Flash (move)

This article is about the move Flash. For the field move, see Field Move (Ranger).

Flash
フラッシュ Flash
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Shifts the judge's attention from others.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes audience expect little of other contestants.

Flash (Japanese: フラッシュ Flash) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It was HM05 from Generations I to III and TM70 from Generations IV to VI, as well as in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Effect

In battle

Generations I to II

Flash decreases the target's accuracy stat by one stage. The accuracy of Flash is 70%.

In the Generation I and II core series games, when an in-game opponent outside of the Battle Tower uses Flash, the move has a 25% chance to fail in addition to its normal chance to miss.

Generation III

Flash no longer has an additional chance to fail when used by an in-game opponent.

Generation IV to VII

The accuracy of Flash changed to 100%.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Flash, the user's evasiveness is raised by one stage.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Sword and Shield

Flash cannot be selected in a battle.

Generation IX

Flash cannot be selected in a battle.

Outside of battle

Main article: Darkness

In certain games, Flash requires a specific badge to use outside of battle; the Boulder BadgeRBYFRLG, Zephyr BadgeGSC, or Knuckle BadgeRSE.

Generations I to II

Flash will illuminate dark caves. The effect will last until the player exits the cave. When the player re-enters the cave, it will be dark again.

Generation III to V

Flash will only illuminate a large circle around the player to increase visibility in caves.

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and Pokémon Platinum, it will light up the entire screen as it did in Generation I.

Generation VI

In Pokémon X and Y, as there are no dark caves to be found, Flash will instead cause the screen to zoom out, revealing more of the surrounding area than normally is visible. In addition, it also decreases the chance of encountering wild Pokémon.

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, dark areas where Flash can be used to light up the surroundings are present once again. However, in this game the dark areas are shown to be more dimly lit rather than completely dark, making the move less needed than before.

Zoom out

In X and Y, Flash may be used to zoom out the perspective in the following caves:

Generation VII

Flash is no longer usable outside of battle. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the player can use Secret Technique Light Up instead.

Generation VIII

In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Flash can once again be used outside of battle to illuminate dark caves.

Generation IX

Flash is no longer usable outside of battle.

Puzzles involving Flash

Description

Games Description
Stad Creates a brilliant flash of light that blinds the target. This technique reduces the opponent's accuracy.
Stad2 Blinds the target with a bright flash of light, reducing the opponent's accuracy.
GSC Blinds the foe to reduce accuracy.
RSE Looses a powerful blast of light that cuts accuracy.*
Looses a powerful blast of light that reduces accuracy.*
FRLG A blast of light that cuts the foe's accuracy. It also illuminates caves.
Colo.XD Looses a powerful blast of light that cuts accuracy.
DPPtHGSS The user flashes a light that cuts the foe's accuracy. It can also be used to illuminate caves.
PBR The user flashes a bright light that cuts the foe's accuracy.
BWB2W2 The user flashes a bright light that cuts the target's accuracy. It can also be used to illuminate caves.
XY
SMUSUMPE
The user flashes a bright light that cuts the target's accuracy.
ORAS The user flashes a bright light that cuts the target's accuracy. It can also be used to illuminate dark caves.
SwShLA
SV
This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.
BDSP The user flashes a light that lowers the target’s accuracy. It can also be used to illuminate caves.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0064     Human-Like Human-Like 1, 13
0065     Human-Like Human-Like 1, 13
0313     Bug Human-Like 1 1 1 1
0755    
 
Grass Grass 8
0756    
 
Grass Grass 1, 8
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/HM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
TM70
0001    
 
Monster Grass
0002    
 
Monster Grass
0003    
 
Monster Grass
0012    
 
Bug Bug Y
0015    
 
Bug Bug
0025     Field Fairy
0026     Field Fairy
0035     Fairy Fairy
0036     Fairy Fairy
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy
0043    
 
Grass Grass
0044    
 
Grass Grass
0045    
 
Grass Grass
0046    
 
Bug Grass
0047    
 
Bug Grass
0048    
 
Bug Bug Y
0049    
 
Bug Bug Y
0052     Field Field
0053     Field Field
0054     Water 1 Field
0055     Water 1 Field
0063     Human-Like Human-Like
0064     Human-Like Human-Like
0065     Human-Like Human-Like
0069    
 
