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Flare Blitz

In Pokémon ChampionsGen IV
Game

Pokémon Champions

FirePhysical

Has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. Thaws user.

Power
120
Accuracy
100%
PP
16 Scarlet & Violet: 15
Hits
One Pokémon next to the user
On Showdown
7.2% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
Properties

Changes over time

How Flare Blitz changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Champions

    PP 15 → 16 Buffed

  2. Gen V

    … user takes recoil damage equal to dropped: 1/3 added: 33% the HP lost by the target, rounded dropped: down, added: half up, but not less than 1 HP.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

Has a 10% chance to burn the target. If the target lost HP, the user takes recoil damage equal to 33% the HP lost by the target, rounded half up, but not less than 1 HP.

“The user cloaks itself in fire and charges the target to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot and may leave the target with a burn.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

What interacts

Abilities and items that boost Flare Blitz, block it, punish its user or change how it works.

Boosts it

4

Blocks or weakens it

3

Punishes the user

12

Changes how it works

6

Mold Breaker, Teravolt and Turboblaze ignore the abilities that block or weaken it.

Good to know

  • Thaws the user if it's frozen.

Who runs Flare Blitz on Showdown

  1. Incineroar90.9% of its sets
  2. Hisuian Arcanine99.8% of its sets
  3. Mega Blaziken96.0% of its sets
  4. Talonflame56.7% of its sets
  5. Mega Charizard X74.2% of its sets
  6. Arcanine54.3% of its sets
  7. Blaziken30.2% of its sets
  8. Infernape16.2% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Flare Blitz among their most used moves.

Incineroar, ladder rank #4Hisuian Arcanine, ladder rank #37Talonflame, ladder rank #49Blaziken, ladder rank #51Arcanine, ladder rank #133Emboar, ladder rank #196Flareon, ladder rank #223

Who learns Flare Blitz

36 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

CharizardNinetalesArcanineFlareonTyphlosionHoundoomBlazikenCameruptTorkoalInfernapeEmboarSimisearChandelureVolcaronaDelphoxTalonflamePyroarIncineroarSalazzleSkeledirgeArmarougeCeruledgeScovillainMega Charizard XMega Charizard YMega HoundoomMega BlazikenMega CameruptHisuian ArcanineHisuian TyphlosionPaldean Tauros (Blaze Breed)Mega EmboarMega ChandelureMega DelphoxMega PyroarMega Scovillain

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