Flash Cannon (move)
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| Flash Cannon ラスターカノン Luster Cannon | ||||||||||||
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Flash Cannon (Japanese: ラスターカノン Luster Cannon) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation IV.
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Effect
Flash Cannon does damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense.
Learnset
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||
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| IV | V | |||||||
| 009 | |
Blastoise | Water | -- | -- | |||
| 379 | |
Registeel | Steel | 73 | 73 | |||
| 483 | |
Dialga | Steel | Dragon | 80 | 42 | 50 | |
| 597 | |
Ferroseed | Grass | Steel | no | 52 | ||
| 598 | |
Ferrothorn | Grass | Steel | no | 61 | ||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. | ||||||||
By TM
In the anime
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| Empoleon | Aggron | Roggenrola | Rhyperior |
| The user fires a beam of light. | |||
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Bronzong flips around and aims its bottom at the opponent. It then gathers energy inside its body and then it fires a silver beam of energy at the opponent. | ||
| Lucian's Bronzong | An Elite Meet and Greet! | Debut | |
| Marcus's Bronzong | Arceus and the Jewel of Life | None | |
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Shieldon opens its mouth and forms a silver ball in front of its mouth. It then fires the ball as a silver beam at the opponent. | ||
| Newton Graceland's Shieldon | Giratina and the Sky Warrior | None | |
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The inside of Bastiodon's mouth glows white and it fires a silver beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Byron's Bastiodon | Ancient Family Matters! | None | |
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Aggron opens its mouth and a ball appears in front of Aggron's mouth. Aggron then fires a silver beam from the ball at the opponent. | ||
| A wild Aggron | Steeling Peace of Mind! | None | |
| Paul's Aggron | Familiarity Breeds Strategy! | None | |
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Registeel puts its arms together and creates a silver ball of energy. A silver energy beam is fired from the ball at the opponent. | ||
| Brandon's Registeel | A Pyramiding Rage! | None | |
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Skarmory opens its beak and a silver ball appears in front of it. It then fires a silver beam from the ball at the opponent. | ||
| J's henchmen's Skarmory | Pillars of Friendship! | None | |
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Rhyperior fires a silver beam from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Unknown Trainer's Rhyperior | Piplup, Up and Away! | None | |
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Empoleon holds out its wings and a silver ball of energy forms in between them. The ball then turned into a silver beam and Empoleon fires it at the opponent, or Empoleon fires a silver beam from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Kenny's Empoleon | Last Call — First Round! | None | |
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Roggenrola's body becomes outlined in white energy and the energy starts to gather inside Roggenrola's ear. It then fires a white and pale blue beam from its ear at the opponent. | ||
| Ash's Roggenrola | Gotta Catch A Roggenrola! | None | |
| Multiple wild Roggenrola | Gotta Catch A Roggenrola! | None | |
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Golurk releases a light blue beam of energy with white energy around it at the opponent. | ||
| Unknown Trainer's Golurk | Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"! | None | |
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Duosion's entire body glows gold with silver sparkles around it. The silver sparkles grow larger and a gold outline appears around them as well. A golden orb of energy then forms in front of Duosion's body. The silver sparkles then sink into the orb, as well as the gold glow, and Duosion fires a white and light blue beam of energy from the orb at the opponent. | ||
| Officer Jenny's Duosion | Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief! | None | |
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Boldore's body becomes outlined in white energy and the energy starts to gather inside Boldore's ears. It then fires a white and pale blue beam from its ears at the opponent. | ||
| Ash's Boldore | BW063 | None | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
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| Far away shot | Close up shot | ||
| The user fires a powerful laser at the opponent. | |||
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Lucario puts both or one of its paws forward and fires a powerful beam of energy from its paws at the opponent. | ||
| Riley's Lucario | VS. Gliscor | Debut | |
In other generations
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| Variations of the move Crunch | ||||
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| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 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 | |
| Generation V TMs | |
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| 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 | 93 | 94 | 95 | |
| Generation V HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | |
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