Burn (status condition): Difference between revisions

In general, a burned Pokémon will lose HP every turn, and its damage dealt with a [[physical move]] will be halved. The specifics work differently between [[generation]]s.

In {{3v|Red|Blue|Yellow}}, a Pokémon loses 1/16 of its maximum {{stat|HP}} every turn, after it attacks. Its {{stat|Attack}} stat is also halved. If a burned Pokémon causes an opponent to faint, it will not take damage that turn.

There are also two irregularities:

Same as Generation I, but a burned Pokémon now loses 1/8 of its maximum HP each turn, after it attacks. All irregularities from Generation I were fixed.

Instead of modifying the {{stat|Attack}} stat, a burn now technically halves the damage a burned Pokémon does with [[physical move]]s. A burn now also depletes a burned Pokémon's health at the end of its turn. If a burned Pokémon knocks out an opponent, it will now take burn damage.

A Pokémon can be burned when struck by any of the following moves. There is only one move, {{m|Will-O-Wisp}}, whose primary effect is to burn the opponent; all other moves listed below burn as a secondary effect.

A burn can be cured with the use of a {{DL|Status condition healing item|Burn Heal}}, [[Yago Berry]] ([[Generation III]] only), or a [[Rawst Berry]] ({{DL|Berry (Generation II)|Ice Berry}} in [[Generation II]]). In addition, like all other major [[status condition]]s, it can be cured by the items {{DL|Status condition healing item|Full Heal}}, {{DL|Status condition healing item|Lava Cookie}}, {{DL|Status condition healing item|Full Restore}}, {{DL|Status condition healing item|Old Gateau}}, {{DL|Herbal medicine|Heal Powder}}, [[Lum Berry]], {{DL|Berry (Generation II)|Miracle Berry}} (Generation II only), {{DL|Status condition healing item|Casteliacone}}, and [[Sacred Ash]]. {{m|Refresh}} and {{m|Rest}} also remove the burn status condition from the user, while {{m|Heal Bell}}{{tt|*|Unless the Pokémon has Soundproof as their Ability in Generation III and IV}} and {{m|Aromatherapy}} removes it from all Pokémon in the party. A Pokémon with {{a|Natural Cure}} will be cured upon switching out, one with the {{a|Hydration}} Ability will be cured whilst it is [[rain]]ing, one with {{a|Shed Skin}} has a 30% chance of being cured every turn, and one with {{a|Healer}} has a 30% chance of healing allies of status conditions in [[Double Battle|Double]] and [[Triple Battle]]s.

The moves {{m|Safeguard}} and {{m|Misty Terrain}} (for grounded Pokémon) will protect the party from status conditions for five turns. A Pokémon with the [[Ability]] {{a|Heatproof}} will only lose 1/16 of its HP each turn, instead of 1/8, one with {{a|Leaf Guard}} will be protected from status conditions in [[harsh sunlight]]. Those with {{a|Guts}} are immune to the damage-reducing side effect (in addition to the regular attack increase the ability grants), while Pokémon with {{a|Magic Guard}} are immune to the HP loss (but still suffer from the attack drop). {{type|Fire}} Pokémon are, for the most part, immune to being burned, although if their type is changed through a move like {{m|Soak}} and they are then burned and switched out (resetting to the {{type|Fire}}), the burn status will remain. Fire-type moves will inflict burn before {{a|Color Change}} takes effect, as well. Those with the {{a|Water Veil}} or {{a|Comatose}} Ability are completely immune.

In ''[[BW067|Cilan Takes Flight!]]'', [[Skyla's Swanna]] became burned after being drenched by [[Cilan's Stunfisk]]'s {{m|Scald}}, causing its entire body to glow with a red hue. Its burn subsided when it used {{m|Aqua Ring}}.

During a battle between [[Rocco]]'s {{p|Magmortar}} and [[Hiori]]'s {{TP|Hiori|Lucario}} in ''[[P7-03|Challenge From A Rival]]'', Lucario got burned by Magmortar's {{a|Flame Body}} Ability. After several strategies to defeat the difficult opponent, Lucario used the burn it received to its advantage. Using it ability to sense the [[Aura]] to see through Magmortar's {{m|Smokescreen}}, Lucario was able to defeat Magmortar with a powered-up {{m|Facade}}, surprising his opponent.

Burning is one of the five special conditions recognized in the {{Trading Card Game}}. It was officially recognized as a status condition during the 2002 release of the {{TCG|Expedition Base Set}}. It can be argued that the burning condition started in the {{TCG|Neo Genesis}} set, where {{TCG ID|Neo Genesis|Quilava|47}}'s Char attack caused exactly the same condition; however, it was not officially recognized as a special condition.

Once burned, a burn marker needs to be placed on the Pokémon and a {{TCG|coin}} must be flipped between turns. If it lands on heads, no damage occurs to the Pokémon, but if tails, two damage counters are placed on the card. Unlike in the games, special conditions are not necessarily mutually exclusive, allowing Pokémon to experience several special conditions all at once. Burning can also prevent {{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Poké-Power}}s from working, but leaves most [[Appendix:Glossary (TCG)#Poké-Body|Poké-Bodies]] unaffected.

In the TCG there are few ways to remove a burn; including [[evolution|evolving]] a Pokémon, returning a Pokémon to the player's {{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Bench}}, using specific attacks or using selected {{TCG|Trainer card}}s on the affected Pokémon.