Ability · Generation III · Ability No. 18
Flash Fire
Spanish name: Absorbe Fuego
Effect
If hit by a Fire-type move, the Pokémon absorbs the flames and uses them to power up its own Fire-type moves.
This Pokémon is immune to Fire-type moves. Once this Pokémon has been hit by a Fire move, its own Fire moves will inflict 1.5× as much damage until it leaves battle. This ability has no effect while the Pokémon is frozen. The Fire damage bonus is retained even if the Pokémon is frozen and thawed or the ability is lost or disabled. Fire moves will ignore this Pokémon's Substitute. This ability takes effect even on non-damaging moves, i.e. Will-O-Wisp.
Changes by generation
How this ability worked in older games:
- Before Diamond & Pearl: This Pokemon is immune to Fire-type moves, as long as it is not frozen. The first time it is hit by a Fire-type move, damage from its Fire-type attacks will be multiplied by 1.5 as long as it remains active and has this Ability. If this Pokemon has a non-volatile status condition, is a Fire type, or has a substitute, Will-O-Wisp will not activate this Ability.
Pokémon with Flash Fire as a regular ability
#0037 Vulpix
#0038 Ninetales
#0058 Growlithe
#0058 Growlithe (Hisuian)
#0059 Arcanine
#0059 Arcanine (Hisuian)
#0077 Ponyta
#0078 Rapidash
#0136 Flareon
#0228 Houndour
#0229 Houndoom
#0485 Heatran
#0607 Litwick
#0608 Lampent
#0609 Chandelure
#0631 Heatmor
#0850 Sizzlipede
#0851 Centiskorch
#0851 Centiskorch (Gigantamax)
#0935 Charcadet
#0936 Armarouge
#0937 Ceruledge
#0155 Cyndaquil
#0156 Quilava
#0157 Typhlosion
#0837 Rolycoly
#0838 Carkol
#0839 Coalossal
#0839 Coalossal (Gigantamax)