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Flash Cannon (move)

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Flash Cannon
ラスターカノン Luster Cannon
The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat.
Battles
Type  Steel
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe
Self Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Contests
Category  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0
+2 if first to appeal
Super Contests
Category  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Flash Cannon (Japanese: ラスターカノン Luster Cannon) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Contents

Effect

Flash Cannon does damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
009 009 Blastoise Water --
379 379 Registeel Steel 73
483 483 Dialga Steel Dragon 80DPPt
483 483 Dialga Steel Dragon 42HGSS
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 TM91

#   Pokémon Type
009 009 Blastoise Water
081 081 Magnemite Electric Steel
082 082 Magneton Electric Steel
095 095 Onix Rock Ground
116 116 Horsea Water
117 117 Seadra Water
120 120 Staryu Water
121 121 Starmie Water Psychic
151 151 Mew Psychic
205 205 Forretress Bug Steel
208 208 Steelix Steel Ground
212 212 Scizor Bug Steel
224 224 Octillery Water
227 227 Skarmory Steel Flying
230 230 Kingdra Water Dragon
303 303 Mawile Steel
306 306 Aggron Steel Rock
323 323 Camerupt Fire Ground
348 348 Armaldo Rock Bug
375 375 Metang Steel Psychic
376 376 Metagross Steel Psychic
378 378 Regice Ice
379 379 Registeel Steel
385 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic
386 386 Deoxys
Normal Forme
Psychic
386 386A Deoxys
Attack Forme
Psychic
386 386D Deoxys
Defense Forme
Psychic
386 386S Deoxys
Speed Forme
Psychic
395 395 Empoleon Water Steel
410 410 Shieldon Rock Steel
411 411 Bastiodon Rock Steel
413 413S Wormadam
Trash Cloak
Bug Steel
436 436 Bronzor Steel Psychic
437 437 Bronzong Steel Psychic
448 448 Lucario Fighting Steel
462 462 Magnezone Electric Steel
464 464 Rhyperior Ground Rock
476 476 Probopass Rock Steel
483 483 Dialga Steel Dragon
485 485 Heatran Fire Steel
493 493 Arceus Ice
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.

In the anime

Bronzong charging Bronzong Bastiodon Skarmory
The user fires a beam of light.
Pokémon Method
User First Episode Used In Notes
437 Bronzong Bronzong aims towards the target, charges and then fires a beam of light.
Lucian's Bronzong An Elite Meet and Greet! Debut
Marcus' Bronzong Arceus and the Jewel of Life None
410 Shieldon Shieldon charges light in its mouth and releases it as an energy blast.
Newton Graceland's Shieldon Giratina and the Sky Warrior None
411 Bastiodon Bastiodon charges light inside its mouth and then fires a beam of light.
Byron's Bastiodon Dealing With Defensive Types! None
306 Aggron Same as above.
A wild Aggron Stelling Piece of Mind! None
379 Registeel Registeel charges light between its arms and releases it as an energy blast.
Brandon's Registeel A Pyramiding Rage! None
227 Skarmory Skarmory charges light inside its mouth and then fires a beam of light.
J's henchmen's Skarmory Pillars of Friendship! None

In other languages

  • French: Luminocanon
  • Spanish: Foco Respl.
  • Italian: Cannonflash
  • German: Lichtkanone
  • Dutch: Flits Kanon
Variations on the move Shadow Ball
Special Shadow Ball | Energy Ball | Flash Cannon
Physical Crunch
Generation IV TMs
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50
51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75
76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92
Generation IV HMs
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 (DPPt | HGSS) | 06 | 07 | 08


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