Light Screen (move)

Light Screen ひかりのかべ Light Wall

File:Light Screen.png

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  30 (max. 48) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Your Party: Affects the user and all allies

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM16 in Generation III TM16 in Generation IV TM16 in Generation V

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

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Light Screen (Japanese: ひかりのかべ Light Wall) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. Another move that functions identically to it is Reflect.

Effect

Generation I

Light Screen doubles the user's Special when the opponent damages the user with a special move.

Light Screen will fail if the user is already under its effect. The effect of Light Screen is ignored by critical hits. If Light Screen causes the user's special to reach 1024 or higher at any time during battle calculations, it will be reduced mod 1024.

Generation II

Light Screen will be in effect for 5 turns and will halve special damage done to any of the party Pokémon on the user's side.

Generation III

Same as above, but Light Screen will disappear immediately if the opponent uses Brick Break or Shadow Shed (in Pokémon XD).

In a double battle, both the user and its ally are protected by Light Screen, but special damage is only reduced by a third rather than half.

In Pokémon Colosseum and XD, Light Screen is shown as a golden-colored sphere composed of hexagonal deflectors.

Generation IV to V

Same as above, but if Light Clay is held when Light Screen is used, it will extend the duration of Light Screen from 5 to 8 turns.

In Pokémon Battle Revolution, the appearance of Light Screen remains unchanged from its Colosseum and XD appearances.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric		50	50			50			42				42			'
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	48			53			41			40				40			'
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric	29			33			37			22				22			'
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric	--			34			41			22				22			'
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	48			49			49			34				34			'
120		Staryu	Water		Water	42			43			37			42				42			'
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	23			26			21	19	22				22			'
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	49			17			17			25				25			'
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	60			61			73			64				64			'
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass				36			36			31				31			'
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass				39			39			36				36			'
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass				41			41			40				40			'
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying				22			22			14				14			'
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying				24			24			14				14			'
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric				30			30			37				37			'
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric				36			36			42				42			'
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric				42			42			51				51			'
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric				17			17			25				25			'
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal				40			40			34				34			'
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison							31			31				31			'
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic										22				22			'
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric										25				25			'
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying														24			'
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic														16			'
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic														16			'
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic														16			'
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying														34			'
615		Cryogonal	Ice		Ice														37			'
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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison
046		Paras	Bug	Grass
054		Psyduck	Water		Water
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying
183		Marill	Water		Water
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal
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 TM16

