Normal · Status move · Gen 1
Flash
Flash is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 1. It has 100% accuracy and has 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 319 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
Lowers the target's accuracy by 1. Lowers the target's accuracy by 1 stage.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Flash
319 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 4–6 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric/Steel | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric/Steel | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Dragon | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Poison/Fairy | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 4–6 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3, 7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 4 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Steel/Flying | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 4–6 | ||||
| Fire/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3–6 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Water/Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Water/Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Water/Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3–6 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 3–6 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 3–6 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 3–6 | ||||
| Bug/Water | 3–6 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 3–6 | ||||
| Bug/Ground | 3–6 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3–6 | ||||
| Bug/Ghost | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | 3–6 | ||||
| Fighting/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Fighting/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Electric | 3–6 | ||||
| Electric | 3–6 | ||||
| Electric | 3–6 | ||||
| Electric | 3–6 | ||||
| Bug | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3–6 | ||||
| Rock/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Rock/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Rock/Grass | 4–6 | ||||
| Rock/Grass | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–6 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–6 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–6 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–6 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 3–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Dark | 3–6 | ||||
| Ice | 3–6 | ||||
| Ice | 3–6 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–6 | ||||
| Grass | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass/Ground | 4–6 | ||||
| Bug | 4–6 | ||||
| Electric | 4–6 | ||||
| Electric | 4–6 | ||||
| Electric | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 3–6 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 4–6 | ||||
| Bug/Ground | 4–6 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 4–6 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 4–6 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 4–6 | ||||
| Electric | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass | 4–6 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 4–6 | ||||
| Ghost/Flying | 4–6 | ||||
| Ghost/Flying | 4–6 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal | 4–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–6 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 4–6 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 4–6 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal | 4–6 | ||||
| Ghost/Dark | 4–6 | ||||
| Poison/Bug | 4–6 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass | 4–6 | ||||
| Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass/Ice | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass/Ice | 4–6 | ||||
| Electric/Steel | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fighting | 3–6 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–6 | ||||
| Ice/Ghost | 3–6 | ||||
| Electric/Ghost | 4–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–6 | ||||
| Steel/Dragon | 4–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–6 | ||||
| Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Dark | 4–6 | ||||
| Grass | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal | 4–6 | ||||
| Psychic/Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–6 | ||||
| Electric | 5–6 | ||||
| Electric | 5–6 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Ghost | 5–6 | ||||
| Ghost | 5–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal/Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal/Grass | 5–6 | ||||
| Electric/Flying | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 5–6 | ||||
| Water/Ghost | 5–6 | ||||
| Water/Ghost | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Electric | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Electric | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Electric | 5–6 | ||||
| Electric | 5–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–6 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–6 | ||||
| Ghost/Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Ghost/Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Ghost/Fire | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground/Electric | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground/Ghost | 5–6 | ||||
| Ground/Ghost | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 5–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Electric | 5–6 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 5–6 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 5–6 | ||||
| Grass | 6 | ||||
| Grass | 6 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 6 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 6 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 6 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 6 | ||||
| Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Normal | 6 | ||||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Dark/Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Dark/Psychic | 6 | ||||
| Electric/Normal | 6 | ||||
| Electric/Normal | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Ice | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Ice | 6 | ||||
| Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Electric/Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6 | ||||
| Ice | 6 | ||||
| Ice | 6 | ||||
| Ice/Rock | 6 | ||||
| Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Rock/Fairy | 6 | ||||
| Psychic/Ghost | 6 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 4–6 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 3–6 |
Flash FAQ
What does Flash do?
Flash is a Normal-type status move. Lowers the target's accuracy by 1 stage.
Which Pokémon can learn Flash?
319 Pokémon and forms can learn Flash in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Butterfree, Beedrill and Pikachu.
Is Flash in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Flash in Pokémon Champions.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.