Flash Cannon (move)

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Flash Cannon
ラスターカノン Luster Cannon
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Type  Steel
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
+2 if first to appeal
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Flash Cannon (Japanese: ラスターカノン Luster Cannon) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

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
0009 Blastoise Blastoise
Water --
0379 Registeel Registeel
Steel 73
0483 Dialga Dialga
Steel Dragon 80
0483 Dialga Dialga
Steel Dragon 42
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
0009 Blastoise Blastoise
Water
0081 Magnemite Magnemite
Electric Steel
0082 Magneton Magneton
Electric Steel
0095 Onix Onix
Rock Ground
0116 Horsea Horsea
Water
0117 Seadra Seadra
Water
0120 Staryu Staryu
Water
0121 Starmie Starmie
Water Psychic
0151 Mew Mew
Psychic
0205 Forretress Forretress
Bug Steel
0208 Steelix Steelix
Steel Ground
0212 Scizor Scizor
Bug Steel
0224 Octillery Octillery
Water
0227 Skarmory Skarmory
Steel Flying
0230 Kingdra Kingdra
Water Dragon
0303 Mawile Mawile
Steel
0306 Aggron Aggron
Steel Rock
0323 Camerupt Camerupt
Fire Ground
0348 Armaldo Armaldo
Rock Bug
0375 Metang Metang
Steel Psychic
0376 Metagross Metagross
Steel Psychic
0378 Regice Regice
Ice
0379 Registeel Registeel
Steel
0385 Jirachi Jirachi
Steel Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
0395 Empoleon Empoleon
Water Steel
0410 Shieldon Shieldon
Rock Steel
0411 Bastiodon Bastiodon
Rock Steel
0413 Wormadam Wormadam
Bug Steel
0436 Bronzor Bronzor
Steel Psychic
0437 Bronzong Bronzong
Steel Psychic
0448 Lucario Lucario
Fighting Steel
0462 Magnezone Magnezone
Electric Steel
0464 Rhyperior Rhyperior
Ground Rock
0476 Probopass Probopass
Rock Steel
0483 Dialga Dialga
Steel Dragon
0485 Heatran Heatran
Fire Steel
0493 Arceus Arceus
Grass
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

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0009 Blastoise Blastoise
Water --
0379 Registeel Registeel
Steel 73
0483 Dialga Dialga
Steel Dragon 50
0597 Ferroseed Ferroseed
Grass Steel 52
0598 Ferrothorn Ferrothorn
Grass Steel 61
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
0009 Blastoise Blastoise
Water
0081 Magnemite Magnemite
Electric Steel
0082 Magneton Magneton
Electric Steel
0095 Onix Onix
Rock Ground
0116 Horsea Horsea
Water
0117 Seadra Seadra
Water
0120 Staryu Staryu
Water
0121 Starmie Starmie
Water Psychic
0151 Mew Mew
Psychic
0205 Forretress Forretress
Bug Steel
0208 Steelix Steelix
Steel Ground
0212 Scizor Scizor
Bug Steel
0224 Octillery Octillery
Water
0227 Skarmory Skarmory
Steel Flying
0230 Kingdra Kingdra
Water Dragon
0303 Mawile Mawile
Steel
0306 Aggron Aggron
Steel Rock
0323 Camerupt Camerupt
Fire Ground
0348 Armaldo Armaldo
Rock Bug
0375 Metang Metang
Steel Psychic
0376 Metagross Metagross
Steel Psychic
0378 Regice Regice
Ice
0379 Registeel Registeel
Steel
0385 Jirachi Jirachi
Steel Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
0386 Deoxys Deoxys
Psychic
0395 Empoleon Empoleon
Water Steel
0410 Shieldon Shieldon
Rock Steel
0411 Bastiodon Bastiodon
Rock Steel
0413 Wormadam Wormadam
Bug Steel
0436 Bronzor Bronzor
Steel Psychic
0437 Bronzong Bronzong
Steel Psychic
0448 Lucario Lucario
Fighting Steel
0462 Magnezone Magnezone
Electric Steel
0464 Rhyperior Rhyperior
Ground Rock
0476 Probopass Probopass
Rock Steel
0483 Dialga Dialga
Steel Dragon
0485 Heatran Heatran
Fire Steel
0493 Arceus Arceus
Grass
0524 Roggenrola Roggenrola
Rock
0525 Boldore Boldore
Rock
0526 Gigalith Gigalith
Rock
0561 Sigilyph Sigilyph
Psychic Flying
0577 Solosis Solosis
Psychic
0578 Duosion Duosion
Psychic
0579 Reuniclus Reuniclus
Psychic
0582 Vanillite Vanillite
Ice
0583 Vanillish Vanillish
Ice
0584 Vanilluxe Vanilluxe
Ice
0597 Ferroseed Ferroseed
Grass Steel
0598 Ferrothorn Ferrothorn
Grass Steel
0599 Klink Klink
Steel
0600 Klang Klang
Steel
0601 Klinklang Klinklang
Steel
0603 Eelektrik Eelektrik
Electric
0604 Eelektross Eelektross
Electric
0615 Cryogonal Cryogonal
Ice
0621 Druddigon Druddigon
Dragon
0623 Golurk Golurk
Ground Ghost
0632 Durant Durant
Bug Steel
0635 Hydreigon Hydreigon
Dark Dragon
0638 Cobalion Cobalion
Steel Fighting
0642 Thundurus Thundurus
Electric Flying
0644 Zekrom Zekrom
Dragon Electric
0646 Kyurem Kyurem
Dragon Ice
0649 Genesect Genesect
Bug Steel
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

The user fires a beam of light.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Bronzong 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
Shieldon 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
Bastiodon 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
Aggron 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 Piece of Mind! None
Paul's Aggron Familiarity Breeds Strategy! None
Registeel 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
Skarmory 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
Rhyperior Rhyperior fires a silver beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Rhyperior Piplup, Up and Away! None
Empoleon 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


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other languages

  • Chinese: 光澤電炮 Guāng​zé​ Diàn​pào​電炮光澤 Diàn​pào​ Guāng​zé​
  • Dutch: Flits Kanon
  • French: Luminocanon
  • German: Lichtkanone
  • Greek: Φωτοβόλο
  • Italian: Cannonflash
  • Korean: 러스터캐논 Luster Cannon
  • Portuguese (Brazilian): Canhão de Luz
  • Spanish: Foco Respl.


Variations of the move Crunch
PhysicalIC HOME.png Crunch
SpecialIC HOME.png Shadow BallFlash Cannon
Formerly a variation
SpecialIC HOME.png Energy Ball


Generation IV TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
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