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Signal Beam (move)

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Signal Beam
シグナルビーム Signal Beam
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Type  Bug
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  75
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Randomizes the order of appeals on the next turn.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Signal Beam (Japanese: シグナルビーム Signal Beam) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to FireRed and LeafGreen, it was one of Volbeat's signature moves.

Effect

Signal Beam deals damage and has a 10% chance of confusing the target.

Description

Games Description
RSE A strange beam attack that may confuse the foe.
FRLG The foe is hit with a flashing beam that may also cause confusion.
Fires a peculiar ray that may confuse the target.

The user attacks with a sinister beam of light. It may also confuse the target.
The user attacks with a sinister beam of light. This may also confuse the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
048   Venonat Bug Poison   35 35 35
049   Venomoth Bug Poison   37 37 37
087   Dewgong Water Ice   -- --, 7 --, 7 --, 7
137   Porygon Normal Normal   29 29 29
170   Chinchou Water Electric   31 34 34
171   Lanturn Water Electric   35 40 40
179   Mareep Electric Electric   32 41 39 39
180   Flaaffy Electric Electric   36 47 47
181   Ampharos Electric Electric   42 55 51 51
223   Remoraid Water Water   36 36 30 30
224   Octillery Water Water   42 42 34 34
226   Mantine Water Flying   -- -- --
233   Porygon2 Normal Normal   29 29 29
313   Volbeat Bug Bug 25 25 25 25
474   Porygon-Z Normal Normal   29 29 29
595   Joltik Bug Electric     34 34
596   Galvantula Bug Electric     34 34
649   Genesect Bug Steel     40 40
678   Meowstic Psychic Psychic       45 ♀
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
048   Venonat Bug Poison                  
086   Seel Water Water                          
116   Horsea Water Water              
118   Goldeen Water Water              
167   Spinarak Bug Poison                  
193   Yanma Bug Flying                  
211   Qwilfish Water Poison                 
283   Surskit Bug Water                              
328   Trapinch Ground Ground                
363   Spheal Ice Water                          
403   Shinx Electric Electric              
456   Finneon Water Water              
458   Mantyke Water Flying                 
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 Move Tutor

