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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.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
BulbasaurGrass/Poison✓3–8
IvysaurGrass/Poison✓3–8
VenusaurGrass/Poison✓✓3–8
PikachuElectric✓✓✓3–9
Pikachu (Alola Cap)Electric✓7–9
RaichuElectric✓✓✓3–9
Alolan RaichuElectric/Psychic✓✓✓3–9
ClefairyFairy✓✓3–9
ClefableFairy✓✓✓3–9
JigglypuffNormal/Fairy✓✓3–9
WigglytuffNormal/Fairy✓✓✓3–9
ParasBug/Grass3–8
ParasectBug/Grass3–8
PsyduckWater✓3–9
GolduckWater✓3–9
AbraPsychic✓3–8
KadabraPsychic✓3–8
AlakazamPsychic✓✓3–8
MachopFighting✓3–8
MachokeFighting✓3–8
MachampFighting✓✓3–8
SlowpokeWater/Psychic✓✓4–9
Galarian SlowpokePsychic✓✓8–9
SlowbroWater/Psychic✓✓✓4–9
Galarian SlowbroPoison/Psychic✓✓✓8–9
MagnemiteElectric/Steel✓4–9
MagnetonElectric/Steel✓4–9
CloysterWater/Ice✓8–9
DrowzeePsychic✓3–9
HypnoPsychic✓3–9
VoltorbElectric✓3–9
ElectrodeElectric✓3–9
ExeggcuteGrass/Psychic✓3–9
ExeggutorGrass/Psychic✓3–9
Alolan ExeggutorGrass/Dragon✓3–9
ChanseyNormal✓3–9
StaryuWater✓3–8
StarmieWater/Psychic✓✓3–8
Mr. MimePsychic/Fairy✓✓3–8
Galarian Mr. MimeIce/Psychic✓4–8
ScytherBug/Flying✓✓3–9
JynxIce/Psychic3–8
ElectabuzzElectric✓3–9
JolteonElectric✓✓✓4–9
ArticunoIce/Flying✓9
Galarian ArticunoPsychic/Flying✓8–9
ZapdosElectric/Flying✓3–9
Galarian ZapdosFighting/Flying✓8–9
DratiniDragon✓✓3–9
DragonairDragon✓✓3–9
DragoniteDragon/Flying✓✓✓3–9
MewtwoPsychic✓✓3–9
MewPsychic✓3–9
ChikoritaGrass✓✓3–7, 9
BayleefGrass✓✓3–7, 9
MeganiumGrass✓✓✓3–7, 9
LedybaBug/Flying3–7
LedianBug/Flying3–7
PichuElectric✓✓3–9
Pichu-Spiky-earedElectric4
CleffaFairy✓✓3–9
IgglybuffNormal/Fairy✓✓3–9
TogepiFairy3–8
TogeticFairy/Flying3–8
NatuPsychic/Flying3–8
XatuPsychic/Flying3–8
MareepElectric✓✓3–7, 9
FlaaffyElectric✓✓3–7, 9
AmpharosElectric✓✓✓3–7, 9
MarillWater/Fairy✓3–9
AzumarillWater/Fairy✓✓3–9
HoppipGrass/Flying✓9
SkiploomGrass/Flying✓9
JumpluffGrass/Flying✓9
SunkernGrass✓3–7, 9
SunfloraGrass✓3–7, 9
EspeonPsychic✓✓✓3–9
UmbreonDark✓✓✓9
SlowkingWater/Psychic✓✓✓4–9
Galarian SlowkingPoison/Psychic✓✓✓8–9
GirafarigNormal/Psychic✓3–7, 9
PinecoBug✓3–7, 9
ForretressBug/Steel✓✓3–7, 9
ScizorBug/Steel✓✓✓3–9
SlugmaFire✓3–7, 9
MagcargoFire/Rock✓3–7, 9
SwinubIce/Ground3–8
PiloswineIce/Ground3–8
CorsolaWater/Rock3–8
Galarian CorsolaGhost8
StantlerNormal✓3–7, 9
SmoochumIce/Psychic3–8
ElekidElectric✓3–9
BlisseyNormal✓3–9
RaikouElectric✓4–9
LugiaPsychic/Flying✓3–9
Ho-OhFire/Flying✓3–9
CelebiPsychic/Grass3–8
DustoxBug/Poison3–7
RaltsPsychic/Fairy✓✓3–9
KirliaPsychic/Fairy✓✓3–9
GardevoirPsychic/Fairy✓✓✓3–9
AzurillNormal/Fairy✓5–9
SableyeDark/Ghost✓✓✓9
MedititeFighting/Psychic✓✓3–7, 9
MedichamFighting/Psychic✓✓✓3–7, 9
ElectrikeElectric✓4–8
ManectricElectric✓✓4–8
PlusleElectric✓3–7, 9
