Reflect (move)
Reflect リフレクター Reflector | ||||||||||||
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Reflect (Japanese: リフレクター Reflector) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I. It is a physical counterpart to Light Screen. It was TM33 in Generation I before losing its status in Generation II. It returned to being TM33 in Generation III onwards.
Effect
Generation I
Reflect doubles the user's Defense when the opponent damages the user with a physical move.
Reflect will fail if the user is already under its effect. The effect of Reflect is ignored by self-inflicted confusion damage and critical hits. If Reflect causes the user's defense to reach 1024 or higher at any time during battle calculations, it will be reduced mod 1024.
Generation II
Reflect now remains in effect for five turns and will halve physical damage done to any of the party Pokémon on the user's side.
Generation III
Reflect will disappear when the opponent uses Brick Break or Shadow Shed in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.
In a Double Battle, Reflect protects both the user and ally Pokémon, but only reduces physical damage by a third rather than by half.
In Pokémon Colosseum and XD, Reflect is shown as a blue-colored sphere composed of hexagonal deflectors.
Generation IV
If a Light Clay is held when Reflect is used, it will extend the duration of Reflect from 5 to 8 turns.
In Pokémon Battle Revolution, the appearance of Reflect remains unchanged from its Colosseum and XD appearances.
Generation V
Pokémon with the Ability Infiltrator will ignore the effects of Reflect when attacking.
In a Triple Battle, Reflect protects the user and both allied Pokémon, but only reduces physical damage by a third rather than by half.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||||
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064 | Kadabra | Psychic | 42 | 45 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 30 26 | ||||||||
065 | Alakazam | Psychic | 42 | 45 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 30 26 | ||||||||
102 | Exeggcute | Grass | Psychic | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||
122 | Mr. Mime | Psychic | Fairy | 26 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |||||||
144 | Articuno | Ice | Flying | 61 | 61 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||||||
152 | Chikorita | Grass | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||
153 | Bayleef | Grass | 1, 12 | 1, 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |||||||||
154 | Meganium | Grass | 1, 12 | 1, 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |||||||||
163 | Hoothoot | Normal | Flying | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | ||||||||
164 | Noctowl | Normal | Flying | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 17 | ||||||||
165 | Ledyba | Bug | Flying | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||
166 | Ledian | Bug | Flying | 24 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||
243 | Raikou | Electric | 51 | 51 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |||||||||
439 | Mime Jr. | Psychic | Fairy | 22 | 22 | 22 | ||||||||||
561 | Sigilyph | Psychic | Flying | 28 | 28 | |||||||||||
577 | Solosis | Psychic | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
578 | Duosion | Psychic | 1, 3 | 1, 3 | ||||||||||||
579 | Reuniclus | Psychic | 1, 3 | 1, 3 | ||||||||||||
615 | Cryogonal | Ice | 37 | 37 | ||||||||||||
678 | Meowstic | Psychic | 35 ♂ | |||||||||||||
683 | Aromatisse | Fairy | 57 | |||||||||||||
686 | Inkay | Dark | Psychic | 4 | ||||||||||||
687 | Malamar | Dark | Psychic | 4 | ||||||||||||
703 | Carbink | Rock | Fairy | 18 | ||||||||||||
719 | Diancie | Rock | Fairy | 18 | ||||||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
By breeding
# | Pokémon | Type | Father | |||||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | ||||||||||
069 | Bellsprout | Grass | Poison | |||||||||||
102 | Exeggcute | Grass | Psychic | |||||||||||
114 | Tangela | Grass | ||||||||||||
179 | Mareep | Electric | ||||||||||||
187 | Hoppip | Grass | Flying | |||||||||||
204 | Pineco | Bug | ||||||||||||
209 | Snubbull* | Fairy | ||||||||||||
215 | Sneasel* | Dark | Ice | |||||||||||
234 | Stantler* | Normal | ||||||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
By TM
Special move
Generation III
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Generation V
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In the anime
In the main series
A wondrous wall of light is put up to suppress damage from physical attacks. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
The large horns on Cloyster's shell glows multicolored. Then, an orange wall is created in front of it. | |||
Prima's Cloyster | The Mandarin Island Miss Match | Debut | |
Alakazam sticks its hand out or crosses its spoons and a round, orange or blue barrier surrounds it. | |||
Luana's Alakazam | Pokémon Double Trouble | None | |
Eusine's Alakazam | For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! | None | |
A round, orange barrier surrounds Eevee's body and protects it from attacks. | |||
Gary's Eevee | The Rivalry Revival | None | |
Magcargo's eyes glow light blue and a clear, glass wall appears in front of it. | |||
Flannery's Mag | Going, Going, Yawn | None | |
Xatu opens its wings and its eyes glow blue. An invisible wall is created in front of Xatu that blocks attacks. | |||
Calista's Xatu | Me, Myself and Time | None | |
