Fire Blast (move)

Fire Blast (Japanese: だいもんじ ) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation I.
It is:
* TM38 from Generation I to , and in .
* TM46 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
* TR15 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
* TM141 in Generation IX.
==Effect==
===Generation I===
Fire Blast inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of the target.
===Generation II to V===
Fire Blast now has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Fire Blast can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 4 bonus appeal points if was used in the previous turn.
===Generation VI onwards===
Fire Blast's power was decreased from 120 to 110.
===Generation VIII===
====Pokémon Legends: Arceus====
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
===By TM/TR===
===By ===
====Generation IX====
==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
Fire Blast deals damage and may leave the target with a burn.
===Pokémon Conquest===
===Super Smash Bros. series===
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, uses Fire Blast as part of 's Final Smash, Triple Finish. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U it is one of Mega Charizard X's attacks which is shot as a fireball out of Mega Charizard X's mouth where upon contact it transforms into 大 and causes multiple hits.
===Pokémon GO===
====Updates====
;Gyms & Raids
* July 30, 2016
** Power: 60 → 100
* February 16, 2017
** Power: 100 → 140
** Duration: 4.1 → 4.2 seconds
** Damage window: 3.6 - 4 → 3.1 - 3.9 seconds
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===Pokémon Masters EX===
Name 	 	Move gauge cost 	MP(uses) 	Base	Max 	 	Target 	Effect tag 	Description 	Playable	
Fire Blast 	3	— 	116 	139 	85% 	An opponent 	— 	Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target burned.	(Post-sync move) (Strike role only) (Strike role only) (Support role only) (Strike/Support roles only)Users of (small chance) 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Almighty Fire Blast 	4	1 	700 	840 	100%	An opponent 	— 	Activation Condition: When there is at least one burned Pokémon on the opponent's field of play.
Deactivation Condition: When there are no longer any burned Pokémon on the opponent's field of play.
Leaves the target burned.	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Name 	 	State 	State 	Base	Max 	Target 	Target 	Effect tag 	Description 	Playable	
Champion Time Fire Blast 	 	Default 	Default 	250 	300 	An opponent 	An opponent 	— 	No additional effect. 	 	
Champion Time Fire Blast 	 	6★ EX 	6★ EX 	250 	300 	All opponents	All opponents	— 	No additional effect. 	 	
Champion Time Fire Blast 	 	6★ EX with EX role	6★ EX with EX role	250 	300 	All opponents	All opponents	— 	The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used. 	 	
Burning Love Fire Blast 	 	Default 	Default 	200 	240 	An opponent 	An opponent 	— 	The more the target's stats are lowered, the greater the power of this attack. 	 	
Burning Love Fire Blast 	 	6★ EX 	6★ EX 	300 	360 	An opponent 	An opponent 	— 	The more the target's stats are lowered, the greater the power of this attack. 	 	
Burning Love Fire Blast 	 	6★ EX with EX role	6★ EX with EX role	300 	360 	An opponent 	An opponent 	— 	The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used. 	 	
Fiery Determination Divine Fire Blast	 	Default 	Default 	300 	360 	An opponent 	An opponent 	— 	Applies the Supereffective ↑ Next effect to the user. 	 	
Fiery Determination Divine Fire Blast	 	6★ EX 	6★ EX 	300 	360 	An opponent 	An opponent 	— 	Lowers all opposing sync pairs' Type Rebuff for the following Type by one rank the first time the user's sync move is used each battle:• Fire	 	
Fiery Determination Divine Fire Blast	 	6★ EX with EX role	6★ EX with EX role	450 	540 	An opponent 	An opponent 	— 	Lowers all opposing sync pairs' Type Rebuff for the following Type by one rank the first time the user's sync move is used each battle:• Fire	 	
Notes:
* Fire Blast:
** Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a very small chance of leaving the target burned.
* Fiery Determination Divine Fire Blast:
** 's passive Champion Who Hears the Cheers makes this attack target all opponents and always result in a critical hit.
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In Pokémon UNITE, Fire Blast is 's second move. It is obtained by reaching level 7 as and upgrading into it instead of . The user shoots a blast of fire forward while moving, exploding on the first enemy hit or after a short distance, damage enemies and leaving a fire area for 5s that deals damage over time and slows enemies within the radius. At level 13, its damage increases.
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
===Pokémon Origins===
===Pokémon Evolutions===
===POKÉTOON===
==In the manga==
===Phantom Thief Pokémon 7===
===Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder===
===Pokémon Adventures===
===Pokémon Battle Frontier===
* In Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden, Anabel told her to use Fire Blast, but it wasn't shown using the move.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Side series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==Trivia==
* In Generation I, Fire Blast was the only move that could be taught by TM.
* Its animation is based on the Daimonji of the Japanese festival , where a large bonfire is lit in the shape of the character 大 (meaning "big" or "great").
* A glitch sometimes occurs with this move in where the background fails to appear, instead showing just black.
* In , when a Pokémon with a large hitbox (such as Rayquaza) uses Fire Blast in a battle in one of the back alleys of Lumiose City, when the camera pans backwards, it will clip through the building to the right side of the Pokémon, causing it to completely disappear momentarily.
==In other languages==
Category:Moves that can inflict a burn
Category:Moves in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
de:Feuersturm
es:Llamarada
fr:Déflagration
it:Fuocobomba
ja:だいもんじ
zh:大字爆炎（招式）