Grass Grass
0070    
 
Grass Grass
0071    
 
Grass Grass
0079    
 
Monster Water 1
0080    
 
Monster Water 1
0081    
 
Mineral Mineral
0082    
 
Mineral Mineral
0096     Human-Like Human-Like
0097     Human-Like Human-Like
0100     Mineral Mineral
0101     Mineral Mineral
0102    
 
Grass Grass
0103    
 
Grass Grass
0109     Amorphous Amorphous
0110     Amorphous Amorphous
0113     Fairy Fairy
0114     Grass Grass
0120     Water 3 Water 3
0121    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0124    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0125     Human-Like Human-Like
0135     Field Field
0137     Mineral Mineral
0145    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0152     Monster Grass
0153     Monster Grass
0154     Monster Grass
0163    
 
Flying Flying
0164    
 
Flying Flying
0165    
 
Bug Bug
0166    
 
Bug Bug
0167    
 
Bug Bug
0168    
 
Bug Bug
0170    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0171    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0172     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0173     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0174    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0175     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0176    
 
Flying Fairy
0177    
 
Flying Flying
0178    
 
Flying Flying
0179     Monster Field
0180     Monster Field
0181     Monster Field
0182     Grass Grass
0187    
 
Fairy Grass
0188    
 
Fairy Grass
0189    
 
Fairy Grass
0191     Grass Grass
0192     Grass Grass
0193    
 
Bug Bug
0194    
 
Water 1 Field
0195    
 
Water 1 Field
0196     Field Field
0197     Field Field
0199    
 
Monster Water 1
0200     Amorphous Amorphous
0203    
 
Field Field
0213    
 
Bug Bug
0227    
 
Flying Flying
0233     Mineral Mineral
0234     Field Field
0238    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0239     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0242     Fairy Fairy
0243     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0244     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0249    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0250    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0251    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0252     Monster Dragon
0253     Monster Dragon
0254     Monster Dragon
0267    
 
Bug Bug
0269    
 
Bug Bug
0270    
 
Water 1 Grass
0271    
 
Water 1 Grass
0272    
 
Water 1 Grass
0273     Field Grass
0274    
 
Field Grass
0275    
 
Field Grass
0280    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0281    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0282    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0283    
 
Water 1 Bug
0284    
 
Water 1 Bug
0285     Fairy Grass
0286    
 
Fairy Grass
0290    
 
Bug Bug
0291    
 
Bug Bug
0292    
 
Mineral Mineral
0300     Field Fairy
0301     Field Fairy
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0309     Field Field
0310     Field Field
0311     Fairy Fairy
0312     Fairy Fairy
0313     Bug Human-Like
0314     Bug Human-Like
0315    
 
Fairy Grass
0325     Field Field
0326     Field Field
0327     Field Human-Like
0331     Grass Human-Like
0332    
 
Grass Human-Like
0337    
 
Mineral Mineral
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral
0343    
 
Mineral Mineral
0344    
 
Mineral Mineral
0345    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0346    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0351     Fairy Amorphous
0352     Field Field
0353     Amorphous Amorphous
0354     Amorphous Amorphous
0355     Amorphous Amorphous
0356     Amorphous Amorphous
0357    
 
Monster Grass
0358     Amorphous Amorphous
0359     Field Field
0361     Fairy Mineral
0362     Fairy Mineral
0375    
 
Mineral Mineral
0376    
 
Mineral Mineral
0380    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0381    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0385    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386  
Deoxys
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0387     Monster Grass
0388     Monster Grass
0389    
 
Monster Grass
0402     Bug Bug
0403     Field Field
0404     Field Field
0405     Field Field
0406    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0407    
 
Fairy Grass
0413  
Wormadam
All forms
 
 
Bug Bug
0414    
 
Bug Bug
0416    
 
Bug Bug
0417     Field Fairy
0420     Fairy Grass
0421     Fairy Grass
0423  
Gastrodon
All forms
 
