Blast Burn
ブラストバーン Blast Burn
Blast Burn.png
Blast Burn 2.png
Type  Fire
Category  Special
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  150
Accuracy  90%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jams the others, and misses one turn of appeals.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥
Startles all other Pokémon. User cannot act in the next turn.

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.

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.
DPPtHGSS 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 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:


# Pokémon Type Game
FRLG E XD DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS
006   Charizard Fire Flying
157   Typhlosion Fire Fire
257   Blaziken Fire Fighting
392   Infernape Fire Fighting
500   Emboar Fire Fighting
655   Delphox Fire Psychic
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 Type Obtained with
0155   Cyndaquil
Fire Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0004   Charmander Fire Sticker Promotional Kanto Starter Eggs
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 VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0493   Arceus Normal Dahara City Arceus
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets 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
  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


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 爆炸燃燒 Bàozhà Ránshāo
  Dutch Vlamschot
  French Rafale Feu
  German Lohekanonade
  Greek Πυρκαγιά
  Italian Incendio
  Korean 블러스트번 Blast Burn
Portuguese   Brazil Explosão de Chamas
Queimadura Explosiva (XY series)
  Portugal Golpe de Fogo
Explosão Ardente
  Serbian Spaljujuća eksplozija
  Spanish Anillo Ígneo


Variations of the move Hyper Beam
  Giga ImpactRock Wrecker
  Hyper BeamBlast BurnHydro CannonFrenzy PlantRoar of Time


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.