Flame Body (Ability)

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.

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

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance that the attacking Pokémon will become burned.

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

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
	Ponyta	Fire		Fire	Run Away	Flash Fire	Flame Body
	Rapidash	Fire		Fire	Run Away	Flash Fire	Flame Body
	Magmar	Fire		Fire	Flame Body	None	Vital Spirit
	Moltres	Fire	Flying	Pressure	None	Flame Body
	Slugma	Fire		Fire	Magma Armor	Flame Body	Weak Armor
	Magcargo	Fire	Rock	Magma Armor	Flame Body	Weak Armor
	Magby	Fire		Fire	Flame Body	None	Vital Spirit
	Magmortar	Fire		Fire	Flame Body	None	Vital Spirit
	Heatran	Fire	Steel	Flash Fire	None	Flame Body
	Litwick	Ghost	Fire	Flash Fire	Flame Body	Infiltrator
	Lampent	Ghost	Fire	Flash Fire	Flame Body	Infiltrator
	Chandelure	Ghost	Fire	Flash Fire	Flame Body	Infiltrator
	Larvesta	Bug	Fire	Flame Body	None	Swarm
	Volcarona	Bug	Fire	Flame Body	None	Swarm
	Fletchinder	Fire	Flying	Flame Body	None	Gale Wings
	Talonflame	Fire	Flying	Flame Body	None	Gale Wings
	Carkol	Rock	Fire	Steam Engine	Flame Body	Flash Fire
	Coalossal	Rock	Fire	Steam Engine	Flame Body	Flash Fire
	Sizzlipede	Fire	Bug	Flash Fire	White Smoke	Flame Body
	Centiskorch	Fire	Bug	Flash Fire	White Smoke	Flame Body
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation VIII games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later.

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 the anime

Ash's Fletchinder	Magmortar	The effect	Wild Fletchinder
When the opponent makes physical contact with the Pokémon, they become burned. The Ability can also be used to incubate Eggs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Magmortar	Sometimes, when the opponent makes physical contact with Magmortar, its body periodically becomes covered in flames, hurting it.
Paul's Magmortar	Evolving Strategies!		Debut
Fletchinder	Fletchinder's body starts glowing red and orange, causing everything around it to become very warm. This property allows it to incubate Eggs.
Ash's Fletchinder	A Not-So-Flying Start!		None
A wild Fletchinder	XY115		Poké TV segment

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• In the Japan Mini-volume 6 for the X & Y chapter, Y's Fletchinder, Fletchy, was revealed to have Flame Body as her Ability.
• Flint's Magmortar is revealed to have Flame Body as his Ability.
• Ghetsis's Volcarona is revealed to have Flame Body as its Ability.
• 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 Tulikeho (DP132) Liekkiruumis (XY076) French Corps Ardent German Flammkörper Italian Corpodifuoco Korean 불꽃몸 Bulkkot Mom Norwegian Flammekropp Polish Ciało Płomieni* Ciało Ognia* Portuguese Brazil Corpo Flamejante Corpo de Chamas (TCG) Portugal Corpo Flamejante Corpo Chama Romanian Corpul în Flăcări Russian Огненное Тело Ognennoye Telo Spanish Cuerpo Llama Swedish Eldkropp Flamkropp Vietnamese Lửa Thân Nhiệt

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