Light Screen

Changes over time

How Light Screen changed from game to game, newest first.

1. Gen VII

   … 0.66× damage if in a Double dropped: or Triple Battle. added: Damage is not reduced further with Aurora Veil. Critical hits ignore this effect. It … ally is successfully hit by Brick dropped: Break added: Break, Psychic Fangs, or Defog. Lasts for 8 turns …

2. Gen V

   For 5 turns, the user and its party members take dropped: 1/2 added: 0.5× damage from special attacks, or dropped: 2/3 added: 0.66× damage if dropped: there are multiple active Pokémon on the user's side. added: in a Double or Triple Battle. Critical hits ignore this effect. It …

3. Gen IV

   … ally is successfully hit by Brick dropped: Break. added: Break or Defog. Lasts for 8 turns if the user is holding Light Clay. Fails if the effect is already …

4. Gen III

   For 5 turns, the user and its party members dropped: have their Special Defense doubled. added: take 1/2 damage from special attacks, or 2/3 damage if there are multiple active Pokémon on the user's side. Critical hits ignore this effect. added: It is removed from the user's side if the user or an ally is successfully hit by Brick Break. Fails if the effect is already …

5. Gen II

   Before: While the user remains active, its Special is doubled when taking damage. Critical hits ignore this effect. If any Pokémon uses Haze, this effect ends.

   Now: For 5 turns, the user and its party members have their Special Defense doubled. Critical hits ignore this effect. Fails if the effect is already active on the user's side.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

Good to know

• Snatch can steal it.
• A screen: lasts 5 turns, 8 with Light Clay; Brick Break, Psychic Fangs and Defog remove it.

Works with or against it

Light Clay

Who runs Light Screen on Showdown

1. Grimmsnarl97.3% of its sets
2. Sableye67.6% of its sets
3. Dragapult18.2% of its sets
4. Klefki79.5% of its sets
5. Mega Raichu X15.9% of its sets
6. Wash Rotom13.3% of its sets
7. Heat Rotom18.1% of its sets
8. Meowstic30.7% of its sets
9. Audino1.2% of its sets

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 Screen among their most used moves.

#24Grimmsnarl#44Sableye#116Klefki#118Meowstic

Who learns Light Screen

121 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 121 in Champions

VenusaurPikachuRaichuClefableAlakazamMachampSlowbroStarmieJolteonDragoniteMeganiumAmpharosAzumarillEspeonUmbreonSlowkingForretressScizorGardevoirSableyeMedichamManectricMiloticChimechoGlalieMetagrossTorterraLuxrayGalladeFroslassRotomSerperiorWatchogMusharnaAudinoWhimsicottReuniclusVanilluxeEmolgaEelektrossVolcaronaDelphoxVivillonFlorgesMeowsticAromatisseSlurpuffMalamarHelioliskAurorusSylveonDedenneKlefkiGourgeistDecidueyePrimarinaToxapexTsareenaOranguruMimikyuDrampaCorviknightAppletunPolteageistHattereneGrimmsnarlMr. RimeAlcremieDragapultWyrdeerKleavorArmarougeCeruledgeBelliboltEspathraTinkatonGlimmoraFarigirafGholdengoArchaludonHeat RotomWash RotomFrost RotomFan RotomMow RotomFemale MeowsticSmall GourgeistLarge GourgeistSuper GourgeistMega VenusaurMega AlakazamMega AmpharosMega ScizorMega GardevoirMega MedichamMega ManectricEternal FloetteMega SableyeMega GalladeMega AudinoMega SlowbroMega GlalieMega MetagrossAlolan RaichuGalarian SlowbroGalarian SlowkingHisuian DecidueyeMega ClefableMega StarmieMega DragoniteMega MeganiumMega FroslassMega EelektrossMega DelphoxMega FloetteMega MalamarMega DrampaMega Raichu XMega Raichu YMega ChimechoMega Glimmora

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