Morning Sun (move)

Morning Sun あさのひざし
The user restores its own HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.
Battles
Type	Normal
Category	Status
PP	5 (max. 8)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Introduced	Generation II
Availability
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.
Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock
Restores HP.
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.
Morning Sun on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Morning Sun on Eevee's Movedex

Morning Sun (Japanese: あさのひざし Morning Sunlight) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

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.

Generation III

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

Generation IV

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.

In the anime

Beautifly using Morning Sun.

The Pokémon issues rays of light to different directions and sparks to restore HP. Sometimes its body glows.

Pokémon

Beautifly. The light is yellow. With the sufficient experience its entire body can glow.

• Used by Janet's Beautifly in All Things Bright and Beautifly!' in the final battle of the Rustboro City contest against her friend Chaz. Debut.
• Used by May's Beautifly from Cruisin' for a Losin' in the presentation round of a couple of Pokémon Contests, the first time used was in the Rubello Town Contest.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

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

Generation III

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
196		Espeon	Psychic		52
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	20
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.

By purification

#		Pokémon	Type		Game
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	XD
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	XD
114		Tangela	Grass		XD
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	XD
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying	XD
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
196		Espeon	Psychic		71
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	20
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison	Butterfree Scyther, Scizor Beautifly
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.

Trivia

• Morning Sun was Espeon's signature move in Generation II. From Generation III onwards, only Espeon and Beautifly can learn Morning Sun by level up, and coincidentally, the two are the only Pokémon in Sakura's team in the anime.

In other languages

• French: Aurore.
• German: Morgengrauen.
• Italian: Mattindoro.
• Spanish: Sol matinal.

Variations on the move Moonlight
	Moonlight | Morning Sun | Synthesis

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