Sacred Fire (Japanese: せいなるほのおSacred Fire) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2move introduced in Generation II. It is Ho-Oh's signature move. Unlike most moves that can cause status problems, this move has a 50% chance of burning the opponent, as opposed to the usual 10%-30%.
Sacred Fire will, if the user is frozen, heal its condition, and then inflict damage on the target. It is one of only two moves to do so, the other being Flame Wheel. It also has a 50% chance of burning the target.
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.
Trivia
Despite Sacred Fire's change to Physical damage, its animation in DPPt still resembles that of a Special Attack.
Ho-oh learns this move at level 1 in Generation II. However, in Generation III, it learns this move at the high level of 77. In Generation IV, this move is learned at an even higher level, 85.