The 'X' on Metagross's face glows blue and another 'X' is created in front of it. The copy spins around and turns into a barrier that blocks Metagross from attacks. | |||
Rebecca's Metagross | Destiny Deoxys | None | |
Kirlia puts its hands in front of it and a huge and shining multicolored ball is created in front of it. The move stops an attack and sends it back at the opponent. | |||
A wild Kirlia | Fear Factor Phony | None | |
Bronzor's body becomes surrounded in a white outline and a glowing clear glass wall appears in front of it, protecting it from attacks. | |||
Karl's Bronzor | Zoroark: Master of Illusions | None | |
Cryogonal launches white orbs from its mouth that surround and rotate around its body, as it glows whitish blue and then a multi-colored see-through glass wall outlines its body, protecting it from attacks. | |||
Brycen's Cryogonal | Caution: Icy Battle Conditions! | None | |
Aromatisse raises its hands and a shining, rainbow-colored round barrier appears in front of it, protecting it from attacks. | |||
Aria's Aromatisse | Battling with Elegance and a Big Smile! | None |
In Pokémon Origins
A wondrous wall of light is put up to suppress damage from physical attacks. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Alakazam crosses its spoons and a round, blue barrier surrounds it, protecting it from attacks. | |||
Blue's Alakazam | File 4 - Charizard | Debut |
In the manga
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
A wondrous wall of light is put up to suppress damage from physical attacks. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
A circular barrier appears in front of Eevee's body while it is running, cutting the damage of attacks in half. | |||
Mikey's Eevee | To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That is the Question! | Debut | |
Pikachu curls into a ball and a circular barrier appears around its body, cutting the damage of attacks in half. | |||
Ash's Pikachu | Pikachu's Plan | None |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A wondrous wall of light is put up to suppress damage from physical attacks. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Charmeleon releases a swirling fire from its mouth, and a swirling fire comes out from the flame on its tail, forming a glass wall in front of it, protecting it from attacks. | |||
Blue's Charmeleon | That Awful Arbok! | Debut | |
A triangle-shaped glass wall appears in front of Bellsprout's body, protecting it from attacks. | |||
Peaceful's Bellsprout | Bellsprout Rout | None | |
Mindful's Bellsprout | Bellsprout Rout | None | |
Faithful's Bellsprout | Bellsprout Rout | None | |
Careful's Bellsprout | Bellsprout Rout | None | |
Thoughtful's Bellsprout | Bellsprout Rout | None | |
Metagross rests its front two legs on top of its head and a shining barrier appears around it, protecting it from attacks. | |||
Steven Stone's Metagross | A Royal Rumble with Regirock, Regice and Registeel I | None | |
Four dark triangular barriers appear around Deoxys's body and close around it like a pyramid, protecting it from attacks. When Deoxys becomes nervous, the pyramid starts to glow red. | |||
Organism No. 2 | Not Exactly Normal | None |
In the Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers manga
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Wes's Espeon | Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers | Debut |
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
The user creates a barrier to stop an opponent's physical attack. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Bronzong creates a square barrier in order to avoid getting hit by physical attacks. | |||
Saturn's Bronzong | The Legendary Pokémon, Captured | Debut |
In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga
The user creates a barrier to prevent physical attacks from hurting it. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Bayleef creates a barrier which protects it from getting hit by an attack. | |||
Gold's Bayleef | Get up Again, Bayleef | Debut |
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
The user creates a wall to suppress physical attacks. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Clefairy holds out its arms and forms a wall of light in front of them, suppressing attacks. | |||
Red's Clefairy | PMHGSS05 | Debut |
In other generations
Trivia
- In Generation II games, when performing a modified version of the Celebi Egg glitch, if the both parents have Reflect in their fourth attack slot, the Pokémon produced will be holding a Teru-sama (in Gold and Silver Versions) or a GS Ball (in Crystal Version). If the Teru-sama is traded to Crystal, it becomes a GS Ball. When viewed in Pokémon Stadium 2, the Teru-sama shows up as a GS Ball.
In other languages
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Generation I TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
Generation I HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 |
Generation III TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
Generation III HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE |
Generation IV TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
Generation IV HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 |
Generation V TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 | |
Generation V HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 |
Generation VI TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 | |
Generation VI HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06ORAS • 07ORAS |
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