Pyro Ball (move)

Pyro Ball かえんボール Flame Ball

Battles Type  Fire Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  120 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} 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

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Pyro Ball (Japanese: かえんボール Flame Ball) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is one of the signature moves of Cinderace.

Effect

Pyro Ball will thaw out the user if it is frozen, and then inflict damage on the target. Pyro Ball also has a 10% chance of burning the target. It has no effect on Pokémon with the Bulletproof Ability.

Description

Games Description SwSh The user attacks by igniting a small stone and launching it as a fiery ball at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0815		Cinderace		Field	Human-Like	1, Evo.
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

Igniting the rock Cinderace
The user attacks the opponent with a powerful fire ball.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Cinderace repeatedly kicks a rock, igniting it into a flaming soccer ball. It then kicks the fire ball, launching it at the opponent. Cinderace can also kick the rock muliple times in sucession, making the Pyro Ball bigger each time it is struck, before launching it.
Goh's Cinderace	Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 火焰球 Fóyihm Kàuh Mandarin 火焰球 Huǒyàn Qiú Czech Ohnivá Koule French Ballon Brûlant German Feuerball Italian Palla Infuocata Korean 화염볼 Hwayeom Bol Brazilian Portuguese Bola Incendiária Russian Пирошар Piroshar Spanish Balón Ígneo

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