Essentials
Summary
Raises the user's Special Attack by three stages.
Damage Dealt
Stats
- Power
- — (no damage)
- Accuracy
- — (cannot miss)
- PP
- 20, up to 32 with
PP Up - Target
- User
- Effect chance
- n/a
- Priority
- 0 (normal)
Flags
- Makes contact
- Has a charging turn
- Must recharge
- Blocked by Detect and Protect
- Reflectable
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Snatchable
This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
- Copied by Mirror Move
- Punch-based
- Sound-based
- Unusable during Gravity
- Defrosts when used
- Targets opposite side in triples
- Heals
- Ignores Substitute
- Powder-based
- Jaw-based
- Pulse-based
- Ballistics-based
- Mental effects
- Unusable during Sky Battles
- Dance
Machines

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Not a TM

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Not a TM

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Not a TM

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Not a TM

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Not a TM
Effect
Raises the user's Special Attack by three stages.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
History
- Before


- Effect is: Raises the user's Special Attack by two stages.
Flavor
Flavor Text

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Flashes a light that sharply raises SP. ATK.


The user flashes a light that sharply raises its SP. ATK stat.

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The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind, sharply raising its Sp. Atk stat.

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The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind, drastically raising its Sp. Atk stat.

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The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind, drastically raising its Sp. Atk stat.

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The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind, drastically raising its Sp. Atk stat.
Foreign Names
- Japanese

- ほたるび (hotarubi)
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- ほたるび
- Korean

- 반딧불
- Chinese

- 螢火
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- 萤火
- French

- Lumiqueue
- German

- Schweifglanz
- Spanish

- Ráfaga
- Italian

- Codadiluce
- Czech

- Ocasní světélko
Contests
Contest
- Type

- Appeal
- ♡
- Jam
- Flavor text
- Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.
- Use after
- None
- Use before
- None
Super Contest
- Type

- Appeal
- Flavor text
- Earn double the score in the next turn.
- Use after
- None
- Use before
- None
Similar moves
No other moves have the same effect as Tail Glow.
Pokémon
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Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
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| Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | Volbeat |
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Illuminate
Swarm Prankster |
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Bug
Human-Like |
65 | 73 | 75 | 47 | 85 | 85 | 430 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | Manaphy |
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Hydration | ![]() |
Water 1
Fairy |
100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 600 | ||
| — | Xurkitree |
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Beast Boost | ![]() |
Undiscovered | 83 | 89 | 71 | 173 | 71 | 83 | 570 | ||||||
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