Flash Cannon (move)

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Flash Cannon ラスターカノン Luster Cannon

Battles Type  Steel Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM91 in Generation IV TM91 in Generation V TM91 in Generation VI TM91 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   +2 if first to appeal

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Quite an appealing move.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

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 by one stage.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSS 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 in one shot. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat.* BWB2W2 The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. It may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. XYORAS The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. SM The user gathers all its light energy and releases it all at once. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0009		Blastoise		Monster	Water 1	1	1	1	1
0081		Magnemite		Mineral		Mineral		35B2W2	35XY 31ORAS	31
0082		Magneton		Mineral		Mineral		39B2W2	39XY 33ORAS	33
0379		Registeel		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	73	73	73XY 43ORAS	43
0462		Magnezone		Mineral		Mineral		39B2W2	39XY 33ORAS	33
0483		Dialga		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	80DPPt 42HGSS	50	50	50
0597		Ferroseed		Grass	Mineral		52	52	52
0598		Ferrothorn		Grass	Mineral		61	61	61
0791		Solgaleo		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				23
0797		Celesteela		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				37
0801		Magearna		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				41
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		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III --	IV TM91	V TM91	VI TM91	VII TM91	VIII --	IX --
0009		Blastoise		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
050A		Diglett Alola Form		Field		Field				✔
051A		Dugtrio Alola Form		Field		Field				✔
0081		Magnemite		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0082		Magneton		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
0117		Seadra		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
0120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0205		Forretress		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0212		Scizor		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
0224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0227		Skarmory		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
0230		Kingdra		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
0306		Aggron		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
0323		Camerupt		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0375		Metang		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0376		Metagross		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0378		Regice		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0379		Registeel		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0385		Jirachi		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0386		Deoxys		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0395		Empoleon		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
0411		Bastiodon		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
413S		Wormadam Trash		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
0436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0462		Magnezone		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0483		Dialga		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0485		Heatran		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0493		Arceus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0524		Roggenrola		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔
0525		Boldore		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔
0526		Gigalith		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔
0561		Sigilyph		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔
0577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
0578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
0579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
0582		Vanillite		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔
0583		Vanillish		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔
0584		Vanilluxe		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔
0597		Ferroseed		Grass	Mineral		✔	✔	✔
0598		Ferrothorn		Grass	Mineral		✔	✔	✔
0599		Klink		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔
0600		Klang		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔
0601		Klinklang		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔
0603		Eelektrik		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
0604		Eelektross		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
0615		Cryogonal		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔
0621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster		✔	✔	✔
0623		Golurk		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔
0632		Durant		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
0635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon		✔	✔	✔
0638		Cobalion		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔
0642		Thundurus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔
0644		Zekrom		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔
0646		Kyurem		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔
0649		Genesect		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔
0679		Honedge		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔
0680		Doublade		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔
0681		Aegislash		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔
0682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔
0683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔
0692		Clauncher		Water 1		Water 3			✔	✔
0693		Clawitzer		Water 1		Water 3			✔	✔
0698		Amaura		Monster		Monster			✔	✔
0699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster			✔	✔
0707		Klefki		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔
0712		Bergmite		Monster		Monster			✔	✔
0713		Avalugg		Monster		Monster			✔	✔
0716		Xerneas		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔	✔
0721		Volcanion		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔	✔
0733		Toucannon		Flying		Flying				✔
0738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug				✔
0773		Silvally		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				✔
0776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon				✔
0781		Dhelmise		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon				✔
0791		Solgaleo		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				✔
0797		Celesteela		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				✔
0800		Necrozma		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				✔
0801		Magearna		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				✔
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

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Stars: ★★★★ Power: 41 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Has a 10% chance of lowering each target's Defense.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Template:GoSpecialAttack Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Flash Cannon had a power of 55.

Description

Games Description Conq. The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. It may also lower the target's Defense.

In the anime

Onix 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 or Skarmory forms a white ball of energy inside its mouth and then it fires a white beam with light blue energy at the opponent.
J's henchmen's Skarmory	Pillars of Friendship!		None
Ninja's Six Skarmory	The Legend of the Ninja Hero!		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
	Onix's body becomes outlined in white energy. A white orb of energy with light blue energy then forms inside of Onix's mouth, and it fires a white beam of energy with light blue energy from it at the opponent.
Grant's Onix	Breaking Titles at the Chateau!		None
	Scizor fires two white beams of energy from inside of its claws at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Scizor	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		None
	A white orb of energy with light blue energy forms in between Mega Metagross's front claws, and it fires a white beam of energy with light blue energy from it at the opponent. The attack's secondary effect lowers the opponent's stamina.
Steven's Metagross	Mega Evolution Special II		None
	Metagross fires a white beam of energy with light blue energy at the opponent.
Steven's Metagross	Mega Evolution Special III		None
	A white orb of energy with light blue energy forms in front of Magneton's body, and it fires a white beam of energy with light blue energy from it at the opponent.
Belmondo's Magneton	Confronting the Darkness!		None
	Dialga fires a white beam of energy with light blue energy from its mouth at the opponent.
A Dialga summoned by Hoopa	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Far away shot Close up shot
The user fires a powerful laser at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Lucario puts both or one of its paws forward and fires a powerful beam of energy from its paws at the opponent.
Riley's Lucario	Grumpy Gliscor		Debut

In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master manga

Dialga
The user creates a fissure.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dialga's chest glows and stomps the ground, creating a fissure.
Manabu's Dialga	ABM02		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 加農光炮 Gānùhng Gwōngpaau * 光澤電炮 Gwōngjaahk Dihnpaau​ Mandarin 加農光炮 / 加农光炮 Jiānóng Guāngpào * 電炮光澤 Diàn​pào​ Guāng​zé​ * 光澤電炮 Guāng​zé​ Diàn​pào​ * Dutch Lichtkanon French Luminocanon German Lichtkanone Greek Φωτοβόλο Phutovólo Hindi प्रकाश तोप Prakash top Indonesian Flash Cannon Italian Cannonflash Korean 러스터캐논 Luster Cannon Norwegian Blitzkanon Polish Błyskodziało Portuguese Brazil Canhão de Luz Canhão de Flash (XY Series) Portugal Canhão de Luz Romanian Foc de Tun Tunul Fulgerător Russian Быстрая Пушка Bystraya Pushka Spanish Latin America Cañón Flash (DP035) Foco Resplandor (DP107-DP108, BW089) Cañón Resplandor (M11) Cañón de Luz (DP128) Cañón Destello (DP174-present) Spain Foco Resplandor* Foco Respl.* Turkish Işık Topu Vietnamese Chùm sáng đại bác

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

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