Flame Body (Ability)

Flame Body (Japanese: ほのおのからだ Flame Body) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Flame Body	ほのおのからだ
	Flame Body
Flavor text Generation III Burns the foe on contact.RSEFRLG Burns the target on contact.ColoXD Generation IV Contact with the Pokémon may burn the foe. Generation V Contact with the Pokémon may burn the attacker. Generation VI Contact with the Pokémon may burn the attacker. Generation VII Contact with the Pokémon may burn the attacker. Generation VIII Contact with the Pokémon may burn the attacker. Generation IX Contact with the Pokémon may burn the attacker.

Effect

In battle

Generation III

When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a move that makes contact, there is a 1/3 chance that the attacking Pokémon will become burned.

If a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a multistrike move that makes contact (such as Fury Swipes), each hit has an independent chance to activate this Ability.

Generation IV onward

The chance for Flame Body to burn is lowered to 30%.

Outside of battle

From Pokémon Emerald onward, if a Pokémon with Flame Body is in the party (even if fainted), the number of cycles it takes for all Pokémon Eggs in the party to hatch are halved. This effect does not stack with itself, Magma Armor, or Steam Engine; however, it can be stacked with Hatching Power Pass Power, O-Power, or Roto Hatch.

Pokémon with Flame Body

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire	Run Away	Flash Fire	Flame Body
0078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire	Run Away	Flash Fire	Flame Body
0126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	Flame Body	None	Vital Spirit
0146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	Pressure	None	Flame Body
0218		Slugma	Fire		Fire	Magma Armor	Flame Body	Weak Armor
0219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock	Magma Armor	Flame Body	Weak Armor
0240		Magby	Fire		Fire	Flame Body	None	Vital Spirit
0467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire	Flame Body	None	Vital Spirit
0485		Heatran	Fire	Steel	Flash Fire	None	Flame Body
0607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire	Flash Fire	Flame Body	InfiltratorGen VI+
0608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire	Flash Fire	Flame Body	InfiltratorGen VI+
0609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire	Flash Fire	Flame Body	InfiltratorGen VI+
0636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire	Flame Body	None	Swarm
0637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire	Flame Body	None	Swarm
0662		Fletchinder	Fire	Flying	Flame Body	None	Gale Wings
0663		Talonflame	Fire	Flying	Flame Body	None	Gale Wings
0838		Carkol	Rock	Fire	Steam Engine	Flame Body	Flash Fire
0839		Coalossal	Rock	Fire	Steam Engine	Flame Body	Flash Fire
0850		Sizzlipede	Fire	Bug	Flash Fire	White Smoke	Flame Body
0851		Centiskorch	Fire	Bug	Flash Fire	White Smoke	Flame Body
0935		Charcadet	Fire		Fire	Flash Fire	None	Flame Body
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Flame Body activating in Super Mystery Dungeon

When the Pokémon is hit by a move that makes contact, there is a chance that the attacking Pokémon will become burned. In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, Flame Body also causes any items thrown at the Pokémon to become burned, nullifying the effects of the thrown item. Thrown items that miss the Pokémon will not be burned.

Description

Games Description MDRB Afflicts attackers with burns. MDTDS Burns an attacker who lands a direct-contact attack. BSL こうげきしてきた ポケモンを やけどじょうたいに する Conq. Contact with the Pokémon may burn the attacker. MDGtI May inflict the Burn status condition on the attacker who hits it with a direct attack.* When the Pokémon is hit with a direct attack like Tackle or Scratch, the attacker is sometimes afflicted with the Burn status condition!* SMD When the Pokémon is hit with a contact move like Tackle or Scratch, the attacker can be left with a burn! It also burns thrown items, but it doesn't block moves. MDRTDX When the Pokémon is hit with a contact move, like Tackle or Scratch, the attacker can be left with a Burn. This Ability also burns items thrown at the Pokémon.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Magmortar Ash's Fletchinder A wild Fletchinder Talonflame
Contact with the Pokémon may burn the attacker. The Ability can also be used to incubate Eggs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	When the opponent makes physical contact with Magmortar, it may become burned. If so, the opponent's body will periodically become covered in flames, hurting it.
Paul's Magmortar	Evolving Strategies!		Debut
	Fletchinder's body glows red and starts emitting heat, causing everything around it to become very warm. This allows it to incubate Eggs.
Ash's Fletchinder	A Not-So-Flying Start!		None
A wild Fletchinder	XY115		Poké TV segment
	Talonflame's body glows orange and starts emitting heat, causing everything around it to become very warm.
Ash's Talonflame	Bearing Down Easy!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• In the Japan Mini-volume 6 for the X & Y arc, Y's Fletchinder, Fletchy, was revealed to have Flame Body as her Ability.
• Flint's Magmortar, Ghetsis's Volcarona, and Magby used by Team Galactic Grunts were revealed to have Flame Body as their Ability.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	火焰之軀 Fóyihm jī Kēui * 火焰體 Fóyihm Tái *
	Mandarin	火焰之軀 / 火焰之躯 Huǒyàn zhī Qū * 火焰體 Huǒyàn Tǐ *
Danish		Flammekrop
Dutch		Vlamlichaam
Finnish		Liekkiruumis (XY076) Tulikeho (DP132)
French		Corps Ardent
German		Flammkörper
Italian		Corpodifuoco
Korean		불꽃몸 Bulkkot Mom
Norwegian		Flammekropp
Polish		Ciało Płomieni* Ciało Ognia*
Portuguese	Brazil	Corpo de Chamas (JN140–present, TCG) Corpo Flamejante (XY076) Corpo em Chamas (DP132*) Corpo em Chama (DP132*)
	Portugal	Corpo Chama (XY076–present) Inflamar (DP132)
Romanian		Corpul în Flăcări
Russian		Огненное Тело Ognennoye Telo
Spanish	Latin America	Cuerpo de Fuego (games) Cuerpo Llama (DP132–JN140)
	Spain	Cuerpo Llama
Swedish		Eldkropp Flamkropp
Vietnamese		Lửa Thân Nhiệt

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