Flash Cannon

ラスターカノン Rasutaakanon

Generation:	IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	80
Accuracy:	100
PP:	10, max: ?
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
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Flash Cannon is a special Steel-type move in Generation IV. In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it is available as TM54.

Description[]

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSS	The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat.
BW B2W2	The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. It may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
XY ORAS	The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP	The user gathers all its light energy and releases it all at once. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
LA	The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. This may also lower the target's defensive stats.
SV	The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.

Effect[]

It has a 10% chance to decrease the opponent's Special Defense by one level each time it is used.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Blastoise	water	Monster/Water 1	1	1	1	1	1, Evo.^SwShBDSP	Evo.
	Magnemite	electric/steel	Mineral		35^B2W2	35^XY 31^ORAS	31^SMUSUM 38^PE	32^SwShBDSP 25^LA	32
	Magneton	electric/steel	Mineral		39^B2W2	39^XY 33^ORAS	33^SMUSUM 46^PE	34^SwShBDSP 25^LA	34
	Metang	steel/psychic	Mineral					18^SwShBDSP	18
	Metagross	steel/psychic	Mineral					16^SwShBDSP	16
	Registeel	steel	Undiscovered	73	73	73^XY 43^ORAS	43	24^SwShBDSP	24
	Empoleon	water/steel	Water 1/Field					Evo.^LA
	Bronzor	steel/psychic	Mineral					34^LA
	Bronzong	steel/psychic	Mineral					34^LA
	Magnezone	electric/steel	Mineral		39^B2W2	39^XY 33^ORAS	33	34^SwShBDSP 25^LA	34
	Probopass	rock/steel	Mineral					38^LA
	Dialga	steel/dragon	Undiscovered	80^DPPt 42^HGSS	50	50	50	32^SwShBDSP 55^LA	32
	Ferroseed	grass/steel	Grass/Mineral		52	52	52	20^SwSh
	Ferrothorn	grass/steel	Grass/Mineral		61	61	61	20^SwSh
	Klefki	steel/fairy	Mineral					36^SwSh	36
	Solgaleo	psychic/steel	Undiscovered				23	28^SwSh	28
	Celesteela	steel/flying	Undiscovered				37	40^SwSh
	Magearna	steel/fairy	Undiscovered				41	72^SwSh	72
	Meltan	steel	Undiscovered				45^PE	40^SwSh
	Melmetal	steel	Undiscovered				45^PE	40^SwSh
	Duraludon	steel/dragon	Mineral/Dragon					54^SwSh	54
	Tinkatink	fairy/steel	Fairy						31
	Tinkatuff	fairy/steel	Fairy						31
	Tinkaton	fairy/steel	Fairy						31
	Archaludon	steel/dragon	Mineral/Dragon						54
	Iron Crown	steel/psychic	Undiscovered						42
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/TR[]

