Ember

TM46

Explosion

TM48

Fire Blast

Explosion causes damage. Your Pokémon faints upon using it.

If the attacker strikes first in the round and KOs itself as a result of this attack, the enemy will completely lose the chance to do anything that round. The next round will begin normally, and the opposing trainer will have the option to choose an attack or switch out the enemy Pokémon, as usual.

Note that if the Pokémon that replaces the attacker also strikes first, the attacking trainer will get at least two attacks in a row without response. This is particularly important if the enemy was trying to use a healing move at the time of the initial attack.

Other than the lost turn, the enemy will suffer no other detrimental effects. It will not be charged a PP for the attack it didn't get to use, and it will not be subject to recurrent poison, burn, or Leech Seed damage, since those penalties are only enforced after the affected Pokémon attacks.

If Explosion is used against a Pokémon that has created a Substitute, and this attack causes the sub to break, the Exploding Pokémon will not faint, as would normally be the case. Its picture will no longer be visible, but it can continue to fight normally. Note that this trick only works when the enemy has put up a sub, not the attacker!

Because it is a Normal type attack, it cannot affect Ghost Pokémon.

Explosion has the highest Average Damage rating of all Normal attacks, and, in fact, the highest in the game.

While the Power of this attack has been rumored to be different in the Colosseum2 mode of Pokémon Yellow, this is not true. Just another unsubstantiated rumor...

* - We are aware that other sources report a different value, but we arrived at this value based on in-game testing.

The Substitute trick does not work in Stadium.

NONE.

Geodude series
Voltorb series
Koffing series

NONE.

Geodude series
Grimer series
Shellder series
Gastly series
Onix
Voltorb series
Exeggcute series
Koffing series
Mew

This TM is unique and can only be found on Victory Road.