How does the ability "Flash Fire" work?
Specifically, does a Pokemon with Flash Fire take damage the first time it is hit with a Fire move AFTER which it is immune to Fire moves and gets a damage bonus? Or the first time it is hit with a Fire move will it negate that damage immediately?
I would prefer confirmation from someone who has observed this in game.
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In all generations, if a pokémon has Flash Fire, it is effectively immune to all Fire-type moves, both damaging moves and status moves (Will-O-Wisp).
In generation 3 and 4, however, if the pokémon with Flash Fire was frozen, it would not activate and the pokémon would take damage. This was changed in gen 5.
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How does Flash Fire ability work?
Flash Fire makes the Pok\xe9mon immune to Fire-type moves and will activate when hit by one. When activated, the power of the Pok\xe9mon's Fire-type moves is increased by 50%. While subsequent hits by Fire-type moves will not provide further increases in power, the Pok\xe9mon remains immune to the moves.How do you trigger Flash Fire in Pokémon?
If a Pok\xe9mon with the ability is hit with a Fire-type move, Fire-type moves (and later the users Attack stats starting from Gen 4) will be powered up. This ability makes the user immune to Fire-type damage and when hit by a Fire-type move, Flash Fire will be activated.Does Flash Fire make you immune to Fire?
Flash Fire makes you immune to any Fire move. It also boosts the power of your own Fire moves by 50% after being hit by one, for as long as you stay in.Pokémon Abilities Explained (2016)
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Flash Fire makes you immune to any Fire move. It also boosts the power of your own Fire moves by 50% after being hit by one, for as long as you stay in.
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