Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24074103-20131204160455/@comment-4220590-20131204200526

This might be game logic, but I think that Knuckles' "pyrokinesis" lies in the same principles that Sonic uses his speed to manipulate wind; Knuckles strikes with such force that the friction around his fists causes fire to ignite, which then envelopes his hands and thrown objects in fire. In the other cases, is probably just visual effects for the move to look cooler. In the cases where Knuckles makes fire by punching the ground, he triggers rerruptions FROM UNDERGROUND and makes magma flow up to the surface.

Otherwise, Knuckles does not have anymore pryrokinesis than Sonic has aerokinesis