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Blastoise	water	Monster/Water 1	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^SMUSUM TM54^PE	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Sandshrew	ice/steel	Field						TM093
	Sandslash	ice/steel	Field						TM093
	Diglett	ground/steel	Field				TM91^SMUSUM TM54^PE	TR70^SwSh	TM093
	Dugtrio	ground/steel	Field				TM91^SMUSUM TM54^PE	TR70^SwSh	TM093
	Meowth	steel	Field						TM093
	Magnemite	electric/steel	Mineral	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^SMUSUM TM54^PE	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Magneton	electric/steel	Mineral	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^SMUSUM TM54^PE	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Onix	rock/ground	Mineral	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^SMUSUM TM54^PE	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP
	Horsea	water	Water 1/Dragon	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^SMUSUM TM54^PE	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Seadra	water	Water 1/Dragon	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^SMUSUM TM54^PE	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Staryu	water	Water 3	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^SMUSUM TM54^PE	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP
	Starmie	water/psychic	Water 3	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^SMUSUM TM54^PE	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^SMUSUM TM54^PE	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Forretress	bug/steel	Bug	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Steelix	steel/ground	Mineral	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP
	Scizor	bug/steel	Bug	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Octillery	water	Water 1/Water 2	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP
	Skarmory	steel/flying	Flying	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Kingdra	water/dragon	Water 1/Dragon	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Nosepass	rock	Mineral						TM093
	Mawile	steel/fairy	Field/Fairy	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP
	Aggron	steel/rock	Monster	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP
	Numel	fire/ground	Field						TM093
	Camerupt	fire/ground	Field	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Spoink	psychic	Field						TM093
	Grumpig	psychic	Field						TM093
	Armaldo	rock/bug	Water 3	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP
	Metang	steel/psychic	Mineral	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Metagross	steel/psychic	Mineral	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Regirock	rock	Undiscovered					TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Regice	ice	Undiscovered	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Registeel	steel	Undiscovered	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Jirachi	steel/psychic	Undiscovered	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Empoleon	water/steel	Water 1/Field	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Shieldon	rock/steel	Monster	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Bastiodon	rock/steel	Monster	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Wormadam	bug/steel	Bug	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^BDSP
	Bronzor	steel/psychic	Mineral	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Bronzong	steel/psychic	Mineral	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Lucario	fighting/steel	Field/Human-Like	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Magnezone	electric/steel	Mineral	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Rhyperior	ground/rock	Monster/Field	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Probopass	rock/steel	Mineral	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Dialga	steel/dragon	Undiscovered	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Heatran	fire/steel	Undiscovered	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70^SwSh TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Arceus	normal	Undiscovered	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91	TM91^BDSP	TM093
	Roggenrola	rock	Mineral		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70
	Boldore	rock	Mineral		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70
	Gigalith	rock	Mineral		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70
	Sigilyph	psychic/flying	Flying		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70
	Solosis	psychic	Amorphous		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70	TM093
	Duosion	psychic	Amorphous		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70	TM093
	Reuniclus	psychic	Amorphous		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70	TM093
	Vanillite	ice	Mineral		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70
	Vanillish	ice	Mineral		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70