MinunElectric✓3–7, 9
VolbeatBug✓3–7, 9
IllumiseBug✓3–7, 9
SpoinkPsychic✓✓3–7, 9
GrumpigPsychic✓✓3–7, 9
LunatoneRock/Psychic3–8
SolrockRock/Psychic3–8
BaltoyGround/Psychic3–8
ClaydolGround/Psychic3–8
FeebasWater✓✓3–9
MiloticWater✓✓✓3–9
ChimechoPsychic✓✓✓3–7, 9
SnoruntIce✓✓3–9
GlalieIce✓✓✓3–9
MetangSteel/Psychic✓✓3–9
MetagrossSteel/Psychic✓✓✓3–9
LatiasDragon/Psychic✓✓3–9
LatiosDragon/Psychic✓✓3–9
JirachiSteel/Psychic✓3–9
DeoxysPsychic✓3–7, 9
TurtwigGrass✓4–7, 9
GrotleGrass✓4–7, 9
TorterraGrass/Ground✓✓4–7, 9
ShinxElectric✓4–9
LuxioElectric✓4–9
LuxrayElectric✓✓4–9
PachirisuElectric✓4–7, 9
ChinglingPsychic✓✓4–7, 9
BronzorSteel/Psychic✓4–9
BronzongSteel/Psychic✓4–9
Mime Jr.Psychic/Fairy✓4–8
HappinyNormal✓4–9
SnoverGrass/Ice4–8
AbomasnowGrass/Ice4–8
MagnezoneElectric/Steel✓4–9
ElectivireElectric✓3–9
TogekissFairy/Flying3–8
MamoswineIce/Ground3–8
GalladePsychic/Fighting✓✓✓3–9
FroslassIce/Ghost✓✓✓3–9
RotomElectric/Ghost✓✓✓4–9
Rotom-HeatElectric/Fire✓
Rotom-WashElectric/Water✓
Rotom-FrostElectric/Ice✓
Rotom-FanElectric/Flying✓
Rotom-MowElectric/Grass✓
UxiePsychic✓4–9
MespritPsychic✓4–9
AzelfPsychic✓4–9
CresseliaPsychic✓4–9
ManaphyWater✓4–7, 9
ArceusNormal✓4–7, 9
VictiniPsychic/Fire5–8
SnivyGrass✓5–7, 9
ServineGrass✓5–7, 9
SerperiorGrass✓✓5–7, 9
WatchogNormal✓✓5–7
MunnaPsychic✓5–8
MusharnaPsychic✓✓5–8
BlitzleElectric✓5–7, 9
ZebstrikaElectric✓5–7, 9
WoobatPsychic/Flying5–8
SwoobatPsychic/Flying5–8
AudinoNormal✓✓5–8
SewaddleBug/Grass5–7
SwadloonBug/Grass✓5–7, 9
LeavannyBug/Grass✓5–7, 9
WhimsicottGrass/Fairy✓✓5–9
LilligantGrass✓5–9
SigilyphPsychic/Flying5–8
CinccinoNormal✓5–9
GothitaPsychic✓5–9
GothoritaPsychic✓5–9
GothitellePsychic✓5–9
SolosisPsychic✓5–9
DuosionPsychic✓5–9
ReuniclusPsychic✓✓5–9
VanilliteIce✓5–8
VanillishIce✓5–8
VanilluxeIce✓✓5–8
DeerlingNormal/Grass✓5–7, 9
SawsbuckNormal/Grass✓5–7, 9
EmolgaElectric/Flying✓✓5–8
AlomomolaWater✓5–7, 9
JoltikBug/Electric✓5–9
GalvantulaBug/Electric✓5–9
EelektrikElectric✓✓5–7, 9
EelektrossElectric✓✓✓5–7, 9
ElgyemPsychic5–8
BeheeyemPsychic5–8
CryogonalIce✓✓5–9
LarvestaBug/Fire✓5–9
VolcaronaBug/Fire✓✓5–9
VirizionGrass/Fighting✓✓5–9
ReshiramDragon/Fire✓5–9
ZekromDragon/Electric✓5–9
KyuremDragon/Ice✓5–9
Kyurem-BlackDragon/Ice✓5–9
Kyurem-WhiteDragon/Ice✓5–9
KeldeoWater/Fighting✓
MeloettaNormal/Psychic✓✓5–7, 9
GenesectBug/Steel✓5–8
FennekinFire✓✓6–7, 9
BraixenFire✓✓6–7, 9
DelphoxFire/Psychic✓✓✓6–7, 9
VivillonBug/Flying✓✓✓6–7, 9
Vivillon-FancyBug/Flying✓6–7, 9
Vivillon-PokeballBug/Flying✓6–7, 9
FlabébéFairy✓✓9
FloetteFairy✓✓9
Floette-EternalFairy✓✓
FlorgesFairy✓✓✓6–7, 9
EspurrPsychic✓✓6–9
MeowsticPsychic✓✓✓6–9
Meowstic-FPsychic✓✓✓6–9
SpritzeeFairy✓6–8
AromatisseFairy✓✓6–8
SwirlixFairy✓6–8
SlurpuffFairy✓✓6–8
InkayDark/Psychic✓✓6–9
