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  0 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

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: 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

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  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Blast Burn (Japanese: ブラストバーン Blast Burn) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation III.

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 RSE 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. The foe is razed by a fiery explosion. The user must rest on the next turn, however. The target is razed by a fiery explosion. The user must rest on the next turn, however. 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 the fully evolved Fire-type starter Pokémon if their friendship rating is maximized:

• In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, an elderly woman on Cape Brink will teach Blast Burn to Charizard only.
• In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, an elderly man appears on Route 228 in the Battle Zone, and will teach the move to all four fully evolved Fire-type starter Pokémon.
• In HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Move Tutor for Blast Burn can be found in the Move Deleter/Move Reminder's house in Blackthorn City.
• In Black and White, the Move Tutor that can teach Blast Burn appears in a house on Route 13, and will teach it to all five fully evolved Fire-type starter Pokémon.
• In Black 2 and White 2, the Move Tutor that can teach Blast Burn appears outside the Pokémon World Tournament building, and will teach it to all five fully evolved Fire-type starter Pokémon.
• In X and Y, the Move Tutor that can teach Blast Burn appears in a house at Snowbelle City, and will teach it to all six fully evolved Fire-type starter Pokémon.

#	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.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

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.

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

Emboar
The users releases a powerful blast of fire.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Emboar shoots a powerful blast of fire from its nose.
Cheren's Emboar	PBW8		None

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Charizard Typhlosion and Blaziken
The user releases a powerful flame from its mouth at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	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 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 III		None
	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

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	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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 Portugal Golpe de Fogo Serbian Spaljujuća Eksplozija Spanish Anillo Ígneo

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

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