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Flash

NormalStatus

Flash lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage. Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages each. Pokémon with the abilities Keen Eye, Clear Body or White Smoke cannot have their accuracy reduced.

Move data

Power

-

Accuracy

100%

PP

20

Makes contact

No

Introduced

Generation 1

Target

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Taught by

HM05HM05HM05TM70TM70TM70TM70

Game descriptions

  • Gold, Silver, Crystal:Blinds the foe to reduce accuracy.
  • Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald:Looses a powerful blast of light that cuts accuracy.
  • FireRed, LeafGreen:A blast of light that cuts the foe’s accuracy. It also illuminates caves.
  • Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver:The user flashes a light that cuts the foe’s accuracy. It can also be used to illuminate caves.
  • Black, White, Black 2, White 2:The user flashes a bright light that cuts the target’s accuracy. It can also be used to illuminate caves.
  • X, Y:The user flashes a bright light that cuts the target’s accuracy.
  • O.Ruby, A.Sapphire:The user flashes a bright light that cuts the target’s accuracy. It can also be used to illuminate dark caves.
  • Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, L.G. Pikachu, L.G. Eevee:The user flashes a bright light that cuts the target’s accuracy.
  • Sword, Shield:This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.
  • B.Diamond, S.Pearl:The user flashes a light that lowers the target’s accuracy. It can also be used to illuminate caves.
  • Scarlet, Violet:This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Learned by (212)

BulbasaurBulbasaurTMIvysaurIvysaurTMVenusaurVenusaurTMButterfreeButterfreeTMBeedrillBeedrillTMPikachuPikachuTMRaichuRaichuTMClefairyClefairyTMClefableClefableTMJigglypuffJigglypuffTMWigglytuffWigglytuffTMOddishOddishTMGloomGloomTMVileplumeVileplumeTMParasParasTMParasectParasectTMVenonatVenonatTMVenomothVenomothTMMeowthMeowthTMPersianPersianTMPsyduckPsyduckTMGolduckGolduckTMAbraAbraTMKadabraKadabraTMAlakazamAlakazamTMBellsproutBellsproutTMWeepinbellWeepinbellTMVictreebelVictreebelTMSlowpokeSlowpokeTMSlowbroSlowbroTMMagnemiteMagnemiteTMMagnetonMagnetonTMDrowzeeDrowzeeTMHypnoHypnoTMVoltorbVoltorbTMElectrodeElectrodeTMExeggcuteExeggcuteTMExeggutorExeggutorTMKoffingKoffingTMWeezingWeezingTMChanseyChanseyTMTangelaTangelaTMStaryuStaryuTMStarmieStarmieTMMr. MimeMr. MimeTMJynxJynxTMElectabuzzElectabuzzTMJolteonJolteonTMPorygonPorygonTMZapdosZapdosTMMewtwoMewtwoTMMewMewTMChikoritaChikoritaTMBayleefBayleefTMMeganiumMeganiumTMLedybaLedybaTMLedianLedianTMSpinarakSpinarakTMAriadosAriadosTMChinchouChinchouTMLanturnLanturnTMPichuPichuTMCleffaCleffaTMIgglybuffIgglybuffTMTogepiTogepiTMTogeticTogeticTMNatuNatuTMXatuXatuTMMareepMareepTMFlaaffyFlaaffyTMAmpharosAmpharosTMBellossomBellossomTMHoppipHoppipTMSkiploomSkiploomTMJumpluffJumpluffTMSunkernSunkernTMSunfloraSunfloraTMYanmaYanmaTMWooperWooperTMQuagsireQuagsireTMEspeonEspeonTMUmbreonUmbreonTMSlowkingSlowkingTMMisdreavusMisdreavusTMGirafarigGirafarigTMShuckleShuckleTMSkarmorySkarmoryTMPorygon2Porygon2TMStantlerStantlerTMSmoochumSmoochumTMElekidElekidTMBlisseyBlisseyTMRaikouRaikouTMEnteiEnteiTMLugiaLugiaTMHo-ohHo-ohTMCelebiCelebiTMTreeckoTreeckoTMGrovyleGrovyleTMSceptileSceptileTMBeautiflyBeautiflyTMDustoxDustoxTMLotadLotadTMLombreLombreTMLudicoloLudicoloTMSeedotSeedotTMNuzleafNuzleafTMShiftryShiftryTMRaltsRaltsTMKirliaKirliaTMGardevoirGardevoirTMSurskitSurskitTMMasquerainMasquerainTMShroomishShroomishTMBreloomBreloomTMNincadaNincadaTMNinjaskNinjaskTMShedinjaShedinjaTMSkittySkittyTMDelcattyDelcattyTMSableyeSableyeTMMedititeMedititeTMMedichamMedichamTMElectrikeElectrikeTMManectricManectricTMPluslePlusleTMMinunMinunTMVolbeatVolbeatTMIllumiseIllumiseTMRoseliaRoseliaTMSpoinkSpoinkTMGrumpigGrumpigTMSpindaSpindaTMCacneaCacneaTMCacturneCacturneTMLunatoneLunatoneTMSolrockSolrockTMBaltoyBaltoyTMClaydolClaydolTMLileepLileepTMCradilyCradilyTMCastformCastformTMKecleonKecleonTMShuppetShuppetTMBanetteBanetteTMDuskullDuskullTMDusclopsDusclopsTMTropiusTropiusTMChimechoChimechoTMAbsolAbsolTMSnoruntSnoruntTMGlalieGlalieTMMetangMetangTMMetagrossMetagrossTMLatiasLatiasTMLatiosLatiosTMJirachiJirachiTMDeoxysDeoxysTMTurtwigTurtwigTMGrotleGrotleTMTorterraTorterraTMKricketuneKricketuneTMShinxShinxTMLuxioLuxioTMLuxrayLuxrayTMBudewBudewTMRoseradeRoseradeTMWormadamWormadamTMMothimMothimTMVespiquenVespiquenTMPachirisuPachirisuTMCherubiCherubiTMCherrimCherrimTMGastrodonGastrodonTMDrifloonDrifloonTMDrifblimDrifblimTMMismagiusMismagiusTMGlameowGlameowTMPuruglyPuruglyTMChinglingChinglingTMBronzorBronzorTMBronzongBronzongTMMime Jr.Mime Jr.TMHappinyHappinyTMSpiritombSpiritombTMSkorupiSkorupiTMDrapionDrapionTMCarnivineCarnivineTMFinneonFinneonTMLumineonLumineonTMSnoverSnoverTMAbomasnowAbomasnowTMMagnezoneMagnezoneTMTangrowthTangrowthTMElectivireElectivireTMTogekissTogekissTMYanmegaYanmegaTMLeafeonLeafeonTMPorygon-ZPorygon-ZTMGalladeGalladeTMDusknoirDusknoirTMFroslassFroslassTMRotomRotomTMUxieUxieTMMespritMespritTMAzelfAzelfTMDialgaDialgaTMCresseliaCresseliaTMManaphyManaphyTMDarkraiDarkraiTMShayminShayminTMArceusArceusTM