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Bubble Beam (move)

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Bubble Beam
バブルこうせん Bubble Beam
Bubble Beam.png
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Type  Water
Category  Special
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  65
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  1 ♥
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those who have made appeals.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  3 ♥♥♥
Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

Bubble Beam (Japanese: バブルこうせん Bubble Beam), formatted as BubbleBeam prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM11 in Generation I.

Effect

Bubble Beam does damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat by one stage.

In Stadium, BubbleBeam has a 33.2% chance of lowering the target's Speed.

Description

Games Description
Stad A Water-type attack. Stronger than Bubble. Many Water-type Pokémon learn this move.
Stad2 A Water-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of reducing the target's Speed.
GSC An attack that may lower Speed.
RSEColoXD Forcefully sprays bubbles that may lower Speed.
FRLG A spray of bubbles strikes the foe. It may lower the foe's Speed stat.
DPPtHGSS A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the foe. It may also lower the target's Speed stat.
BWB2W2 A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the opposing team. It may also lower their Speed stats.
XYORAS A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower its Speed stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
060   Poliwag Water Water       25 25 25
061   Poliwhirl Water Water       27 27 27
062   Poliwrath Water Fighting       1 1 1
072   Tentacool Water Poison   25 25 19 19 19
25
073   Tentacruel Water Poison   25 25 19 19 19
25
098   Krabby Water Water       15 15 15
099   Kingler Water Water       15 15 15
116   Horsea Water Water       18 18 18
21
117   Seadra Water Water       18 18 18
21
120   Staryu Water Water   31 28 28 28 22 22
18
121   Starmie Water Psychic   1       '
170   Chinchou Water Electric       28 28 31
20
171   Lanturn Water Electric       30 30 35
20
183   Marill Water Fairy   21 21 21 21 13 13
184   Azumarill Water Fairy   25 25 25 25 13 13
186   Politoed Water Water       1 1 1
222   Corsola Water Rock   25 23 23 23 17 17
10
223   Remoraid Water Water   22 22 22 22 18 18
224   Octillery Water Water   22 22 22 22 18 18
226   Mantine Water Flying   18 15 1, 10 1, 10 1, 7 1, 7
230   Kingdra Water Dragon       18 18 18
21
245   Suicune Water Water   41 11 11 8 8 8
270   Lotad Water Grass         25 25 25
21
271   Lombre Water Grass         25 25 25
24
283   Surskit Bug Water     25 25 25 25
17
298   Azurill Normal Fairy           13 13
341   Corphish Water Water     20 19 20 20 20
14
342   Crawdaunt Water Dark     20 19 20 20 20
14
393   Piplup Water Water       22 18 18 18
394   Prinplup Water Water       24 19 19 19
395   Empoleon Water Steel       24 19 19 19
458   Mantyke Water Flying       10 10 7 7
489   Phione Water Water       24 24 24
490   Manaphy Water Water       24 24 24
535   Tympole Water Water         12 12
536   Palpitoad Water Ground         12 12
537   Seismitoad Water Ground         12 12
580   Ducklett Water Flying         19 19
581   Swanna Water Flying         19 19
592   Frillish Water Ghost         13 13
593   Jellicent Water Ghost         13 13
647   Keldeo Water Fighting         13 13
692   Clauncher Water Water           20
693   Clawitzer Water Water           20
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 Type Father
II III IV V VI
060   Poliwag Water Water                                                                                               
090   Shellder Water Water                                    
138   Omanyte Rock Water                                                                                                               
140   Kabuto Rock Water                                                                                                               
211   Qwilfish Water Poison                     
550   Basculin Water Water                
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