MalamarDark/Psychic✓✓✓6–9
HelioptileElectric/Normal✓6–8
HelioliskElectric/Normal✓✓6–8
AmauraRock/Ice✓6–8
AurorusRock/Ice✓✓6–8
SylveonFairy✓✓✓6–9
DedenneElectric/Fairy✓✓✓9
CarbinkRock/Fairy✓✓6–9
KlefkiSteel/Fairy✓✓✓6–9
PumpkabooGhost/Grass✓6–8
Pumpkaboo-SuperGhost/Grass6–8
GourgeistGhost/Grass✓✓6–8
Gourgeist-SuperGhost/Grass6–8
XerneasFairy✓6–8
DiancieRock/Fairy✓✓6–9
HoopaPsychic/Ghost✓✓6–7, 9
RowletGrass/Flying✓7–9
DartrixGrass/Flying✓7–9
DecidueyeGrass/Ghost✓✓7–9
Hisuian DecidueyeGrass/Fighting✓✓7–9
PrimarinaWater/Fairy✓✓7–9
GrubbinBug✓7–9
CharjabugBug/Electric✓7–9
VikavoltBug/Electric✓7–9
CutieflyBug/Fairy✓7–9
RibombeeBug/Fairy✓7–9
ToxapexPoison/Water✓7–8
MorelullGrass/Fairy7–8
ShiinoticGrass/Fairy7–8
BounsweetGrass✓7–9
SteeneeGrass✓7–9
TsareenaGrass✓✓7–9
ComfeyFairy✓7–9
OranguruNormal/Psychic✓✓7–9
PyukumukuWater7–8
MiniorRock/Flying✓7, 9
MimikyuGhost/Fairy✓✓✓7–9
BruxishWater/Psychic✓7, 9
DrampaNormal/Dragon✓✓7–8
Tapu KokoElectric/Fairy7–8
Tapu LelePsychic/Fairy7–8
Tapu BuluGrass/Fairy7–8
Tapu FiniWater/Fairy7–8
SolgaleoPsychic/Steel✓7–9
LunalaPsychic/Ghost✓7–9
NihilegoRock/Poison7–8
XurkitreeElectric7–8
NecrozmaPsychic✓7–9
MagearnaSteel/Fairy✓✓7–9
StakatakaRock/Steel7–8
BlacephalonFire/Ghost7–8
SobbleWater✓8–9
DrizzileWater✓8–9
InteleonWater✓✓8–9
CorviknightFlying/Steel✓✓✓8–9
DottlerBug/Psychic8
OrbeetleBug/Psychic8
GossifleurGrass8
EldegossGrass8
AppletunGrass/Dragon✓✓8–9
PolteageistGhost✓✓8–9
HatennaPsychic✓8–9
HattremPsychic✓8–9
HatterenePsychic/Fairy✓✓8–9
ImpidimpDark/Fairy✓9
MorgremDark/Fairy✓8–9
GrimmsnarlDark/Fairy✓✓8–9
CursolaGhost8
Mr. RimeIce/Psychic✓✓4–8
AlcremieFairy✓✓8–9
FrosmothIce/Bug✓8–9
Indeedee-FPsychic/Normal✓✓✓8–9
DuraludonSteel/Dragon✓8–9
DrakloakDragon/Ghost✓9
DragapultDragon/Ghost✓✓8–9
ZamazentaFighting✓8–9
EternatusPoison/Dragon✓8–9
RegielekiElectric✓8–9
RegidragoDragon✓8–9
CalyrexPsychic/Grass✓8–9
Calyrex-IcePsychic/Ice✓8–9
Calyrex-ShadowPsychic/Ghost✓8–9
WyrdeerNormal/Psychic✓✓3–7, 9
KleavorBug/Rock✓✓✓3–9
ArbolivaGrass/Normal✓✓9
ArmarougeFire/Psychic✓✓✓9
CeruledgeFire/Ghost✓✓✓9
TadbulbElectric✓9
BelliboltElectric✓✓9
ShroodlePoison/Normal✓
GrafaiaiPoison/Normal✓
ToedscoolGround/Grass✓9
ToedscruelGround/Grass✓9
RabscaBug/Psychic✓9
FlittlePsychic✓9
EspathraPsychic✓✓9
TinkatinkFairy/Steel✓✓9
TinkatuffFairy/Steel✓✓9
TinkatonFairy/Steel✓✓✓9
GlimmetRock/Poison✓✓9
GlimmoraRock/Poison✓✓✓9
FarigirafNormal/Psychic✓✓3–7, 9
Scream TailFairy/Psychic✓9
Sandy ShocksElectric/Ground✓9
Iron MothFire/Poison✓9
GimmighoulGhost✓✓9
GholdengoSteel/Ghost✓✓✓9
Wo-ChienDark/Grass✓9
Chi-YuDark/Fire✓9
Iron ValiantFairy/Fighting✓9
MiraidonElectric/Dragon✓9
MunkidoriPoison/Psychic✓9
FezandipitiPoison/Fairy✓9
ArchaludonSteel/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.