Moonlight (move)

Moonlight つきのひかり Moonlight

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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, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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

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

Moonlight on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Moonlight on Eevee's Movedex

Moonlight (Japanese: つきのひかり Moonlight) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Moonlight 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

Moonlight 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.

Description

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: XD 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. Colo. Restores HP. The amount varies with the weather. FRLG Restores the user’s HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather. DPPtHGSSBWB2W2 The user restores its own HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	43			37			37				40	43
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	32			32			33				33
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	34			35			41				41
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	52			52			71				71	33
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison	no			20			20				20
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug	no			13			13				13
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug	no			13			13				57
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic	no			no			57				57
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic	no			no			no				17
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 035 ClefairyLv.8 Normal Pokéwalker - Night Sky's Edge 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

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 029 Nidoran♀ Poison New York Pokémon Center 215 Sneasel Dark Ice New York 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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic Dream World - Icy Cave 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 manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Umbreon
The user heals itself by using the energy from the moonlight.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Umbreon	The ring on Umbreon's forehead glows and it uses the energy from the moonlight to heal itself.
Karen's Umbreon	The Last Battle XI		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)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Unlike Morning Sun, Espeon's signature move in Generation II, Moonlight was not learnable only by Umbreon. However, because of Espeon's association with that move, Moonlight can still be considered Umbreon's equivalent move; indeed they occupy similar positions in each Pokémon's moveset.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 月光 Yuèguāng Dutch Maanlicht French Rayon Lune German Mondschein Greek Φεγγαρόφως Italian Lucelunare Korean 달의불빛 Dal-yi Bulbit Brazilian Portuguese Luz do Luar Serbian Mesečeva Svetlost Spanish Luz Lunar

Variations of the move Moonlight
Moonlight • Morning Sun • Synthesis

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