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Turboblaze (Japanese: ターボブレイズ Turboblaze) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. It is the signature Ability of Reshiram, which White Kyurem adopts.

Effect

In battle

Turboblaze ignores the effects of Abilities that could potentially affect the damage or effects of a move that its user executes. For example, a Pokémon with Turboblaze can hit opponents that possess Levitate by using Earthquake. Turboblaze applies regardless of target Pokémon, but only to moves executed by its user (so if two Pokemon in a Double Battle both know Earthquake, only the Pokémon with Turboblaze can hit a Pokémon with Levitate).

Unlike Gastro Acid, which completely negates a target's Ability, the opponents' Abilities otherwise remain in effect:

• Abilities that prevent status conditions (such as Immunity and Oblivious) will not protect the Pokémon from receiving the status condition; however, many of these Abilities also have effects to cure the Pokémon of the status condition if afflicted, which are not negated by Turboblaze.
• If a Pokémon with Own Tempo consumes a held Berry that may cause confusion in response to the move of a Pokémon with Turboblaze, it will become confused if it dislikes the flavor (although Own Tempo will then activate and cure it of confusion).

Turboblaze can ignore the Abilities of Pokémon other than the target; for example, if a Pokémon with Turboblaze uses Thunder Wave on a Grass-type Pokémon whose ally has Flower Veil, the target will still be paralyzed.

When a Pokémon with Turboblaze uses a move, even the effects of allies' Abilities (notably Flower Gift, Sweet Veil, Aroma Veil and Flower Veil) are ignored for the duration of that move. As such, if the move of a Pokémon with Turboblaze triggers an Ability (such as Gooey or Cursed Body) or item (such as Destiny Knot), the Pokémon with Turboblaze will not be protected by its allies' Abilities; likewise, if a Destiny Knot held by a Pokémon with Turboblaze is activated during the use of its own move (such as in response to the target's Cute Charm), that target will not be protected by its allies' Aroma Veil. This also means that a Pokémon with Turboblaze will not gain Attack due to an ally's Flower Gift.

If a Pokémon with Turboblaze forces a Pokémon to switch in with a move like Roar or Dragon Tail, Abilities that affect entry hazards will be ignored if possible; if forced to switch in this way:

• Pokémon with Levitate will be affected by Spikes and Toxic Spikes, unless they are Flying-type or holding an Air Balloon.
  • Poison-type Pokémon with Levitate can remove Toxic Spikes, if they are not Flying-type and not holding an Air Balloon.
• Pokémon with Immunity will be poisoned by Toxic Spikes (although Immunity will then activate and cure them of poison).
• Pokémon with Leaf Guard will be poisoned by Toxic Spikes even during harsh sunlight.
• Pokémon with Simple, Contrary, Clear Body or White Smoke will have their Speed lowered one stage by Sticky Web.
• Grass-type Pokémon that have or have an ally with Flower Veil will be poisoned by Toxic Spikes, and will have their Speed lowered one stage by Sticky Web.

From Generation VI onward, a Pokémon with Overcoat will be affected by powder and spore moves as well.

When a Pokémon with Turboblaze is brought out, the message "<name> is radiating a blazing aura!" will be displayed.

Abilities affected

Turboblaze ignores the following Abilities, even in situations where the Ability could increase the power of a move (such as using Low Kick on a Pokemon with Heavy Metal or using a Fire-type move on a Pokémon with Dry Skin):

Turboblaze does not ignore the effects of Aura Break, Magic Guard, Comatose, Shields Down, Full Metal Body, Shadow Shield, and Prism Armor.

Outside of battle

Turboblaze has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Turboblaze

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire	Turboblaze	None	None
646W	Kyurem	Kyurem	Dragon	Ice	Turboblaze	None	None
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 manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

• In Volume 51, Black's Reshiram was revealed to have Turboblaze as its Ability.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 渦輪火焰 Wōlèuhn Fóyihm Mandarin 渦輪火焰 / 涡轮火焰 Wōlún Huǒyàn French TurboBrasier German Turbobrand Italian Piroturbina Korean 터보블레이즈 Turboblaze Brazilian Portuguese Turbochama Spanish Turbollama Vietnamese Siêu Hỏa Thiêu

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