Hyper Beam (move)
Hyper Beam はかいこうせん Destruction Beam | ||||||||||||
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Hyper Beam (Japanese: はかいこうせん Destruction Beam) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It used to be a physical move until it was designated as a special move in Generation IV onwards, so Giga Impact took its place as the physical counterpart. It is TM15 in every generation so far.
Effect
Generation I
Hyper Beam inflicts damage. A recharge turn is required on the turn after damage is done, during which no action may be performed.
Hyper Beam will not require a recharge turn if it misses, breaks a substitute, defeats the target, or if the user is targeted by a partially trapping move (even if it misses), flinches, or is put to sleep after the attack but before the recharge turn. However, freeze does not negate the recharge turn of Hyper Beam. If the user is confused, the recharge turn of Hyper Beam will not count towards the number of turns the user will remain confused.
If one Pokémon attacks first with a partial trapping move that misses in a round in which the other Pokémon must recharge from a use of Hyper Beam, the user of Hyper Beam will automatically use Hyper Beam again during that turn instead of recharging. If at such a time Hyper Beam has 0 PP, Hyper Beam will still be used, and afterward its PP will roll over to 63, and full PP Ups will be applied to it.
In Pokémon Stadium, Hyper Beam requires a recharge turn every time it is used.
Generation II
Hyper Beam will always need to recharge if it hits, even if the target is knocked out, unless the battle is completed in that turn. The partial-trapping glitch is fixed in this generation.
Generation III
If the user has Truant, the recharge and "loafing around" take place on the same turn.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||||
130 | Gyarados | Water | Flying | 52 | 50 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 47 50 | |||||||
142 | Aerodactyl | Rock | Flying | 54 | 50 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 65 | |||||||
143 | Snorlax | Normal | 56 | 57 | 51 | 53 | ||||||||||
147 | Dratini | Dragon | 50 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 61 | 61 | ||||||||
148 | Dragonair | Dragon | 55 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 75 | 75 | ||||||||
149 | Dragonite | Dragon | Flying | 60 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 75 | |||||||
223 | Remoraid | Water | 55 | 55 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | ||||||||
224 | Octillery | Water | 70 | 70 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 58 | ||||||||
233 | Porygon2 | Normal | 67 | 67 | 67 | |||||||||||
246 | Larvitar | Rock | Ground | 57 | 57 | 50 | 55 | 55 | ||||||||
247 | Pupitar | Rock | Ground | 65 | 65 | 60 | 67 | 67 | ||||||||
248 | Tyranitar | Rock | Dark | 75 | 75 | 70 | 73 | 73 | ||||||||
295 | Exploud | Normal | 40 | 71 | 79 | 79 64 | ||||||||||
328 | Trapinch | Ground | 57 | 57 | 57 | 49 | 49 43 | |||||||||
329 | Vibrava | Ground | Dragon | 57 | 57 | 57 | 49 | 49 43 | ||||||||
330 | Flygon | Ground | Dragon | 65 | 57 | 57 | 49 | 49 43 | ||||||||
344 | Claydol | Ground | Psychic | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |||||||||
375 | Metang | Steel | Psychic | 62 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 50 | ||||||||
376 | Metagross | Steel | Psychic | 77 | 71 | 71 | 62 | 62 60 | ||||||||
377 | Regirock | Rock | 65 | 89 | 89 | 89 67 | ||||||||||
378 | Regice | Ice | 65 | 89 | 89 | 89 67 | ||||||||||
379 | Registeel | Steel | 65 | 89 | 89 | 89 67 | ||||||||||
384 | Rayquaza | Dragon | Flying | 75 | 65 | 80 | 80 | 80 90 | ||||||||
386 | Deoxys Normal Forme |
Psychic | 50 | 97 | 97 | 97 73 | ||||||||||
386 | Deoxys Attack Forme |
Psychic | 50 | 97 | 97 | 97 73 | ||||||||||
467 | Magmortar | Fire | 67 | 68 | 62 | 62 | ||||||||||
474 | Porygon-Z | Normal | 67 | 67 | 67 | |||||||||||
493 | Arceus | Normal | 80 | 80 | 80 | |||||||||||
599 | Klink | Steel | 57 | 57 | ||||||||||||
600 | Klang | Steel | 64 | 64 | ||||||||||||
601 | Klinklang | Steel | 72 | 72 | ||||||||||||
649 | Genesect | Bug | Steel | 73 | 73 | |||||||||||
668 | Pyroar | Fire | Normal | -- | ||||||||||||
698 | Amaura | Rock | Ice | 57 | ||||||||||||
699 | Aurorus | Rock | Ice | 63 | ||||||||||||
717 | Yveltal | Dark | Flying | 88 | ||||||||||||
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
Special move
Generation IV
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In other games
Mighty Tyranitar
In the Aquapolis e-Reader minigame Mighty Tyranitar, Hyper Beam is used by Tyranitar to destroy incoming rocks being fired out from an erupting volcano. Unlike in the main games, Hyper Beam does not require charging and can be used consecutively.
