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SolarBeam

General

SolarBeam
grass special

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY

Quick Description

Diamond/Pearl Flavor text
A two-turn attack. The user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam on the second turn.
Eevine summary
Requires a turn to charge before attacking.

Damage grass Inflicts

0× against
½× against
bug dragon fire flying grass poison steel
2× against
ground rock water

Stats

Power
120
Accuracy
100%
PP
10; maximum is 16
Target
enemy
Effect chance
n/a
Power × accuracy
120.0
Power percentile
91
Priority
0

Names

Japanese
ソーラービーム
Romaji
Sooraabiimu

Flags

TMs

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY TM
TM22 (¥), location: find in upper-left corner of B1 of Pokemon House
Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC TM
TM22 (¥), location: find in the southern area of mid-Route 27
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE TM
TM22 (¥0), location:
Diamond/Pearl DP TM
TM22 (¥), location: available in Veilstone Mart

Effect Details

Requires a turn to charge before attacking, except during Sunny Day. Damage is halved during Rain Dance.

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Flavor Text

Absorbs light in one turn, then attacks next turn.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
cool
Appeal
4 4444
Jam
0
Flavor text
Gives a high number of appeal points wth no other effects.

Similar Moves

beauty
Blaze Kick, Blizzard, Ember, Fire Blast, Fire Punch, Flame Wheel, Flamethrower, Heat Wave, Hydro Pump, Ice Punch, Powder Snow, Sacred Fire, Softboiled
cool
Drill Peck, Horn Attack, Mega Kick, Metal Claw, Peck, Struggle, Thunderbolt, ThunderPunch, ThunderShock, Triple Kick, Vine Whip, Zap Cannon
cute
Mud Sport, Snore, Water Gun, Water Sport
smart
Weather Ball
tough
Bone Rush, Bonemerang, Egg Bomb, Mega Punch, Pound, Scratch, Spit Up, Tackle, ViceGrip

Combos

Use SolarBeam before
none
Use SolarBeam after
Growth, Sunny Day

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 172 in the Pokémon search

By leveling up

18 Pokémon

Red/Blue Yellow Gold/Silver Crystal Ruby/Sapphire Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl Pokémon Height Weight Type Gender Egg groups Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Avg
55 55 55 55 54 Bayleef 3'11.2" 34.8 lb grass Monster
Plant 		Overgrow 60 62 80 63 80 60 67.5
55 55 55 55 Bellossom 1'3.7" 12.8 lb grass Plant Chlorophyll 75 80 85 90 100 50 80.0
48 48 46 46 46 46 Bulbasaur 2'3.6" 15.2 lb grass poison Monster
Plant 		Overgrow 45 49 49 65 65 45 53.0
43 Cherrim 1'7.7" 20.5 lb grass Fairy
Plant 		Flower Gift 70 60 70 87 78 85 75.0
37 Cherubi 1'3.7" 7.3 lb grass Fairy
Plant 		Chlorophyll 45 35 45 62 53 35 45.8
50 50 50 50 45 Chikorita 2'11.4" 14.1 lb grass Monster
Plant 		Overgrow 45 49 65 49 65 45 53.0
42 42 43 43 43 43 43 Exeggcute 1'3.7" 5.5 lb grass psychic Plant Chlorophyll 60 40 80 60 45 40 54.2
52 52 Gloom 2'7.5" 19 lb grass poison Plant Chlorophyll 60 65 70 85 75 40 65.8
65 65 65 Groudon 11'5.8" 2094.4 lb ground No Eggs Drought 100 150 140 100 90 90 111.7
54 54 56 56 56 56 44 Ivysaur 3'3.4" 28.7 lb grass poison Monster
Plant 		Overgrow 60 62 63 80 80 60 67.5
61 61 61 61 66 Meganium 5'10.9" 221.6 lb grass Monster
Plant 		Overgrow 80 82 100 83 100 80 87.5
71 Moltres 6'6.7" 132.3 lb fire flying No Eggs Pressure 90 100 90 125 85 90 96.7
46 46 Oddish 1'7.7" 11.9 lb grass poison Plant Chlorophyll 45 50 55 75 65 30 53.3
43 43 53 Solrock 3'11.2" 339.5 lb rock psychic Mineral Levitate 70 95 85 55 65 70 73.3
46 46 42 42 41 Sunflora 2'7.5" 18.7 lb grass Plant Chlorophyll
Solar Power 		75 75 55 105 85 30 70.8
41 41 51 Tropius 6'6.7" 220.5 lb grass flying Monster
Plant 		Chlorophyll
Solar Power 		99 68 83 72 87 51 76.7
65 65 65 65 65 65 53 Venusaur 6'6.7" 220.5 lb grass poison Monster
Plant 		Overgrow 80 82 83 100 100 80 87.5
65 Vileplume 3'11.2" 41 lb grass poison Plant Chlorophyll 75 80 85 100 90 50 80.0

Machine

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SolarBeam in other Pokédexes