Blast Burn (move)

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Blast Burn ブラストバーン Blast Burn

Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  150 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move Tutor in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Move Tutor in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black and White Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon X and Y Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Move Tutor in Pokémon Sun and Moon

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jams the others, and misses one turn of appeals.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥ Startles all other Pokémon. User cannot act in the next turn.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII On Eevee's Movedex

Blast Burn (Japanese: ブラストバーン Blast Burn) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation III. Only Fire-type fully evolved starter Pokémon can learn this move.

Effect

Blast Burn inflicts damage and then forces the user to recharge during the next turn. Unless this attack misses, the user will always have to recharge.

Blast Burn can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra four appeal points if the move Sunny Day was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description RSEColo.XD Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn. FRLG The foe is hit with a huge explosion. The user can't move on the next turn. DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is razed by a fiery explosion. The user must rest on the next turn, however. BWB2W2 The target is razed by a fiery explosion. The user must rest on the next turn, however. XYORAS SM The target is razed by a fiery explosion. The user can't move on the next turn.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

Various Move Tutors will teach Blast Burn to a fully evolved Fire-type starter Pokémon if its friendship rating is maximized. The Move Tutors are:

• FRLG: an elderly woman on Cape Brink.
• DPPt: an elderly man on Route 228.
• HGSS: an elderly woman in the Move Deleter/Move Reminder's house in Blackthorn City.
• BW: a Roughneck in a house on Route 13.
• B2W2: a man outside the Pokémon World Tournament building.
• XY: a man in the southwestern house in Snowbelle City.
• ORAS: a man in the southeast of Mauville City's first floor.
• SM: a man on the second level of Hau'oli City's mall.

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						FRLG	E	XD	DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS	SM
006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
157		Typhlosion		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
257		Blaziken		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
392		Infernape		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
500		Emboar		Field		Field					✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
655		Delphox		Field		Field							✔	✔	✔
727		Incineroar		Field		Field									✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
155		Cyndaquil		Field		Field	Mt. Battle CyndaquilXD
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon	Sticker Promotional Egg Charmander Kanto Starter Egg Charmander
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
493		Arceus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	Dahara City Arceus
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Charizard can learn Blast Burn at level 99 if it has at least 333 IQ points. If this requirement is not met until after reaching level 99, Blast Burn can be relearned at the Gulpin Link Shop.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Charizard, Typhlosion, Blaziken, and Infernape can learn Blast Burn at level 72 if it has at least 300 IQ points. If this requirement is not met until after level 72, Blast Burn can be relearned at Electivire Link Shop.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, Tepig can learn Blast Burn once Paradise reaches Perfect Rank.

Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, Blast Burn is a custom move for Charizard, replacing Flare Blitz. When used, Charizard will briefly charge up before rushing at the opponent. When the move makes contact, it creates an explosion that sends the opponent flying. Charizard will take damage as it dashes and when it makes contact with a target.

In the anime

	Mega Charizard X	Explosion
The user is engulfed with flames and hits the ground with its fist, creating a fiery explosion.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Charizard	Mega Charizard X's body becomes engulfed in light blue flames. It then punches the ground, sending a wave of energy into the earth which then moves underneath the opponent. The energy then bursts upwards in a giant explosion of red-orange flames.
Alain's Charizard	Mega Evolution Special I		Debut

In the manga

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

	Emboar
The users releases a powerful blast of fire.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Emboar	Emboar shoots a powerful blast of fire from its nose.
Cheren's Emboar	The Birth of the Best Pokémon Trainer!		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Typhlosion	Charizard	Blaziken
The user releases a powerful flame from its mouth at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Charizard	The flame at the end of Charizard's tail grows to a massive size and it releases a powerful and massive stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Blue's Charizard	My, My, My Mimic		Debut
Blaziken	Blaziken releases a powerful and massive stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent, or Blaziken holds out its arms and releases a powerful stream of fire from the fire around its wrists at the opponent.
Sapphire's Chic	The Final Battle VII		Blaziken could not legally learn Blast Burn at the time
Typhlosion	Typhlosion hunches over and releases a powerful stream of fire from the flames on its back at the opponent.
Gold's Exbo	The Final Battle VIII		None

In other generations

Core series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Spin-off series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 爆炸烈焰 Baauja Lihtyihm * 爆炸燃燒 Baauja Yìhnsīu * Mandarin 爆炸烈焰 Bàozhà Lièyàn * 爆炸燃燒 Bàozhà Ránshāo * Dutch Vlamschot French Rafale Feu German Lohekanonade Greek Πυρκαγιά Italian Incendio Korean 블러스트번 Blast Burn Polish Wybuch Portuguese Brazil Explosão de Chamas Queimadura Explosiva (XY series and TCG) Portugal Golpe de Fogo Explosão Ardente Serbian Spaljujuća eksplozija Spanish Latin America Anillo de fuego Spain Anillo Ígneo Vietnamese Bộc Phá Lửa Thiêu

Variations of the move Hyper Beam
Giga Impact • Rock Wrecker Hyper Beam • Blast Burn • Frenzy Plant • Hydro Cannon • Roar of Time

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