Signal Beam (move)

Signal Beam シグナルビーム Signal Beam

File:Signal Beam.jpg

Battles Type  Bug Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  75 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 but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Randomizes the order of appeals on the next turn.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Signal Beam (Japanese: シグナルビーム Signal Beam) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Signal Beam deals damage and has a 10% chance of confusing the target.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0087 Dewgong Water Ice -- 0313 Volbeat Bug 25 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak, Ariados
Yanma
Volbeat |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat, Venomoth
Yanma
Volbeat |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0193 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Yanma
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat, Venomoth
Spinarak, Ariados
Volbeat

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 35 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 37 0087 Dewgong Water Ice -- 7 0137 Porygon Normal 29 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 31 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 35 0179 Mareep Electric 32 0180 Flaaffy Electric 36 0181 Ampharos Electric 42 0223 Remoraid Water 36 0224 Octillery Water 42 0226 Mantine Water Flying -- 0233 Porygon2 Normal 29 0313 Volbeat Bug 25 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 29 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat, Venomoth
Spinarak, Ariados
Yanma
Volbeat |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0086 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Dewgong
Remoraid, Octillery
Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat, Venomoth
Yanma
Volbeat |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0193 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Yanma
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat, Venomoth
Spinarak, Ariados
Volbeat |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0211 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Qwilfish
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Chinchou, Lanturn
Remoraid, Octillery |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0283 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Surskit
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat, Venomoth
Spinarak, Ariados
Remoraid, Octillery
Yanma
Volbeat |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0363 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spheal
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery
Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0458 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mantyke
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery
Mantine

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 0009 Blastoise Water 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0025 Pikachu Electric 0026 Raichu Electric 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0081 Magnemite Electric Steel 0082 Magneton Electric Steel 0086 Seel Water 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0100 Voltorb Electric 0101 Electrode Electric 0116 Horsea Water 0117 Seadra Water 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0125 Electabuzz Electric 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0134 Vaporeon Water 0135 Jolteon Electric 0137 Porygon Normal 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 0172 Pichu Electric 0173 Cleffa Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0179 Mareep Electric 0180 Flaaffy Electric 0181 Ampharos Electric 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 0196 Espeon Psychic 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0223 Remoraid Water 0224 Octillery Water 0225 Delibird Ice Flying 0226 Mantine Water Flying 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0234 Stantler Normal 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 0239 Elekid Electric 0243 Raikou Electric 0245 Suicune Water 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0280 Ralts Psychic 0281 Kirlia Psychic 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 0283 Surskit Bug Water 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 0308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 0309 Electrike Electric 0310 Manectric Electric 0311 Plusle Electric 0312 Minun Electric 0313 Volbeat Bug 0325 Spoink Psychic 0326 Grumpig Psychic 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 0358 Chimecho Psychic 0362 Glalie Ice 0363 Spheal Ice Water 0364 Sealeo Ice Water 0365 Walrein Ice Water 0368 Gorebyss Water 0375 Metang Steel Psychic 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic 0378 Regice Ice 0382 Kyogre Water 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0393 Piplup Water 0394 Prinplup Water 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 0403 Shinx Electric 0404 Luxio Electric 0405 Luxray Electric 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 0413 Wormadam Bug Ground 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 0416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 0433 Chingling Psychic 0436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 0439 Mime Jr. Psychic 0462 Magnezone Electric Steel 0466 Electivire Electric 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 0471 Glaceon Ice 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 0478 Froslass Ice Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0480 Uxie Psychic 0481 Mesprit Psychic 0482 Azelf Psychic 0488 Cresselia Psychic 0489 Phione Water 0490 Manaphy Water 0493 Arceus Dark Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Magnezone File:Signal Beam Anime.jpg Volbeat File:Ampharos Signal Beam.png Ampharos
The user attacks with a sinister beam of light. It may also confuse the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	A pink, light blue, and yellow ball forms between Volbeat's antennae and it releases a beam of the same color that is blasted at the foe.
Romeo's Beat	Love at First Flight		Debut
Romeo's Volbeat	Love at First Flight		Debut
	A white ball of light forms in front of the orb on its head. A rainbow-colored beam of light is then releases from it.
Train conductor's Ampharos	Frozen on Their Tracks!		None
	Magnezone become engulfed in a rainbow colored beam, it then fires the beam at its opponent.
A wild Magnezone	DP158		None

Trivia

• Signal Beam is the only Platinum move tutor move that requires each kind of shard to learn. All others require two or three types of shard.
• Despite being a Template:Type2 move, almost every Template:Type2 Pokémon can learn it.

In other languages

• Spanish: doble rayo
• Italian: Segnoraggio
• German: Ampelleuchte
• Dutch: Signaal straal