Aurora Beam (move)

Aurora Beam オーロラビーム Aurora Beam

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Battles Type  Ice Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  65 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty 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

Aurora Beam (Japanese: オーロラビーム Aurora Beam) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Aurora Beam does damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Attack stat by one stage.

Description

Games Description An Ice-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of reducing the target's Attack power. An Ice-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of reducing the target's Attack power. An attack that may lower Attack. RSE Fires a rainbow-colored beam that may lower Attack. FRLG A rainbow-colored attack beam. It may lower the foe’s Attack stat. The foe is hit with a rainbow-colored beam. It may also lower the target’s Attack stat. The target is hit with a rainbow-colored beam. This may also lower the target's Attack stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
086		Seel	Water		Water	35			16			21			27				27			27
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	--, 35			--, 16			--, 21			27				27			27
090		Shellder	Water		Water	30			17			17	22	32				37			37
091		Cloyster	Water	Ice	--			--			--			--				--			--
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water		36	36			36			36				36	21	20
223		Remoraid	Water		Water				22			22			14				14			14
224		Octillery	Water		Water				22			22			--, 14				--, 14			--, 14
245		Suicune	Water		Water					41	41			29				29			29
363		Spheal	Ice	Water							25			25				25			25
364		Sealeo	Ice	Water							25			25				25			25
365		Walrein	Ice	Water							25			25				25			25
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic										29				29			29
615		Cryogonal	Ice		Ice														25			25
698		Amaura	Rock	Ice																	20
699		Aurorus	Rock	Ice																	20
716		Xerneas	Fairy		Fairy																	10
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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison
116		Horsea	Water		Water
120		Staryu*	Water		Water
131		Lapras	Water	Ice
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water
223		Remoraid	Water		Water
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying
456		Finneon	Water		Water
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

In the main series

Remoraid Cryogonal Cloyster Suicune
The user fires a multicolored beam at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Seel releases a multicolored beam from the horn on its head at the opponent.
Cerulean Gym's Seel	The Misty Mermaid		Debut
	Dewgong releases a white or multicolored beam from the horn on its head at the opponent.
Prima's Dewgong	The Mandarin Island Miss Match		None
Pryce's Dewgong	Nice Pryce, Baby!		None
	Cloyster releases a multicolored beam from the horn on its head at the opponent.
Prima's Cloyster	The Mandarin Island Miss Match		None
	Vaporeon releases a multicolored beam from its mouth at the opponent, or Vaporeon creates a glowing bluish green orb and launches a glowing green and black beam towards the opponent.
Sumomo's Vaporeon	Trouble's Brewing		None
Virgil's Vaporeon	Curtain Up, Unova League!		None
	Suicune releases a shining metallic silver beam from its mouth at the opponent, or Suicune opens its mouth and a multicolored orb appears in front of its mouth. Suicune then fires a powerful multicolored beam from the ball at the opponent.
A wild Suicune	For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!		None
A wild Suicune	Drifloon in the Wind!		None
	A white orb appears in front of Sealeo's mouth. It then fires the white orb as a beam at the opponent, or Sealeo fires a multicolored blast from its mouth at the opponent.
Captain Stern's Sealeo	The Spheal of Approval		None
Juan's Sealeo	The Great Eight Fate!		None
	Remoraid releases a multicolored ray from its mouth at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Remoraid	May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!		None
	Cryogonal creates a glowing bluish green orb from its mouth, and launches a glowing green and black beam towards the opponent.
Brycen's Cryogonal	Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!		None
	Octillery creates a glowing bluish green orb from its mouth, and launches a glowing green and black beam towards the opponent.
Officer Jenny's Octillery	The Pirates of Decolore!		None

In Pokémon Origins

Dewgong
The user fires a multicolored beam at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Dewgong forms a multicolored orb of energy in front of its mouth. It then fires a multicolored beam from the orb at the opponent.
Lorelei's Dewgong	File 4 - Charizard		Debut

In the manga

In the Ash and Pikachu manga

Walrein
The user releases an icy beam from their mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Walrein releases an icy beam.
Team Aqua's Walrein	Two Groups Attacking! Magma VS. Aqua		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Dewgong
The user releases a freezing beam from their mouth at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dewgong releases a freezing beam of wind and sparkles from its mouth. The beam swirls around the opponent.
Lorelei's Dewgong	Do Wrong, Dewgong!		Debut
	Suicune's body shines brightly, and it fires a powerful beam from its body at the opponent, or Suicune's horn starts to glow and it fires a beam from the hole at the opponent.
Crys's Suicune	Hurray for Heracross		None
	Lapras fires a beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Pryce's La Glace	Savvy Swinub		None

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Dewgong
The user fires a blanket of ice.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dewgong fires a blanket of ice, which immobilizes the opponent.
Lorelei's Dewgong	To the Pokémon League!!		Debut

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 極光束 Jíguāngxiàn Danish Polarlys Dutch Aurorastraal Finnish Illansäde (original series) Aurorasäde (Advanced Generation) French Onde Boréale German Aurorastrahl Greek Ακτίνα Χαραυγής Indonesian Sinar Aurora Italian Raggiaurora Korean 오로라빔 Aurora Beam Polish Promień Aurory Portuguese Brazil Raio de Aurora Portugal Raio de Aurora (Indigo League; Orange Islands) Ataque de Alvorada (Johto Journeys) Feixe Aurora (Advanced Series) Serbian Aurora Zrak Spanish Rayo Aurora Vietnamese Tia Cực Quang

Variations of the move Psybeam
Spark Psybeam • Bubble Beam • Aurora Beam • Sludge

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