Moonlight

Changes over time

How Moonlight changed from game to game, newest first.

1. Gen IX

   … maximum HP if the weather is dropped: Hail, Heavy Rain, Rain, added: Sandstorm, or dropped: Sandstorm, added: Snow, all rounded half down.

2. Gen VIII

   … or no weather conditions are in dropped: effect, added: effect or if the user is holding Utility Umbrella, 2/3 of its maximum HP if …

3. Gen VI

   Type Normal → Fairy ◆ Changed

   The user restores 1/2 of its maximum HP if added: Strong Winds or no weather conditions are in effect, 2/3 of its maximum HP if the weather is added: Intense Sun or Sun, and 1/4 of its maximum HP if the weather is Hail, added: Heavy Rain, Rain, or Sandstorm, all rounded half down.

4. Gen V

   … Hail, Rain, or Sandstorm, all rounded added: half down.

5. Gen III

   … no weather conditions are in effect, dropped: all added: 2/3 of its added: maximum HP if the weather is Sun, and 1/4 of its maximum HP if the weather is dropped: Rain added: Hail, Rain, or Sandstorm, all rounded down.

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

• Healing: stopped by Heal Block

Good to know

• Healing move: Heal Block stops it, and Triage gives it +3 priority.Healing moves
• Snatch can steal it.
• The weather changes it: Extremely harsh sun, Hail, Heavy rain, Rain, Sandstorm, Snow, Sun.

Who runs Moonlight on Showdown

1. Umbreon36.9% 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 Moonlight among their most used moves.

#113Umbreon

Who learns Moonlight

6 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

ClefableVileplumeUmbreonMusharnaNoivernMega Clefable

All 22 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →