Solar Beam (move)

Solar Beam 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 Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM22 in Generation I TM22 in Generation II TM22 in Generation III TM22 in Generation IV TM22 in Generation V TM22 in Generation VI

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

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 I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Solar Beam (Japanese: ソーラービーム SolarBeam), formatted as SolarBeam prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation I. It is TM22 in every generation so far.

Effect

Generation I

SolarBeam does nothing on the turn it is selected, other than state that the user has taken in sunlight. On the following turn, SolarBeam will inflict damage, PP will be deducted from it, and it will count as the last move used. Once SolarBeam is selected, the user will not 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 target 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, freezing, partial trapping, and flinching will pause, but not disrupt, the duration of SolarBeam.

In Pokémon 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 deal half of its normal damage if used during the effect of the move Rain Dance or Sandstorm.

If the user is prevented from attacking with SolarBeam during the Sunny Day combo by conditions such as flinching, paralysis, and confusion, then PP will still be deducted regardless, due to the fact that SolarBeam was designed as a two-turn attack.

If SolarBeam is disrupted from succeeding due to conditions such as flinching, paralysis, or confusion, the entire move will now be cancelled rather than simply paused.

Generation III

SolarBeam will only do half its normal damage if used during the effect of the move Hail.

Generation IV

The held item Power Herb can allow its holder to charge and fire a SolarBeam in one turn. The Power Herb is then consumed in the process. Also, the message now states the user absorbed the sunlight.

Generation V

A minor change in Generation V shows the charging half of Solar Beam's animation happening even if it is sunny, where previously it did not. The actual attack will happen immediately after.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Ivysaur uses SolarBeam as part of Pokémon Trainer's Final Smash, Triple Finish.

