Blaze (Japanese: もうか, Hepburn: Mouka) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. It is an exclusive ability to Fire-type Pokémon, mostly Starters, with the exception of Pansear and its evolution.
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The damage of Fire-type moves are increased by 1.5x its original damage when the user's HP is 30% or lower.
Generations | Description |
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Generation III | Powers up Fire-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low. |
Generation IV | |
Generation V | |
Generation VI | |
Generation VII | |
Generation VIII | |
Generation IX |
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It is the most seen ability out if the 3 base starter abilities in the anime, with 4 Pokémon from 3 evolutionary line using it. Theses are May's Blaziken (only as Blaziken), Ash's Infernape in all 3 evolutionary stages (and became notorious for activating it), and both Ash's and Professor Kukui's Incineroar (though the former did so as Torracat, its pre-evolution, when battling the latter).