Solar Beam (move)

SolarBeam ソーラービーム SolarBeam

Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   ???

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

SolarBeam is a very highly-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation I.

In the anime

Pokémon

Solrock. As many of its attacks, SolarBeam is created in its top rock, is turned white when absorb sun light then creates a small light ball in the front and launches a growing withe beam.

• Used by a wild Solrock in Take the Lombre Home!.

Effect

Generation I

SolarBeam does nothing on the turn it is selected, other than say that the user took in sunlight. On the following turn, SolarBeam will do damage, PP will be deducted from it, and it will count as the last move used. Once SolarBeam is selected, the user won't be able to switch out until it is disrupted or fully executed.

If SolarBeam is not fully executed, PP will not be deducted from it, and it will not count as the last move used. If the opponent uses Mirror Move during the turn that the user takes in sunlight, Mirror Move will copy the move that the user executed immediately before using SolarBeam (or fail if it can't).

Sleep, freeze, partial trapping, and flinching will pause but not disrupt the duration of SolarBeam.

In Stadium, Mirror Move will copy SolarBeam on either of the turns it takes to execute.

Generation II

SolarBeam will not need a turn to charge if used during the effects of the move Sunny Day and will only do half its normal damage if used during the effect of the move Rain Dance or Sandstorm.

Generation II and III

SolarBeam will be executed in one turn when Sunny Day is in effect, and will be executed in three turns if Rain Dance is in effect.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Bulbasaur at Lv.48
• Ivysaur at Lv.54
• Venusaur at Lv.65
• Oddish at Lv.46
• Gloom at Lv.52
• Exeggcute at Lv.42

By TM22

• Bulbasaur
• Ivysaur
• Venusaur
• Butterfree
• Clefairy
• Clefable
• Jigglypuff
• Wigglytuff
• Oddish
• Gloom
• Vileplume
• Paras
• Parasect
• Venonat
• Venomoth
• Bellsprout
• Weepinbell
• Victreebel
• Exeggutor
• Chansey
• Tangela
• Mr. Mime
• Lapras
• Snorlax
• Mewtwo
• Mew

Generation II

By leveling up

• Bulbasaur at Lv.46
• Ivysaur at Lv.56
• Venusaur at Lv.65
• Exeggcute at Lv.43
• Chikorita at Lv.50
• Bayleef at Lv.55
• Meganium at Lv.61
• Bellossom at Lv.55
• Sunflora at Lv.46

By TM22

• Bulbasaur
• Ivysaur
• Venusaur
• Butterfree
• Clefairy
• Clefable
• Jigglypuff
• Wigglytuff
• Oddish
• Gloom
• Vileplume
• Paras
• Parasect
• Venonat
• Venomoth
• Bellsprout
• Weepinbell
• Victreebel
• Doduo
• Dodrio
• Exeggcute
• Exeggutor
• Chansey
• Tangela
• Mr. Mime
• Snorlax
• Mewtwo
• Mew
• Chikorita
• Bayleef
• Meganium
• Ledyba
• Ledian
• Spinarak
• Ariados
• Cleffa
• Igglybuff
• Togepi
• Togetic
• Natu
• Xatu
• Bellossom
• Hoppip
• Skiploom
• Jumpluff
• Sunkern
• Sunflora
• Yanma
• Pineco
• Forretress
• Dunsparce
• Houndour
• Houndoom
• Miltank
• Blissey
• Entei
• Ho-Oh
• Celebi

Generation III

By leveling up

• Bulbasaur at Lv.46
• Ivysaur at Lv.56
• Venusaur at Lv.65
• Exeggcute at Lv.43
• Chikorita at Lv.50
• Bayleef at Lv.55
• Meganium at Lv.61
• Bellossom at Lv.55
• Sunflora at Lv.42
• Solrock at Lv.43
• Tropius at Lv.41
• Groudon at Lv.65

