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Morning Sun あさのひざし Morning Sunlight

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Battles Type  Normal 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 King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   The appeal's quality varies depending on its timing.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Morning Sun (Japanese: あさのひざし Morning Sunlight) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Generation III, it was Espeon's signature move.

Effect

Generation II

Morning Sun restores the user's current HP based on the weather conditions and time of day. Normal conditions will restore ½ of the total HP.

Generations III to V

Morning Sun restores the user's current HP based on the weather conditions in the battle. Sunny conditions restore ⅔ HP, normal conditions restore ½ HP, and other conditions restore ¼ HP.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Morning Sun recovers a fixed amount of HP depending on the weather: 50 HP under clear weather, 80 HP under sunny weather, 40 HP under cloudy weather, 30 HP under sandstorms, 10 HP under rain and hail, and 1HP under snow.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0196 Espeon Psychic 52 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison New York City Pokémon Center 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

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0196 Espeon Psychic 52 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 20 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By purification

#   Pokémon Type Game 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying XD 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison XD 0114 Tangela Grass XD 0123 Scyther Bug Flying XD 0146 Moltres Fire Flying XD 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0196 Espeon Psychic 71 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 20 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Scyther, Scizor
Beautifly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Espeon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0077 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ponyta
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Espeon

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0196 Espeon Psychic 71 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 20 0420 Cherubi Grass -- 0421 Cherrim 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.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Scyther, Scizor
Beautifly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Espeon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0077 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ponyta
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Espeon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0175 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Togepi
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Cherubi, Cherrim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0191 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sunkern
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Weepinbell, Victreebel, Cherubi, Cherrim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0519 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pidove
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Togetic, Togekiss |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0636 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Larvesta
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#E62829" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Butterfree
Scyther, Scizor
Beautifly

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

File:Beautifly Morning Sun.png Beautifly
Sparkles and rays of light surround the Pokémon's body, restoring HP.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Beautifly's whole body glows white, then all around it glows yellow, or yellow rays of light shine outward from Beautifly's body.
Janet's Beautifly	All Things Bright and Beautifly!		Debut
May's Beautifly	Cruisin' for a Losin'		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Espeon
The user absorbs the sunlight's energy, healing its injuries.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Espeon absorbs the sunlight's energy, healing its injuries and raising its HP.
Red's Vee	Forretress of Solitude		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Dutch Morgenzon French Aurore German Morgengrauen Greek Πρωινός Ήλιος Italian Mattindoro Korean 아침햇살 Achim Haetsal Serbian Jutarnje Sunce Spanish Sol Matinal

Variations of the move Moonlight
Moonlight • Morning Sun • Shore Up • Synthesis

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