Photon Geyser (move)

Photon Geyser フォトンゲイザー Photon Geyser

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

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

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Photon Geyser (Japanese: フォトンゲイザー Photon Geyser) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. It is one of the signature moves of Necrozma. It can be upgraded to the special Z-Move Light That Burns the Sky by Ultra Necrozma, via Ultranecrozium Z.

Effect

Photon Geyser compares the user's Attack and Special Attack stats, dealing damage to the target using the higher stat. If the user's Attack is greater than its Special Attack, the move will be a physical attack; if its Special Attack is equal to or greater than its Attack, it will remain a special attack. When determining which stat is higher, factor in changes to the stats that result from stat stages such as Swords Dance or Calm Mind, but not from any other source such as Huge Power or Choice Band. If Photon Geyser is determined to be physical, it will be treated as physical in all aspects; it's shielded by Reflect but not Light Screen, it enables Counter but not Mirror Coat, and it triggers Kee Berry but not Maranga Berry. This move also ignores the target's Ability if the Ability changes the effect of the attack on the target, much the same way as moves used by a Pokémon with Mold Breaker. Abilities that affect the user of the attack, like Pressure, are not ignored. Photon Geyser does not ignore the effects of Shadow Shield and Prism Armor. Photon Geyser's ability-ignoring effect does not apply if it is used via a move that calls another move.

Other effects

Photon Geyser does not exist in the game data of Pokémon Sun and Moon. As a result, a Pokémon knowing Photon Geyser cannot be traded from Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon to Sun and Moon, and if a Pokémon in Pokémon Bank knows the move it cannot be withdrawn in Pokémon Sun and Moon. In order to be transferred to Pokémon Sun and Moon, the Pokémon must forget Photon Geyser.

Description

Games Description USUM The user attacks a target with a pillar of light. This move inflicts Attack or Sp. Atk damage—whichever stat is higher for the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0800		Necrozma		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	50USUM
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 other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 光子噴湧 Gwōngjí Panyúng Mandarin 光子噴湧 / 光子喷涌 Guāngzǐ Pēnyǒng French Photo-Geyser German Photonen-Geysir Italian Geyser Fotonico Korean 포톤가이저 Photon Geyser Brazilian Portuguese Gêiser de Fótons Russian Фотонный Гейзер Fotonnyy Geyzer Spanish Géiser Fotónico

Variations of the move Sunsteel Strike
Sunsteel Strike Moongeist Beam • Photon Geyser

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.