Ever since I started playing RBY, I have been amused by Fire Blast and its 30% burn chance. Effectively, it is sort of the Scald of RBY, except it has higher power and arguably a better distribution as most Pokemon can learn it. For the record, this is more about non-fire types using Fire Blast, because obviously they are going to run it.
Of course Fire Blast has its issues, mainly:
-unfreezing opposing frozen Pokemon
-a bit inaccurate
-low PP
-some Pokemon want to burn burned
I was bored, so I broke down the OU Pokemon by their willingness to be burned:
Would prefer to be burned:
-Alakazam
-Chansey
-Starmie
Hate being burned:
-Dragonite
-FishLax
-Golem
-Persian
-Rhydon
-Tauros
Do not enjoy being burned:
-Cloyster
-Exeggutor
-Gengar
-Lapras
Do not mind being burned:
-AmnesiaLax
-Jynx (good luck on taking a fire blast though)
-Slowbro
-Zapdos
Overall though, what are your thoughts on Fire Blast in RBY? Is it something worth considering, or does its flaws generally make it not worth while?
Of course Fire Blast has its issues, mainly:
-unfreezing opposing frozen Pokemon
-a bit inaccurate
-low PP
-some Pokemon want to burn burned
I was bored, so I broke down the OU Pokemon by their willingness to be burned:
Would prefer to be burned:
-Alakazam
-Chansey
-Starmie
Hate being burned:
-Dragonite
-FishLax
-Golem
-Persian
-Rhydon
-Tauros
Do not enjoy being burned:
-Cloyster
-Exeggutor
-Gengar
-Lapras
Do not mind being burned:
-AmnesiaLax
-Jynx (good luck on taking a fire blast though)
-Slowbro
-Zapdos
Overall though, what are your thoughts on Fire Blast in RBY? Is it something worth considering, or does its flaws generally make it not worth while?