Flash Fire (Ability)

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Flash Fire もらいび
Received Fire
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Generation III
Powers up if hit by fire.
Generation IV
Powers up Fire-type moves if hit by a Fire move.
Generation V
Currently unknown
Generation VI
Currently unknown
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Flash Fire (Japanese: もらいび Received Fire) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Eighteen Pokémon can have this ability, all of them of the Fire-type.

Effect

In battle

Flash Fire powers up Fire-type moves if hit by fire. This ability makes the user immune to Fire-type damage and when hit by a Fire-type move, Flash Fire will be activated. While subsequent hits by Fire-type moves will not provide a further increase in the damage of Fire-type attacks, it will still not take any damage. This ability is not activated by the burned status unless it is caused by a move which is Fire-type. Flash Fire is not active while the user is frozen.

Outside of battle

Flash Fire has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Flash Fire

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0037   Vulpix
Fire Fire Flash Fire None Drought
0038   Ninetales
Fire Fire Flash Fire None Drought
0058   Growlithe
Fire Fire Intimidate Flash Fire Righteous Heart
0059   Arcanine
Fire Fire Intimidate Flash Fire Righteous Heart
0077   Ponyta
Fire Fire Run Away Flash Fire Flame Body
0078   Rapidash
Fire Fire Run Away Flash Fire Flame Body
0136   Flareon
Fire Fire Flash Fire None Guts
0155   Cyndaquil
Fire Fire Blaze None Flash Fire
0156   Quilava
Fire Fire Blaze None Flash Fire
0157   Typhlosion
Fire Fire Blaze None Flash Fire
0228   Houndour
Dark Fire Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve
0229   Houndoom
Dark Fire Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve
0244   Entei
Fire Fire Pressure None Flash Fire
0485   Heatran
Fire Steel Flash Fire None Flame Body
0607 Hitomoshi Hitomoshi
Ghost Fire Flash Fire Flame Body Shadow Tag
0608 Ranpuraa Ranpuraa
Ghost Fire Flash Fire Flame Body Shadow Tag
0609 Shandera Shandera
Ghost Fire Flash Fire Flame Body Shadow Tag
0631 Kuitaran Kuitaran
Fire Fire Gluttony Flash Fire White Smoke
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



The user's absorbs heat from any surrounding fire or lava, powering up its Fire-type attacks.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Heatran's body glows red and it absorbs the heat from any surrounding fire or lava, powering up its Fire-type attacks.
A wild Heatran Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue! Debut


In other languages

  • French: Torche
  • German: Feuerfänger
  • Greek: Λαμπερή Φωτιά
  • Italian: Fuocardore
  • Portuguese: Fogo Brilhante
  • Spanish: Absor. fuego


Abilities that alter damage taken
Dry SkinFlash FireLightningrodStorm DrainVolt AbsorbWater Absorb
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