Blaze (Ability)

Blaze (Japanese: もうか Raging Flames) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Seventeen Pokémon can have this ability.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Blaze uses a Fire-type move, the power will increase by 1.5× if the user has less than or equal to ⅓ of its maximum HP remaining.

Outside of battle

Blaze has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Blaze will deal double the damage if the Pokémon using it is below 25% of its HP.

Pokémon with Blaze

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Solar Power
0005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Solar Power
0006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	Blaze	None	Solar Power
0155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Flash Fire
0156		Quilava	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Flash Fire
0157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Flash Fire
0255		Torchic	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Speed Boost
0256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting	Blaze	None	Speed Boost
0257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting	Blaze	None	Speed Boost
0390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Iron Fist
0391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting	Blaze	None	Iron Fist
0392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting	Blaze	None	Iron Fist
0498		Tepig	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Thick Fat
0499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting	Blaze	None	Thick Fat
0500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting	Blaze	None	Reckless
0513		Pansear	Fire		Fire	Gluttony	None	Blaze
0514		Simisear	Fire		Fire	Gluttony	None	Blaze
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

Chimchar File:Blaziken Blaze.png Blaziken Infernape Monferno
The user's Fire-type attacks are powered up when it gets weakened.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	When Blaziken becomes weak or tired, its body becomes surrounded by a fiery aura, powering up its Fire-type attacks.
May's Blaziken	Once More with Reeling!		Debut
	When Chimchar becomes weak or tired, its body becomes surrounded by fire, or the flame on Chimchar's backside grows larger and its Fire-type attacks become more powerful.
Ash's Chimchar	Shapes of Things to Come!		None
	When Monferno becomes tired or weak, its eyes glow red and the flame on the end of its tail grows to a massive size, powering up its Fire-type attacks.
Ash's Monferno	Fighting Ire with Fire!		None
	When Infernape becomes tired or weak, its eyes glow red and the flame on its head grows to a massive size. Its body also becomes surrounded by a fiery aura and its Fire-type attacks become powered up. Sometimes, the flame on its head also glows bright orange.
Ash's Infernape	The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

The user's Fire-type attacks become more powerful when the user is weakened.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Typhlosion's Fire-type attacks become more powerful when unlocked.
Kimberly's Typhlosion	Old Kimberly of Two Island		Debut

In other languages

• Chinese: 猛火 Fierce Flames
• Dutch: Vlamgloed
• French: Brasier
• German: Großbrand
• Greek: Φλόγα
• Hindi: Jwala
• Italian: Aiutofuoco
• Korean: 맹화 menghwa
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Chama
• Portuguese (European): Labareda
• Spanish: Mar Llamas (Llamarada in the Latin American dub)
• Hebrew: להבה (Lehava in the Hebrew American dub)

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