Reflect — Pokémon Move

Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.

Type: psychic; class: status; power: —; accuracy: —; PP: 20; priority: 0.

Effect notes

Erects a barrier around the user’s side of the field that reduces damage from physical attacks by half for five turns. In double battles, the reduction is 1/3. Critical hits are not affected by the barrier. If the user is holding Light Clay, the barrier lasts for eight turns. Brick Break or Defog used by an opponent will destroy the barrier.

In-game descriptions by version

gold silver	Raises DEFENSE with a barrier.
crystal	Raises DEFENSE with a barrier.
ruby sapphire	Creates a wall of light that weakens physical attacks.
emerald	Creates a wall of light that weakens physical attacks.
firered leafgreen	A wall of light cuts damage from physical attacks for five turns.
diamond pearl	A wondrous wall of light is put up to suppress damage from physical attacks for five turns.
platinum	A wondrous wall of light is put up to suppress damage from physical attacks for five turns.
heartgold soulsilver	A wondrous wall of light is put up to suppress damage from physical attacks for five turns.
black white	A wondrous wall of light is put up to suppress damage from physical attacks for five turns.
black 2 white 2	A wondrous wall of light is put up to suppress damage from physical attacks for five turns.
x y	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical attacks for five turns.
omega ruby alpha sapphire	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical attacks for five turns.
sun moon	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical attacks for five turns.
ultra sun ultra moon	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical attacks for five turns.
lets go pikachu lets go eevee	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical attacks for five turns.
sword shield	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical attacks for five turns.
legends arceus	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical attacks for five turns.
scarlet violet	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical moves for five turns.

Pokémon that learn this move in scarlet-violet

pikachu — tm
raichu — tm
clefairy — tm
clefable — tm
jigglypuff — tm
wigglytuff — tm
bellsprout — tm
weepinbell — tm
victreebel — tm
magnemite — tm
magneton — tm
drowzee — tm
hypno — tm
exeggcute — level-up, level 5
exeggcute — tm
exeggutor — level-up, level 1
exeggutor — tm
lapras — tm
articuno — level-up, level 10
articuno — tm
mewtwo — tm
mew — tm
chikorita — level-up, level 17
chikorita — tm
bayleef — level-up, level 18
bayleef — tm
meganium — level-up, level 18
meganium — tm
hoothoot — level-up, level 12
hoothoot — tm
noctowl — level-up, level 12
noctowl — tm
pichu — tm
cleffa — tm
igglybuff — tm
mareep — tm
flaaffy — tm
ampharos — tm
hoppip — tm
skiploom — tm
jumpluff — tm
espeon — tm
umbreon — tm
slowking — tm
girafarig — tm
pineco — tm
forretress — tm
slugma — tm
magcargo — tm
stantler — tm