Blaze (Ability)

Blaze もうか
Raging Flames
Flavor text
Generation III
Ups Fire moves in a pinch.
Generation IV
Powers up Fire-type moves in a pinch.
Generation V
Powers up Fire-type moves in a pinch.
Generation VI
Powers up Fire-type moves when the Pokémon is in trouble.
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Blaze (Japanese: もうか Raging Flames) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Twenty-one Pokémon can have this Ability, all of which are Fire types. All Fire-type starter Pokémon have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

Generations III to IV

When a Pokémon with Blaze uses a Fire-type move, the move's power will be increased by 50% if the user has less than or equal to ⅓ of its maximum HP remaining.

Generations V onwards

Instead of boosting Fire-type moves' power, Blaze now technically boosts the Pokémon's Attack or Special Attack by 50% during damage calculation if a Fire-type move is being used, resulting in effectively the same effect.

Outside of battle

Blaze has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

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

Pokémon Conquest

In Pokémon Conquest, Blaze will increase user's Attack if the Pokémon using it is below ⅓ 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
0653   Fennekin
Fire Fire Blaze None Magician
0654   Braixen
Fire Fire Blaze None Magician
0655   Delphox
Fire Psychic Blaze None Magician
0??? Litten Litten
Fire Fire Blaze None Unknown
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.

Pokéstar Studios opponents with Blaze

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0000 White Door White Door
Fire Fire Blaze 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 anime

 
Chimchar
 
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! Would go on a rampage when activated.
  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! Would go on a rampage when activated.
  When Infernape becomes tired or weak, its eyes glow red. Its head glows bright orange and the flame grows to a massive size. Its body also becomes surrounded by a fiery aura and its Fire-type attacks become powered up.
Ash's Infernape The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 猛火 Máahngfó
Mandarin 猛火 Měnghuǒ
  Dutch Vlamgloed
  Finnish Roihu
  French Brasier
  German Großbrand
  Hebrew להבה Lehava (Hebrew American dub)
  Hindi ज्वाला Jwala
  Indonesian Api Membara
Kobaran Api
  Italian Aiutofuoco
  Korean 맹화 Menghwa
  Polish Pożar
Portuguese   Brazil Chama (Galactic Battles and Sinnoh League Victors)
Combustão (Diamond and Pearl and Battle Dimension)
Incêndio (Pokémon Adventures Black & White)
  Portugal Labareda
  Romanian Explozia
  Russian Яростное Пламя Yarostnoye Plamya
Spanish   Latin America Fuego (AG191)
Llamarada* (DP015-present)
  Spain Mar Llamas


Variations of the Ability Overgrow
OvergrowBlazeTorrentSwarm


  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.