Illuminate (Ability): Difference between revisions

Illuminate (Japanese: はっこう Luminescence) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Six Pokémon can have this ability.

Effect

In battle

Illuminate has no effect during battle.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon and the sequel, a Pokémon with Illuminate "blinks" after a turn in which it was damaged. The "blink" summons a hostile Pokémon somewhere on the floor.

Outside of battle

From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if the Pokémon with Illuminate is leading the party, then the wild Pokémon encounter rate is increased to 200%.

Pokémon with Illuminate

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0120		Staryu	Water		Water	Illuminate	Natural Cure	Analyze
0121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	Illuminate	Natural Cure	Analyze
0170		Chinchou	Water	Electric	Volt Absorb	Illuminate	Water Absorb
0171		Lanturn	Water	Electric	Volt Absorb	Illuminate	Water Absorb
0313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug	Illuminate	Swarm	Teasing Heart
0505	Miruhog	Miruhog	Normal		Normal	Illuminate	Keen Eye	Analyze
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the anime

• Aloe Miruhog Illuminate.png

  Miruhog

Miruhog. All the yellow parts on Miruhog glow yellow and it shows a Pokémon hiding invisibly.

• Activated by Aloe's Miruhog in BW014. Debut.

In other languages

• French: Lumiattirance
• German: Erleuchtung
• Greek: Διαφώτιση
• Italian: Risplendi
• Portuguese: Iluminar
• Spanish: Iluminación

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.