Luster Purge (move)

Luster Purge ラスターパージ Luster Purge

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Luster Purge on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Luster Purge on Eevee's Movedex

Luster Purge (Japanese: ラスターパージ Luster Purge) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation III. It is the signature move of Latios.

Effect

Luster Purge inflicts damage and has a 50% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic	35			35				35
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

	Latios
The user creates a ball of purple aura which turns into a beam and is fired at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Latios	Latios opens its mouth and white sparkles form and gather in front of it, forming together into a pink ball of energy. It then fires a massive pink beam from the ball at the opponent.
Tobias's Latios	The Semi-Final Frontier!		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Latios
The user releases three black balls of energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Latios	Latios releases three dark colored balls of energy from its forehead at the opponent. As the balls fly through the air, they grow larger in size.
A wild Latios	The Final Battle II		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 潔淨光澤 Jié​jìng​ Guāng​zé​ Dutch Schijnwerper French Lumi-Éclat German Scheinwerfer Greek Λαμπερή Εξάγνιση Hindi टाक चमकना Taak chamakana Italian Abbagliante Korean 라스트버지 Luster Purge Portuguese Resplendor Serbian Blještavo Pročišćavanje Spanish Latin America Resplandor Spain Resplandor

Variations of the move Luster Purge
Luster Purge • Mist Ball

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