Solar Beam (move)
SolarBeam ソーラービーム SolarBeam | ||||||||||||
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SolarBeam (Japanese: ソーラービーム SolarBeam) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 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.
Generation V
A minor change in Generation V shows the charging half of SolarBeam'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
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||||
001 | Bulbasaur | Grass | Poison | 48 | 46 | 46 | '''' | |||||||||
002 | Ivysaur | Grass | Poison | 54 | 56 | 56 | 44 | 44 | '''' | |||||||
003 | Venusaur | Grass | Poison | 65 | 65 | 65 | 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 | 50 | 50 | 45 | 45 | '''' | |||||||||
153 | Bayleef | Grass | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | '''' | |||||||||
154 | Meganium | Grass | 61 | 61 | 66 | 66 | '''' | |||||||||
182 | Bellossom | Grass | 55 | 55 | '''' | |||||||||||
192 | Sunflora | Grass | 46 | 42 | 42 | 41 | '''' | |||||||||
338 | Solrock | Rock | Psychic | 42 | 43 | 53 | ' | |||||||||
357 | Tropius | Grass | Flying | 41 | 51 | 61 | '''' | |||||||||
383 | Groudon | Ground | 65 | 65 | 80 | 80 | ' | |||||||||
420 | Cherubi | Grass | 37 | 37 | '''' | |||||||||||
421 | Cherrim | Grass | 43 | 43 | '''' | |||||||||||
546 | Cottonee | Grass | 46 | '''' | ||||||||||||
556 | Maractus | 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 | 53 | ' | ||||||||||||
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
In the anime
The user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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 done, 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 its 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 its 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 it 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 its 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 |
In the manga
In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga
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The user gathers light, then releases it in a bright light. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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
The user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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 | VS. Magcargo | None | |
Roselia fires a beam of energy from the middle of one of the flowers on Roselia's arms at the opponent. | |||
Wally's Roselia | VS. Dusclops | None | |
Cacturne releases two beams of energy from the end of its arms at the opponent. | |||
Wally's Cacturne | VS. Dusclops | None | |
Meganium opens its mouth and releases a beam of energy from it at the opponent. | |||
Kimberly's Meganium | Old Kimberly of Two Island | None | |
Shedinja fires a powerful bright beam of energy from the front of its body at the opponent. | |||
Greta's Shedinja | VS. Shedinja | None | |
Cradily leans its head forward and the tentacles around its face point toward the opponent. It then fires a powerful beam of energy from its face at the opponent. | |||
The Cloaked Grunt's Cradily | VS. Haunter | None |
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure manga
The user gathers light, then releases it in a bright light. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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
The user gathers light, then releases it in a bright light. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Venusaur fires a beam from sunlight it absorbed. | |||
Erika's Venusaur | Big Struggle with the Powerful Opponent Venusaur!! | Debut |
In other generations
Trivia
In other languages
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Generation I TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
Generation I HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 |
Generation II TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
Generation II HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 |
Generation III TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
Generation III HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE |
Generation IV TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
Generation IV HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 |
Generation V TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 | |
Generation V HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 |
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