Illuminate (Ability)
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Illuminate (Japanese: はっこう Luminescence) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.
Effect
In battle
Generations III through VIII
Illuminate has no effect during battle.
Generation IX
Starting in Version 2.0.1 of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Illuminate prevents other Pokémon from lowering the accuracy stat stage of the Pokémon with this Ability, and also ignores the target's evasion stages.
Effects that decrease accuracy without using stat stages, such as Wonder Skin and Sand Veil, are unaffected by Illuminate.
This Ability can be ignored with Mold Breaker.
Prior to version 2.0.1 of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Illuminate had no effect in battle, even after its text update in version 1.3.2. However, this inconsistency could not be seen in-game as no Pokémon with Illuminate had been available in Scarlet and Violet at the time.
Outside of battle
Generation III
If a Pokémon with Illuminate is in the first place in the party (even if fainted), the wild Pokémon encounter rate increases by 100%. It shares this trait with Arena Trap and No Guard. Illuminate does not affect the Rock Smash encounter rate.
Generation IV through VII
Illuminate now increases the Rock Smash encounter rate in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
Generation VIII
In Pokémon Sword and Shield, this Ability only affects the rate at which random encounters happen.
Generation IX
Illuminate appears to have no effect on the encounter rate of wild Pokémon.
Pokémon with Illuminate
# | Pokémon | Types | First Ability | Second Ability | Hidden Ability | ||
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0120 | Staryu |
Water | Illuminate | Natural Cure | Analytic | ||
0121 | Starmie |
Water | Psychic | Illuminate | Natural Cure | Analytic | |
0170 | Chinchou |
Water | Electric | Volt Absorb | Illuminate | Water Absorb | |
0171 | Lanturn |
Water | Electric | Volt Absorb | Illuminate | Water Absorb | |
0313 | Volbeat |
Bug | Illuminate | Swarm | Prankster | ||
0505 | Watchog |
Normal | Illuminate | Keen Eye | Analytic | ||
0755 | Morelull |
Grass | Fairy | Illuminate | Effect Spore | Rain Dish | |
0756 | Shiinotic |
Grass | Fairy | Illuminate | Effect Spore | Rain Dish | |
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
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In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Prior to Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, a Pokémon with Illuminate "blinks" after a turn in which it was damaged. The "blink" summons a hostile Pokémon somewhere on the floor.
In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the Pokémon obtains the Decoy status after using an illuminating move. The Decoy status makes enemies preferentially attack the Pokémon instead of other allies.
Affected moves
The table below lists the moves affected by Illuminate, as well as the Pokémon that can have Illuminate and learn those moves.
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Description
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In animation
The Pokémon raises the likelihood of meeting wild Pokémon by illuminating the surroundings. This can also be used to see things that are invisible. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Watchog holds out its arms and the yellow parts of its eyes and all the yellow stripes on its body flash yellow extremely brightly. The light then dies down a little, causing any invisible things to appear. | |||
Lenora's Watchog | A Night in the Nacrene City Museum! | Debut | |
Staryu is able to lure in nearby Pokémon. | |||
Toren's Staryu | The Power of Us | None |
In the manga
Be the Best! Pokémon B+W
The Pokémon glows bright, attracting wild Pokémon. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Watchog glows bright, attracting wild Pokémon. | |||
Monta's Watchog | Let's Master Pokémon Capturing! | Debut |
Pokémon Adventures
- Misty's Starmie and Chinchou and a Team Plasma Grunt's Watchog were revealed to Illuminate as their Ability.
Trivia
- Every Pokémon with this Ability can learn the moves Flash and Confuse Ray.
In other languages
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Variations of the Ability Keen Eye | |
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Keen Eye • Illuminate • Hyper Cutter • Big Pecks |
This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games. |