In the anime
In the main series
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- Mewtwo has been confirmed to know Hyper Beam. However, it has only used it in the radio drama The Birth of Mewtwo, so it is has never been seen using it.
In Pokémon Origins
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In the manga
In the Ash and Pikachu manga
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In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
[show] |
In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga
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In the movie adaptations
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In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga
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In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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Ruby's Nana | Hanging Around With Slaking I | None | |
Slaking releases a powerful beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Norman's Slaking | Hanging Around With Slaking I | None | |
Ninetales releases a powerful beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Courtney's Ninetales | The Final Showdown II | None | |
Machamp opens its mouth and releases a powerful beam of energy from it at the opponent. | |||
Blue's Machamp | Don't Doubt Deoxys | None | |
Swalot opens its mouth wide and releases a powerful blast of energy from it at the opponent. | |||
The Battle Frontier's Swalot | Swanky Showdown with Swalot | None | |
Garchomp opens its mouth and fires a powerful beam of energy from it at the opponent. | |||
Cynthia's Garchomp | Problematic Probopass and Mad Magnezone I | None | |
Blissey points both of its arms at the opponent and fires two beams of energy from its hands at the opponent. | |||
Cheryl's Blissey | Leaping Past Lopunny | None | |
Lilligant fires a blast of energy from the flower on its head at the opponent. | |||
Shadow Triad's Lilligant | Museum Showdown | None |
In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga
A powerful beam is fired at the foe. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Ninetales fires a powerful beam at the foe. | |||
Enta's Ninetales | Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden | Debut |
In the Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers manga
The user fires a powerful beam. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Metagross fires a powerful beam. | |||
Nascour's Metagross | Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers | Debut |
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
The user fires a beam at the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Weavile forms a ball of energy and shoots it. When it hits the opponent, it explodes on contact. | |||
Cyrus's Weavile | Team Galactic's Conspiracy, Revealed! | Debut | |
Dragonite fires a beam at the opponent. | |||
Jun's Dragonite | A New Battle Begins | None | |
Palmer's Dragonite | Look for Giratina! | None |
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
The user fires some light at the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Mewtwo fires a stream of light by controlling it with its hands. | |||
Shu's father's Mewtwo | GDZ41 | Debut |
In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure manga
The user shoots a strong beam at the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Dragonite shoots a strong beam at the opponent from its mouth. | |||
Lance's Dragonite | Betting on the Name of the Strongest! | Debut |
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
The user fires a beam at the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
An explosion occurs around Dragonair or Dragonair shoots out a beam from its mouth. | |||
A wild Dragonair | Good-Bye, Pikachu?! | Debut | |
Clair's Dragonair | The Ultimate Battle...?! | None | |
Lugia opens its mouth and shoots a beam from it. | |||
A wild Lugia | Clefairy Rangers to the Rescue!! | Debut | |
Scizor shoots out a beam from one of its claws at the opponent. | |||
Giovanni's Scizor | Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!! | None |
In other generations
Warning: The original animation from Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue contains several short flashes capable of causing epileptic seizures. |
Trivia
- Most Pokémon that can learn Giga Impact through TM68 can learn Hyper Beam through TM15, and vice versa.
- In the Brazilian dub of the anime, Hyper Beam has been given many names, such as Hiper-farol, Hiper-fusão, Super-chama, and Raio Solar, the last one tending to cause much confusion because it is the Brazilian dub name of Solar Beam.
- In the Dutch dub of the anime, especially in the first few seasons, it's often incorrectly translated to "Hydro Straal", which translates to "Hydro Beam".
- In the Generation I games and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, there is a quiz question in Cinnabar Gym that asks if TM28 contains TombstonerRBY or TombstonyFRLG. In the original Japanese versions, the move is called しねしねこうせん Shineshine Kōsen, which can translate into a silly expression such as "Die-Die Beam" or "Die! Beam", playing on Hyper Beam's Japanese name, はかいこうせん Hakai Kōsen (Destruction Beam).
In other languages
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Variations of the move Hyper Beam | ||||
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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 |
Generation VI 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 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 | |
Generation VI HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06ORAS • 07ORAS |
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