Moongeist Beam (move)

Moongeist Beam シャドーレイ Shadow Ray

Battles Type  Ghost Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  100 Accuracy  100% 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 VII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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 VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Moongeist Beam (Japanese: シャドーレイ Shadow Ray) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation VII. It is the signature move of Lunala and Dawn Wings Necrozma.

In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, it can be upgraded to the special Z-Move Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom by Lunala or Dawn Wings Necrozma holding Lunalium Z.

Effect

Moongeist Beam inflicts damage, ignoring the target's Ability if it changes the effect of the attack on the target. Abilities that affect the user of the attack, like Pressure, are not ignored. Moongeist Beam does not ignore the effects of Shadow Shield and Prism Armor. Moongeist Beam's ability-ignoring effect does not apply if it is used via a move that calls another move.

Description

Games Description SMUSUM The user emits a sinister ray to attack the target. This move can be used on the target regardless of its Abilities.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0792		Lunala		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	1, Evo.
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.

Form change

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
800DW		Necrozma Dawn Wings Necrozma		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	Upon changing into this formUSUM
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 the anime

Charging the move Lunala
The user emits a sinister ray to attack the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Lunala forms a blue circular force field in front of itself, before creating swirly light blue lines from the edge to the centre as the shield disappears. It then fires a light blue beam from the center of the lines at the opponent.
Lunala (anime)	Full Moon and Many Arms!		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 暗影之光 Amyíng-jī Gwōng Mandarin 暗影之光 Ànyǐng-zhī Guāng French Rayon Spectral German Schattenstrahl Italian Raggio d'Ombra Korean 섀도레이 Shadow Ray Polish Księżycowy Promień Brazilian Portuguese Feixe Espectral Russian Луч Лунного Духа Luch Lunnogo Dukha Spanish Rayo Umbrío

Variations of the move Sunsteel Strike
Sunsteel Strike Moongeist Beam • Photon Geyser

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.