Moonlight (move)

Moonlight (Japanese: つきのひかり Moonlight) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Moonlight restores the user's current HP based on the weather conditions. Under normal conditions Moonlight will restore ½ of the user's total HP, in sunny conditions the user's HP will be fully restored, and under heavy rain the user's HP will be restored by ¼ of the user's 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.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	43			37			37				40			'
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	32			32			33				33			'
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	34			35			41				41			'
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	52			52			71				71			'
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison				20			20				20			'
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug				13			13				13			'
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug				13			13				57			'
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic							57				57			'
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic											17			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0035 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 with 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison New York Pokémon Center 0215 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.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Umbreon Moonlight Adventures.png Umbreon
The user heals itself by using the energy from the moonlight.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	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

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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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Even though the recovery move is called "moonlight" signifying that it would recover more HP at night, it actually recovers more HP during intense sunlight brought on by Sunny Day. This is because the Japanese name for Sunny Day is simply Clear Sky.
  • It should also be noted that the moon reflects sunlight, so it could still work in that regard.
• 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 Dutch Maanlicht French Rayon Lune German Mondschein Greek Φεγγαρόφως Italian Lucelunare Korean 달의불빛 Dal-yi Bulbit Serbian Mesečeva Svetlost Spanish Luz Lunar

Variations of the move Moonlight
Moonlight • Morning Sun • Shore Up • Synthesis

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