History of "Pokémon Go" - The Fire Type Quiz

Answer: Stone Edge

In PvE, Stone Edge offers no value whatsoever to Blaziken. In PvP, it can be of niche use depending on the format and league being played in. Either way, trainers are not likely to spend real world money in droves to get a Blaziken with a random Rock type move on it.

Answer: Incinerate

Incinerate is both extremely powerful and extremely slow for a fast move, dishing out an absurd base damage of 29 per hit, while also taking a whole 3.5 seconds to use once. These two extremes blend together to make it a genuinely decent, albeit very volatile and risky, move. Sadly, both of Ho-Oh's Fire charged moves in Fire Blast and, disappointingly, Sacred Fire, are both terrible and have prevented Ho-Oh from asserting itself within the Fire meta.

Answer: Buff their damage output

Sadly, unlike the mainline games, Primal Groudon does not get Desolate Land and thus cannot protect itself or allies from Water type moves. Still, even for just existing on one's team, the entire party's Fire, Ground and Grass type moves will do more damage.

This is the case even if Primal Groudon never hits the field. A common strategy for some players seeking to overcome challenging bosses, a particularly notable example being Primal Kyogre, is to put Primal Groudon in the back, then front load with five Grass or Fire types who will appreciate getting buffed.

When those five are out, the player would typically go heal them up and try again, with Primal Groudon still occupying a space in the back for buffing duties.

Answer: Clear

Later in the evening, of course, it cannot be sunny out. To prevent Fire, Grass and Ground types from basically being useless compared to other types during half or more of the day, Niantic introduced the Clear weather. Clear functions in the exact same way as Sunny mechanically, boosting the power of Fire, Grass and Ground moves.

Answer: Incinerate

Incinerate has a massive 29 base power, almost as high as some Charged Moves. However, it takes a whopping 3.5 seconds to use it once, so it's all too easy to get sniped by an opposing Charged move while locked in animation. Still, it does genuinely great damage for a Fast move and, as such, is fairly viable.

Answer: Blaze Kick

Blaze Kick is a three-barred move with a lightning fast animation and quick recovery as well. Of course, it isn't the strongest of Charged Moves, but it does solid enough damage considering its other advantages to be worth using.

Answer: Poltergeist

Poltergeist is a one-barred Charge Move with a sluggish damage window, lengthy cooldown and a decent 140 Base Power. Sadly, this is very much inferior to Shadow Ball and, because the latter does not require an Elite TM and is not time sensitive, it is vastly superior to Poltergeist.

Answer: Fire Punch

Fire Punch is a slow, fairly weak three-barred Charge Move. It is really useful in PvP, but it took until 2023 - four years later - for Fire Punch to finally be useful as a STAB option for Primal Groudon. It's a least better than Fire Blast, Groudon's other option for a Fire move.

Answer: Ten

Heatran most notably quadruply resists Bug, Grass, Steel and Ice, which Fire hits super effectively, making it particularly useful against those two types. In PvP, quadruply resisting Fairy and resisting Dragon is very useful as well.

Answer: Mega Charizard Y

Mega Charizard Y's stats slightly outclass it's X form, causing it to have a higher CP. This makes the Y form the form of choice if Fire type offense is wanted, but the X form and it's different Fire/Dragon make for an effective Dragon type attacker, a role the Fire/Flying Charizard Y can't contest.