Bright Powder

The Bright Powder (Japanese: ひかりのこな Light Powder) is a type of held item introduced in Generation II that decreases the opponent's accuracy. Prior to Generation VI, it was formatted as BrightPowder.

Bright Powder
ひかりのこな
Light Powder
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation II
Pocket
Generation II Items
Generation III Items
Generation IV Items
Generation V Items (Held items)
Generation VI Items
Generation VII Items
Generation VIII Other Items
Fling
Power 10

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
GSC
RSEFRLG
Colo.XD
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
N/A5
SMUSUM
SwSh
N/A2,000
Generation II

Moves targeted at the holder have an additional 20/256 (~8%) chance to miss.

Generation III onward

Bright Powder now reduces accuracy of moves targeting the holder by 10% of what their accuracy would be otherwise.

Description

Games Description
GSC Lowers the foe's accuracy. (HOLD)
RSEColo.XD A hold item that casts a glare to reduce accuracy.
FRLG An item to be held by a Pokémon. It casts a tricky glare that lowers the opponent's accuracy.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
An item to be held by a Pokémon. It casts a tricky glare that lowers the opponent's accuracy.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwSh
An item to be held by a Pokémon. It casts a tricky glare that lowers the opposing Pokémon's accuracy.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
GSC Held by Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, and Mewtwo when traded from Generation I
RSE Battle Tower (streak of 35 or more)RS/Battle Frontier (64 BP)E
FRLG Trade
Colo. Mt. Battle (10,000 Poké Coupons)
XD Mt. Battle (8,000 Poké Coupons)
DPPt Battle ParkDP/FrontierPt (48 BP)
HGSS Goldenrod Radio Tower Battle Frontier (48 BP)
BW Chargestone Cave Battle Subway (48 BP)
B2W2 Route 4W2, Anville Town Battle Subway/PWT (12 BP)
XY Battle Maison (48 BP)
ORAS Battle Maison (48 BP)
Held by wild Wurmple (5% chance), wild Volbeat (5% chance), and wild Illumise (5% chance)
SMUSUM Route 5 (held by in-game trade BounsweetSM/NoibatUSUM) Battle Royal Dome (48 BP)
SwSh Glimwood Tangle
SwShIoA Cram-o-matic (Bug: 32-40 points)

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 光粉 Gwōngfán *
亮光之粉 Leuhnggwōng-jī Fán *
Mandarin 光粉 Guāngfěn *
亮光之粉 Liàngguāng-zhī Fěn *
French Poudre Claire*
Poudreclaire*
German Blendpuder
Italian Luminpolvere
Korean 반짝가루 Banjjak Garu
Spanish Polvo Brillo



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