# Pokémon Type Game
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2
009   Blastoise Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
012   Butterfree Bug Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
025   Pikachu Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
026   Raichu Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
035   Clefairy Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
036   Clefable Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
048   Venonat Bug Poison ✔ ✔ ✔
049   Venomoth Bug Poison ✔ ✔ ✔
054   Psyduck Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
055   Golduck Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
063   Abra Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
064   Kadabra Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
065   Alakazam Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
079   Slowpoke Water Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
080   Slowbro Water Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
081   Magnemite Electric Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
082   Magneton Electric Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
086   Seel Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
087   Dewgong Water Ice ✔ ✔ ✔
091   Cloyster Water Ice ✔ ✔ ✔
096   Drowzee Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
097   Hypno Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
100   Voltorb Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
101   Electrode Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
116   Horsea Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
117   Seadra Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
118   Goldeen Water Water ✔
119   Seaking Water Water ✔
120   Staryu Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
121   Starmie Water Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
122   Mr. Mime Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
124   Jynx Ice Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
125   Electabuzz Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
131   Lapras Water Ice ✔ ✔ ✔
134   Vaporeon Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
135   Jolteon Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
137   Porygon Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
144   Articuno Ice Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
145   Zapdos Electric Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
150   Mewtwo Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
151   Mew Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
167   Spinarak Bug Poison ✔ ✔ ✔
168   Ariados Bug Poison ✔ ✔ ✔
170   Chinchou Water Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
171   Lanturn Water Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
172   Pichu Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
173   Cleffa Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
175   Togepi Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
176   Togetic Normal Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
177   Natu Psychic Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
178   Xatu Psychic Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
179   Mareep Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
180   Flaaffy Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
181   Ampharos Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
193   Yanma Bug Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
196   Espeon Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
199   Slowking Water Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
203   Girafarig Normal Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
205   Forretress Bug Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
211   Qwilfish Water Poison ✔ ✔ ✔
223   Remoraid Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
224   Octillery Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
225   Delibird Ice Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
226   Mantine Water Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
230   Kingdra Water Dragon ✔ ✔ ✔
233   Porygon2 Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
234   Stantler Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
238   Smoochum Ice Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
239   Elekid Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
243   Raikou Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
245   Suicune Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
249   Lugia Psychic Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
250   Ho-Oh Fire Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
251   Celebi Psychic Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
267   Beautifly Bug Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
269   Dustox Bug Poison ✔ ✔ ✔
280   Ralts Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
281   Kirlia Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
282   Gardevoir Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
283   Surskit Bug Water ✔ ✔ ✔
284   Masquerain Bug Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
302   Sableye Dark Ghost ✔ ✔ ✔
307   Meditite Fighting Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
308   Medicham Fighting Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
309   Electrike Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
310   Manectric Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
311   Plusle Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
312   Minun Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
313   Volbeat Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
325   Spoink Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
326   Grumpig Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
328   Trapinch Ground Ground ✔
329   Vibrava Ground Dragon ✔
330   Flygon Ground Dragon ✔
337   Lunatone Rock Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
338   Solrock Rock Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
343   Baltoy Ground Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
344   Claydol Ground Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
358   Chimecho Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
362   Glalie Ice Ice ✔ ✔ ✔
363   Spheal Ice Water ✔ ✔ ✔
364   Sealeo Ice Water ✔ ✔ ✔
365   Walrein Ice Water ✔ ✔ ✔
368   Gorebyss Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
375   Metang Steel Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
376   Metagross Steel Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
378   Regice Ice Ice ✔ ✔ ✔
382   Kyogre Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
385   Jirachi Steel Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
386   Deoxys Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
393   Piplup Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
394   Prinplup Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
395   Empoleon Water Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
403   Shinx Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
404   Luxio Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
405   Luxray Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
413   Wormadam
Plant Cloak 		Bug Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
413   Wormadam
Sandy Cloak 		Bug Ground ✔ ✔ ✔
413   Wormadam
Trash Cloak 		Bug Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
414   Mothim Bug Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
416   Vespiquen Bug Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
433   Chingling Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
436   Bronzor Steel Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
437   Bronzong Steel Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
439   Mime Jr. Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
456   Finneon Water Water ✔
457   Lumineon Water Water ✔
458   Mantyke Water Flying ✔
462   Magnezone Electric Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
466   Electivire Electric Electric ✔ ✔ ✔
468   Togekiss Normal Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
469   Yanmega Bug Flying ✔ ✔ ✔
471   Glaceon Ice Ice ✔ ✔ ✔
474   Porygon-Z Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
475   Gallade Psychic Fighting ✔ ✔ ✔
478   Froslass Ice Ghost ✔ ✔ ✔
479   Rotom Electric Ghost ✔ ✔ ✔
480   Uxie Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
481   Mesprit Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
482   Azelf Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
488   Cresselia Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔ ✔
489   Phione Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
490   Manaphy Water Water ✔ ✔ ✔
493   Arceus Normal Normal ✔ ✔ ✔
494   Victini Psychic Fire ✔
505   Watchog Normal Normal ✔
517   Munna Psychic Psychic ✔
518   Musharna Psychic Psychic ✔
522   Blitzle Electric Electric ✔
523   Zebstrika Electric Electric ✔
527   Woobat Psychic Flying ✔
528   Swoobat Psychic Flying ✔
531   Audino Normal Normal ✔
540   Sewaddle Bug Grass ✔
541   Swadloon Bug Grass ✔
542   Leavanny Bug Grass ✔
561   Sigilyph Psychic Flying ✔
574   Gothita Psychic Psychic ✔
575   Gothorita Psychic Psychic ✔
576   Gothitelle Psychic Psychic ✔
577   Solosis Psychic Psychic ✔
578   Duosion Psychic Psychic ✔
579   Reuniclus Psychic Psychic ✔
582   Vanillite Ice Ice ✔
583   Vanillish Ice Ice ✔
584   Vanilluxe Ice Ice ✔
587   Emolga Electric Flying ✔
595   Joltik Bug Electric ✔
596   Galvantula Bug Electric ✔
599   Klink Steel Steel ✔
600   Klang Steel Steel ✔
601   Klinklang Steel Steel ✔
603   Eelektrik Electric Electric ✔
604   Eelektross Electric Electric ✔
605   Elgyem Psychic Psychic ✔
606   Beheeyem Psychic Psychic ✔
615   Cryogonal Ice Ice ✔
616   Shelmet Bug Bug ✔
617   Accelgor Bug Bug ✔
622   Golett Ground Ghost ✔
623   Golurk Ground Ghost ✔
635   Hydreigon Dark Dragon ✔
636   Larvesta Bug Fire ✔
637   Volcarona Bug Fire ✔
644   Zekrom Dragon Electric ✔
646   Kyurem Dragon Ice ✔
648   Meloetta Normal Psychic ✔
649   Genesect Bug Steel ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0224   OctilleryLv.19 Water Pokéwalker - Beyond the Sea
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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0100   Voltorb Electric Dream World - Icy Cave
0309   Electrike Electric Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0311   Plusle Electric Dream World - Dream Park
0312   Minun Electric Dream World - Dream Park
0328   Trapinch Ground Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0479   Rotom Electric Ghost Dream World - Spooky Manor
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

