Hyper Beam (move)
Hyper Beam はかいこうせん Destruction Beam | ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Range
| ||||||||||||
Availability
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Hyper Beam (Japanese: はかいこうせん Destruction Beam) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. It can be learned via TM by many fully evolved Pokémon that can learn TMs, including Pokémon that were fully evolved at one point but later received one or more evolved forms (such as Porygon or Seadra).
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. Though its power is 150, the target's Defense will be halved when damage from this attack is calculated, giving it an effective power of 300.
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 partial 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.
In a round where the target attacks before a user which must recharge, if the opponent uses a partial trapping move that misses, the user will automatically use Hyper Beam during that turn. 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.
If a frozen Pokémon that has not yet recharged is defrosted via Haze, it will remain unable to attack, switch, or do anything, and nothing (not even being refrozen and then defrosted by a Template:Type2 move) will be able to change this.
In Stadium, Hyper Beam requires a recharge turn every time it is used.
Generation II onwards
The target's Defense is not halved anymore for the damage calculation of this move. Hyper Beam will always recharge if it hits, even if the target is knocked out, unless the battle is completed in that turn.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
|
By TM15
Generation II
By leveling up
|
By TM15
|
Generation III
By leveling up
|
By TM15
|
Generation IV
By leveling up
|
By TM15
|
In the anime
| |||
The opponent is hit by a beam from the user's mouth. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
---|---|---|---|
User | First Used In | Notes | |
Gyarados shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | |||
A wild Gyarados | The Pi-Kahuna | Debut | |
Fergus's Gyarados | Mewtwo Strikes Back | None | |
Lance's Red Gyarados | Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution | None | |
Misty's Gyarados | Cerulean Blues | None | |
A wild Gyarados | Sandshrew's Locker | None | |
Kingler's eyes glow light blue, then fires a charged beam of orange light from its left claw. | |||
Ash's Kingler | Round One, Begin! | None | |
Nidoking's horn glows orange. Then, a orange beam is shot out of it. | |||
A wild Nidoking | In the Pink | None | |
Golduck puts its two fingers up to its gem on its head and it starts glowing orange. A large orange beam is then released from it. | |||
A wild Golduck | Bye Bye Psyduck | None | |
Snorlax gathers energy in its mouth and fires a yellow-orange beam at the opponent. | |||
Ash's Snorlax | Pokémon Food Fight! | None | |
A orange-yellow or white beam charges in front of Alakazam's mouth. Then, the beam is fired at the opponent. | |||
Luana's Alakazam | Pokémon Double Trouble | None | |
Alex Davis's Alakazam | Power Play! | None | |
Dragonite's eyes glow white and a white ball forms in front of Dragonite's mouth. The bal turns into a beam and it fires at the opponent. | |||
Drake's Dragonite | Hello, Pummelo! | None | |
Professor Oak's Dragonite | The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon | None | |
A white or orange beam shoots out of Ursaring's mouth. | |||
Multiple wild Ursaring | Forest Grumps | None | |
Paul's Ursaring | Different Strokes for Different Blokes | None | |
A Wild Ursaring | Jōto Festa! Chicorita and Waninoko Appear! | None | |
A blue ball appears in front of Tyranitar's mouth, and it shoots a orange beam from it. | |||
Vicious's Tyranitar | Celebi: Voice of the Forest | None | |
Ash's Larvitar's mother | Mother of All Battles | None | |
Rico's Tyranitar | A Poached Ego! | None | |
J's client's henchmen's Tyranitar | Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part Two | None | |
Same as above. | |||
Silver's Salamence | The Search for the Legend | None | |
Butler's Salamence | Jirachi: Wish Maker | None | |
J's Salamence | Mutiny in the Bounty! | None | |
Skaking gathers energy in its mouth and fires a yellow-orange beam at the opponent. | |||
