How to Get a Pokemon With the Flame Body Ability in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl features hundreds of Pokemon with different and useful abilities. Some of these abilities are game-changing in fights, while others have amazing uses outside of battling.

One of these abilities that falls in the latter categry is Flame Body. When you have a Pokemon possessing the Flame Body ability in your party along with an egg, it cuts the steps required to hatch the egg in half!

If you want to know how to get a Pokemon with Flame Body ability in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, then just read on below!

All Flame Body Pokemon and Where to Catch Them in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Below, we will list all of the Pokemon that can possess the Flame Body ability — either as a normal ability or a hidden ability — in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Magby / Magmar / Magmortar

All the three stages in the Magmortar line can possess the Flame Body ability. Magby can be found in the grand Underground, but is exclusive to Pokemon Shining Pearl. You can take a look at our guide which details where and how to exactly catch Magby in Pokemon Shining Pearl.

Magmar and Magmortar are obtained by evolving Magby.

Slugma / Magcargo

Slugma and Magcargo both, can be found in the Grand Underground, and unlike Magby, isn’t locked to one version of the remakes. You can also obtain Magcargo by evolving your Slugma.

Check out this guide to figure out exactly how to catch Slugma in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Ponyta / Rapidash

Only Ponyta can be found in the wild, in the grass on Routes 206, 210, 211 at night, 214, and 215 during the day. To obtain a Rapidash, you need to evolve your Ponyta into one.

Moltres

Moltres is another Pokemon that is version-exclusive, locked to only Pokemon Shining Pearl players.

You need to use the Kanto Slate in the appropriate cave in Ramanas Park to encounter and capture Moltres, in the post-game of Pokemon Shining Pearl.

Heatran

Heatran can be found in Stark Mountain in either version of the remakes. Getting to Heatran, however, is a long process, so we recommend you check out this guide that outlines the process for getting to Heatran.