Light Screen

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Light Screen

ひかりのかべ Light Wall

Introduced:	Generation I

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	—
Accuracy:	—%
PP:	30 (Max. 48)
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Condition:	Beauty
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	0
Can avoid being startled by others.

Super Contests (DPPt)

Condition:	Beauty
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Beautiful
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	0
Prevents the user from being startled one time this turn.

Light Screen is a Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I. It has been TM16 since Generation III. In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it is available as TM06.

Description

Games	Description
RSE	Creates a wall of light that lowers Sp. Atk damage.
FRLG	A wall of light cuts damage from Sp. Atk attacks for five turns.
DPPtHGSS BWB2W2	A wondrous wall of light is put up to surpress damage from special attacks for five turns.
XYORAS SMUSUMPE SWSH	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special attacks for five turns.

Effect

In Battle

Light Screen halves the damage of special moves against the user for five turns. When allies are on the battlefield, they are affected by Light Screen just as the user is, but this circumstance changes the damage reduction from half to a third.

Learnset

By Leveling Up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				VII	VIII
	Pikachu	electric	50 (Y)	50	50
	Clefairy	fairy	48	53	40
	Voltorb	electric	29	33	37
	Electrode	electric	29	34	41
	Chansey	normal	48	49	49
	Staryu	water	42	43	37
	Mr. Mime	psychic/fairy	23	26	21 (RSE) 19 (FRLG)
	Electabuzz	electric	49	17	17
	Zapdos	electric/flying	60	61	73
	Chikorita	grass		36	36
	Bayleef	grass		39	39
	Meganium	grass		41	41
	Ledyba	bug/flying		22	22
	Ledian	bug/flying		24	24
	Mareep	electric		30	30
	Flaaffy	electric		36	36
	Ampharos	electric		42	42
	Elekid	electric		17	17
	Blissey	normal		40	40
	Dustox	bug/poison			31
	Mime Jr.	psychic/fairy
	Electivire	electric
	Sigilyph	psychic/flying
	Solosis	psychic
	Duosion	psychic
	Reuniclus	psychic
	Emolga	electric/flying
	Cryogonal	ice
	Fennekin	fire
	Braixen	fire
	Delphox	fire/psychic
	Vivillon	bug/flying
	Espurr	psychic
	Meowstic	psychic
	Swirlix	fairy
	Slurpuff	fairy
	Inkay	dark/psychic
	Malamar	dark/psychic
	Amaura	rock/ice
	Aurorus	rock/ice
	Sylveon	fairy
	Carbink	rock/fairy
	Xerneas	fairy
	Diancie	rock/fairy
	Hoopa	psychic/ghost
	Hoopa	psychic/dark
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 Breeding

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By TM

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Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

• Light Screen in Generation I.
• Light Screen in Generation II.
• Light Screen depicted in Generation III.
• Light Screen depicted in Generation V.
• Light Screen depicted in Generation VI.
• Light Screen depicted in Generation VII.

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Main series

• Light Screen being used by Marina's Starmie.
• Light Screen being used by Dr. Namba's Electabuzz.
• Light Screen being used by Liza's Lunatone.
• Light Screen being used by Paul's Electabuzz.
• Light Screen being used by Ricky's Elgyem.
• Light Screen being used by Valerie's Spritzee.

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Spin-offs & shorts

• Light Screen being used by Misty's Starmie.

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See also

• Reflect