Light of Ruin (move)

Light of Ruin (Japanese: はめつのひかり Light of Ruin) is a damage-dealing Fairy-type move introduced in Generation VI. It is the signature move of the Eternal Flower Floette, which was not legitimately available until Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Light of Ruin はめつのひかり Light of Ruin

Battles Type  Fairy Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  140 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VI Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Effect

Light of Ruin inflicts damage, and the user receives recoil damage equal to ½ of the damage done to the target.

Generation VIII

Light of Ruin cannot be selected in a battle.

Generation IX

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Light of Ruin cannot be selected in a battle.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Category  Special Accuracy  100% Standard Plus Move Power  140  168 Cooldown  15s Move wind-up time  40 frames Effect duration  —s Additional effect Recoil  50%  —  — Damages the user by a percentage of damage dealt.

Description

Games Description XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShLA Drawing power from the Eternal Flower, the user fires a powerful beam of light. This also damages the user quite a lot. BDSP This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered. SV Drawing power from the Eternal Flower, the user fires a powerful beam of light. This also damages the user terribly. ZA The user attacks by drawing power from the Eternal Flower to fire off a powerful beam of light. The user will also take some damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						VI	VII	IX
							SMUSUM	ZA
0670		Floette Eternal Flower		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	50	50	50
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 generations

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Even though the move cannot be used in-game in X and Y, AZ's Eternal Flower Floette is seen using it during a flashback of the Kalos war.
• In the room service minigame at Hotel Richissime, there is a food style option that selects the name of a random move, in which Light of Ruin can be mentioned. This was the only way for the move's name to be seen legitimately in any game prior to Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
• Light of Ruin has the highest base power of all Fairy-type moves, excluding Z-Moves and Max Moves.
  • A Twinkle Tackle based on Light of Ruin has the highest base power of all Fairy-type moves.
• Light of Ruin is the only Fairy-type move that causes recoil damage.
• Of all moves, Light of Ruin went the longest between being programmed into a game and being legitimately available in a game. It was programmed into X and Y, released in 2013, but not legitimately available until Pokémon Legends: Z-A, released 12 years later.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	破滅之光 Pomiht jī Gwōng
	Mandarin	破滅之光 / 破灭之光 Pòmiè zhī Guāng
French		Lumière du Néant
German		Lux Calamitatis
Italian		Luce Nefasta
Korean		파멸의빛 Pamyeoruibit
Spanish		Luz Aniquiladora

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