Morning Sun (move)

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Morning Sun
あさのひざし Morning Sunlight
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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
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  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Morning Sun (Japanese: あさのひざし Morning Sunlight) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Generation III, it was Espeon's signature move.

Effect

Generation II

Morning Sun restores the user's current HP based on the weather conditions. Normal conditions will restore ½ of the total HP, sunny conditions restore 100% total HP, and other weather conditions restore ¼ total HP.

Generations III to V

Morning Sun restores the user's current HP based on the weather conditions in the battle. Normal conditions restore ½ total HP, sunny conditions restore ⅔ total HP, and other weather conditions restore ¼ total HP.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Morning Sun recovers a fixed amount of HP depending on the weather: 50 HP under clear weather, 80 HP under sunny weather, 40 HP under cloudy weather, 30 HP under sandstorms, 10 HP under rain and hail, and 1HP under snow.

Description

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Games Description
Allows HP to be restored by the morning sunlight. In battle, half the user's max HP is restored.
Restores HP (varies by time).
RSE Restores HP. The amount varies with the weather.
FRLG Restores the user’s HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.
Restores HP. The amount varies with the weather.
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 VI
196 Espeon Espeon Psychic Psychic 52 52 71 71 33 '
267 Beautifly Beautifly Bug Flying   20 20 20 '
420 Cherubi Cherubi Grass Grass       -- '
421 Cherrim Cherrim Grass Grass       -- '
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
048 Venonat Venonat Bug Poison     Beautifly Beautifly
058 Growlithe Growlithe Fire Fire       Espeon Espeon
077 Ponyta Ponyta Fire Fire       Espeon Espeon
175 Togepi Togepi Normal Normal       CherubiCherrim
191 Sunkern Sunkern Grass Grass       CherubiCherrim
519 Pidove Pidove Normal Flying       Togetic
636 Larvesta Larvesta Bug Fire       Beautifly
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 III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0012 Butterfree Butterfree
Bug Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0070 Weepinbell Weepinbell
Grass Poison Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0114 Tangela Tangela
Grass Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0123 Scyther Scyther
Bug Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
0146 Moltres Moltres
Fire Flying Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
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
0032 032 Nidoran♂ Poison 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 IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0465 465 Tangrowth Grass Pikachu Cafe Tangrowth
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 with
0338 338 Solrock Rock Psychic Dream World - Icy Cave
0519 519 Pidove Normal Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
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

May Beautifly Morning Sun.png
May's Beautifly
Janet Beautifly Morning Sun.png
Janet's Beautifly
Sparkles and rays of light surround the Pokémon's body, restoring HP.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Beautifly Beautifly's whole body glows white, then all around it glows yellow, or yellow rays of light shine outward from Beautifly's body.
Janet's Beautifly All Things Bright and Beautifly! Debut
May's Beautifly Cruisin' for a Losin' None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 晨光 Chénguāng
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Morgenzon
France Flag.png French Aurore
Germany Flag.png German Morgengrauen
Greece Flag.png Greek Αυγερινόφως
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Cahaya Mentari Pagi
Italy Flag.png Italian Mattindoro
South Korea Flag.png Korean 아침햇살 Achim Haetsal
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Jutarnje Sunce
Spain Flag.png Spanish Sol Matinal



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


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