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Illuminate
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はっこう
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Luminescence
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Flavor text
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Illuminate (Japanese: はっこう Luminescence) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Six Pokémon can have this Ability, all of which can learn the move Flash.
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
If a Pokémon with Illuminate is leading the party, the wild Pokémon encounter rate is increased to 200%.
Pokémon with Illuminate
In the anime
Watchog
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Things hiding in the shadows are revealed.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Used In
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Notes
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Watchog holds out its arms and the yellow parts of its eyes and all the yellow stripes on its body flash yellow extremely brightly. The light then dies down a little, causing any invisible things to appear.
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Lenora's Watchog
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A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!
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Debut
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In other languages