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The flame effect as demonstrated by
Ness's PK Fire attack on
Lucas
Flame, also known as fire, is a kind of effect in the Super Smash Bros. series that debuted in Super Smash Bros.. Targets hit by flame attacks are momentarily set on fire, flashing red and orange, and in Ultimate, will appear visibly scorched.
In addition, flame attacks have several other effects:
Flame attacks are boosted by Flame Attack stickers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl's The Subspace Emissary and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate by the Primary Spirit skill Fire Attack ↑, the Support Spirit skill Fire & Explosion Attack ↑, as well as certain Spirit Battle conditions. Flame attacks are resisted by Flame Resist stickers in Brawl and the Spirit trait or skill Fire/Explosion Resist ↑ in Ultimate. These attacks also deal more damage to fighters equipped with a Primary Spirit with the trait Fire Weakness in Ultimate.
Flame is by far the most common "elemental" attack in the Super Smash Bros. series, with over half of Brawl's roster having access to at least one flame attack. Most explosive-type attacks use the flame effect.
List of flame attacks
By characters
Banjo & Kazooie
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Rear Egg
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Bowser
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Fire Breath
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Fire Shot
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Fire Roar
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Flying Slam (explosion)
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Bowser Jr.
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Mechakoopa (explosion)
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Abandon Ship! (Clown Car explosion)
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Meteor Ejection (Clown Car explosion)
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Impatient Mechakoopa (explosion)
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Big Mechakoopa (explosion)
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Captain Falcon
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Forward smash
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Falcon Dive
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Falcon Kick
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Falcon Punch
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Raptor Boost
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Falcon Dash Punch
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Mighty Falcon Punch
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Heavy Raptor Boost
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Wind-up Raptor Boost
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Explosive Falcon Dive
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Charizard
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Flamethrower
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Forward tilt (sweetspot)
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Neutral aerial (sweetspot)
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Back aerial (sweetspot, second hit in Brawl)
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Down throw
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Fire Blast (in both Triple Finish and Mega Charizard X)
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Forward aerial
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Flare Blitz
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Blast Burn
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Dark Samus
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Missile
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Bomb
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Diddy Kong
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Rocketbarrel Boost
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Rocketbarrel Barrage (ending explosion)
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Peanut Popgun (overcharge explosion)
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Exploding Popgun (overcharge explosion)
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Jumbo Peanuts (overcharge explosion)
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Rocketbarrel Attack
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Rocketbarrel Kaboom
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Hyper Rocketbarrel
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Donkey Kong
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Hot Slap (flame pillars)
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Dr. Mario
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Ol' One-Two
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Duck Hunt
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Trick Shot (explosion)
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Wild Gunman (sombrero gunman)
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High-Explosive Shot
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Zigzag Shot
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Quick Draw Aces (sombrero gunman)
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Mega Gunman (sombrero gunman)
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Falco
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Fire Bird
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Landmaster shots
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Fast Fire Bird
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Distant Fire Bird
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Fox
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Fire Fox
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Landmaster shots
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Fox Burst (explosion)
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Ganondorf
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Volcano Kick (up-tilt)
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Giga Bowser
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Forward smash
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Pummel
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Forward throw
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Fire Breath
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Greninja
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Exploding Attack
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Hero
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Frizz/Frizzle/Kafrizz
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Command Selection (Sizz, Sizzle, Bang, Kaboom, Flame Slash)
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Ike
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Eruption
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Furious Eruption
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Incineroar
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Cross Chop
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Revenge
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Max Malicious Moonsault
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Isabelle
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Lloid Trap (explosion)
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Jigglypuff
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Rest
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Wakie Wakie
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Ken
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Shoryuken (heavy input)
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Shinryuken
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King Dedede
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Jet Hammer (hammer head when fully charged)
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Armored Jet Hammer (hammer head when fully charged)
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Dash Jet Hammer (hammer head when fully charged)
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Dedede Burst (ending explosion)
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Dede-Rush (missiles)
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Kirby
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Dash attack
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Cook Kirby
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Hammer Flip (fully charged)
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Giant Hammer (fully charged)
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Kirby (Copy Abilities)
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Fireball
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Falcon Punch
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Chef (pan)
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Fire Breath
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Eruption
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Flamethrower
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Robo-Beam (close range)
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Flare Blade
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Hand Grenade
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Peanut Popgun (overcharge explosion)
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Shakunetsu Hadoken
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Trick Shot (explosion)
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Plasma Breath
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Punch (laser)
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Little Mac
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Up smash (sweetspot)
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Flaming Straight Lunge
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Link
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Bomb
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Giant Bomb
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Meteor Bomb
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Lucas
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PK Fire
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PK Starstorm
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Luigi
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Fireball
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Fire Jump Punch (sweetspot)
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Green Missile
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Bouncing Fireball
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Floating Missile
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Quick Missile
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Fiery Jump Punch (sweetspot)
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Mario
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Fireball
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Forward smash (sweetspot)
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Mario Finale
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Fast Fireball
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Fire Orb
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Explosive Punch
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Scalding F.L.U.D.D.
