Light Screen (move)

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Light Screen
ひかりのかべ Light Wall
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Type  Psychic
Category  Status
PP  30 (max. 48)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user and all allies
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
Can avoid being startled by others.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Prevents the user from being startled one time this turn.

Light Screen (Japanese: ひかりのかべ Light Wall) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I. It is the special counterpart to Reflect. It has been TM16 since Generation III.

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

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

Light Screen will disappear immediately if the opponent uses Defog as well.

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.

Generation V

Pokémon with the Ability Infiltrator will ignore the effects of Light Screen when attacking.

Description

Games Description
Stad Reduces damage from special attacks by about half. A special Psychic-type technique.
Stad2 Reduces damage from special attacks by about half. A special Psychic-type move.
GSC Ups Spcl.Def with a wall of light.
RSEColoXD Creates a wall of light that lowers Sp. Atk damage.
FRLG A wall of light cuts damage from Sp. Atk attacks for five turns.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
A wondrous wall of light is put up to suppress damage from special attacks for five turns.
XYORAS A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special attacks for five turns.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
025   Pikachu Electric Electric   50 50 50 42 45 45
53
035   Clefairy Fairy Fairy 48 53 41 40 40 46 '
100   Voltorb Electric Electric 29 33 37 22 22 26
29
101   Electrode Electric Electric 29 34 41 22 22 26
29
113   Chansey Normal Normal 48 49 49 34 34 46
120   Staryu Water Water 42 43 37 42 42 33 33
46
122   Mr. Mime Psychic Fairy 23 26 21 19 22 22 22
125   Electabuzz Electric Electric 49 17 17 25 25 26 26
145   Zapdos Electric Flying 60 61 73 64 64 64
152   Chikorita Grass Grass   36 36 31 31 31
153   Bayleef Grass Grass   39 39 36 36 36
154   Meganium Grass Grass   41 41 40 40 40
165   Ledyba Bug Flying   22 22 14 14 14
166   Ledian Bug Flying   24 24 14 14 14
179   Mareep Electric Electric   30 30 37 37 43 43
180   Flaaffy Electric Electric   36 36 42 42 52 52
181   Ampharos Electric Electric   42 42 51 51 57 57
239   Elekid Electric Electric   17 17 25 25 26 26
242   Blissey Normal Normal   40 40 34 34 46
269   Dustox Bug Poison     31 31 31 31
27
439   Mime Jr. Psychic Fairy       22 22 22
466   Electivire Electric Electric       25 25 26 26
561   Sigilyph Psychic Flying         24 24
577   Solosis Psychic Psychic         16 16
578   Duosion Psychic Psychic         16 16
579   Reuniclus Psychic Psychic         16 16
587   Emolga Electric Flying         34 34
615   Cryogonal Ice Ice         37 37
653   Fennekin Fire Fire           27
654   Braixen Fire Fire           30
655   Delphox Fire Psychic           30
666   Vivillon Bug Flying           1
677   Espurr Psychic Psychic           13
678   Meowstic Psychic Psychic           13
684   Swirlix Fairy Fairy           58
685   Slurpuff Fairy Fairy           58
686   Inkay Dark Psychic           31
687   Malamar Dark Psychic           31
698   Amaura Rock Ice           47
699   Aurorus Rock Ice           50
700   Sylveon Fairy Fairy           33
703   Carbink Rock Fairy           60
716   Xerneas Fairy Fairy           5
719   Diancie Rock Fairy           60
720   Hoopa
Hoopa Confined
Psychic Ghost           19
15
720   Hoopa
Hoopa Unbound
Psychic Dark           15
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             
147   Dratini* Dragon Dragon           
165   Ledyba Bug Flying   
183   Marill Water Fairy           
234   Stantler Normal Normal           
349   Feebas* Water Water          
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
TM16
IV
TM16
V
TM16
VI
TM16
001   Bulbasaur Grass Poison
002   Ivysaur Grass Poison
003   Venusaur Grass Poison
025   Pikachu Electric Electric
026   Raichu Electric Electric
035   Clefairy Fairy Fairy
036   Clefable Fairy Fairy
039   Jigglypuff Normal Fairy
040   Wigglytuff Normal Fairy
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 Fairy
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 Fairy Fairy
174   Igglybuff Normal Fairy
175   Togepi Fairy Fairy
176   Togetic Fairy Flying
177   Natu Psychic Flying
178   Xatu Psychic Flying
179   Mareep Electric Electric
180   Flaaffy Electric Electric
181   Ampharos Electric Electric
183   Marill Water Fairy
184   Azumarill Water Fairy
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 Psychic Grass
269   Dustox Bug Poison
280   Ralts Psychic Fairy
281   Kirlia Psychic Fairy
282   Gardevoir Psychic Fairy
298   Azurill Normal Fairy
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 Fairy
440   Happiny Normal Normal
459   Snover Grass Ice
460   Abomasnow Grass Ice
462   Magnezone Electric Steel
466   Electivire Electric Electric
468   Togekiss Fairy 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
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
547   Whimsicott Grass Fairy
548   Petilil Grass Grass
549   Lilligant Grass Grass
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
653   Fennekin Fire Fire
654   Braixen Fire Fire
655   Delphox Fire Psychic
666   Vivillon Bug Flying
671   Florges Fairy Fairy
677   Espurr Psychic Psychic
678   Meowstic Psychic Psychic
682   Spritzee Fairy Fairy
683   Aromatisse Fairy Fairy
684   Swirlix Fairy Fairy
685   Slurpuff Fairy Fairy
686   Inkay Dark Psychic
687   Malamar Dark Psychic
694   Helioptile Electric Normal
695   Heliolisk Electric Normal
698   Amaura Rock Ice
699   Aurorus Rock Ice
700   Sylveon Fairy Fairy
703   Carbink Rock Fairy
707   Klefki Steel Fairy
710   Pumpkaboo Ghost Grass
711   Gourgeist Ghost Grass
716   Xerneas Fairy Fairy
719   Diancie Rock Fairy
720   Hoopa
Hoopa Confined
Psychic Ghost
720   Hoopa
Hoopa Unbound
Psychic Dark
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.


Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0120   StaryuLv.18 Water Pokéwalker - Beyond the Sea
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 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 other games

Description

Games Description
MDRB The user gains the Light Screen status. It halves the damage from Special Attack moves.


In the anime

 
Girafarig
 
Elgyem
 
Claydol
 
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
  Mr. Mime waves its hands and a glass wall appears in front of it, shielding it from attacks.
Delia's Mimey The Rivalry Revival 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
  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
  Elgyem's eyes glow yellow and a wall of hexagonal shapes appear in front of it, protecting it from special attacks. A hexagon will disappear if hit by an attack.
Ricky's Elgyem Climbing the Tower of Success! None
  A wall of hexagonal shapes appears in front of Cryogonal, protecting it from special attacks. A hexagon will disappear if hit by an attack.
Multiple wild Cryogonal Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad! None
  A pink curved force field appears around Meowstic, protecting it from special attacks. If there is another Pokémon on Meowstic's side of the field, a same kind of force field will surround it as well.
Olympia's Meowstic All Eyes on the Future! None


In the manga

In the Ash and Pikachu manga


In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga


In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 光牆 Guāngqiáng
  Danish Lysskærm
  Dutch Lichtscherm
  Finnish Valoverho
  French Mur Lumière
  German Lichtschild
  Greek Τοίχος Φωτός
  Hindi रौशनी का पर्दा Roshni Ka Parda
  Indonesian Dinding Cahaya
  Italian Schermoluce
  Korean 빛의장막 Bit-yi Jangmak
  Polish Świetlisty Ekran
Portuguese   Brazil Tela de Luz
  Portugal Filtro de Luz
  Romanian Mantaua Ușoară
  Spanish Pantalla de Luz
Pantalla Luz (Gens I-IV, anime)


Generation III TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE
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
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS


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