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Moonlight (move)

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Moonlight
つきのひかり Moonlight
File:Moonlight.png
File:Moonlight 2.png
Type  Fairy
Category  Status
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  1 ♥
Jam  0  
The appeal's quality varies depending on its timing.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  1 ♥
Jamming  0  
Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

Moonlight (Japanese: つきのひかり Moonlight) is a non-damaging Fairy-type move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Generation VI, it was a Normal-type move.

Effect

Generation II

Moonlight restores the user's current HP based on the weather and time of day. In morning and day, clear conditions restore ¼, sunny conditions restore ½ and other conditions restore 1/8 HP. At night, the move restores twice as much of HP. In link battle, the move restores HP as if it was night.

Generations III to V

Moonlight restores the user's current HP based on the weather in the battle. Normal conditions restore ½ total HP, sunny conditions restore ⅔ total HP, and other types of weather restore ¼ total HP.

Generation VI

Moonlight is now a Fairy-type move.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 Allows HP to be restored by the moonlight. In battle, half the user's max HP is restored.
GSC Restores HP (varies by time).
RSE Restores HP. The amount restored with the weather.
ColoXD Restores HP. The amount varies with the weather.
FRLG Restores the user's HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS 		The user restores its own HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0035 Clefairy GrassIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 43 37 37 40BW
43B2W2 		43
0036 Clefable GrassIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 1
0043 Oddish GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 32 32 33 33 33XY
27ORAS
0044 Gloom GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 35 35 41 41 41XY
29ORAS
0197 Umbreon GrassIC Big.png Field Field 52 52 71 71BW
33B2W2 		33
0269 Dustox GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug 20 20 20 20XY
17ORAS
0313 Volbeat GrassIC Big.png Bug Human-Like 13 13 13 13XY
19ORAS
0314 Illumise GrassIC Big.png Bug Human-Like 13 13 13 13XY
19ORAS
0488 Cresselia GrassIC Big.png style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 57 57 1, 57
0517 Munna GrassIC Big.png Field Field 17 17
0715 Noivern GrassIC Big.png Flying Flying 1
0755 Morelull GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 11
0756 Shiinotic GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 11
0792 Lunala GrassIC Big.png style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 31
0800 Necrozma GrassIC Big.png style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 1
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 Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0102 Exeggcute GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0302 Sableye GrassIC Big.png Human-Like Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
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.


Special move

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0035 Clefairy
ClefairyLv. 8
 GrassIC Big.png Fairy Fairy Pokéwalker - Night Sky's Edge
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.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0337 Lunatone GrassIC Big.png Mineral Mineral Dream World - Icy Cave
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 event

Generation II

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0029 Nidoran♀ GrassIC Big.png Monster Field New York Pokémon Center
0215 Sneasel GrassIC Big.png Field Field New York Pokémon Center
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.


In other games

Description

Games Description
MDRB Restores the HP of the user and team members on the same floor. The amount of HP recovered depends on the weather.


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Moonlight II.png Moonlight III.png Moonlight IV.png Moonlight V.png
Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V
Moonlight PMD RB.png
MD: Red and Blue
Moonlight Stad2.png Moonlight Colo.png Moonlight XD.png
Stadium 2 Colosseum XD

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 月光 Yuèguāng
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Maanlicht
France Flag.png French Rayon Lune
Germany Flag.png German Mondschein
Greece Flag.png Greek Φεγγαρόφως
Italy Flag.png Italian Lucelunare
South Korea Flag.png Korean 달의불빛 Dal-yi Bulbit
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Luar
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Mesečeva svetlost
Spain Flag.png Spanish Luz Lunar
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Ánh Sáng Mặt Trăng



Variations of the move Moonlight
StatusIC HOME.png Moonlight • Morning Sun • Shore Up • Synthesis


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