Simple Beam (move)

Simple Beam シンプルビーム Simple Beam

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce 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 V Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

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

Simple Beam (Japanese: シンプルビーム Simple Beam) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation V. In Generation VIII, it is the signature move of Woobat and Swoobat.

Effect

Simple Beam changes the target's Ability to Simple. If a Pokémon affected by Simple Beam is switched out, it regains its original Ability.

Simple Beam fails if the target's Ability is Simple, Truant, Multitype, Stance Change, Schooling, Comatose, Shields Down, Disguise, RKS System, Battle Bond, Ice Face, Hunger Switch, or Gulp Missile.

With Simple as its Ability, if the Pokémon's stat stages would be increased or decreased, the amount they would change by is doubled.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Simple Beam, the user's Special Attack stat rises one stage.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM SwSh The user's mysterious psychic wave changes the target's Ability to Simple.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0527		Woobat		Field	Flying				55
0528		Swoobat		Field	Flying				55
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy	45	45	45
0605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	29	29	29
0606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	29	29	29
0649		Genesect		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	62	62	62
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field		✔	✔
0083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field		✔	✔	✔
083G		Farfetch'd Galarian Form		Flying	Field				✔
0177		Natu		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔
0263		Zigzagoon		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0300		Skitty		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔
0325		Spoink		Field		Field		✔	✔
0686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2		✔	✔
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

Description

Games Description MDGtI It changes the target's Ability to Simple. SMD It changes the target's Ability to Simple. The target regains its usual Ability when it goes to the next floor or faints.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Audino
The user shoots a beam at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Audino fires a beam at the opponent.
A Team Plasma Grunt's Audino	PS545		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

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 單純光束 Dāansèuhn Gwōngchūk Mandarin 單純光束 / 单纯光束 Dānchún Guāngshù French Rayon Simple German Wankelstrahl Italian Ondisinvolta Korean 심플빔 Simple Beam Brazilian Portuguese Raio Simplificador Spanish Onda Simple

Variations of the move Worry Seed
Worry Seed • Entrainment • Simple Beam

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