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II --		III TM16		IV TM16		V TM16		VI TM08
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison								✔		✔
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison								✔		✔
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison								✔		✔
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	✔			✔				✔		✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric	✔			✔				✔		✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
046		Paras	Bug	Grass								✔		✔
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass								✔		✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water								✔		✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water								✔		✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting								✔		✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting								✔		✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting								✔		✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic				✔				✔		✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic				✔				✔		✔
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel				✔				✔		✔
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel				✔				✔		✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric	✔			✔				✔		✔
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric	✔			✔				✔		✔
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
120		Staryu	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying								✔		✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	✔			✔				✔		✔
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric								✔		✔
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon								✔		✔
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon								✔		✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying								✔		✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric	✔			✔				✔		✔
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric	✔			✔				✔		✔
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric	✔			✔				✔		✔
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	✔			✔				✔		✔
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic				✔				✔		✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug	✔			✔				✔		✔
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel	✔			✔				✔		✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel								✔		✔
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire	✔			✔				✔		✔
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock	✔			✔				✔		✔
220		Swinub	Ice	Ground	✔			✔				✔		✔
221		Piloswine	Ice	Ground	✔			✔				✔		✔
222		Corsola	Water	Rock	✔			✔				✔		✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric	✔			✔				✔		✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric				✔				✔		✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔
251		Celebi	Grass	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison	✔			✔				✔		✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
298		Azurill	Normal		Normal								✔		✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric				✔				✔		✔
310		Manectric	Electric		Electric				✔				✔		✔
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	✔			✔				✔		✔
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	✔			✔				✔		✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug	✔			✔				✔		✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug	✔			✔				✔		✔
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
349		Feebas	Water		Water								✔		✔
350		Milotic	Water		Water								✔		✔
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
361		Snorunt	Ice		Ice	✔			✔				✔		✔
362		Glalie	Ice		Ice	✔			✔				✔		✔
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass				✔				✔		✔
388		Grotle	Grass		Grass				✔				✔		✔
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground				✔				✔		✔
403		Shinx	Electric		Electric				✔				✔		✔
404		Luxio	Electric		Electric				✔				✔		✔
405		Luxray	Electric		Electric				✔				✔		✔
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric				✔				✔		✔
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic				✔				✔		✔
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic				✔				✔		✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal				✔				✔		✔
459		Snover	Grass	Ice				✔				✔		✔
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice				✔				✔		✔
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel				✔				✔		✔
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric				✔				✔		✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying				✔				✔		✔
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground				✔				✔		✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting				✔				✔		✔
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost				✔				✔		✔
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost				✔				✔		✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic				✔				✔		✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water				✔				✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal				✔				✔		✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire								✔		✔
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass								✔		✔
496		Servine	Grass		Grass								✔		✔
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass								✔		✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal								✔		✔
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
518		Musharna	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
519		Pidove	Normal	Flying								✔		✔
520		Tranquill	Normal	Flying								✔		✔
521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying								✔		✔
522		Blitzle	Electric		Electric								✔		✔
523		Zebstrika	Electric		Electric								✔		✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying								✔		✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying								✔		✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal								✔		✔
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass								✔		✔
541		Swadloon	Bug	Grass								✔		✔
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass								✔		✔
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass								✔		✔
547		Whimsicott	Grass		Grass								✔		✔
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass								✔		✔
549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass								✔		✔
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire								✔		✔
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire								✔		✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying								✔		✔
573		Cinccino	Normal		Normal								✔		✔
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
582		Vanillite	Ice		Ice								✔		✔
583		Vanillish	Ice		Ice								✔		✔
584		Vanilluxe	Ice		Ice								✔		✔
585		Deerling	Normal	Grass								✔		✔
586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass								✔		✔
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying								✔		✔
594		Alomomola	Water		Water								✔		✔
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric								✔		✔
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric								✔		✔
603		Eelektrik	Electric		Electric								✔		✔
604		Eelektross	Electric		Electric								✔		✔
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic								✔		✔
615		Cryogonal	Ice		Ice								✔		✔
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire								✔		✔
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire								✔		✔
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting								✔		✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire								✔		✔
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric								✔		✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice								✔		✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic								✔		✔
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.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0170 Chinchou Water Electric New York City Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Meganium Light Screen.png Meganium File:Latios Light Screen.png Latios Electabuzz File:Alakazam Light Screen.png Alakazam
The user creates a defensive screen.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Clefairy waves its finger around in a circle once and a light-blue glass square appears in front of it. When it puts its finger down, the glass wall disappears.
A wild Clefairy	Clefairy Tales		Debut
	Starmie's gem shines, creating a hexagonal blue screen that protects Starmie from attacks.
Marina's Starmie	Bye Bye Psyduck		None
	Electabuzz puts its hands in front of its body and a clear or yellow glass screen appears in front of them, or Electabuzz puts its hands out in front of it and a yellow glass box appears around it.
Dr. Namba's Electabuzz	A Promise is a Promise		None
Macy's Electabuzz	Love, Pokémon Style		None
Paul's Electabuzz	Pedal to the Mettle!		None
	Meganium creates a light-blue wall from the antennas on its forehead.
Vincent's Meganium	The Legend of Thunder!		None
	Mr. Mime waves its hands and a glass wall appears in front of it, shielding it from attacks.
Delia's Mimey	Showdown at the Oak Corral		None
	Lunatone's eyes glow light blue and a glass wall appears in front of it, protecting it from attacks.
Liza's Lunatone	Solid as a Solrock		None
	Girafarig puts its head down and a multicolored wall appears in front of it.
Morrison's Girafarig	A Judgment Brawl		None
	Alakazam's eyes glow yellow and five glowing yellow walls appear and forms a box around it.
Kenny's Alakazam	Settling a Not-So-Old Score!		None
	Chikorita's eyes glow yellow and a golden box surrounds its body, cutting the power of special attacks in half. Sometimes, its eyes don't glow at all.
Lyra's Chikorita	An Egg Scramble!		None
	A golden box appears around Claydol's body, cutting the power of special attacks in half.
Buck's Claydol	Bucking the Treasure Trend!		None
	Latios's body becomes covered in gold, cutting the power of special attacks in half.
Tobias's Latios	The Semi-Final Frontier!		None

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

File:Mime Jr Light Screen P7.png Mime Jr.
The user creates a wall that protects it from attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mime Jr. creates a wall of energy that protects it from attacks.
Hiori's Mime Jr.	Lily Regains Her Memories!		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

File:Deoxys Recover Adventures.png Deoxys File:Mr Mime Light Screen Adventures.png Mr. Mime
The user puts up a defensive barrier that blocks all attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mr. Mime waves its hands and a glass wall appears in front of it. The glass wall can protect against any attacks.
Sabrina's Mr. Mime	Piece of Mime		Debut
	Feebas's body glows brightly and its pupils turn white as well. A glass wall then appears in front of Feebas, protecting it from attacks.
Ruby's Mimi	VS. Zangoose & Seviper II		None
	Four dark triangular barriers appear around Deoxys's body and close around it like a pyramid, protecting it from attacks. When Deoxys becomes nervous, the pyramid starts glowing red.
Entity Two	The Secret of Form Change		None
	Raichu holds its tail in front of it which glows a pale light and protects it from attacks.
Volkner's Raichu	VS. Electivire		None

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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 光牆 Guāngqiáng Dutch Licht Scherm Finnish Valoverho French Mur Lumière German Lichtschild Greek Οθόνη Φωτός Hindi Roshni Ka Parda Italian Schermoluce Korean 빛의장막 Bit-yi Jangmak Polish Świetlisty Ekran Spanish Pantalla Luz

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