Essentials
Summary
Forces the target's opponents to aim at the target for the rest of the turn.
Damage Dealt
Stats
- Power
- — (no damage)
- Accuracy
- — (cannot miss)
- PP
- 15, up to 24 with PP Up
- Target
- Selected Pokémon
- Effect chance
- n/a
- Priority
- 3 (fast)
Flags
- Makes contact
- Has a charging turn
- Must recharge
- Blocked by Detect and Protect
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Reflectable
This move may be reflected back at the user with Magic Coat or Magic Bounce.
- Snatchable
- 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
-
Not a TM
Effect
For the duration of the turn, if the target is also a valid target for a move used by one of its opponents, that move will target it instead.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
Flavor
Flavor Text
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The user shines a spotlight on the target so that only the target will be attacked during the turn.
Foreign Names
- Japanese
- スポットライト (supottoraito)
- スポットライト
- Korean
- 스포트라이트
- Chinese
- 聚光燈
- 聚光灯
- French
- Projecteur
- German
- Rampenlicht
- Spanish
- Foco
- Italian
- Riflettore
Similar moves
No other moves have the same effect as Spotlight.
Pokémon
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. | ||||||||||||||
— | — | Clefairy |
Cute Charm
Magic Guard Friend Guard |
Fairy | 70 | 45 | 48 | 60 | 65 | 35 | 323 | |||
— | — | Clefable |
Cute Charm
Magic Guard Unaware |
Fairy | 95 | 70 | 73 | 95 | 90 | 60 | 483 | |||
— | — | Starmie |
Illuminate
Natural Cure Analytic |
Water 3 | 60 | 75 | 85 | 100 | 85 | 115 | 520 | |||
— | Lanturn |
Volt Absorb
Illuminate Water Absorb |
Water 2 | 125 | 58 | 58 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 460 | ||||
46 | 46 | Morelull |
Illuminate
Effect Spore Rain Dish |
Grass | 40 | 35 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 15 | 285 | |||
53 | 53 | Shiinotic |
Illuminate
Effect Spore Rain Dish |
Grass | 60 | 45 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 30 | 405 | |||
Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |||
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move. | ||||||||||||||
Spinda |
Own Tempo
Tangled Feet Contrary |
Field
Human-Like |
60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 360 |
7 Pokémon