Light Screen

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Light Screen

ひかりのかべ Light Wall

Introduced:	Generation I

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	N/A
Accuracy:	N/A
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
GSC	Ups Spcl.Def with a wall of light.
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 SWSHBDSP	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
				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

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.

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.

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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