Eternabeam (move)

Eternabeam ムゲンダイビーム Infinite Beam

Battles Type  Dragon Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  160 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 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 VIII Generation IX

Eternabeam (Japanese: ムゲンダイビーム Infinite Beam) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is one of the signature moves of Eternatus.

Effect

Eternabeam inflicts damage and then forces the user to recharge during the next turn, unless the move fails due to missing, type immunity, or being blocked by a protection move.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Eternabeam cannot be selected in a battle.

Generation IX

Eternabeam cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description SwSh This is Eternatus's most powerful attack in its original form. The user can't move on the next turn. BDSPLA SV This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0890		Eternatus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	88SwSh
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 Masters EX

Action Class	Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Max Move*	Special	—	—	400	480	—%	An opponent	—	Charges the user’s move gauge by three for each allied sync pair on the field. When used in a co-op battle, charges the move gauges of all allied players by three instead.	Sygna Suit Leon & Eternatus (Direct link)

In the anime

Eternamax Eternatus
The user unleashes multiple powerful beams of energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Eternamax Eternatus fires a purple beam of energy from its face and multiple smaller, similar beams from around its body at the opponent.
Leon's Eternatus	Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Eternamax Eternatus
The user unleashes multiple powerful beams of energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Eternamax Eternatus fires multiple beams of energy from around its body at the opponent.
A wild Eternatus	PASS29		Debut

In other generations

Spin-off series games

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

• When Eternatus uses Eternabeam, it briefly appears in its Eternamax form during the move's animation. This is the only time Eternamax Eternatus is seen outside of the battle against it during the climax of Sword and Shield's story.
  • Despite displaying the Eternamax form for the duration of the move's animation, the game does not treat this as an actual form change internally, Eternatus's stats and form index value remain unchanged, and furthermore if Shiny Eternatus uses the move, the Shiny version of its Eternamax form is not registered in the player's Pokédex.
• Eternabeam has the highest base power of all Dragon-type moves, excluding Z-Moves.
• Eternabeam is the only move that is a regular move in the core series games but is a max move in Pokémon Masters EX.
• Eternabeam is most likely not in Scarlet and Violet due to Eternamax Eternatus' model not being in the game.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 無極光束 Mòuhgihk Gwōngchūk Mandarin 無極光束 / 无极光束 Wújí Guāngshù French Laser Infinimax German Unendynastrahlen Italian Raggio Infinito Korean 무한다이빔 Muhan Daibim Spanish Rayo Infinito

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