Bubble Beam (move)

BubbleBeam バブルこうせん Bubble Beam

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Battles Type  Water 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 Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM11 in Generation I

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those who have made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform last in the next 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

BubbleBeam (Japanese: バブルこうせん Bubble Beam) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. Misty will give the player the TM for this move after her defeat in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

BubbleBeam does damage and has a 9.8% chance of lowering the target's speed by 1 level.

BubbleBeam will not be able to lower the target's speed if it has reached a level of -6 or a value of 1, or if the target has a Substitute.

Generation II and on

Same as Generation I, but with a 10% chance of lowering Speed instead.

Learnset

Generation I

By TM11

#   Pokémon Type 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0052 Meowth Normal 0053 Persian Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0060 Poliwag Water 0061 Poliwhirl Water 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0086 Seel Water 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 0090 Shellder Water 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0108 Lickitung Normal 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0116 Horsea Water 0117 Seadra Water 0118 Goldeen Water 0119 Seaking Water 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0134 Vaporeon Water 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 0139 Omastar Rock Water 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0143 Snorlax Normal 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 25 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 25 0120 Staryu Water 31 0121 Starmie Water Psychic -- 0183 Marill Water 21 0184 Azumarill Water 25 0222 Corsola Water Rock 25 0223 Remoraid Water 22 0224 Octillery Water 22 0226 Mantine Water Flying 18 0245 Suicune Water 41 0245 Suicune Water 11 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" | 0060 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Remoraid, Octillery
Mantine |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
Corsola |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0138 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Omanyte
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Remoraid, Octillery
Mantine |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0140 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Kabuto
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Remoraid, Octillery
Mantine |- | 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" | Remoraid, Octillery

|- | 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 leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 25 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 25 0120 Staryu Water 28 0183 Marill Water 21 0184 Azumarill Water 25 0222 Corsola Water Rock 23 0223 Remoraid Water 22 0224 Octillery Water 22 0226 Mantine Water Flying 15 0245 Suicune Water 11 0283 Surskit Bug Water 25 0341 Corphish Water 20 0341 Corphish Water 19 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 20 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 19 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" | 0060 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Remoraid, Octillery
Mantine
Corphish, Crawdaunt |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
Corsola
Corphish, Crawdaunt |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0138 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Omanyte
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Remoraid, Octillery
Mantine
Surskit, Masquerain
Corphish, Crawdaunt |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0140 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Kabuto
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Remoraid, Octillery
Mantine
Surskit, Masquerain
Corphish, Crawdaunt |- | 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" | Remoraid, Octillery

|- | 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 0060 Poliwag Water 25 0061 Poliwhirl Water 27 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting -- 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 25 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 25 0098 Krabby Water 15 0099 Kingler Water 15 0116 Horsea Water 18 0117 Seadra Water 18 0120 Staryu Water 28 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 28 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 30 0183 Marill Water 21 0184 Azumarill Water 25 0186 Politoed Water -- 0222 Corsola Water Rock 23 0223 Remoraid Water 22 0224 Octillery Water 22 0226 Mantine Water Flying -- 0226 Mantine Water Flying 10 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 18 0245 Suicune Water 8 0283 Surskit Bug Water 25 0341 Corphish Water 20 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 20 0393 Piplup Water 22 0393 Piplup Water 18 0394 Prinplup Water 24 0394 Prinplup Water 19 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 24 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 19 0458 Mantyke Water Flying 10 0489 Phione Water 24 0490 Manaphy Water 24 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" | 0090 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
Krabby, Kingler
Corsola
Corphish, Crawdaunt |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0138 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Omanyte
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Tentacool, Tentacruel
Krabby, Kingler
Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Remoraid, Octillery
Mantine
Surskit, Masquerain
Corphish, Crawdaunt
Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0140 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Kabuto
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Tentacool, Tentacruel
Krabby, Kingler
Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Remoraid, Octillery
Mantine
Surskit, Masquerain
Corphish, Crawdaunt
Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon |- | 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" | Remoraid, Octillery
Chinchou, Lanturn

|- | 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. |} |}

In the anime

This article is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it.

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File:Prinplup BubbleBeam.jpg Prinplup File:PiplupBubblebeam.jpg Piplup File:Staryu bubblebeam.png Staryu File:Corphish BubbleBeam.jpg Corphish
The user releases bubbles from its mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	It releases orange bubbles from its jewel.
Misty's Staryu	Episode unknown		None
	It releases multi-colored bubbles from its pincers after it opens them.
Ash's Corphish	Episode unknown		None
	Its beak glows and then it releases bubbles from there.
Dawn's Piplup	Following a Maiden's Voyage!		None
	Its beak glows and then it releases bubbles from there.
Kenny's Prinplup	Getting the Pre-Contest Titters		None

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In other languages

• Spanish: Rayo Burbuja
• French: Bulles d'O
• German: Blubbstrahl
• Italian: Bollaraggio
• Korean: 거품광선 gopumgwangson
• Norwegian: Boblestråle

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