Meteor Beam (move)

Meteor Beam メテオビーム Meteor Beam

Battles Type  Rock Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Move Tutor in The Isle of Armor TM220 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Meteor Beam (Japanese: メテオビーム Meteor Beam) is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is TM220 in Generation IX.

Effect

On the turn it is selected, Meteor Beam will raise the user's Special Attack by one stage, and the message "[User] is overflowing with space power!" will be shown. On the following turn, Meteor Beam will do damage (factoring in the Special Attack boost), PP will be deducted from it, and it will count as the last move used. Once Meteor Beam is selected, the user won't be able to switch out until it is disrupted or fully executed.

Sleep, freezing, binding, and flinching will pause but not disrupt the duration of Meteor Beam.

If a Power Herb is held by the user, Meteor Beam can be executed in one turn.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Meteor Beam cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description SwShLA In this two-turn attack, the user gathers space power and boosts its Sp. Atk stat, then attacks the target on the next turn. BDSP This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered. SV The user gathers energy from space and boosts its Sp. Atk stat on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.

Learnset

By TM/Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Compatibility
						VIII	IX
						SwShIA Tutor	SV TM220
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
0036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
0076		Golem Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral		✔
0095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	✔	✔
0121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	✔
0138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0181		Ampharos		Monster	Field		✔
0185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug	✔
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0222		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral		✔
0306		Aggron		Monster		Monster	✔
0337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3	✔
0346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3	✔
0347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3	✔
0348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3	✔
0369		Relicanth		Water 1		Water 2	✔
0375		Metang		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0376		Metagross		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0377		Regirock		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0379		Registeel		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0384		Rayquaza		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0385		Jirachi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0386		Deoxys All forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
0411		Bastiodon		Monster		Monster		✔
0437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	✔	✔
0476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral		✔
0493		Arceus All forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
0524		Roggenrola		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0525		Boldore		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0526		Gigalith		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0558		Crustle		Bug	Mineral	✔
0564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0566		Archen		Flying	Water 3	✔
0567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3	✔
0605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3	✔
0696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon	✔
0697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon	✔
0698		Amaura		Monster		Monster	✔
0699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster	✔
0703		Carbink		Fairy	Mineral	✔	✔
0713		Avalugg Hisuian Form		Monster	Mineral		✔
0719		Diancie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0774		Minior All forms		Mineral		Mineral		✔
0791		Solgaleo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0792		Lunala		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0793		Nihilego		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0797		Celesteela		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0800		Necrozma All forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0805		Stakataka		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
0837		Rolycoly		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0838		Carkol		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0839		Coalossal		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0874		Stonjourner		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0880		Dracozolt		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0881		Arctozolt		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0882		Dracovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0883		Arctovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0890		Eternatus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0932		Nacli		Mineral		Mineral		✔
0933		Naclstack		Mineral		Mineral		✔
0934		Garganacl		Mineral		Mineral		✔
0936		Armarouge		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔
0950		Klawf		Water 3		Water 3		✔
0969		Glimmet		Mineral		Mineral		✔
0970		Glimmora		Mineral		Mineral		✔
0993		Iron Jugulis		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
0994		Iron Moth		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
0995		Iron Thorns		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
1007		Koraidon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
1018		Archaludon		Mineral	Dragon		✔
1022		Iron Boulder		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
1024		Terapagos		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Meteor Beam is a Charged Attack that was made available on September 18, 2022.

Meteor Beam
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 140 Energy cost 100 Duration 1.9 seconds Damage window 1.0 - 1.9 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 120 Energy cost 60 Secondary effect 1 Attack Effect chance 100%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Buddy move
Nihil Meteor Beam	Special	4	—	210	252	—%	All opponents	Sure Hit	Activation Condition: When the user's Sp. Atk is raised. Deactivation Condition: When the user's Sp. Atk is not raised. The user gets ready to attack. Raises the user's Sp. Atk by one stat rank when it gets ready to attack. (The user's Sp. Atk will not rise if it has not gotten ready to attack.) Using this move again will cause the user to leave this posture, then attack. No other actions can be taken while ready to attack. Never misses. The more the target's Sp. Def is lowered, the greater the power of this attack. Lowers the target's Sp. Def by one stat rank when it is poisoned or badly poisoned. The preparation period is skipped when a circle applies to the allied field of play, and the user will attack right away.	Selene (Alt.) & Nihilego

Notes:

• Selene (Alt.) & Nihilego's passive skill Alola to You! makes this move lower the Sp. Def of each target by two stat ranks instead of one when the target is poisoned or badly poisoned.
• The power of this move scales for each Sp. Def drop on the target, increasing by 5% for each stat rank dropped, for a maximum power-up of 30%.

In the anime

Nihilego Cradily Beheeyem
The user attacks the opponent with a powerful beam of space energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Nihilego forms a light blue orb of energy in front of its body. It then fires a yellow beam of energy from the ball at the opponent.
Gladion's Lillie	Helping the Hometown Hero!		Debut
	Cradily forms a yellow ball of energy in front of its head. It then fires a yellow beam of energy from the ball at the opponent.
Steven's Cradily	Battling as Hard as Stone!		None
	Beheeyem gathers rock with gravity in order to form an orange ball of energy in front of its hands. It then fires an orange beam of energy from the ball at the opponent.
Spinel's Beheeyem	Fly! Wattrel!!		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Meteor Beam is learned by most extraterrestrial Pokémon and all fossil Pokémon that are obtainable in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 流星光束 Làuhsīng Gwōngchūk Mandarin 流星光束 Liúxīng Guāngshù French Laser Météore German Meteorstrahl Italian Raggiometeora Korean 메테오빔 Mete-obim Polish Promień Meteoru Portuguese Raio Meteórico Spanish Rayo Meteórico

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