Lava Plume
In Pokémon ChampionsGen IV
Game
Pokémon Champions
FireSpecial
30% chance to adjacent Pokémon.
- Power
- 80
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 15
- Hits
- Everyone next to the user, ally too (spread move)
See it in the games
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How it works in Champions
Has a 30% chance to the target.
“The user torches everything around it in an inferno of scarlet flames. This may also leave those it hits with a burn.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Hits everyone next to the user, its partner too, at 0.75× damage each in Doubles.Spread 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
- Doesn't make contact: Rough Skin, Rocky Helmet and similar don't trigger.
Who runs Lava Plume on Showdown
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.
Who learns Lava Plume
8 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
All 20 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →