Flash

Flash

フラッシュ Flash

Generation:	I

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	N/A
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	20*, max: ?
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	Yes
Magic Bounce:	Yes
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

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Flash is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	Blinds the foe to reduce accuracy.
RSE	Looses a powerful blast of light that cuts accuracy.
FRLG	A blast of light that cuts the foe's accuracy. It also illuminates caves.
DPPtHGSS	The user flashes a light that cuts the foe's accuracy. It can also be used to illuminate caves.
BWB2W2	The user flashes a bright light that cuts the target's accuracy. It can also be used to illuminate caves.
XY	The user flashes a bright light that cuts the target's accuracy.
ORAS	The user flashes a bright light that cuts the target's accuracy. It can also be used to illuminate dark caves.
SMUSUMPE	The user flashes a bright light that cuts the target's accuracy.
SWSH	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.
BDSP	The user flashes a light that lowers the target’s accuracy. It can also be used to illuminate caves.

Effects

In Battle

During a battle, the user flashes a light that reduces the foe's accuracy by one stage.

Outside of Battle

In Generation I And II as well as Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Version, using Flash in a dark caves illuminates the area until the player exits the cave.

In other Generation III to V games, using it in dark caves only makes a large circle of visible area, but cannot fully illuminate the cave.

In Pokémon X and Y, using Flash in a cave causes the screen to zoom out instead, as there are no dark caves in the game.

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, dark caves are simply dim, but the whole screen is still visible. Using Flash once again illuminates the area.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! flash is replaced with the Secret Technique light up.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM/HM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

In Side Games

In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, Flash can be use by Electabuzz to illuminate rooms too dark to perform Target Clears in. It's first used in Team Dim Sun's cargo ship to light up the room Barlow is being held in. It's later used in Chroma Ruins to light up dark areas.

Gallery

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Main games

• Flash depicted in Generation I.
• Flash depicted in Generation II.

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Main series

• Flash being used by Gary's Umbreon.
• Flash being used by Drew's Absol.
• Flash being used by Gardenia's Roserade.
• Flash being used by Virgil's Umbreon.
• Flash being used by Clemont's Heliolisk.
• Flash being used by Molayne's Ampharos.

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Pokémon Adventures

• Flash being used by Sunbo.

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