Sacred Fire (move)

Sacred Fire (Japanese: せいなるほのお Sacred Fire) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 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 will, if the user is frozen, heal its condition, and then inflict damage on the target. It is one of only two moves to do so, the other being Flame Wheel. It also has a 50% chance of burning the target.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 77 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 85 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Despite Sacred Fire's change to Physical damage, its animation in DPPt still resembles that of a Special Attack.
• Ho-oh learned this move at Level 1 in Generation II. However, in Generation III, it learned this move at the high Level of 77. In Generation IV, this move is learned at an even higher Level, 85.

In other languages

• Spanish: Fuegosagrado
• Italian: Magifuoco
• German: Läuterfeuer
• French: Feu sacré
• Brazilian Portuguese: Fogo Sagrado

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