Flash (move)

Flash (Japanese: フラッシュ Flash) is a mostly accurate non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

In battle

Flash decreases the opponent's accuracy by 1 level.

Flash will do nothing if the opponent's accuracy level is at -6, and will fail if the opponent has a Substitute or is under the effect of Mist.

Outside of battle

Outside of battle, Flash will illuminate dark caves. The effect will last until the player exits the cave. When the player re-enters the cave, it will be dark again.

Flash's influence as a field move has dropped during Generation IV, when it was turned into a standard TM. In Pokémon Platinum, the player can use a flashlight in caves, making Flash obsolete.

In the anime

• Roselia Flash.jpg

  Gardenia's Roserade using Flash.

• Roselia Aipom Flash.jpg

  Ash's Aipom being blinded by Roserade's Flash.

• Bronzor Flash.jpg

  Saturn's Bronzor using Flash.

Pokémon

Roserade. Roserade begins to shine and cuts the foe's accuracy by blinding them.

• Used by Gardenia's Roserade in a battle against Ash in The Grass Menagerie!.

Bronzor. A beam of light shines out from the inner circle.

• Used by Saturn's Bronzor to explore the Solaceon Ruins in Journey to the Unknown!.

Learnset

Generation I

By HM05

#   Pokémon Type 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0025 Pikachu Electric 0026 Raichu Electric 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0067 Hypno Hypno Psychic 0100 Voltorb Electric 0101 Electrode Electric 0113 Chansey Normal 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0125 Electabuzz Electric 0135 Jolteon Electric 0137 Porygon Normal 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By HM05

#   Pokémon Type 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0025 Pikachu Electric 0026 Raichu Electric 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0081 Magnemite Electric Steel 0082 Magneton Electric Steel 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0100 Voltorb Electric 0101 Electrode Electric 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0113 Chansey Normal 0114 Tangela Grass 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0121 Mr. Mime Mr. Mime Psychic 0125 Electabuzz Electric 0135 Jolteon Electric 0137 Porygon Normal 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0152 Chikorita Grass 0153 Bayleef Grass 0154 Meganium Grass 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 0172 Pichu Electric 0173 Cleffa Normal 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0179 Mareep Electric 0180 Flaaffy Electric 0181 Ampharos Electric 0182 Bellossom Grass 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 0191 Sunkern Grass 0192 Sunflora Grass 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 0194 Wooper Water Ground 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0196 Espeon Psychic 0197 Umbreon Dark 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 0223 Porygon2 Porygon2 Normal 0234 Stantler Normal 0239 Elekid Electric 0242 Blissey Normal 0243 Raikou Electric 0244 Entei Fire 0250 Ho-Oh Fire flying 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

Generation IV

In other languages

• French: Flash
• German: Blitz
• Italian: Flash
• Spanish: Destello

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Trivia

• Flash is used to open the Ancient Tomb, Registeel's cave, in Pokémon Emerald.