# Pokémon Type Machine
I
TM11 		II
-- 		III
-- 		IV
-- 		V
-- 		VI
--
007   Squirtle Water Water ✔ ✔
008   Wartortle Water Water ✔ ✔
009   Blastoise Water Water ✔ ✔
019   Rattata Normal Normal ✔ ✔
020   Raticate Normal Normal ✔ ✔
030   Nidorina Poison Poison ✔ ✔
031   Nidoqueen Poison Ground ✔ ✔
033   Nidorino Poison Poison ✔ ✔
034   Nidoking Poison Ground ✔ ✔
035   Clefairy Normal Normal ✔ ✔
036   Clefable Normal Normal ✔ ✔
039   Jigglypuff Normal Normal ✔ ✔
040   Wigglytuff Normal Normal ✔ ✔
052   Meowth Normal Normal ✔ ✔
053   Persian Normal Normal ✔ ✔
054   Psyduck Water Water ✔ ✔
055   Golduck Water Water ✔ ✔
060   Poliwag Water Water ✔ ✔
061   Poliwhirl Water Water ✔ ✔
062   Poliwrath Water Fighting ✔ ✔
072   Tentacool Water Poison ✔ ✔
073   Tentacruel Water Poison ✔ ✔
079   Slowpoke Water Psychic ✔ ✔
080   Slowbro Water Psychic ✔ ✔
086   Seel Water Water ✔ ✔
087   Dewgong Water Ice ✔ ✔
090   Shellder Water Water ✔ ✔
091   Cloyster Water Ice ✔ ✔
098   Krabby Water Water ✔ ✔
099   Kingler Water Water ✔ ✔
104   Cubone Ground Ground ✔ ✔
105   Marowak Ground Ground ✔ ✔
108   Lickitung Normal Normal ✔ ✔
112   Rhydon Ground Rock ✔ ✔
113   Chansey Normal Normal ✔ ✔
115   Kangaskhan Normal Normal ✔ ✔
116   Horsea Water Water ✔ ✔
117   Seadra Water Water ✔ ✔
118   Goldeen Water Water ✔ ✔
119   Seaking Water Water ✔ ✔
120   Staryu Water Water ✔ ✔
121   Starmie Water Psychic ✔ ✔
124   Jynx Ice Psychic ✔ ✔
130   Gyarados Water Flying ✔ ✔
131   Lapras Water Ice ✔ ✔
134   Vaporeon Water Water ✔ ✔
138   Omanyte Rock Water ✔ ✔
139   Omastar Rock Water ✔ ✔
140   Kabuto Rock Water ✔ ✔
141   Kabutops Rock Water ✔ ✔
143   Snorlax Normal Normal ✔ ✔
144   Articuno Ice Flying ✔ ✔
147   Dratini Dragon Dragon ✔ ✔
148   Dragonair Dragon Dragon ✔ ✔
149   Dragonite Dragon Flying ✔ ✔
150   Mewtwo Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
151   Mew Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
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

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★
Power: 38
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has a 10% chance of lowering each target's speed.
Users:  
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Template:GoSpecialAttack Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Bubble Beam had a power of 25.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also lower the target's Movement Speed by one level.
Conq. A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. It may also lower the target's Speed.


