Luster Purge (move)

Move data

Type Psychic
Category Special  Special
Power 95
Accuracy 100
PP 5  (max. 8)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 3

Effects

Luster Purge deals damage and has a 50% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense by one stage.

Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages each.

Changes

  • In Generations 3-8, Luster Purge has 70 base power.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Psychium Z and uses its Z-Power, Luster Purge turns into Shattered Psyche and has base power 140.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Luster Purge
Japanese ラスターパージ (Luster Purge)
German Scheinwerfer
French Lumi-Éclat
Italian Abbagliante
Spanish Resplandor
Korean 러스터퍼지
Chinese (Simplified) 洁净光芒
Chinese (Traditional) 潔淨光芒

Game descriptions

Ruby​/​Sapphire
Emerald
Attacks with a burst of light. May lower SP. DEF.
FireRed​/​LeafGreen A burst of light injures the foe. It may also lower the foe’s SP. DEF.
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
The user looses a damaging burst of light. It may also reduce the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
The user lets loose a damaging burst of light. It may also reduce the target’s Sp. Def stat.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The user lets loose a damaging burst of light. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
The user lets loose a damaging burst of light. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The user lets loose a damaging burst of light. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user lets loose a damaging burst of light. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Luster Purge at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Latios Latios
#0381 / Dragon · Psychic
Level 35