Description

Games Description The strongest Grass-type attack. Energy is absorbed in the first turn, then fired the next turn. Strongest Grass-type attack. Energy is absorbed in the first turn, then fired on the next. 1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack RSE Absorbs light in one turn, then attacks next turn.* Absorbs sunlight in the 1st turn, then attacks next turn.* FRLG A 2-turn move that blasts the foe with absorbed energy in the 2nd turn. A two-turn attack. The user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam on the second turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	48			46			46
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	54			56			56			44				44			44
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	65			65			65			53				53			53
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	46																'
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	52																'
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison										65				65			'
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	42			42			42			43				43			'
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying										71				71			'
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass				50			50			45				45			'
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass				55			55			54				54			'
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass				61			61			66				66			'
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass				55			55										'
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass															34	'
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass				46			42			42				41	34	'
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic							42			43				53	45	'
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying							41			51				61			'
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground							65			65	80		80			'
420		Cherubi	Grass		Grass										37				37			'
421		Cherrim	Grass		Grass										43				43			'
546		Cottonee	Grass	Fairy														46			'
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass														50			'
585		Deerling	Normal	Grass														51			'
586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass														60			'
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison														43			'
591		Amoonguss	Grass	Poison														49			'
615		Cryogonal	Ice		Ice														53			'
669		Flabébé	Fairy		Fairy																	48
670		Floette	Fairy		Fairy																	58
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.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM22		II TM22		III TM22		IV TM22		V TM22		VI TM22
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying										✔				✔		✔	✔
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison							✔			✔				✔		✔
035		Clefairy	Fairy		Fairy	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
036		Clefable	Fairy		Fairy	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire										✔				✔		✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal	Fairy	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal	Fairy	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
046		Paras	Bug	Grass	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire										✔				✔		✔
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire							✔			✔				✔		✔
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic	Fairy	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	✔															✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying										✔				✔		✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire										✔				✔		✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
173		Cleffa	Fairy		Fairy				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal	Fairy				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
175		Togepi	Fairy		Fairy				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
176		Togetic	Fairy	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
209		Snubbull	Fairy		Fairy							✔			✔				✔		✔
210		Granbull	Fairy		Fairy							✔			✔				✔		✔
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock										✔				✔		✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
244		Entei	Fire		Fire				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison							✔			✔				✔		✔
270		Lotad	Water	Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
271		Lombre	Water	Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark							✔			✔				✔		✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark							✔			✔				✔		✔
283		Surskit	Bug	Water							✔			✔				✔		✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting							✔			✔				✔		✔
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost							✔			✔				✔		✔
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
294		Loudred	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy							✔			✔				✔		✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock							✔			✔				✔		✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug							✔			✔				✔		✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug							✔			✔				✔		✔
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison							✔			✔				✔		✔
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison							✔			✔				✔		✔
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison							✔			✔				✔		✔
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground										✔				✔		✔
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire										✔				✔		✔	✔
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon							✔			✔				✔		✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon							✔			✔				✔		✔
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark							✔			✔				✔		✔
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
334		Altaria	Dragon	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
351		Castform	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
388		Grotle	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground										✔				✔		✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting										✔				✔		✔
406		Budew	Grass	Poison										✔				✔		✔
407		Roserade	Grass	Poison										✔				✔		✔
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak	Bug	Grass										✔				✔		✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying										✔				✔		✔
420		Cherubi	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
421		Cherrim	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic										✔				✔		✔
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic										✔				✔		✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic	Fairy										✔				✔		✔
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
459		Snover	Grass	Ice										✔				✔		✔
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice										✔				✔		✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire										✔				✔		✔
468		Togekiss	Fairy	Flying										✔				✔		✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying										✔				✔		✔
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel										✔				✔		✔
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔		✔
492		Shaymin	Grass		Grass										✔				✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire														✔		✔
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
496		Servine	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire														✔		✔
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting														✔		✔
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting														✔		✔
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire														✔		✔
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire														✔		✔
526		Gigalith	Rock		Rock														✔		✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal														✔		✔
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass														✔		✔
541		Swadloon	Bug	Grass														✔		✔
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass														✔		✔
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison														✔		✔
544		Whirlipede	Bug	Poison														✔		✔
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison														✔		✔
546		Cottonee	Grass	Fairy														✔		✔
547		Whimsicott	Grass	Fairy														✔		✔
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire														✔		✔
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire														✔		✔
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass														✔		✔
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock														✔		✔
558		Crustle	Bug	Rock														✔		✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying														✔		✔
569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison														✔		✔
585		Deerling	Normal	Grass														✔		✔
586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass														✔		✔
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison														✔		✔
591		Amoonguss	Grass	Poison														✔		✔
597		Ferroseed	Grass	Steel														✔		✔
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel														✔		✔
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire														✔		✔
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire														✔		✔
609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire														✔		✔
615		Cryogonal	Ice		Ice														✔		✔
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost														✔		✔
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire														✔		✔
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire														✔		✔
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire														✔		✔
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting														✔		✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire														✔		✔
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel														✔		✔
670		Floette	Fairy		Fairy																✔	✔
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

Meganium Sceptile Cherubi Serperior
The user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Bulbasaur gathers light in its bulb, then fires a blue or white beam from the bulb at the opponent.
Ash's Bulbasaur	Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden		Debut
	Gloom gathers sunlight in the middle of the flower on its head, then it glows white when its finished. Finally, a ball of light appears and Gloom fires a white beam from the ball at the opponent.
Florinda's Gloom	Make Room for Gloom		None
Gulzar's Gloom	Pokémon Food Fight!		None
	Ivysaur gathers sunlight in the flower bulb on its back, points it at the opponent and fires a white or light green beam at the opponent. Sometimes, when the beam is finished charging, the whole flower glows white.
Assunta's Ivysaur	Friends to the End		None
Crystal's Ivysaur	Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!		None
A Coordinator's Ivysaur	Playing the Performance Encore!		None
	The inside of the flower on Venusaur's back glows white as sunlight is gathered in it. Then, Venusaur fires a white beam from it at the opponent. Sometimes, when the beam is ready, the whole flower glows white.
Drake's Venusaur	Enter the Dragonite		None
Gan Gogh's Venusaur	The Light Fantastic		None
A Venusaur James borrowed from the Battle Park	One Trick Phony!		None
A wild Venusaur	Grass Hysteria!		None
Spenser's Venusaur	Ka Boom with a View!		None
	One by one, the front petals on Sunflora's head starts to glow white. When all petals are glowing, its face glows white and it fires a massive beam of white energy at the opponent.
Sonrisa's Sunny	Grin to Win		None
	Oddish gathers sunlight in its leaves then fires a massive white beam from the front of the flowers at the opponent.
Mariah's Oddish	Foul Weather Friends		None
	Skiploom gathers energy in the middle of the flower on its head, then it fires a massive beam of energy once the middle of the flower turns white.
Ephraim's Skippy	The Grass Route		None
	Meganium gathers energy in the flower around its neck. When it's done, the flower glows white and it fires a white beam from its mouth or the flower around its neck.
Vincent's Meganium	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Casey's Meganium	Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid		None
	Roselia sticks its hands up in the air and a white energy ball collects in the flowers. It then shoots the ball as a beam of white energy at the opponent.
Drew's Roselia	Now That's Flower Power!		None
Nando's Roselia	Dawn of a New Era!		None
	The long leaf on Grovyle's head sparkles and it glows white. It then fires a white beam from the base of the leaf.
Natasha's Grovyle	What You Seed is What You Get		None
	The halo over Shedinja's head glows white and it gathers energy in it. Then, the halo points upward and fires a white beam at the opponent from it.
Colonel Hansen's Shedinja	The Princess and the Togepi		None
	Skitty gathers energy in the pink part of its tail and fires a white beam of energy from the tip of its tail at the opponent, or Skitty lifts its paw into the air, and a white orb forms around it. It then points the ball at the opponent and fires a white beam from the ball.
Dr. Abby's Johnny	Delcatty Got Your Tongue		None
May's Skitty	Deceit and Assist		Used via Assist
	Delcatty gathers energy in the purple fluff on its tail, then it fires a white beam from it at the opponent.
Dr. Abby's Johnny	Delcatty Got Your Tongue		None
	The top rock on Solrock's head glows white and it gathers energy there. Then, a white ball appears in front of it and Solrock fires a white beam from the ball, or Solrock creates a yellow ball in front of its body and fires a yellow beam from the ball at the opponent.
A wild Solrock	Take the Lombre Home		None
Tate's Solrock	It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!		None
Brandon's Solrock	Pace - The Final Frontier!		None
	Groudon gathers energy in the top of its head, then it fires a white beam from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Groudon	A Scuffle of Legends		None
An illusion created by Mismagius	Malice in Wonderland!		None
	Altaria gathers energy in its mouth and fires a white beam of energy from it at the opponent.
Drake's Altaria	Vanity Affair		None
	Mawile gathers energy in the white spot on its steel jaws. The spot glows white when it's done, and Mawile fires a white beam of energy from its steel jaws.
Samantha's Mawile	Once in a Mawile		None
	Tropius's whole body or the leaves on its back glows brightly as it gathers energy, then it fires a white, light green, or golden beam of energy out of its mouth at the opponent.
Dominick's Tropius	From Brags to Riches		None
Unknown Trainer's Tropius	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		None
Two mirage Tropius merged with a mirage Mewtwo	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
A Coordinator's Tropius	May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!		None
	Sceptile gathers sunlight in its tail, and when the attack is ready, its tail glows white. It then fires a white beam from its mouth, or Sceptile gathers energy in the seeds on its back, and Sceptile fires a white beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Tyson's Sceptile	Shocks and Bonds		None
Ash's Sceptile	Ka Boom with a View!		None
	Clefairy gathers energy in its mouth, and fires a white beam from it at the opponent.
Multiple wild Clefairy	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		Used via Metronome
	Munchlax gathers white streaks of energy in its mouth, then fires a white beam from it at the opponent.
May's Munchlax	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		Used via Metronome
May's Munchlax	May's Egg-Cellent Adventure!		None
