Bubble Beam (move)

BubbleBeam バブルこうせん Bubble Beam

Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  65 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not 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  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those who have made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

BubbleBeam (Japanese: バブルこうせん Bubble Beam) is a Water-type move introduced in Generation I that deals a small amount of damage. Misty will give the player the TM for this move after her defeat in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

BubbleBeam does damage and has a 9.8% chance of lowering the opponent's speed by 1 level.

BubbleBeam will not be able to lower the opponent's speed if it has reached a level of -6 or a value of 1, or if the opponent has a substitute.

In the anime

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Dawn's Piplup using Bubblebeam

Pokémon

Piplup. Piplup's beak glows a blue-white color. Bubbles are then released from it.

• Used by Dawn's Piplup from Following a Maiden's Voyage! to ???

Learnset

Generation I

By TM11

• Squirtle
• Wartortle
• Blastoise
• Rattata
• Raticate
• Nidorina
• Nidoqueen
• Nidorino
• Nidoking
• Clefairy
• Clefable
• Jigglypuff
• Wigglytuff
• Meowth
• Persian
• Psyduck
• Golduck
• Poliwag
• Poliwhirl
• Poliwrath
• Tentacool
• Tentacruel
• Slowpoke
• Slowbro
• Seel
• Dewgong
• Shellder
• Cloyster
• Krabby
• Kingler
• Cubone
• Marowak
• Lickitung
• Rhydon
• Chansey
• Kangaskhan
• Horsea
• Seadra
• Goldeen
• Seaking
• Staryu
• Starmie
• Jynx
• Gyarados
• Lapras
• Vaporeon
• Omanyte
• Omastar
• Kabuto
• Kabutops
• Snorlax
• Articuno
• Dratini
• Dragonair
• Dragonite
• Mewtwo
• Mew

Generation II

By leveling up

• Tentacool at Lv.25
• Tentacruel at Lv.25
• Staryu at Lv.31
• Starmie at Lv.--
• Marill at Lv.21
• Azumarill at Lv.25
• Corsola at Lv.25
• Remoraid at Lv.22
• Octillery at Lv.22
• Mantine at Lv.18
• Suicune at Lv.41 (G/S)
• Suicune at Lv.11 (Crys.)

By breeding

• Poliwag
• Shellder
• Omanyte
• Kabuto
• Qwilfish

Generation III

By leveling up

• Tentacool at Lv.25
• Tentacruel at Lv.25
• Staryu at Lv.28
• Marill at Lv.21
• Azumarill at Lv.24
• Corsola at Lv.23
• Remoraid at Lv.22
• Octillery at Lv.22
• Mantine at Lv.15
• Suicune at Lv.11
• Surskit at Lv.25
• Corphish at Lv.20 (R/S/E)
• Corphish at Lv.19 (FR/LG)
• Crawdaunt at Lv.20 (R/S/E)
• Crawdaunt at Lv.19 (FR/LG)

By breeding

• Poliwag
• Shellder
• Omanyte
• Kabuto
• Qwilfish

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Poliwag at Lv.25
• Poliwhirl at Lv.27
• Poliwrath at Lv.--
• Tentacool at Lv.19
• Tentacruel at Lv.19
• Krabby at Lv.15
• Kingler at Lv.15
• Horsea at Lv.18
• Seadra at Lv.18
• Staryu at Lv.28
• Chinchou at Lv.28
• Lanturn at Lv.30
• Marill at Lv.18
• Azumarill at Lv.20
• Politoed at Lv.--
• Corsola at Lv.25
• Remoraid at Lv.19
• Octillery at Lv.19
• Mantine at Lv.--
• Mantine at Lv.10
• Kingdra at Lv.18
• Suicune at Lv.8
• Surskit at Lv.25
• Corphish at Lv.20
• Crawdaunt at Lv.20
• Piplup at Lv.22
• Prinplup at Lv.24
• Empoleon at Lv.24
• Mantyke at Lv.10
• Phione at Lv.24
• Manaphy at Lv.24

By breeding

• Poliwag
• Shellder
• Omanyte
• Kabuto
• Qwilfish

In other languages

Spanish: Rayo Burbuja, Dutch: Bubbelstraal, French: Bulles d'O, German: Blubbstrahl.