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0426    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0429     Amorphous Amorphous
0431     Field Field
0432     Field Field
0433     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0436    
 
Mineral Mineral
0437    
 
Mineral Mineral
0439    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0440     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0442    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0451    
 
Bug Water 3
0452    
 
Bug Water 3
0455     Grass Grass
0456     Water 2 Water 2
0457     Water 2 Water 2
0459    
 
Monster Grass
0460    
 
Monster Grass
0462    
 
Mineral Mineral
0465     Grass Grass
0466     Human-Like Human-Like
0468    
 
Flying Fairy
0469    
 
Bug Bug
0470     Field Field
0474     Mineral Mineral
0475    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0477     Amorphous Amorphous
0478    
 
Fairy Mineral
0479  
Rotom
All available forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0480     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0481     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0482     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0483  
Dialga
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0488     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0490     Water 1 Fairy
0491     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0492  
Shaymin
All available forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0493  
Arceus
All available forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0494    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0495     Field Grass
0496     Field Grass
0497     Field Grass
0505     Field Field
0511     Field Field
0512     Field Field
0517     Field Field
0518     Field Field
0522     Field Field
0523     Field Field
0527    
 
Field Flying
0528    
 
Field Flying
0531     Fairy Fairy
0540    
 
Bug Bug
0541    
 
Bug Bug
0542    
 
Bug Bug
0546    
 
Grass Fairy
0547    
 
Grass Fairy
0548     Grass Grass
0549     Grass Grass
0561    
 
Flying Flying
0562     Mineral Amorphous
0563     Mineral Amorphous
0574     Human-Like Human-Like
0575     Human-Like Human-Like
0576     Human-Like Human-Like
0577     Amorphous Amorphous
0578     Amorphous Amorphous
0579     Amorphous Amorphous
0585  
Deerling
All forms
 
 
Field Field
0586  
Sawsbuck
All forms
 
 
Field Field
0587    
 
Field Field
0590    
 
Grass Grass
0591    
 
Grass Grass
0592  
Frillish
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0593  
Jellicent
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0595    
 
Bug Bug
0596    
 
Bug Bug
0597    
 
Grass Mineral
0598    
 
Grass Mineral
0603     Amorphous Amorphous
0604     Amorphous Amorphous
0605     Human-Like Human-Like
0606     Human-Like Human-Like
0607    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0608    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0609    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0618    
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0622    
 
Mineral Mineral
0623    
 
Mineral Mineral
0640    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0644    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0648    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0649  
Genesect
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0650     Field Field
0651     Field Field
0652    
 
Field Field
0666  
Vivillon
All forms
 
 
Bug Bug
0669  
Flabébé
All forms
  Fairy Fairy
0670  
Floette
All forms
  Fairy Fairy
0670  
Floette
Eternal Flower
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0671  
Florges
All forms
  Fairy Fairy
0676  
Furfrou
All forms
  Field Field
0677     Field Field
0678  
Meowstic
All forms
  Field Field
0682     Fairy Fairy
0683     Fairy Fairy
0684     Fairy Fairy
0685     Fairy Fairy
0686    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0687    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0694    
 
Monster Dragon
0695    
 
Monster Dragon
0698    
 
Monster Monster
0699    
 
Monster Monster
0700     Field Field
0702    
 
Field Fairy
0703    
 
Fairy Mineral
0710  
Pumpkaboo
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0711  
Gourgeist
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0712     Monster Mineral
0713     Monster Mineral
0716     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0719    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0720  
Hoopa
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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 Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0025     Field Fairy My Pokémon Ranch
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 Mystery Dungeon series

Flash lowers the target's accuracy by one stage.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 22 - 100% - Front Enemy No
MDTDS - - 24 - 100% - Front Enemy No
BSL - - 24 - 100% - Front Enemy No
MDGtI - - 17 50 95% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD - - 17 40 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Description

Games Description
MDRB Lowers the target's Accuracy by one level.
MDTDS Reduces the target's accuracy by 1 level.
BSL てきポケモンの めいちゅうを 1だんかいさげる
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX
It lowers the enemy's accuracy.