	Vileplume fires a white beam from the hole from the flower on its head at the opponent, or the flower on Vileplume's head flashes gold and it fired a golden beam from the middle of the flower on its head at the opponent.
Nicolette's Vileplume	May's Egg-Cellent Adventure		None
Jessiebelle's Vileplume	The Treasure is All Mine!		None
	Exploud opens its mouth and white energy gathers inside the air tubes on its head. A white ball of energy then appears in front of Exploud's mouth and it fires a white beam of energy from the ball at the opponent.
A wild Exploud	Pikachu's Island Adventure		None
	Chansey raises its hands and creates a white orb above its head. It then lowers its hands and fires a white beam from the orb at the opponent.
Nurse Joy's Chansey	Overjoyed!		None
	Budew opens up the bud on top of its head and gathers energy in it. Then, a white orb appears in between them when the SolarBeam is finished charging, and it fires a white beam from the orb at the opponent.
Nando's Budew	Dawn of a New Era!		None
	The two large leaves on Cherubi's head glow white and it gathers energy in them. It then fires a white or golden beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Gardenia's Cherubi	The Grass Menagerie!		None
Marilyn's Cherubi	Battling a Cute Drama!		None
	Torterra gathers energy and fires a white beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Maury's Torterra	The Rise of Darkrai		None
	Beautifly's wings glow white as it gathers energy in them. Then, it waves its wings forward and releases a white energy beam from its wings at the opponent, or Beautifly's wings glow light green as it gathers energy in them. Then, a light green ball appears in front of its mouth and it fires a light green beam from the ball at the opponent.
Aaron's Beautifly	A Trainer and Child Reunion!		None
Kiko's Beautifly	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Zangoose's tail glows white as it gathers energy in it, and it releases a bright yellow beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Crimson's Zangoose	Beating the Hustle and Bustle!		None
	Chikorita lifts the leaf on its head and the leaf starts to glow gold as it absorbs sunlight. Then, Chikorita's whole body flashes gold and it fires a white beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Lyra's Chikorita	Bagged Then Tagged!		None
	The spike on Baltoy's head starts to glow gold as it absorbs sunlight. Then, a golden orb appears in front of Baltoy's body and it fires a golden beam from the ball at the opponent.
Buck's Baltoy	Bucking the Treasure Trend!		None
	Roserade holds its arms above its head and the flowers on the end of its arms start to glow gold as it gathers energy. The flowers return to normal color when the energy is gathered, and a gold orb of energy appear in front of Roserade's flowers. It then fires a golden beam of energy from the orb at the opponent.
Nando's Roserade	League Unleashed!		None
	The bush on Pansage's head starts to sparkle light blue as it gathers energy from the sunlight. Pansage then holds its hands up when it is finished gathering energy and the bush becomes surrounded in a bright gold orb. Pansage then takes the orb in its hands and it starts to glow even brighter. It then thrusts the orb forward and releases a bright yellow beam from the orb at the opponent, or the bush on Pansage's head starts to sparkle light blue as it gathers energy from the sunlight. When it is finished gathering energy, it then holds out one of its hands and a golden orb of energy appears in front of it. Pansage then fires a beam of golden energy from the orb at the opponent.
Cilan's Pansage	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!		None
	The front two antennae on Whirlipede's body start to glow gold as it gathers energy from the sun. As it does, golden energy starts to form in between the two antennae, which eventually form into a glowing white orb of energy with another orb of energy around it. Whirlipede then fires a powerful golden blast from the orb at the opponent.
Burgh's Whirlipede	Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!		None
	Audino puts its hands together and forms a bright gold orb of energy in between them. Audino then brings its hands forward and fires a bright gold beam of energy from the orb at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Audino	Where Did You Go, Audino?		None
	Pansear opens its arms, closes its eyes, and faces towards the sky. The tuft on its head then starts to sparkle with silver sparkles as it gathers energy. Pansear then reaches its arms up in front of the tuft of hair and a golden light appears in between its hands, which forms into a bright golden orb with a bigger transparent gold orb around it. Pansear then puts its arms down and holds them at its side. As it moves its hands, the orb stays in the middle of them. Pansear then thrusts its arms forward, firing a powerful golden beam of energy from the orb at the opponent.
Chili's Pansear	A Call for Brotherly Love!		None
	Serperior fires a bright gold beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Trip's Serperior	Jostling for the Junior Cup!		None
	Amoonguss puts its hands together and forms a bright gold orb of energy in between them. Amoonguss then brings its hands forward and fires a bright gold beam of energy from the orb at the opponent.
Three wild Amoonguss	Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!		None
	The front two antennae on Scolipede's head start to glow gold as it gathers energy. As it does, golden energy starts to form in between the two antennae, which eventually form into a glowing white orb of energy with another orb of energy around it. Scolipede then fires a powerful golden blast from the orb at the opponent.
A wild Scolipede	Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!		None