	Vanilluxe	ice	Mineral		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70
	Ferroseed	grass/steel	Grass/Mineral		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70
	Ferrothorn	grass/steel	Grass/Mineral		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70
	Klink	steel	Mineral		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70
	Klang	steel	Mineral		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70
	Klinklang	steel	Mineral		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70
	Eelektrik	electric	Amorphous		TM91	TM91	TM91		TM093
	Eelektross	electric	Amorphous		TM91	TM91	TM91		TM093
	Beheeyem	psychic	Human-Like					TR70
	Cryogonal	ice	Mineral		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70	TM093
	Stunfisk	ground/steel	Water 1/Amorphous					TR70^SwSh
	Druddigon	dragon	Dragon/Monster		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70
	Golett	ground/ghost	Mineral						TM093
	Golurk	ground/ghost	Mineral		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70	TM093
	Pawniard	dark/steel	Human-Like						TM093
	Bisharp	dark/steel	Human-Like						TM093
	Durant	bug/steel	Bug		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70
	Hydreigon	dark/dragon	Dragon		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70	TM093
	Cobalion	steel/fighting	Undiscovered		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70	TM093
	Thundurus	electric/flying	Undiscovered		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70	TM093
	Zekrom	dragon/electric	Undiscovered		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70	TM093
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70	TM093
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered		TM91^B2W2	TM91	TM91	TR70	TM093
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered		TM91^B2W2	TM91	TM91	TR70	TM093
	Genesect	bug/steel	Undiscovered		TM91	TM91	TM91	TR70
	Honedge	steel/ghost	Mineral			TM91	TM91	TR70
	Doublade	steel/ghost	Mineral			TM91	TM91	TR70
	Aegislash	steel/ghost	Mineral			TM91	TM91	TR70
	Spritzee	fairy	Fairy			TM91	TM91	TR70
	Aromatisse	fairy	Fairy			TM91	TM91	TR70
	Clauncher	water	Water 1/Water 3			TM91	TM91	TR70	TM093
	Clawitzer	water	Water 1/Water 3			TM91	TM91	TR70	TM093
	Amaura	rock/ice	Monster			TM91	TM91	TR70
	Aurorus	rock/ice	Monster			TM91	TM91	TR70
	Carbink	rock/fairy	Fairy/Mineral						TM093
	Sliggoo	steel/dragon	Dragon						TM093
	Goodra	steel/dragon	Dragon						TM093
	Klefki	steel/fairy	Mineral			TM91	TM91	TR70	TM093
	Bergmite	ice	Monster/Mineral			TM91	TM91	TR70
	Avalugg	ice	Monster/Mineral			TM91	TM91	TR70	TM093
	Xerneas	fairy	Undiscovered			TM91	TM91	TR70
	Volcanion	fire/water	Undiscovered			TM91	TM91	TR70	TM093
	Toucannon	normal/flying	Flying				TM91		TM093
	Vikavolt	bug/electric	Bug				TM91	TR70	TM093
	Sandygast	ghost/ground	Amorphous						TM093
	Palossand	ghost/ground	Amorphous						TM093
	Silvally	normal	Undiscovered				TM91	TR70
	Turtonator	fire/dragon	Monster/Dragon				TM91	TR70
	Dhelmise	ghost/grass	Mineral				TM91	TR70
	Kommo-o	dragon/fighting	Dragon				TM91	TR70	TM093
	Solgaleo	psychic/steel	Undiscovered				TM91	TR70	TM093
	Celesteela	steel/flying	Undiscovered				TM91	TR70
	Necrozma	psychic	Undiscovered				TM91	TR70	TM093
	Necrozma	psychic/steel	Undiscovered				TM91^USUM	TR70	TM093
	Necrozma	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered				TM91^USUM	TR70	TM093
	Magearna	steel/fairy	Undiscovered				TM91	TR70	TM093
	Stakataka	rock/steel	Undiscovered				TM91^USUM	TR70
	Meltan	steel	Undiscovered				TM91^PE	TR70
	Melmetal	steel	Undiscovered				TM91^PE	TR70
	Corviknight	flying/steel	Flying					TR70	TM093
	Perrserker	steel	Field						TM093
	Cufant	steel	Field/Mineral						TM093
	Copperajah	steel	Field/Mineral					TR70	TM093
	Duraludon	steel/dragon	Mineral/Dragon					TR70	TM093
	Zacian	fairy	Undiscovered						TM093
	Zamazenta	fighting	Undiscovered					TR70	TM093
	Eternatus	poison/dragon	Undiscovered					TR70	TM093
	Nacli	rock	Mineral						TM093
	Naclstack	rock	Mineral						TM093
	Garganacl	rock	Mineral						TM093
	Armarouge	fire/psychic	Human-Like						TM093
	Toedscool	ground/grass	Grass						TM093
	Toedscruel	ground/grass	Grass						TM093
	Espathra	psychic	Flying						TM093
	Tinkatink	fairy/steel	Fairy						TM093
	Tinkatuff	fairy/steel	Fairy						TM093
	Tinkaton	fairy/steel	Fairy						TM093
	Varoom	steel/poison	Mineral						TM093
	Revavroom	steel/poison	Mineral						TM093
	Orthworm	steel	Field						TM093
	Glimmora	rock/poison	Mineral						TM093
	Kingambit	dark/steel	Human-Like						TM093
	Great Tusk	ground/fighting	Undiscovered						TM093
	Sandy Shocks	electric/ground	Undiscovered						TM093
	Iron Treads	ground/steel	Undiscovered						TM093
	Iron Jugulis	dark/flying	Undiscovered						TM093
	Iron Moth	fire/poison	Undiscovered						TM093
	Gholdengo	steel/ghost	Undiscovered						TM093
	Miraidon	electric/dragon	Undiscovered						TM093
	Archaludon	steel/dragon	Mineral/Dragon						TM093
	Iron Crown	steel/psychic	Undiscovered						TM093
	Terapagos	normal	Undiscovered						TM093
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Special move[]

