Reflect (move)
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Reflect (Japanese: リフレクター Reflector) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Generation I
Reflect doubles the user's Defense when the opponent damages the user with a physical move.
Reflect will fail if the user is already under its effect. The effect of Reflect is ignored by self-inflicted confusion damage and critical hits. If Reflect causes the user's defense to reach 1024 or higher at any time during battle calculations, it will be reduced mod 1024.
Generation II
Reflect will be in effect for 5 turns and will halve physical damage done to any of the party Pokémon on the user's side.
Generation III
Same as above, but Reflect will disappear after 5 turns or when the opponent uses Brick Break or Shadow Shed in Pokémon XD.
In a double battle, Reflect protects both allied Pokémon, but only reduces physical damage by a third rather than by half.
Generation IV to V
Same as above, but if Light Clay is held when Reflect is used, it will extend the duration of Reflect from 5 to 8 turns.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
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By TM33
Generation II
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0069
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Bellsprout
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0102
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic
| style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0114
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Tangela
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0179
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Mareep
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0187
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Hoppip
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0204
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Pineco
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba, Ledian
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0215
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice
| style="background: #FFF" | Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0234
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Stantler
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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Generation III
By leveling up
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By TM33
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0069
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Bellsprout
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0102
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic
| style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0114
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Tangela
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0179
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Mareep
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0187
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Hoppip
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0204
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Pineco
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba, Ledian
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0215
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice
| style="background: #FFF" | Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By TM33
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0069
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Bellsprout
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0102
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic
| style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0114
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Tangela
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0179
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Mareep
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0187
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Hoppip
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0204
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Pineco
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba, Ledian
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0215
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice
| style="background: #FFF" | Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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Generation V
By leveling up
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By event
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In the anime
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| A wondrous wall of light is put up to suppress damage from physical attacks. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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The large horns on Cloyster's shell glows multicolored. Then, an orange wall is created in front of it. | ||
| Prima's Cloyster | The Mandarin Island Miss Match | Debut | |
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Alakazam sticks its hand out or crosses its spoons and a round, orange or blue barrier surrounds Alakazam. | ||
| Luana's Alakazam | Pokémon Double Trouble | None | |
| Eusine's Alakazam | For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! | None | |
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A round, orange barrier surrounds Eevee's body and protects it from attacks. | ||
| Gary's Eevee | The Rivalry Revival | None | |
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Magcargo's eyes glow light blue and a clear, glass wall appears in front of it. | ||
| Flannery's Mag | Going, Going, Yawn | None | |
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Xatu opens its wings and its eyes glow blue. An invisible wall is created in front of Xatu that blocks attacks. | ||
| Calista's Xatu | Me, Myself and Time | None | |
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The 'X' on Metagross's face glows blue and another 'X' is created in front of it. The copy spins around and turns into a barrier that blocks Metagross from attacks. | ||
| Rebecca's Metagross | Destiny Deoxys | None | |
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Kirlia puts its hands in front of it and a huge and shining multicolored ball in created in front of it. The move stops an attack and sends it back at the opponent. | ||
| A wild Kirlia | Fear Factor Phony | None | |
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Bronzor's body becomes surrounded in a white outline and a glowing clear glass wall appears in front of it, protecting it from attacks. | ||
| Karl's Bronzor | Zoroark: Master of Illusions | None | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
| A wondrous wall of light is put up to suppress damage from physical attacks. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Charmeleon releases a swirling fire from its mouth, and a swirling fire comes out from the flame on its tail, forming a glass wall in front of it, protecting it from attacks. | ||
| Blue's Charmeleon | That Awful Arbok! | Debut | |
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A triangle-shaped glass wall appears in front of Bellsprout's body, protecting it from attacks. | ||
| Peaceful's Bellsprout | Bellsprout Rout | None | |
| Mindful's Bellsprout | Bellsprout Rout | None | |
| Faithful's Bellsprout | Bellsprout Rout | None | |
| Careful's Bellsprout | Bellsprout Rout | None | |
| Thoughtful's Bellsprout | Bellsprout Rout | None | |
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Metagross rests its front two legs on top of its head and a shining barrier appears around it, protecting it from attacks. | ||
| Steven Stone's Metagross | VS. Regirock, Regice & Registeel I | None | |
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Four dark triangular barriers appear around Deoxys's body and close around it like a pyramid, protecting it from attacks. When Deoxys becomes nervous, the pyramid starts to glow red. | ||
| Entity Two | The Secret of Form Change | None | |
In other generations
Trivia
- In Generation I games, almost all Pokémon are able learn Reflect via TM33. However, in onwards generations, numerous Pokémon are no longer able to learn it, including but not limited to all of the starter Pokémon.
- In Generation II games, when performing a modified version of the Celebi egg glitch, if the both parents have Reflect in their fourth attack slot, the Pokémon produced will be holding a Teru-sama (in Gold and Silver Versions) or a GS Ball (in Crystal Version). If the Teru-sama is traded to Crystal, it becomes a GS Ball. When viewed in Pokémon Stadium 2, the Teru-sama shows up as a GS Ball.
In other languages
- Dutch: Reflecteer
- Finnish: Heijastus
- French: Protection
- German: Reflektor
- Greek: Αντανάκλαση
- Italian: Riflesso
- Korean: 리플렉터 Reflector
- Spanish: Reflejo
- Serbian: Refleksija
| Generation I TMs | |
|---|---|
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation I HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 | |
| Generation III TMs | |
|---|---|
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation III HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE | |
| Generation IV TMs | |
|---|---|
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |
| Generation V TMs | |
|---|---|
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 | |
| Generation V HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 | |
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