PK Fire

PK Fire PSI Fire PKファイアー PK Fire
PK Fire α in Mother 3
Ranks	α (Alpha) β (Beta) γ (Gamma) Ω (Omega)
Target	All enemies
PSI category	Attack
Appears in	Mother EarthBound Mother 3 Super Smash Bros. Melee Brawl Super Smash Bros. 4 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Learned by	Ana Paula Kumatora Ness (Smash Bros. only) Lucas (Smash Bros. only)

PK Fire is a PSI attack, introduced in EarthBound Beginnings. It has a variety of effects between games, but the most common effect is hitting multiple enemies for fire-based damage. PK Fire is learned by Ana in EarthBound Beginnings, Paula in EarthBound, and Kumatora in Mother 3.

Overview

PK Fire is a fire-based PSI attack that the user summons from their fingers. Damage output depends on the enemy, as enemies associated with ice are more vulnerable to the attack; additionally, characters with the H2o Pendant (in EarthBound Beginnings) or the Flame Pendant (in EarthBound) equipped will be more resistant to it.

PK Fire of all tiers is a multi-target PSI attack. In EarthBound Beginnings and Mother 3, PK Fire targets all opponents on screen. In EarthBound, the targeting is slightly different; instead, it only targets all enemies in a selected row. In EarthBound Beginnings, only PK Fire Ω one-hit KOs all opponents on screen, including ones that are unaffected by PK Beam γ. PK Fire can also cause secondary effects: In EarthBound and Mother 3 it has the possibility of decreasing one of the targets' PSI Shield strength by 1, and in Mother 3 only it can set the target on fire, causing them to gradually take damage every turn.

Lloyd's explosives in EarthBound Beginnings all share the effects of each PK Fire tier: Bottle Rockets are α, Bombs are β, Flamethrowers (the only reusable one) are γ, and Super Bombs are Ω, although Super Bombs inflict recoil damage on Lloyd unlike PK Fire Ω.

In EarthBound Beginnings, the explosion caused when certain enemies are defeated are also equal to PK Fire.

Learnset and damage output

In EarthBound Beginnings

Rank	Effect	PP	Characters	Level learned
α	18-22 points of damage to every enemy	8	Ana	17
β	50-60 points of damage to every enemy	12	Ana	27
γ	95-110 points of damage to every enemy	14	Ana	31
Ω	Instantly knocks out every enemy	30	Ana	35

In EarthBound

Rank	Effect	PP	Characters	Level learned
α	60-100 points of damage to one row of enemies	6	Paula	3
β	120-200 points of damage to one row of enemies	12	Paula	19
γ	180-300 points of damage to one row of enemies	20	Paula	37
Ω	240-400 points of damage to one row of enemies	42	Paula	64

In Mother 3

Rank	Effect	PP	Characters	Level learned
α	60-80 points of damage to all enemies	6	Kumatora	3
β	120-140 points of damage to all enemies	12	Kumatora	23
γ	200-320 points of damage to all enemies	20	Kumatora	43
Ω	280-320 points of damage to all enemies	40	Kumatora	53

Mother 3 introduced a new secondary effect for PK Fire, adding a chance of setting an enemy on fire, and take a small amount of damage for several turns. The chance depends on the enemy, with some being more flammable than others.

In the Super Smash Bros. series

PK Fire appears in every Super Smash Bros. game. It was Ness's neutral special in Super Smash Bros., before being moved to his side special in Super Smash Bros. Melee onwards when PK Flash took its place. When Lucas was introduced in Super Smash Bros. Brawl he too also has PK Fire as his side special. It is implied that Paula and Kumatora taught Ness and Lucas respectively how to use PK Fire, as neither could learn PK Fire in the EarthBound series.

Ness

Ness using PK Fire.

Ness' variant of PK Fire shoots a lightning bolt at a slight downward angle. When it hits a player it ignites into a pillar of fire that continuously burns an opponent for a short period of time.

Lucas

Lucas using PK Fire.

Lucas' variant of PK Fire shoots a lightning bolt goes directly ahead of him, and Lucas is slightly pushed back during the firing animation. Instead of starting a pillar of fire, it ignites in a single burst with low knockback.

Customs

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, Ness has two extra variants of PK Fire as custom special attacks:

PK Bonfire: The lightning bolt doesn't travel as far, but the pillar of fire is larger and lasts longer.
PK Fire burst: Ignites into a single burst, functioning identically to Lucas's variant.

Due to Lucas's status as a downloadable character, he does not have custom variants of PK Fire.