Generation VIII[]

Trivia[]

Flash Cannon's animation in the core series games changes throughout each game:
- In Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Heart Gold, Soul Silver, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, Let's Go Pikachu!, Let's Go Eevee!, Sword, and Shield, Flash Cannon is depicted as a ball of light while in X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Flash Cannon is depicted as a laser beam.

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v · d · e List of Steel-type moves

Generation I · Generation II · Generation III · Generation IV · Generation V · Generation VI · Generation VII · Generation VIII · Generation IX

A	Anchor Shot Autotomize

B	Behemoth Bash Behemoth Blade Bullet Punch

D	Doom Desire Double Iron Bash

F	Flash Cannon

G	Gear Grind Gear Up Gigaton Hammer Gyro Ball

H	Hard Press Heavy Slam

I	Iron Defense Iron Head Iron Tail

K	King's Shield

M	Magnet Bomb Make It Rain Metal Burst Metal Claw Metal Sound Meteor Mash Mirror Shot

S	Shelter Shift Gear Smart Strike Spin Out Steel Beam Steel Roller Steel Wing Sunsteel Strike

T	Tachyon Cutter

See also	Bug-type Dark-type Dragon-type Electric-type Fairy-type Fighting-type Fire-type Flying-type Ghost-type Grass-type Ground-type Normal-type Poison-type Psychic-type Rock-type Water-type

Moves

v · d · e List of moves introduced in Generation IV

Bug-type · Dark-type · Dragon-type · Electric-type · Fairy-type · Fighting-type · Fire-type · Flying-type · Ghost-type · Grass-type · Ground-type · Ice-type · Normal-type · Poison-type · Psychic-type · Rock-type · Steel-type · Water-type

A	Acupressure Air Slash Aqua Jet Aqua Ring Aqua Tail Assurance Attack Order Aura Sphere Avalanche

B	Brave Bird Brine Bug Bite Bug Buzz Bullet Punch

C	Captivate Charge Beam Chatter Close Combat Copycat Cross Poison Crush Grip

D	Dark Pulse Dark Void Defend Order Defog Discharge Double Hit Draco Meteor Dragon Pulse Dragon Rush Drain Punch

E	Earth Power Embargo Energy Ball

F	Feint Fire Fang Flare Blitz Flash Cannon Fling Focus Blast Force Palm

G	Gastro Acid Giga Impact Grass Knot Gravity Guard Swap Gunk Shot Gyro Ball

H	Hammer Arm Head Smash Heal Block Heal Order Healing Wish Heart Swap

I	Ice Fang Ice Shard Iron Head

J	Judgment

L	Last Resort Lava Plume Leaf Storm Lucky Chant Lunar Dance

M	Magma Storm Magnet Bomb Magnet Rise Me First Metal Burst Miracle Eye Mirror Shot Mud Bomb

N	Nasty Plot Natural Gift Night Slash

O	Ominous Wind

P	Payback Pluck Poison Jab Power Gem Power Swap Power Trick Power Whip Psycho Cut Psycho Shift Punishment

R	Roar of Time Rock Climb Rock Polish Rock Wrecker Roost

S	Seed Bomb Seed Flare Shadow Claw Shadow Force Shadow Sneak Spacial Rend Stealth Rock Stone Edge Sucker Punch Switcheroo

T	Tailwind Thunder Fang Toxic Spikes Trick Room Trump Card

U	U-turn

V	Vacuum Wave

W	Wake-Up Slap Wood Hammer Worry Seed Wring Out

X	X-Scissor

Z	Zen Headbutt

See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Generation IV