Light of Ruin (move)

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Light of Ruin
はめつのひかり Light of Ruin
Light of Ruin VII.png
Light of Ruin VII 2.png
Type  Fairy
Category  Special
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  140
Accuracy  90%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VI
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Appeal  0  
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

Light of Ruin (Japanese: はめつのひかり Light of Ruin) is a damage-dealing Fairy-type move introduced in Generation VI. It is the signature move of the Eternal Flower Floette, which has never been released.

Effect

Light of Ruin inflicts damage, and the user receives recoil damage equal to ½ of the damage done to the target.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Sword and Shield

Light of Ruin is programmed into Pokémon Sword and Shield, but it cannot be used in a battle as no available Pokémon can learn it, and it cannot be called by Metronome.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Light of Ruin cannot be selected in a battle.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Light of Ruin is programmed into Pokémon Legends: Arceus, but it cannot be used in a battle as no available Pokémon can learn it.

Generation IX

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Light of Ruin is programmed into Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, but it cannot be used in a battle as no available Pokémon can learn it, and it cannot be called by Metronome.

Description

Games Description
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShLA
Drawing power from the Eternal Flower, the user fires a powerful beam of light. This also damages the user quite a lot.
BDSP This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.
SV Drawing power from the Eternal Flower, the user fires a powerful beam of light. This also damages the user terribly.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0670 Floette
Floette
Eternal Flower
FairyIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 50 50
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 generations

Trivia

  • In the room service minigame at Hotel Richissime, there is a food style option that selects the name of a random move, in which Light of Ruin can be mentioned. This is the only way for the move's name to be seen legitimately in any game.
  • Light of Ruin has the highest base power of all Fairy-type moves, excluding Z-Moves and Max Moves.
    • A Twinkle Tackle based on Light of Ruin has the highest base power of all Fairy-type moves.
  • Light of Ruin is the only Fairy-type move that causes recoil damage.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 破滅之光 Pomiht-jī Gwōng
Mandarin 破滅之光 / 破灭之光 Pòmiè-zhī Guāng
France Flag.png French Lumière du Néant
Germany Flag.png German Lux Calamitatis
Italy Flag.png Italian Luce Nefasta
South Korea Flag.png Korean 파멸의빛 Pamyeoruibit
Spain Flag.png Spanish Luz Aniquiladora


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