In the anime

 
Swanna
 
Prinplup
 
Suicune
File:Misty Staryu BubbleBeam.png
Staryu
The user releases bubbles from its mouth.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Squirtle blows multiple clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Squirtle Mewtwo Strikes Back Debut
Referred as Bubble in the English dub of Enter The Dragonite
  Mantine releases a stream of light blue or clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent at a great speed.
Molly's Mantine Spell of the Unown: Entei None
Dorian's Mantine Just Add Water None
Lola's Mantine A Family That Battles Together Stays Together! None
Multiple wild Mantine Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea None
  Marill releases white bubbles from its mouth at the opponent at a great speed.
Pietra's Marill Right on, Rhydon! None
  A blue ball forms in Suicune's mouth. Suicune then shoots multiple amounts of blue bubbles at the opponent from the blue ball. When the attack is over, the last bubble explodes and sends the opponent back.
Suicune (M04) Celebi: Voice of the Forest None
  Azumarill releases white bubbles from its mouth at a great speed or the inside of Azumarill's mouth glows light blue and it fires multiple light blue bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Azumarill Dueling Heroes None
Jackson's Azumarill Tie One On! None
Officer Jenny's Azumarill The Pirates of Decolore! None
  A blue ball forms in Corsola's mouth and it releases a steam of blue bubbles from the orb.
Misty's Corsola Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias None
Juan's Corsola The Great Eight Fate! None
  Tentacruel releases multiple blue bubbles from under the large blue stinger on its face.
Kim's Tentacruel Cerulean Blues None
Kail's Tentacruel Cerulean Blues None
A Coordinator's Tentacruel A Cacturne for the Worse None
  Crawdaunt opens its pincers and releases light blue, multicolored, or blue bubbles at the opponent from both or one pincer.
A Team Aqua Grunt's Crawdaunt Stairway to Devon None
Shelly's Crawdaunt Fight for the Meteorite! None
Brodie's Ditto in the form of Crawdaunt Unfair Weather Friends Used via Transform
Mr. Saridakis's Crawdaunt On Olden Pond None
A Coordinator's Crawdaunt Battling The Generation Gap! None
  Corphish opens its pincers and fires light blue, multicolored, orange, or blue bubbles at the opponent from one or both of them.
Ash's Corphish Gone Corphishin' None
Rocko's Corphish A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team! None
  Surskit raises its front two legs and a light blue ball forms between them. It then lowers the ball and multiple light blue bubbles come out and hit the opponent.
Max's Surskit Maxxed Out! None
Viola's Surskit Breaking Titles at the Chateau! None
  The jewel in the middle of Staryu's body glows orange and it releases orange bubbles from it at the opponent.
Misty's Staryu The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon None
  Piplup opens its beak and releases a stream of blue bubbles at the opponent. Sometimes its beak glows light blue when it uses the attack.
A Piplup Dawn imagined Following A Maiden's Voyage! None
Dawn's Piplup Following A Maiden's Voyage! None
Piplup of Team Poképals Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness None
Professor Rowan's Piplup SS024 None
  The inside of Prinplup's beak glows light blue and it fires light blue bubbles at the opponent from its beak.
Kenny's Prinplup Getting the Pre-Contest Titters! None
  The inside of Mime Jr.'s mouth glows light blue and it fires multiple light blue bubbles at the opponent from its mouth.
James's Mime Jr. All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go! Used via Mimic
  Mantyke fires multiple light blue bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Mantyke Dawn of a Royal Day! None
  The inside of Tympole's mouth glows light blue and it takes in a deep breath. It then releases multiple light blue bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Tympole Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open! None
  The inside of Swanna's beak glows light blue and it fires multiple light blue bubbles from its beak at the opponent.
Skyla's Swanna Cilan Takes Flight! None
Cameron's Swanna Cameron's Secret Weapon! None
  The inside of Frillish's mouth glows light blue and it fires multiple light blue bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Two wild Frillish A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team! None
Jessie's Frillish New Places... Familiar Faces! None
  The inside of Vaporeon's mouth glows light blue and it fires multiple light blue bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Virgil's Vaporeon Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad! Vaporeon cannot legally know Bubble Beam in Generation V
  Clauncher shoots a beam of blue bubbles from one of its pincers at the opponent.
Rodman's Clauncher Going for the Gold! None
  Lombre shoots a beam of blue bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Lombre One for the Goomy! None


In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga


In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga


In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga


In the movie adaptations


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In the Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom manga


In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga


In other generations

         
Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V
 
MD: Red and Blue
       
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 泡沫光線 Póuhmuht Gwōngsin *
泡末光線 Póuhmuht Gwōngsin *
Mandarin 泡沫光線 / 泡沫光线 Pàomò Guāngxiàn
  Danish Boblestråle
  Dutch Bubbelstraal
  Finnish Kuplasäde
  European French Bulles d'O
  German Blubbstrahl
  Greek Ακτίνα φυσαλίδων
  Indonesian Bubble Beam
  Italian Bollaraggio
  Korean 거품광선 Geopum Gwangseon
  Norwegian Boblestråle
  Polish Bąbelkowy Promień
Portuguese   Brazil Rajada de Bolhas
Jato de Bolhas (TCG and manga)
  Portugal Raio de Bolhas (Pokémon Chronicles)
Jacto de Bolhas (Diamond and Pearl series)
  Romanian Raza de Bule
  Serbian Mlaz Mehurova
Spanish   Latin America Rayo Burbuja*
Bubblebeam* (DP105)
  Spain Rayo Burbuja
  Turkish Baloncuk Işını
  Vietnamese Tia Bong Bóng



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


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


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