In the anime

 
Vivillon
 
Solrock
 
Umbreon
 
Ampharos
The user emits a bright light, blinding the opponent or illuminating a dark area.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  The yellow rings on Umbreon's body light up and glow brightly, or the yellow ring on Umbreon's forehead shines brightly, giving off a bright light.
Gary's Umbreon Power Play! Debut
Virgil's Umbreon Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad! None
  The ball on the end of Ampharos's tail lights up and shines brightly.
Jasmine's Sparkle Fight for the Light! None
Karsten's Ampharos Drifloon on the Wind! None
Workers' Ampharos Genesect and the Legend Awakened None
  The orbs at the end of Chinchou's antennae light up and glow brightly.
Dayton's Bright Takin' it on the Chinchou None
  The orb on Dragonair's neck shines light blue.
Clair's Dragonair Fangs for Nothin' Dragonair cannot legally learn Flash
  Beautifly's wings shine brightly.
Janet's Beautifly All Things Bright and Beautifly! None
  The black circle on Absol's forehead shines brightly, giving off a bright light. Sometimes its forehead glows with a white ball, and then launches streams of light out at the opponent.
Drew's Absol Thinning the Hoard! None
  Meditite raises its arms and creates a glowing white sphere above its head that glows brightly.
Meredith's Meditite Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea None
  Medicham raises its arms and creates a glowing white sphere above its head that glows brightly.
Meredith's Medicham Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea None
  Roserade's body shines brightly, giving off a bright light that blinds the opponent.
Gardenia's Roserade The Grass Menagerie! None
  A beam of light shines out from Bronzor's face, or Bronzor releases a circle of light from the middle of its body that grows outward. When the ring of light disappears, its whole body starts to glow brightly.
Saturn's Bronzor Journey to the Unown! None
Karl's Bronzor Zoroark: Master of Illusions None
  Heliolisk's collar extends and shines brightly, giving off a bright light that blinds the opponent.
Clemont's Heliolisk The Moment of Lumiose Truth! None
Frank's Heliolisk Lights! Camera! Pika! None
  Magnemite's body shines brightly, giving off a bright light.
Frank's Magnemite Lights! Camera! Pika! None
  Swirlix's body shines brightly, giving off a bright light.
Frank's Swirlix Lights! Camera! Pika! None
  Solrock's body shines brightly, giving off a bright light.
Baraz's Solrock Hoopa and the Clash of Ages None
  Manectric's body shines brightly, giving off a bright light that blinds the opponent.
Celosia's Manectric Meeting at Terminus Cave! None
  Vivillon's wings shine brightly, giving off a bright light that blinds the opponent.
Alvin's Vivillon Battling with a Clean Slate! None


In the manga

How I Became a Pokémon Card


Magical Pokémon Journey


Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All


Pokémon Pocket Monsters


In other generations

Warning: The battle animation for Flash in Generation I and Generation II contains several short, rapid flashes that may be capable of causing epileptic seizures.

In battle

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Outside of battle

Main article: Darkness → Gallery

Trivia

  • Flash is never required to advance gameplay, as darkened caves are still navigable without the move.
  • Flash is the only HM move that can be used outside of battle in Generation I, yet cannot be selected in battle in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 閃光 Símgwōng
Mandarin 閃光 / 闪光 Shǎnguāng
  Danish Blitz*
Lys*
  Dutch Flits
  Finnish Väläys
  French Flash
  German Blitz
  Greek Έκλαμψη
  Hindi रौशनी Roshni
  Italian Flash
  Korean 플래시 Peullaesi
  Norwegian Blitz
  Polish Błysk
Portuguese   Brazil Clarão (XY067, M18, XY133-present, TCG, manga)
Lampejante (XY102)
Iluminar (early anime)
  Portugal Clarão
Iluminar
Relâmpago*
  Romanian Scânteia
  Serbian Bljesak
Spanish   Latin America Destello
Flash
  Spain Destello
  Swedish Ljus*
  Vietnamese Đèn Flash



Variations of the move Flash
  FlashSmokescreenSand Attack


Generation I TMs
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Generation I HMs
0102030405
Generation II TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation II HMs
01020304050607
Generation III TMs
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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
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2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
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8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
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2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899


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