Flash Cannon

Flash Cannon

(ラスターカノン Rasutaakanon)

Generation:	IV

Battle Data

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

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

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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

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	Level
			IV	V	VI	VII
	Blastoise	water	1	1	1	1
	Magnemite	electric/steel		35 (B2W2)	35 (XY) 31 (ORAS)	31
	Magneton	electric/steel		39 (B2W2)	39 (XY) 33 (ORAS)	33
	Registeel	steel	73	73	73 (XY) 43 (ORAS)	43
	Magnezone	electric/steel		39 (B2W2)	39 (XY) 33 (ORAS)	33
	Dialga	steel/dragon	80 (DPPt) 42 (HGSS)	50	50	50
	Ferroseed	grass/steel		52	52	52
	Ferrothorn	grass/steel		61	61	61
	Solgaleo	psychic/steel				23
	Celesteela	steel/flying				37
	Magearna	steel/fairy				41
	Meltan	steel				45
	Melmetal	steel				45
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Flash Cannon's animation in the core series games changes throughout each game:
  • In Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Heart Gold, Soul Silver, Let's Go Pikachu!, and Let's Go Eevee!, 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.

Gallery

Main games

• Flash Cannon depicted in Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver
• Flash Cannon depicted in Black, White, Black 2 and White 2
• Flash Cannon depicted in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
• Flash Cannon depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

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Main series

• Flash Cannon being used by Lucian's Bronzong
• Flash Cannon being used by Byron's Bastiodon
• Flash Cannon being used by Brandon's Registeel
• Flash Cannon being used by Paul's Aggron
• Flash Cannon being used by Officer Jenny's Duosion
• Flash Cannon being used by Ash's Boldore
• Flash Cannon being used by Drayden's Druddigon
• Flash Cannon being used by Officer Jenny's Ferrothorn
• Flash Cannon being used by Ridley's Golurk
• Flash Cannon being used by Cobalion
• Flash Cannon being used by Grant's Onix
• Flash Cannon being used by Steven's Mega Metagross
• Flash Cannon being used by Ninja's Skarmory
• Flash Cannon being used by the Ultra Guardians' Metang
• Flash Cannon being used by the Nebby
• Flash Cannon being used by Gozu's Mega Aggron
• Flash Cannon being used by Hapu's Golurk
• Flash Cannon being used by a group of Meltan
• Flash Cannon being used by Ash's Meltan
• Flash Cannon being used by Ash's Melmetal

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Spin-offs & shorts

• Flash Cannon being used by Steven's Metagross

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Pokémon Adventures

• Flash Cannon being used by Riley's Lucario

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