Moonlight (move)

Moonlight (Japanese: つきのひかり Moonlight) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Generation VI, it was a move.
==Effect==
===Generation II===
Moonlight restores the user's current HP based on the weather and time of day. In morning and day, during no weather it restores ¼ total HP, during harsh sunlight it restores ½ total HP, and during other weather it restores ⅛ total HP, rounded down. Except in link battles, the move restores twice as much HP at night.
===Generation III to V===
Moonlight restores the user's current HP based on the weather in the battle. During no weather it restores ½ total HP, during harsh sunlight it restores ⅔ total HP, and during other weather it restores ¼ total HP, rounded down.
Moonlight can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if was used in the previous turn.
===Generation VI onwards===
Moonlight is now a move. When used during strong winds it restores ½ total HP, rounded down.
Moonlight can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an three extra appeal points if the move was used in the prior turn.
If powered up by a Fairium Z into Z-Moonlight, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
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===Special move===
====Generation IV====
====Generation V====
===By ===
====Generation II====
==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
Moonlight restores HP to the user and teammates. Prior to Gates to Infinity, Moonlight will affect all teammates on the entire floor and heal a set amount of HP. From Gates to Infinity, Moonlight only affects the user and teammates in the same room, and heals HP as a percentage of the user's max HP.
Game	HP restored	HP restored	HP restored	HP restored	HP restored	HP restored	HP restored	HP restored	HP restored
Game	Clear 	 	 	 	 	 	Cloud 	 	
 	50 	80 	10 	30 	10 	1 	40 	1 	-
 	50 	80 	10 	20 	10 	10 	30 	1 	-
 	15 	30 	12 	8 	12 	12 	12 	5 	-
 	50% 	75% 	25% 	25% 	25% 	- 	- 	- 	-
 	40% 	75% 	25% 	25% 	25% 	- 	- 	- 	?
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In , all status moves including Moonlight could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Moonlight could be seen as a move used by Boss , , and .
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Name 	 	Move gauge cost	MP(uses)	Base	Max	 	Target	Effect tag 	Description	Playable
Moonlight	2	2 	— 	— 	—% 	Self	Heals 	Restores the user's HP by approximately 50% of its maximum HP. HP is restored by 60% instead when the weather is sunny, and 40% when the weather is rainy or during a hailstorm or a sandstorm.	 	
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
===Pokémon Evolutions===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Side series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==Trivia==
* Moonlight is one of the four moves from Generation II to have its in a later generation, the others being , , and .
** Excluding Curse, all of them were moves that became moves in Generation VI.
==In other languages==
Category:Normal-type moves
Category:Moves that have had their type changed
Category:Status moves that heal the user immediately
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
de:Mondschein
es:Luz lunar
fr:Rayon Lune
it:Lucelunare
ja:つきのひかり
zh:月光（招式）