Light of Ruin
In Pokémon ChampionsGen VINot in Scarlet & Violet
Game
Pokémon Champions
FairySpecial
Has 1/2 .
- Power
- 140
- Accuracy
- 90%
- PP
- 5
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
- On Showdown
- 0.5% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
See it in the games
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How it works in Champions
If the target lost HP, the user takes damage equal to 1/2 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up, but not less than 1 HP.
Good to know
- The user takes recoil: 1/2 of the damage dealt. Reckless boosts it; Rock Head and Magic Guard prevent the recoil.Recoil moves
- Doesn't make contact: Rough Skin, Rocky Helmet and similar don't trigger.
- Can't be used through: Metronome.
Who runs Light of Ruin on Showdown
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.
On the ladder today
Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Light of Ruin among their most used moves.
Who learns Light of Ruin
2 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
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