Blaze Kick (move)

Blaze Kick ブレイズキック Blaze Kick

Battles Type  Fire Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  85 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

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

Blaze Kick (Japanese: ブレイズキック Blaze Kick) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III, where it was Blaziken's signature move.

Effect

Blaze Kick deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio. It has a 10% chance of burning the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting				41				45			'
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting	36			36				36			''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

File:Hitmonlee Blaze Kick.png Hitmonlee File:Blaziken Blaze Kick preparation.png About to use Blaze Kick Making a hit File:Blaziken Blaze Kick.png Blaziken
The user kicks the opponent with a fiery kick.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The end of Blaziken's leg blazes in flames and then it kicks the opponent.
Harrison's Blaziken	Johto Photo Finish		Debut
Rafe's Blaziken	Destiny Deoxys		None
May's Blaziken	Once More with Reeling!		None
	One of Hitmonlee's feet becomes surrounded in red-orange flames and it kicks the opponent.
Barry's Hitmonlee	Casting a Paul on Barry!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Toro Blaze Kick.png Blaziken
The user kicks the opponent with a blazed foot.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	The end of one of Blaziken's feet bursts into flames and it roundhouse kicks the opponent with it. As it kicks, it leaves behind a trail of fire.
Sapphire's Toro	VS. Altaria		Debut

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Although Blaze Kick debuted in Generation III, it first appeared in the Johto saga of the anime.
• Of the Generation III starter Pokémon signature moves, Blaze Kick is the only move that can only be learned by the final evolution of the starter, and has the smallest expanded learnset in Generation IV.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 火焰踢 Huǒyàn Tī French Pied Brûleur German Feuerfeger Greek Φλεγόμενο Λάκτισμα Italian Calciardente Korean 브레이즈킥 Blaze Kick Polish Ogniste Kopnięcie Portuguese Chute Flamejante Serbian Plameni Šut Spanish Patada Ígnea

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