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Mega Man
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Down smash
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Forward aerial
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Crash Bomber
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Mega Legends (trapping hit)
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Hyper Bomb
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Mii Brawler
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Exploding Side Kick
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Burning Dropkick
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Mii Gunner
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Jab (third hit)
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Up tilt
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Down tilt
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Dash attack
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Up smash
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Down smash
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Back aerial
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Down aerial (sweetspot)
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Floor attacks and trip attack
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Flame Pillar
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Gunner Missile
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Lunar Launch
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Grenade Launch
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Stealth Burst
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Cannon Uppercut (launch blast)
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Bomb Drop
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Cannon Jump Kick (launch blast)
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Mii Swordfighter
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Blurring Blade
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Min Min
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Punch (Ramram/Dragon)
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Mr. Game & Watch
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Forward smash (sweetspot)
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Chef (pan)
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Judge #6
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XXL Chef (pan)
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Short-Order Chef (pan)
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Forward aerial (bomb explosion)
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Ness
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PK Fire
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Down throw
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PK Starstorm
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PK Bonfire
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PK Fire Burst
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Olimar
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With a Red Pikmin, all Pikmin-based attacks (all smashes, all aerial attacks except neutral air, pummel, all throws, Pikmin Throw and customs)
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End of Day (take-off and crash land)
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Pikmin Chain (red Pikmin)
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Explosive Pluck
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Pac-Man
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On-Fire Hydrant
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Dire Hydrant
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Palutena
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Explosive Flame
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Celestial Firework
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Rocket Jump
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Peach
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Peach Bomber
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Flying Peach Bomber
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Piranha Plant
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Back aerial
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Petey Piranha (Flame breath)
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Pit
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Three Sacred Treasures (energy pillars)
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Ridley
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Forward smash
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Plasma Breath
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R.O.B.
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Up smash
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Neutral aerial
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Back aerial
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Down aerial
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Robo Beam (close range)
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Fire Gyro
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Robin
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Jab finisher (Fire Tome)
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Arcfire
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Arcfire+
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Fire Wall
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Pair Up (last hit)
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Roy
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Up smash
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Flare Blade
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Double-Edge Dance (last hits)
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Blazer
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Counter
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Critical Hit
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Down aerial
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Ryu
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Shakunetsu Hadoken
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Samus
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Up smash
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Forward aerial
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Bomb
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Down tilt
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Missile
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Forward smash (sweetspot)
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Relentless Missile
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Turbo Missile
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Slip Bomb
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Mega Bomb
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Up throw (blast)
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Sheik
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Vanish
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Burst Grenade
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Gravity Grenade
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Skimming Grenade
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Simon
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Holy Water
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Snake
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Forward smash
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Up smash (shell)
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Hand Grenade (explosion)
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Remote Missile
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C4
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Down smash
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Grenade Launcher
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Sonic
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Burning Spin Dash
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Toon Link
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Bomb
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Fire Bow
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Time Bomb
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Short-Fused Bomb
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Villager
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Up smash
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Lloid Rocket
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Liftoff Lloid
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Pushy Lloid
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Extreme Balloon Trip
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Wii Fit Trainer
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Volatile Breathing
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Wolf
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Landmaster (shot)
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Young Link
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Fire Bow
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Bomb
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Down aerial (above Young Link with the hilt of the sword)
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Yoshi
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Super Dragon (fireballs and fire breath)
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Zelda
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Up aerial
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Din's Fire
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Farore's Wind (hitbox upon reappearance)
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Nayru's Passion
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Din's Flare
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Din's Blaze
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Zero Suit Samus
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Plasma Whip (sweetspot)
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Forward smash (sweetspot of second hit)
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Plasma Dash
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By items
By enemies and bosses
By stage hazards
In addition to natural stage hazards, the Spirit Battle condition "The floor is lava" creates a hazard that inflicts flame damage.
Trivia
- Contrary to popular belief, none of Terry's special moves, including super special moves and Final Smash, use the flame effect. Rather, they possess the normal effect with energy type.