Flash Cannon (move)

Flash Cannon
ラスターカノン Luster Cannon
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Type  Steel
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
+2 if first to appeal
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Flash Cannon (Japanese: ラスターカノン Luster Cannon) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation IV. It has been TM91 since Generation IV.

Effect

Flash Cannon does damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense.

Description

Games Description
The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. It may also lower the foe’s Sp. Def stat.
The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. It may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
009   Blastoise Water Water -- -- '
081   Magnemite Electric Steel     35 ''''
082   Magneton Electric Steel     39 ''''
379   Registeel Steel Steel 73 73 ''''
462   Magnezone Electric Steel     39 ''''
483   Dialga Steel Dragon 80 42 50 ''''
597   Ferroseed Grass Steel   52 ''''
598   Ferrothorn Grass Steel   61 ''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By TM

# Pokémon Type Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
TM91
V
TM91
VI
TM08
009   Blastoise Water Water
081   Magnemite Electric Steel
082   Magneton Electric Steel
095   Onix Rock Ground
116   Horsea Water Water
117   Seadra Water Water
120   Staryu Water Water
121   Starmie Water Psychic
151   Mew Psychic Psychic
205   Forretress Bug Steel
208   Steelix Steel Ground
212   Scizor Bug Steel
224   Octillery Water Water
227   Skarmory Steel Flying
230   Kingdra Water Dragon
303   Mawile Steel Steel
306   Aggron Steel Rock
323   Camerupt Fire Ground
348   Armaldo Rock Bug
375   Metang Steel Psychic
376   Metagross Steel Psychic
378   Regice Ice Ice
379   Registeel Steel Steel
385   Jirachi Steel Psychic
386   Deoxys Psychic Psychic
395   Empoleon Water Steel
410   Shieldon Rock Steel
411   Bastiodon Rock Steel
413   Wormadam Bug Steel
436   Bronzor Steel Psychic
437   Bronzong Steel Psychic
448   Lucario Fighting Steel
462   Magnezone Electric Steel
464   Rhyperior Ground Rock
476   Probopass Rock Steel
483   Dialga Steel Dragon
485   Heatran Fire Steel
493   Arceus Normal Normal
524   Roggenrola Rock Rock
525   Boldore Rock Rock
526   Gigalith Rock Rock
561   Sigilyph Psychic Flying
577   Solosis Psychic Psychic
578   Duosion Psychic Psychic
579   Reuniclus Psychic Psychic
582   Vanillite Ice Ice
583   Vanillish Ice Ice
584   Vanilluxe Ice Ice
597   Ferroseed Grass Steel
598   Ferrothorn Grass Steel
599   Klink Steel Steel
600   Klang Steel Steel
601   Klinklang Steel Steel
603   Eelektrik Electric Electric
604   Eelektross Electric Electric
615   Cryogonal Ice Ice
621   Druddigon Dragon Dragon
623   Golurk Ground Ghost
632   Durant Bug Steel
635   Hydreigon Dark Dragon
638   Cobalion Steel Fighting
642   Thundurus Electric Flying
644   Zekrom Dragon Electric
646   Kyurem Dragon Ice
649   Genesect Bug Steel
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Conquest

Flash Cannon is the only move of Registeel.

In the anime

 
Empoleon
 
Aggron
 
Roggenrola
 
Rhyperior
The user fires a beam of light.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Bronzong flips around and aims its bottom at the opponent. It then gathers silver energy inside its body and then it fires a silver beam of energy at the opponent.
Lucian's Bronzong An Elite Meet and Greet! Debut
Marcus's Bronzong Arceus and the Jewel of Life None
  Shieldon opens its mouth and forms a silver ball in front of its mouth. It then fires the ball as a silver beam at the opponent.
Newton Graceland's Shieldon Giratina and the Sky Warrior None
  The inside of Bastiodon's mouth glows white and it fires a silver beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Byron's Bastiodon Ancient Family Matters! None
  Aggron opens its mouth and a silver ball appears in front of Aggron's mouth. Aggron then fires a silver beam from the ball at the opponent.
A wild Aggron Steeling Peace of Mind! None
Paul's Aggron Familiarity Breeds Strategy! None
  Registeel puts its arms together and creates a silver ball of energy. A silver energy beam is fired from the ball at the opponent.
Brandon's Registeel A Pyramiding Rage! None
  Skarmory opens its beak and a silver ball appears in front of it. It then fires a silver beam from the ball at the opponent.
J's henchmen's Skarmory Pillars of Friendship! None
  Rhyperior fires a silver beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Rhyperior Piplup, Up and Away! None
  Empoleon holds out its wings and a silver ball of energy forms in between them. The ball then turned into a silver beam and Empoleon fires it at the opponent, or Empoleon fires a silver beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Kenny's Empoleon Last Call — First Round! None
  Roggenrola's body becomes outlined in white energy and the energy starts to gather inside Roggenrola's ear. It then fires a white and pale blue beam from its ear at the opponent.
Ash's Roggenrola Gotta Catch A Roggenrola! None
Multiple wild Roggenrola Gotta Catch A Roggenrola! None
  One of Golurk's hands disappears into its arm and and white energy starts to gather inside Golurk's arm. It then fires a white and pale blue beam from its arm at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Golurk Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"! None
Ridley's Golurk Meloetta and the Undersea Temple! None
  Duosion's entire body glows gold with silver sparkles around it. The silver sparkles grow larger and a gold outline appears around them as well. A golden orb of energy then forms in front of Duosion's body. The silver sparkles then sink into the orb, as well as the gold glow, and Duosion fires a white and light blue beam of energy from the orb at the opponent.
Officer Jenny's Duosion Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief! None
  Boldore's body becomes outlined in white energy and the energy starts to gather inside Boldore's ear. A white orb of energy with light blue energy inside of it then forms in front of Boldore's ear, and it fires a white beam of energy with light blue energy inside it at the opponent.
Ash's Boldore Evolution Exchange Excitement! None
  Cobalion opens its mouth and a ball of silver energy appears in front of it. It then fires a silver beam from the ball at the opponent.
Cobalion (M15) Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice None
  Ferrothorn's body becomes outlined in white energy. A white orb of energy with light blue energy then forms in front of Ferrothorn, and it fires a white beam of energy with light blue energy inside it at the opponent.
Officer Jenny's Ferrothorn Iris and the Rogue Dragonite! None
  Druddigon's body becomes outlined in white energy. A white orb of energy with light blue energy then forms inside of Druddigon's mouth, and it fires a white beam of energy with light blue energy from it at the opponent.
Drayden's Druddigon Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 光澤電炮 Guāng​zé​ Diàn​pào*
電炮光澤 Diàn​pào​ Guāng​zé*
  Dutch Flits Kanon
  French Luminocanon
  German Lichtkanone
  Greek Φωτοβόλο
  Hindi प्रकाश तोप Prakash top
  Indonesian Flash Cannon
  Italian Cannonflash
  Korean 러스터캐논 Luster Cannon
  Norwegian Blitzkanon
  Portuguese Canhão de Luz
  Brazilian Portuguese Canhão de Luz
  Romanian Foc de Tun
Tunul Fulgerător
Spanish   Latin America Cañón Destello
  Spain Foco Respl.



Variations of the move Crunch
  Crunch
  Shadow BallFlash Cannon
Formerly a variation
  Energy Ball


Generation IV TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
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