Norman's Slaking | Balance of Power! | None | |
An electrically charged beam shoots from its nose. | |||
Roxanne's Nosepass | The Winner by a Nosepass! | None | |
Swellow shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | |||
Winona's Swellow | Sky High Gym Battle! | None | |
Same as above. | |||
Erica's Jynx | Mean With Envy | None | |
Same as above. | |||
Ash's Donphan | Reversing the Charges | None | |
Same as above. | |||
A wild Aerodactyl | Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl! | None | |
A wild Aerodactyl | Wild in the Streets! | None | |
Same as above. | |||
Illusion Persian | Malice in Wonderland! | None | |
Same as above. | |||
Paul's Torterra | Glory Blaze! | None | |
Same as above. | |||
Dialga | The Rise of Darkrai | None | |
Same as above. | |||
Palkia | The Rise of Darkrai | None | |
Same as above. | |||
A wild Spiritomb | The Keystone Pops! | None | |
Same as above. | |||
Hippopotas's father | Sleight of Sand! | None | |
Same as above. | |||
Sho's Raichu | Pika and Goliath! | None | |
A yellow-orange beam is released from in front of its body. | |||
A wild Regigigas | Giratina and the Sky Warrior | None | |
Skuntank shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | |||
Jupiter's Skuntank | Double Team Turnover! | None | |
Same as above. | |||
Aaron's Drapion | A Trainer and Child Reunion! | None | |
Same as above. | |||
Barry's Empoleon | Barry's Busting Out All Over! | None | |
A yellow-orange beam is released from in front of its body. | |||
A wild Regirock | Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | None | |
Brandon's Regirock | Battling the Enemy Within | None | |
A yellow-orange beam is released from in front of its mouth. | |||
A wild Kyogre | The Scuffle of Legends | None | |
A wild Kyogre | Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea | None | |
Same as above. | |||
A wild Rayquaza | Destiny Deoxys | None | |
Cynthia's Rayquaza | Malice In Wonderland! | Illusion created by Mismagius | |
A Wild Rayquaza | The Worst Togepy Ever! | None | |
A yellow-orange beam is released from in front of its mouth. | |||
A wild Armaldo | Wild in the Streets! | None | |
A yellow-orange beam is released from in front of its mouth. | |||
A wild Steelix | Faced With Steelix Determination! | None | |
A yellow-orange beam is released from in front of its mouth. | |||
A wild Groundon | Malice in Wonderland! | Illusion created by Mismagius | |
Same as above. | |||
J's Client's Golem | Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu Part 1! | None | |
Same as above. | |||
J's Client's Aggron | Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2 | None | |
Same as above. | |||
Hunter's Glalie | The Drifting Snorunt! | None | |
A yellow-orange beam is released from in front of its body. | |||
Brandon's Regice | DP129 | None | |
Same as above. | |||
A wild Registeel | Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | None | |
Brandon's Registeel | Battling the Enemy Within | None | |
A yellow-orange beam is released from its mouth. | |||
Trainer's Heracross | Arceus and the Jewel of Life | None |
Trivia
- In Generations I and II, Dratini and Dragonair learn Hyper Beam via level up, but are incompatible with the TM for it.
- Kabuto can learn the move via TM in Pokémon Yellow only, and no other games.
- In Generation I, Clefable is the only fully evolved Pokémon that can learn TMs that can't learn Hyper Beam via TM15. This was changed in subsequent generations.
- In the movies, Hyper Beam is a very common move used by the larger legendary Pokémon.
- 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 latter causing many confusion due to its homonym.
- In the anime, Hyper Beam seems to be a move that could cause serious injuries. However, in DP128, the attack didn't seem to do anything.
In other languages
- French: Ultralaser
- German: Hyperstrahl
- Italian: Iper Raggio
- Spanish: Hiperrayo, Híper Rayo
- Dutch: Hyperstraal
Variations of the move Hyper Beam | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
|
Generation I TMs | |
---|---|
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 | |
---|---|
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 | |
---|---|
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 | |
---|---|
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 |