Fire Punch

Type

Gen.

Power

Accuracy

100%

Priority

Effect Summary

Deals damage and has a 10% chance to burn

the target.

Fire Punch deals damage and has a 10% chance of burning

the target.
In Legends: Arceus Fire Punch's PP was reduced from 15 to 10 and its chance of burning

the target was increased from 10% to 30%.
Pokémon are immune to the burn

if:

In Generations 1-3, Fire Punch was categorized as Special

instead of Physical

GS C	A fiery punch. May cause a burn.
RS E	A fiery punch that may burn the foe.
FRLG	The foe is punched with a fiery fist. It may leave the foe with a burn.
DP HGSS PL	The foe is punched with a fiery fist. It may leave the target with a burn.
COL B2W2	The target is punched with a fiery fist. It may also leave the target with a burn.
XY ORAS SM USUM LGPLGE SWSH	The target is punched with a fiery fist. This may also leave the target with a burn.

Move Target

Normal

Affects a selected adjacent target.

means that the Pokémon can not be selected.

means that the Pokémon can be selected.

means that the Pokémon will be selected.

Effect Type

Damage	Deals damage.
Burn	Burns the target.

Interactions

Makes contact	User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb ).
Blocked by Detect and Protect	This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move	A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based	This move has 1.2x its usual power when used by a Pokémon with Iron Fist.