Spore
Stealth Rock
Spotlight
Essentials
Spotlight
Summary
Forces the target's opponents to aim at the target for the rest of the turn.
Damage Dealt
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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0
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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½
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½
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1
Stats
- Power
- — (no damage)
- Accuracy
- — (cannot miss)
- PP
- 15, up to 24.0 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
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Not a TM
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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.
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This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.
Foreign Names
- Japanese
- スポットライト (supottoraito)
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- スポットライト
- Korean
- 스포트라이트
- Chinese
- 聚光燈
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- 聚光灯
- French
- Projecteur
- German
- Rampenlicht
- Spanish
- Foco
- Italian
- Riflettore
Similar moves
No other moves have the same effect as Spotlight.
Pokémon
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Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
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| — | — | Clefairy |
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Cute Charm
Magic Guard Friend Guard |
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Fairy | 70 | 45 | 48 | 60 | 65 | 35 | 323 | |||
| — | — | Clefable |
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Cute Charm
Magic Guard Unaware |
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Fairy | 95 | 70 | 73 | 95 | 90 | 60 | 483 | |||
| — | — | Starmie |
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Illuminate
Natural Cure Analytic |
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Water 3 | 60 | 75 | 85 | 100 | 85 | 115 | 520 | |||
| — | Lanturn |
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Volt Absorb
Illuminate Water Absorb |
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Water 2 | 125 | 58 | 58 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 460 | ||||
| 46 | 46 | Morelull |
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Illuminate
Effect Spore Rain Dish |
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Grass | 40 | 35 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 15 | 285 | |||
| 53 | 53 | Shiinotic |
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Illuminate
Effect Spore Rain Dish |
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Grass | 60 | 45 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 30 | 405 | |||
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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. | ||||||||||||||||
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Spinda |
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Own Tempo
Tangled Feet Contrary |
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Field
Human-Like |
60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 360 | |||
7 Pokémon