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP051 SolarBeam Ash's Pokédex SolarBeam, Bulbasaur's strongest attack. Light is collected and formed into a powerful beam with intensive force.

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

File:Ash Bulbasaur SolarBeam EToP.png Bulbasaur
The user gathers light, then releases it in a bright light.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Bulbasaur fires a bright beam of light from the bulb on its back at the opponent.
Ash's Bulbasaur	Pikachu's Plan		Debut

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Tangrowth
The user gathers light, then releases it in a bright light.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Tangrowth gathers sunlight and releases a bright glow of energy.
Hiori's Tangrowth	Challenge From A Rival		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Bulbasaur Venusaur
The user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Bulbasaur gathers sunlight in its bulb and fires a beam from its bulb at the opponent.
Red's Saur	Bulbasaur, Come Home!		Debut
	Ivysaur collects energy in its flower bulb and fires a beam from the flower bulb at the opponent.
Red's Saur	Blame it on Eevee		None
	Venusaur fires a beam from the middle of the flower on its back at the opponent.
Red's Saur	The Winged Legends		None
	Tropius releases a beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Professor Birch's Pilo	Mixing It Up with Magcargo		None
	Shedinja fires a powerful bright beam of energy from the front of its body at the opponent.
Greta's Shedinja	VS. Shedinja		None
	Cherrim fires a beam from the middle of the bulb on its head at the opponent.
Platinum's Cherrim	Alternate Dimension Showdown X		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure manga

Rapidash Leafeon Bronzong
The user gathers light, then releases it in a bright light.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Leafeon gathers sunlight and fires a beam at the opponent.
Mitsumi's Leafeon	Team Galactic's Conspiracy, Revealed!!		Debut
	Bronzong gathers sunlight and releases a bright glow of energy.
Saturn's Bronzong	The Legendary Pokémon Captured		None
	Rapidash fires a beam from sunlight it absorbed.
Flint's Rapidash	Hareta's Heart Desire		None

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Venusaur File:Red Clefairy Light Screen SolarBeam PM.png Clefairy
The user gathers light, then releases it in a bright light.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Venusaur absorbs sunlight into its body. It then rises on its hind legs and releases a beam of light from its chest at the opponent.
Erika's Venusaur	Big Struggle with the Powerful Opponent Venusaur!!		Debut
	Clefairy holds out a reflective item. The sun's ray get absorbed by the item and bounce off to inflict damage.
Red's Clefairy	A Challenge to the Elite Four!		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

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

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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 陽光烈焰 Yángguāng Lièyàn Danish Solstråle Dutch Zonnestraal Finnish Auringonsäde/Aurinkosäde (OS/AG) Valonsäde/Valomäjäys (AG) French Lance-Soleil German Solarstrahl Greek Ηλιαχτίδα Indonesian Solar Beam Italian Solarraggio Korean 솔라빔 Solar Beam Norwegian Solarstråle Polish Słoneczny promień Brazilian Portuguese Raio Solar Romanian Raza Solară Izbucnirea Solară Serbian Solarni Zrak Spanish Rayo Solar

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