By TM22

• Bulbasaur
• Ivysaur
• Venusaur
• Butterfree
• Beedrill
• Clefairy
• Clefable
• Jigglypuff
• Wigglytuff
• Oddish
• Gloom
• Vileplume
• Paras
• Parasect
• Venonat
• Venomoth
• Bellsprout
• Weepinbell
• Victreebel
• Ponyta
• Rapidash
• Exeggcute
• Exeggutor
• Lickitung
• Chansey
• Tangela
• Kangaskhan
• Mr. Mime
• Tauros
• Porygon
• Snorlax
• Mewtwo
• Mew
• Chikorita
• Bayleef
• Meganium
• Sentret
• Furret
• Ledyba
• Ledian
• Spinarak
• Ariados
• Cleffa
• Igglybuff
• Togepi
• Togetic
• Natu
• Xatu
• Bellossom
• Hoppip
• Skiploom
• Jumpluff
• Aipom
• Sunkern
• Sunflora
• Yanma
• Pineco
• Forretress
• Dunsparce
• Snubbull
• Granbull
• Houndour
• Houndoom
• Porygon2
• Stantler
• Miltank
• Blissey
• Entei
• Ho-Oh
• Celebi
• Treecko
• Grovyle
• Sceptile
• Beautifly
• Dustox
• Lotad
• Lombre
• Ludicolo
• Seedot
• Nuzleaf
• Shiftry
• Surskit
• Masquerain
• Shroomish
• Breloom
• Slakoth
• Vigoroth
• Slaking
• Nincada
• Ninjask
• Shedinja
• Whismur
• Loudred
• Exploud
• Skitty
• Delcatty
• Mawile
• Aggron
• Volbeat
• Illumise
• Roselia
• Gulpin
• Swalot
• Trapinch
• Vibrava
• Flygon
• Cacnea
• Cacturne
• Swablu
• Altaria
• Zangoose
• Solrock
• Baltoy
• Claydol
• Lileep
• Cradily
• Castform
• Kecleon
• Tropius
• Latias
• Latios
• Groudon
• Rayquaza
• Deoxys

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Ivysaur at Lv.44
• Venusaur at Lv.53
• Vileplume at Lv.65
• Exeggcute at Lv.43
• Moltres at Lv.71
• Chikorita at Lv.45
• Bayleef at Lv.54
• Meganium at Lv.66
• Sunflora at Lv.41
• Solrock at Lv.53
• Tropius at Lv.51
• Groudon at Lv.65
• Cherubi at Lv.37
• Cherrim at Lv.43

By TM22

• Bulbasaur
• Ivysaur
• Venusaur
• Charizard
• Butterfree
• Beedrill
• Clefairy
• Clefable
• Ninetales
• Jigglypuff
• Wigglytuff
• Oddish
• Gloom
• Vileplume
• Paras
• Parasect
• Venonat
• Venomoth
• Arcanine
• Bellsprout
• Weepinbell
• Victreebel
• Ponyta
• Rapidash
• Exeggcute
• Exeggutor
• Lickitung
• Chansey
• Tangela
• Kangaskhan
• Mr. Mime
• Tauros
• Porygon
• Snorlax
• Moltres
• Mewtwo
• Mew
• Chikorita
• Bayleef
• Meganium
• Typhlosion
• Sentret
• Furret
• Ledyba
• Ledian
• Spinarak
• Ariados
• Cleffa
• Igglybuff
• Togepi
• Togetic
• Natu
• Xatu
• Bellossom
• Hoppip
• Skiploom
• Jumpluff
• Aipom
• Sunkern
• Sunflora
• Yanma
• Pineco
• Forretress
• Dunsparce
• Snubbull
• Granbull
• Magcargo
• Houndour
• Houndoom
• Porygon2
• Stantler
• Miltank
• Blissey
• Entei
• Ho-Oh
• Celebi
• Treecko
• Grovyle
• Sceptile
• Blaziken
• Beautifly
• Dustox
• Lotad
• Lombre
• Ludicolo
• Seedot
• Nuzleaf
• Shiftry
• Surskit
• Masquerain
• Shroomish
• Breloom
• Slakoth
• Vigoroth
• Slaking
• Nincada
• Ninjask
• Shedinja
• Whismur
• Loudred
• Exploud
• Skitty
• Delcatty
• Mawile
• Aggron
• Volbeat
• Illumise
• Roselia
• Gulpin
• Swalot
• Camerupt
• Torkoal
• Trapinch
• Vibrava
• Flygon
• Cacnea
• Cacturne
• Swablu
• Altaria
• Zangoose
• Solrock
• Baltoy
• Claydol
• Lileep
• Cradily
• Castform
• Kecleon
• Tropius
• Latias
• Latios
• Groudon
• Rayquaza
• Deoxys
• Turtwig
• Grotle
• Torterra
• Infernape
• Budew
• Roserade
• Wormadam (Grass)
• Mothim
• Cherubi
• Cherrim
• Ambipom
• Buneary
• Lopunny
• Bronzor
• Bronzong
• Mime Jr.
• Happiny
• Munchlax
• Carnivine
• Snover
• Abomasnow
• Lickilicky
• Tangrowth
• Magmortar
• Togekiss
• Yanmega
• Leafeon
• Porygon-Z
• Uxie
• Heatran
• Cresselia
• Shaymin
• Arceus
• Deoxys (attack)
• Deoxys (defense)
• Deoxys (speed)

In other languages

French: lance-soleil, German: solarstrahl, Italian: solarraggio, Spanish: rayo solar, Dutch: zonnestraal, Portuguese: Raio Solar.