Flash (move)
- This article is about the move Flash. For the field move, see Field Move.
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Flash (Japanese: フラッシュ Flash) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. In the first three generations, it was HM05, but in Generation IV, it was changed to TM70.
Effect
In battle
Generation I-III
Flash decreases the target's accuracy stat by one stage.
The accuracy of Flash is 70% in these generations.
Generation IV onward
The accuracy of Flash changes to 100%. All other effects are the same.
Outside of battle
Outside of battle, Flash will illuminate dark caves. The effect will last until the player exits the cave. When the player re-enters the cave, it will be dark again.
In Generation I, Generation II, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, it will light up the entire screen. In other games, it only illuminates a large circle around the player.
Caves in which Flash is usable
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
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By HM/TM
In the anime
 Beautifly  Roserade  Umbreon  Ampharos | |||
| The user emits a bright light. | |||
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The yellow rings on Umbreon's body light up and glow brightly, or the yellow ring on Umbreon's forehead shines brightly, giving off a bright light. | ||
| Gary's Umbreon | Power Play! | Debut | |
| Virgil's Umbreon | Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad! | None | |
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The ball on the end of Ampharos's tail lights up and shines brightly. | ||
| Jasmine's Sparkle | Fight for the Light! | None | |
| Karsten's Ampharos | Drifloon on the Wind! | None | |
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The orbs at the end of Chinchou's antennae light up and glow brightly. | ||
| Dayton's Bright | Takin' it on the Chinchou | None | |
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The orb on Dragonair's neck shines light blue. | ||
| Clair's Dragonair | Fangs for Nothin' | None | |
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Beautifly's wings shine brightly. | ||
| Janet's Beautifly | All Things Bright and Beautifly! | None | |
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The black circle on Absol's forehead shines brightly, giving off a bright light. Sometimes its forehead glows with a white ball, and then launches streams of light out at the opponent. | ||
| Drew's Absol | Thinning the Hoard! | None | |
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Meditite's raises its arms and creates a glowing white sphere above its head that glows brightly. | ||
| Meredith's Meditite | Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea | None | |
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Roserade's body shines brightly, giving off a bright light. | ||
| Gardenia's Roserade | The Grass Menagerie! | None | |
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A beam of light shines out from Bronzor's face, or Bronzor releases a circle of light from the middle of its body that grows outward. When the ring of light disappears, its whole body starts to glow brightly. | ||
| Saturn's Bronzor | Journey to the Unown! | None | |
| Karl's Bronzor | Zoroark: Master of Illusions | None | |
In the manga
In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
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| The user illuminates a dark place. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Jigglypuff puts on a crown which illuminates a dark cave. | ||
| Jigglypuff | Adventuring the Stone | Debut | |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
| The user glows brightly to lit up dim places. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Pikachu's whole body glows brightly, or Pikachu jumps into the air and it fires a beam of light from the tip of its tail at the opponent. | ||
| Red's Pika | Raging Rhydon | Debut | |
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Sunkern's eyes and body shine brightly, blinding the opponent. | ||
| Gold's Sunbo | Into the Unown | None | |
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Ampharos releases a beam of light from the orb on its head at the opponent. | ||
| Jasmine's Amphy | Ampharos Amore | None | |
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Magneton's body glows brightly. | ||
| Lt. Surge's Magneton | Off Course with Corsola | None | |
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The orbs at the end of Chinchou's antennae glow brightly. | ||
| Misty's Chinchou | Chinchou in Charge | None | |
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Starmie's core flashes brightly, blinding the opponent. | ||
| Misty's Starmie | Notorious Noctowl | None | |
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Pichu's body flashes brightly, blinding the opponent. | ||
| Gold's Pichu | The Last Battle XIV | None | |
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Tangrowth crosses its arms across its chest, then opens them and holds them out. A very bright light then emerges from under Tangrowth's vines, blinding the opponent. | ||
| Jupiter's Tangrowth | Getting Past Gastrodon | None | |
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Azelf's body begins to glow brightly, blinding the opponent. | ||
| A wild Azelf | Mixing It Up with Machamp | None | |
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Galvantula releases four beams of bright light from each of its four little eyes in between the two larger ones at the opponent. The beams of light grow larger at they extend, and eventually form into one big beam of light. | ||
| Black's Tula | Battle at the Dreamyard | None | |
In other generations
Outside of battle
Trivia
In other languages
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| Variations of the move Flash | ||
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| Generation I TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation I HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 | |
| Generation II TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation II HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 | |
| Generation III TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation III HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE | |
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |
| Generation V TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 | |
| Generation V HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 | |
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