Thread:Omojuze/@comment-4726368-20151123213732/@comment-2140588-20151125125306

s@#t... I totally forgot. >_< Why didn't you remind me of this yesterday? :D

I'm gonna say it for the fifteenth (and I hope final >_<) time: Firestarting is what we're calling the "ignition ability". I dunno if it's only available to Third gens, or are Maki's abilities classified the same way (by now I don't think so). "Firestarting" is an OK translation, I believe, but Ignition Ability is a literal translation of what is written, down to furigana, with 発火 = firing/ignition, and 能力 = ability/faculty.

And Saru is right on the topic, their abilities were indeed checked before the competition.