Blue Flare (move)

Blue Flare あおいほのお Blue Fire

Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  130 Accuracy  85% 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 V Not a TM, 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  Beautiful Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII

Blue Flare (Japanese: あおいほのお Blue Fire) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation V. It is one of the signature moves of Reshiram.

Contents

Effect

Blue Flare inflicts damage and has a 20% chance of burning the target.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense, yet beautiful, blue flame. It may leave the target with a burn. XYORAS SMUSUM The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense, yet beautiful, blue flame. 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
643		Reshiram		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	100	100	100
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
494		Victini		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	Pokémon Center Tohoku Victini
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

>	Table assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right. Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit. Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon. A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.
★★★★★
Power = 55 | Accuracy = 85% | Effect = Has a 20% chance to burn each target.
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Description

Games Description Conq. The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense, yet beautiful, blue flame. It may leave the target with a burn. MDGtI It damages enemies in the same room. It could also cause the Burn status condition. With the Burn status, they keep taking damage, and their Attack also goes down slightly. SMD It damages enemies in the same room. It could also leave them with a burn.

In the anime

	Reshiram (M14)	Reshiram
The user releases blue flames from its mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Reshiram	Reshiram fires a powerful stream of light blue flames from its mouth at the opponent.
Reshiram (M14)	White—Victini and Zekrom Black—Victini and Reshiram		Debut
Reshiram (anime)	What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Reshiram
The user releases a powerful flame at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Reshiram	Reshiram's tail glows. It then releases a large stream of fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Black's Reshiram	PS545		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	BW	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• This move originated as a TCG Attack.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 青焰 Chīngyihm Mandarin 青焰 Qīngyàn Dutch Blauwe Vlam French Flamme Bleue German Blauflammen Italian Fuocoblu Korean 푸른불꽃 Purun Bulkkot Portuguese Brazil Chama Azul Labareda Azul (TCG) Portugal Chama Azul Spanish Llama Azul Vietnamese Lam Hỏa

Variations of the move Blue Flare
Bolt Strike Blue Flare

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