Luster Purge (move)

Luster Purge ラスターパージ Luster Purge

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Battles Type  Psychic Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Luster Purge (Japanese: ラスターパージ Luster Purge) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III. It is the signature move of Latios.

Effect

Luster Purge inflicts damage and has a 50% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense.

Description

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Games Description RSE Attacks with a burst of light. May lower Sp. Def. FRLG A burst of light injures the foe. It may also lower the foe’s Sp. Def. DPPtHGSS The user looses a damaging burst of light. It may also reduce the target’s Sp. Def stat. BW The user lets loose a damaging burst of light. It may also reduce the target's Sp. Def stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic	35			35				35			''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Latios
The user creates a ball of purple aura which turns into a beam and is fired at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Latios opens its mouth and white sparkles form and gather in front of it, forming together into a pink ball of energy. It then fires a massive pink beam from the ball at the opponent.
Tobias's Latios	The Semi-Final Frontier!		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Latios
The user releases three black balls of energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Latios releases three dark colored balls of energy from its forehead at the opponent. As the balls fly through the air, they grow larger in size.
A wild Latios	The Final Battle II		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 潔淨光澤 Jié​jìng​ Guāng​zé​ Dutch Schijnwerper French Lumi-Éclat German Scheinwerfer Greek Λαμπερή Εξάγνιση Hindi टाक चमकना Taak chamakana Italian Abbagliante Korean 라스트버지 Luster Purge Polish Czystka Portuguese Resplendor Serbian Blještavo Pročišćavanje Spanish Latin America Resplandor Spain Resplandor

Variations of the move Luster Purge
Luster Purge • Mist Ball

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