほのお Sacred Fire

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Battles Type  Fire Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  100 Accuracy  95% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Sacred Fire on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Sacred Fire on Eevee's Movedex

Sacred Fire (Japanese: せいなるほのお Sacred Fire) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation II. It is Ho-Oh's signature move. Unlike most moves that can cause status problems, this move has a 50% chance of burning the opponent, as opposed to the usual 10%-30%.

Effect

Sacred Fire inflicts damage, with a 50% chance of burning the target. If the user is frozen, using Sacred Fire will thaw out the user and deal damage to the target in the same turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	--			77			85	43		43
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

	Ho-Oh
The foe is razed with a mystical fire of great intensity.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Ho-Oh	Ho-Oh releases a rose-colored flame from its beak at the opponent.
A wild Ho-Oh	Pop Goes the Sneasel		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Ho-Oh
The user releases a beam with a fiery aura around it at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Ho-Oh	Ho-Oh releases a beam with a fiery aura around it from its beak at the opponent, or Ho-Oh fires a blast of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
The Masked Man's Ho-Oh	Lugia & Ho-Oh (Part 1)		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	DPPt	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Sacred Fire was changed to a Physical move in Generation IV. However, its animation in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum still resembles that of a Special Attack. This change was likely to take advantage of Ho-oh's higher Attack stat, as it is still its signature move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 聖之火 Shèng-zhī Huǒ French Feu Sacré German Läuterfeuer Greek Ιερό Πύρ Hindi पवत्र अग्नि Pavatra agni Italian Magifuoco Korean 성스러운불꽃 Seongseureoun Bulkkot Brazilian Portuguese Fogo Sagrado Serbian Sveta Vatra Spanish Fuegosagrado

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