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{{Infobox Special Move
|name=Flare Blitz
|image=[[File:SSB4 - Flare Blitz.jpg|300px|Flare Blitz]]
|caption=Flare Blitz in {{forwiiu}}. 
|user=[[Charizard]]
|universe={{uv|Pokémon}}
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|interwikipage=Flare Blitz (move)
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{{cquote|''A powerful flaming tackle that also hurts you.''|cite=''Smash for 3DS''{{'}}s foldout}}
'''Flare Blitz''' ({{ja|フレアドライブ|Furea Doraibu}}, ''Flare Drive'') is {{SSB4|Charizard}}'s [[side special move]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

==Overview==
Charizard emits a blue glow at startup, and then cloaks itself in flames and rushes forward, hitting anyone in its path. It gains limited [[armor]] during the move, able to take up to 14% damage without flinching. This is a particularly strong attack with high knockback, but has very slow startup, making the move reactable. It has [[recoil damage]] both in the beginning and when Charizard hits anything, like a wall, some projectiles, or an opponent. Charizard is hurt 5% when the move is used, and is hurt another 5% when it collides with anything. It then falls over and [[floor recovery|lands on its back]] (this cannot be [[tech]]ed), allowing the opponent to punish it extremely hard if they blocked the attack. 

The attack inflicts 4% to the opponent from the flames cloaking Charizard, and another 15% if the opponent is hit with the tackle, dealing heavy knockback from the tackle itself. The move's power decreases at the end of the tackle, leaving only the flames, inflicting 4% and low knockback. Since the tackle is finished, Charizard won't receive the additional 5% recoil damage. Rarely, the explosion may miss the opponent, dealing only 4% and low knockback but causing Charizard to receive full recoil. This happens more often when the opponent is above Charizard. 

The move can be used as a reliable recovery in the air, as it travels the whole length of Final Destination and can snap the ledge before the animation completes. However, Charizard continues to fall while starting up the move, which can make it difficult to snap to the ledge instead of crashing into the stage. Knocking into an opponent or side of the stage will cause Charizard to be temporarily forced into its falling hurt animation, potentially self-destructing due to its lengthy animation. This significant end lag on impact also makes Flare Blitz very punishable if [[shield]]ed, and if Charizard ends up lying on the ground, it can even set up a free [[jab lock]] for the opponent. As such, the move must be used sparingly and carefully, primarily as a punishing option in its own right, but also as a movement option for mix-ups and to escape potential pressure from foes.

Interestingly, the explosion can be [[reflect]]ed and [[absorb]]ed. 

==Customization==
Special Move customization was added in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the variations:
{{CustomSet|Charizard|Side|name1=Flare Blitz|desc1=Hurtle sideways in an explosive assault. Damages both you and your foes.|name2=Blast Burn|desc2=Slower but more explosive than Flare Blitz. Deals more damage to you and your foes.|name3=Dragon Rush|desc3=Less powerful than Flare Blitz, but you don't take damage when using it.}}
#'''Flare Blitz''': Default.
#'''Blast Burn''' ({{ja|ブラストバーン|Burasuto Bān}}): Charizard takes a little more to charge up, and travels slowly for a short distance. Charizard is engulfed with more flames, and is more powerful, inflicting 32% damage, and the explosion upon impact causes high knockback. Charizard hurts itself significantly more, taking 6% by using the move and 10% more upon tackling an opponent. Unlike with Flare Blitz, Blast Burn's explosion cannot be reflected or absorbed.
#'''Dragon Rush''' ({{ja|ドラゴンダイブ|Doragon Daibu}}, ''Dragon Dive''): Does not have a very long charge up time, and does not have any recoil. The move has no flame effect, and instead drills through opponents and traps them, dealing continuous damage for a max of 11%, with less knockback. As a recovery option, it is better than the standard variation, as Charizard will not stop the move when it hits an opponent. However, this move does not travel as far as Flare Blitz, but the reduced travel distance does help avoid accidental self-destructs when used near stage ledges. This variation is also used during its Final Smash, [[Mega Charizard X]], as a basic attack.

<gallery>
flareblitzcustom1.JPG|Blast Burn in {{for3ds}}.
flareblitzcustom2.JPG|Dragon Rush in {{for3ds}}.
</gallery>

==Origin==
{{ImageCaption|File:FlareBlitzG6Charge.png|File:FlareBlitzG6Hit.png|width1=120px|width2=120px|align=right|caption=Flare Blitz charging at the opponent and hitting them in ''Pokémon X/Y''.}}
Flare Blitz is a physical Fire-type attack introduced in Generation IV. A very powerful move, but the user takes a third of the damage dealt to the target as recoil.

{{iw|bulbapedia|Blast Burn|move}} is the Fire-type equivalent of {{iw|bulbapedia|Hyper Beam|move}}. Unlike its ''Smash Bros.'' variation, it doesn't damage the user, nor is it a contact move, but it does leave them vulnerable for the next turn as they need to recharge.

{{iw|bulbapedia|Dragon Rush|move}}, also introduced in Generation IV, is a physical Dragon-type attack that has a small chance of flinching the target. 

Charizard learns Flare Blitz by leveling up in all games since its introduction. Charizard has been able to learn Blast Burn from a move tutor starting in ''{{s|Bulbapedia|Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen}}'' and in all games from Generation IV onwards. Finally, Charizard learns Dragon Rush as an {{s|bulbapedia|egg move}} as a [[Charmander]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
file:Flare Blitz Gen V.png|Flare Blitz in Generation V.
file:Flareblitzstartup.JPG|Flare Blitz's start up.
file:SSB4 Flare Blitz.gif|Charizard using Flare Blitz, along with knockback recoil.
</gallery>
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