Flash Cannon (move)

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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 but 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 Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

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

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0009   Blastoise
Water --
0379   Registeel
Steel 73
0483   Dialga
Steel Dragon 80
0483   Dialga
Steel Dragon 42
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By TM91

#   Pokémon Type
0009   Blastoise
Water
0081   Magnemite
Electric Steel
0082   Magneton
Electric Steel
0095   Onix
Rock Ground
0116   Horsea
Water
0117   Seadra
Water
0120   Staryu
Water
0121   Starmie
Water Psychic
0151   Mew
Psychic
0205   Forretress
Bug Steel
0208   Steelix
Steel Ground
0212   Scizor
Bug Steel
0224   Octillery
Water
0227   Skarmory
Steel Flying
0230   Kingdra
Water Dragon
0303   Mawile
Steel
0306   Aggron
Steel Rock
0323   Camerupt
Fire Ground
0348   Armaldo
Rock Bug
0375   Metang
Steel Psychic
0376   Metagross
Steel Psychic
0378   Regice
Ice
0379   Registeel
Steel
0385   Jirachi
Steel Psychic
0386   Deoxys
Psychic
0386   Deoxys
Psychic
0386   Deoxys
Psychic
0386   Deoxys
Psychic
0395   Empoleon
Water Steel
0410   Shieldon
Rock Steel
0411   Bastiodon
Rock Steel
0413   Wormadam
Bug Steel
0436   Bronzor
Steel Psychic
0437   Bronzong
Steel Psychic
0448   Lucario
Fighting Steel
0462   Magnezone
Electric Steel
0464   Rhyperior
Ground Rock
0476   Probopass
Rock Steel
0483   Dialga
Steel Dragon
0485   Heatran
Fire Steel
0493   Arceus
Poison
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0009   Blastoise
Water --
0379   Registeel
Steel 73
0483   Dialga
Steel Dragon 50
0597   Ferroseed
Grass Steel 52
0598   Ferrothorn
Grass Steel 61
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By TM91

#   Pokémon Type
0009   Blastoise
Water
0081   Magnemite
Electric Steel
0082   Magneton
Electric Steel
0095   Onix
Rock Ground
0116   Horsea
Water
0117   Seadra
Water
0120   Staryu
Water
0121   Starmie
Water Psychic
0151   Mew
Psychic
0205   Forretress
Bug Steel
0208   Steelix
Steel Ground
0212   Scizor
Bug Steel
0224   Octillery
Water
0227   Skarmory
Steel Flying
0230   Kingdra
Water Dragon
0303   Mawile
Steel
0306   Aggron
Steel Rock
0323   Camerupt
Fire Ground
0348   Armaldo
Rock Bug
0375   Metang
Steel Psychic
0376   Metagross
Steel Psychic
0378   Regice
Ice
0379   Registeel
Steel
0385   Jirachi
Steel Psychic
0386   Deoxys
Psychic
0386   Deoxys
Psychic
0386   Deoxys
Psychic
0386   Deoxys
Psychic
0395   Empoleon
Water Steel
0410   Shieldon
Rock Steel
0411   Bastiodon
Rock Steel
0413   Wormadam
Bug Steel
0436   Bronzor
Steel Psychic
0437   Bronzong
Steel Psychic
0448   Lucario
Fighting Steel
0462   Magnezone
Electric Steel
0464   Rhyperior
Ground Rock
0476   Probopass
Rock Steel
0483   Dialga
Steel Dragon
0485   Heatran
Fire Steel
0493   Arceus
Poison
0524   Roggenrola
Rock
0525   Boldore
Rock
0526   Gigalith
Rock
0561   Sigilyph
Psychic Flying
0577   Solosis
Psychic
0578   Duosion
Psychic
0579   Reuniclus
Psychic
0582   Vanillite
Ice
0583   Vanillish
Ice
0584   Vanilluxe
Ice
0597   Ferroseed
Grass Steel
0598   Ferrothorn
Grass Steel
0599   Klink
Steel
0600   Klang
Steel
0601   Klinklang
Steel
0603   Eelektrik
Electric
0604   Eelektross
Electric
0615   Cryogonal
Ice
0621   Druddigon
Dragon
0623   Golurk
Ground Ghost
0632   Durant
Bug Steel
0635   Hydreigon
Dark Dragon
0638   Cobalion
Steel Fighting
0642   Thundurus
Electric Flying
0644   Zekrom
Dragon Electric
0646   Kyurem
Dragon Ice
0649   Genesect
Bug Steel
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

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 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 ball appears in front of Aggron's mouth. Aggron then fires a silver beam from the ball at the opponent.
A wild Aggron Steeling Piece 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


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other languages

  • 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
  • Italian: Cannonflash
  • Korean: 러스터캐논 Luster Cannon
  • Portuguese (Brazilian): Canhão de Luz
  • Spanish: 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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