Moonlight (move)

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Moonlight
つきのひかり Moonlight
Moonlight VII.png
Moonlight VII 2.png
Type  Fairy
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 Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
The appeal's quality varies depending on its timing.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

Moonlight (Japanese: つきのひかり Moonlight) is a non-damaging Fairy-type move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Generation VI, it was a Normal-type move.

Effect

Generation II

Moonlight restores the user's current HP based on the weather and time of day. In morning and day, during no weather it restores ¼ total HP, during harsh sunlight it restores ½ total HP, and during other weather it restores ⅛ total HP. Except in link battles, the move restores twice as much HP at night.

Generations III to V

Moonlight restores the user's current HP based on the weather in the battle. During no weather it restores ½ total HP, during harsh sunlight it restores ⅔ total HP, and during other weather it restores ¼ total HP.

Moonlight can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if the move Sunny Day was used in the prior turn.

Generation VI onwards

Moonlight is now a Fairy-type move.

Moonlight can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an three extra appeal points if the move Sunny Day was used in the prior turn.

If powered up by a Fairium Z into Z-Moonlight, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

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).
RSEColo.XD Restores HP. The amount varies with the weather.
FRLG Restores the user's HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
The user restores its own HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0035 Clefairy FairyIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 43 37 37 40BW
43B2W2
43 43
0036 Clefable FairyIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 1
0043 Oddish GrassIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Grass Grass 32 32 33 33 33XY
27ORAS
27
0044 Gloom GrassIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Grass Grass 35 35 41 41 41XY
29ORAS
29
0197 Umbreon DarkIC Big.png Field Field 52 52 71 71BW
33B2W2
33 33
0269 Dustox BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Bug Bug 20 20 20 20XY
17ORAS
17
0313 Volbeat BugIC Big.png Bug Human-Like 13 13 13 13XY
19ORAS
19
0314 Illumise BugIC Big.png Bug Human-Like 13 13 13 13XY
19ORAS
19
0488 Cresselia PsychicIC Big.png style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 57 57 1, 57 1, 57
0517 Munna PsychicIC Big.png Field Field 17 17 17
0715 Noivern FlyingIC Big.png
DragonIC Big.png
Flying Flying 1 1
0755 Morelull GrassIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
Grass Grass 11
0756 Shiinotic GrassIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
Grass Grass 11
0792 Lunala PsychicIC Big.png
GhostIC Big.png
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 31
0800 Necrozma PsychicIC Big.png style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 1
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 Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0102 Exeggcute GrassIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
Grass Grass
0302 Sableye DarkIC Big.png
GhostIC Big.png
Human-Like Human-Like
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 Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0035 Clefairy
ClefairyLv. 8
NormalIC Big.png Fairy Fairy Pokéwalker - Night Sky's Edge
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.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0337 Lunatone RockIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
Mineral Mineral Dream World - Icy Cave
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 event

Generation II

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0029 Nidoran♀ PoisonIC Big.png Monster Field New York Pokémon Center
0215 Sneasel DarkIC Big.png
IceIC Big.png
Field Field New York Pokémon Center
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.


In other games

Description

Games Description
MDRB Restores the HP of the user and team members on the same floor. The amount of HP recovered depends on the weather.
SMD It restores the HP of you and your teammates in the same room. If it's sunny or in harsh sunlight, it restores your HP even more. During rain, heavy rain, hail, or a sandstorm, the amount regained goes down.


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 月光 Yuhtgwōng
Mandarin 月光 Yuèguāng
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Maanlicht
France Flag.png French Rayon Lune
Germany Flag.png German Mondschein
Greece Flag.png Greek Φεγγαρόφως
Italy Flag.png Italian Lucelunare
South Korea Flag.png Korean 달의불빛 Dal-yi Bulbit
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Luar
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Mesečeva svetlost
Spain Flag.png Spanish Luz Lunar
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Ánh Sáng Mặt Trăng



Variations of the move Moonlight
StatusIC HOME.png MoonlightMorning SunShore UpSynthesis


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