Flash (move)
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. It returned to being TM70 in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
- This article is about the move Flash. For the field move, see Field Move (Ranger).
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Effect
Generations I to III
Flash decreases the target's accuracy stat by one stage.
The accuracy of Flash is 70% in these generations.
Generations 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
In Pokémon Sword and Shield, Flash cannot be selected in a battle. In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, it can be selected and functions as it did in previous generations.
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.
Generations 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 like 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 onward
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.
Puzzles involving Flash
- In Pokémon Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, Flash grants access to a hidden room in Ruins of Alph.
- In Pokémon Emerald, using Flash in the Ancient Tomb grants access to a chamber where the player finds Registeel.
- In Pokémon Black and White, Flash grants access to the 3rd floor of the Abyssal Ruins.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
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Kadabra |
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Human-Like | 1, 13PE | ||||||||
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Alakazam |
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Human-Like | 1, 13PE | ||||||||
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Volbeat |
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Bug | Human-Like | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 755 |  |
Morelull |
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Grass | 8 | ||||||||
| 756 |  |
Shiinotic |
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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. | |||||||||||||
By TM/HM
Generation IV
| # | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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Pikachu |
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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. | ||||||
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Flash is a move with 22PP and 100% accuracy. It targets enemy in the front, lowering their accuracy by one stage. This move is affected by Magic Coat and Taunt.
In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP was increased to 24.
In the anime
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| Vivillon | Solrock | Umbreon | Ampharos |
| The user emits a bright light, blinding the opponent or illuminating a dark area. | |||
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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 | |
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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 | |
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The orbs at the end of Chinchou's antennae light up and glow brightly. | ||
| Dayton's Bright | Takin' it on the Chinchou | None | |
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The orb on Dragonair's neck shines light blue. | ||
| Clair's Dragonair | Fangs for Nothin' | Dragonair cannot legally learn Flash | |
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Beautifly's wings shine brightly. | ||
| Janet's Beautifly | All Things Bright and Beautifly! | None | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Roserade's body shines brightly, giving off a bright light that blinds the opponent. | ||
| Gardenia's Roserade | The Grass Menagerie! | None | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Magnemite's body shines brightly, giving off a bright light. | ||
| Frank's Magnemite | Lights! Camera! Pika! | None | |
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Swirlix's body shines brightly, giving off a bright light. | ||
| Frank's Swirlix | Lights! Camera! Pika! | None | |
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Solrock's body shines brightly, giving off a bright light. | ||
| Baraz's Solrock | Hoopa and the Clash of Ages | None | |
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Manectric's body shines brightly, giving off a bright light that blinds the opponent. | ||
| Celosia's Manectric | Meeting at Terminus Cave! | None | |
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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
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| The user illuminates a dark room. | |||
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Jigglypuff's eyes glow bright and lights up a dark area. | ||
| A wild Jigglypuff | Team Rocket and Dark Charmeleon | Debut | |
Magical Pokémon Journey
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| The user illuminates a dark place. | |||
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Jigglypuff puts on a crown which illuminates a dark cave. | ||
| Jigglypuff | Adventuring the Stone | Debut | |
Pokémon Adventures
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| Galvantula | Pikachu | Tangrowth | Sunkern |
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| The user creates a brilliant flash of light that blinds the target. This can also be used to illuminate dark places. | |||
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Pikachu's whole body glows brightly, or Pikachu jumps into the air and it fires a beam of light from the tip of its tail at the opponent. | ||
| Red's Pika | Raging Rhydon | Debut | |
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Sunkern's eyes and body shine brightly, blinding the opponent. | ||
| Gold's Sunbo | Into the Unown | None | |
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Magneton's body glows brightly. | ||
| Lt. Surge's Magneton | Off Course with Corsola | None | |
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The orbs at the end of Chinchou's antennae glow brightly. | ||
| Misty's Chinchou | Chinchou in Charge | None | |
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Starmie's core flashes brightly, blinding the opponent. | ||
| Misty's Starmie | Notorious Noctowl | None | |
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Pichu's body flashes brightly, blinding the opponent. | ||
| Gold's Pibu | The Last Battle XIV | None | |
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Tangrowth crosses its arms across its chest, then opens them and holds them out. A very bright light then emerges from under Tangrowth's vines, blinding the opponent. | ||
| Jupiter's Tangrowth | Getting Past Gastrodon | None | |
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Galvantula releases four beams of bright light from each of its four little eyes in between the two larger ones at the opponent. The beams of light grow larger at they extend, and eventually form into one big beam of light. | ||
| Black's Tula | Battle at the Dreamyard | None | |
Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All
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Pikachu's body becomes very bright. | ||
| Shu's Pikachu | GDZ59 | Debut | |
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
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| Clefairy | Clefable | ||
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| The opponent becomes blinded by a bright light coming from the user. | |||
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Clefable holds out its arms and releases a bright light at the foe. | ||
| Red's Clefable | Clefairy Evolves... At Last?! | Debut | |
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Clefairy holds out its arms and releases a bright light at the foe. | ||
| The Clefairy Rangers | The Gym Challenges Begin!! | None | |
| Red's Clefairy | Showdown at the Radio Tower!! | None | |
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.
Core series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- Flash is never required to advance gameplay, as darkened caves are still navigable without the move.
- There are puzzles that require it, though none of these are mandatory to complete.
- 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
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| Variations of the move Flash | ||
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| Generation I TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
| 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation I HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 | |
| Generation II TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
| 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation II HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 | |
| Generation III TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
| 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation III HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE | |
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 | |
| 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 | |
| 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 | |
| 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |
| Generation V TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 | |
| 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 | |
| 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 | |
| 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 | |
| Generation V HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 | |
| Generation VI TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 | |
| 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 | |
| 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 | |
| 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 | |
| Generation VI HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06ORAS • 07ORAS | |
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