Flare Blitz: Power, Accuracy & Champions Usage

Changes over time

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

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 the target. If the target lost HP, the user takes damage equal to 33% the HP lost by the target, rounded half up, but not less than 1 HP.

Makes contact

“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

Good to know

Makes contact: Rough Skin, Iron Barbs and Rocky Helmet hurt the attacker; Protective Pads prevents it.Contact moves
The user takes recoil: 33% of the damage dealt. Reckless boosts it; Rock Head and Magic Guard prevent the recoil.Recoil moves
Has a secondary effect: Sheer Force boosts it and removes the effect, Serene Grace doubles the chance, and Shield Dust and Covert Cloak block it.Moves with a secondary effect
Thaws the user if it's frozen.