Psychic · Status move · Gen 1
Light Screen
Light Screen is a Psychic-type status move introduced in Generation 1. It never misses and has 30 PP (48 with PP Max). 343 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Psychic
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
30 (max 48)
Priority
0
Effect
For 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved. For 5 turns, the user and its party members take 0.5× damage from special attacks, or 0.66× damage if in a Double Battle. Damage is not reduced further with Aurora Veil. Critical hits ignore this effect. It is removed from the user's side if the user or an ally is successfully hit by Brick Break, Psychic Fangs, or Defog. Lasts for 8 turns if the user is holding Light Clay. Fails if the effect is already active on the user's side.
- Targets
- The user's side of the field
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (245 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (96 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (131 Pokémon)
Pokémon that learn Light Screen
343 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 | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Electric | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Electric/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Bug/Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Electric/Steel | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Electric/Steel | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ice/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Ice/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Bug/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Electric | 4 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fairy | 3–8 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Fire | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Rock | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Ice/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 3–8 | ||||
| Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic/Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Electric | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Rock/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Dragon/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Dragon/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Ice | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass/Ice | 4–8 | ||||
| Electric/Steel | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fairy/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Ice/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Ice/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Electric/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Electric/Fire | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Water | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Ice | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Bug/Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ice | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Normal/Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Electric | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Bug/Electric | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |
| Psychic | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–8 | ||||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Bug/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Bug/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Dragon/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Electric | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Fairy | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Electric/Normal | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Electric/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Rock/Ice | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Rock/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Electric/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Rock/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–8 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–8 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Rock/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Bug/Electric | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Bug/Electric | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Bug/Fairy | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Bug/Fairy | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Water | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Water | 7–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 7–8 | ||
| Electric/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Rock/Poison | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Rock/Steel | 7–8 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 7–8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Flying/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Bug/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Grass | 8 | ||||
| Grass | 8 | ||||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ice/Bug | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Steel/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Poison/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Bug/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Grass/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | ||||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | ||||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Rock/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Fairy/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Steel/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Dark/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
Light Screen FAQ
What does Light Screen do?
Light Screen is a Psychic-type status move. For 5 turns, the user and its party members take 0.5× damage from special attacks, or 0.66× damage if in a Double Battle. Damage is not reduced further with Aurora Veil. Critical hits ignore this effect. It is removed from the user's side if the user or an ally is successfully hit by Brick Break, Psychic Fangs, or Defog. Lasts for 8 turns if the user is holding Light Clay. Fails if the effect is already active on the user's side.
Which Pokémon can learn Light Screen?
343 Pokémon and forms can learn Light Screen in at least one game: 245 in Scarlet & Violet, 96 in Pokémon Champions and 131 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Pikachu, Pikachu (Alola Cap) and Raichu.
Is Light Screen in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 96 Pokémon can use Light Screen in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
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.