 
Galvantula
 
Volbeat
 
Surskit
 
Gallade
The user attacks with a sinister beam of light. It may also confuse the target.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  A pink, light blue, and yellow ball forms between Volbeat's antennae and it releases a beam of the same color from the ball at the opponent.
Romeo's Beat Love at First Flight Debut
Romeo's Volbeat Love at First Flight Debut
  A white ball forms in front of the red orb on Ampharos's head. It then fires a rainbow colored beam from the ball at the opponent, or the orb on Ampharos's head glows white and it fires a rainbow colored beam from it at the opponent.
Ampharos Train crew's Ampharos Frozen on Their Tracks! None
  Magnezone's body becomes surrounded by silver static. Then, its body becomes surrounded by a rainbow colored aura and it fires the aura at the opponent as a rainbow colored beam.
A wild Magnezone Regaining the Home Advantage! None
  A rainbow colored ball appears in between Mothim's antennae. It then fires a rainbow colored beam from the ball at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Mothim Fighting Ire with Fire! None
  The red horns on Gallade's body glow light purple. Then, a rainbow colored ball forms in front of the horn in the front of Gallade's body. It then fires a rainbow colored beam from the ball at the opponent.
Zoey's Gallade A Grand Fight for Winning! None
  A light blue ball of energy forms in front of Gardevoir's forehead. It then fires a rainbow colored beam from the ball at the opponent.
Concordia's Gardevoir What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals! None
  A light blue ball of energy forms in front of Galvantula's head. It then fires a rainbow colored beam from the ball at the opponent.
Teaque's Galvantula Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness! None
  A multi-color ball of energy forms in front of Genesect's limb. It then fires a multi-color beam from the ball at the opponent.
Red Genesect Genesect and the Legend Awakened None
Burn Drive Genesect Genesect and the Legend Awakened None
Chill Drive Genesect Genesect and the Legend Awakened None
Douse Drive Genesect Genesect and the Legend Awakened None
Shock Drive Genesect Genesect and the Legend Awakened None
  Surskit fires a streaky pink beam from its antenna at the opponent. As the attack is used, multiple blue shapes appear around the beam
Viola's Surskit A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle! None


In the manga

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

     
Generation III Generation IV Generation V

Trivia

  • Signal Beam is the only Platinum Move Tutor move that requires each kind of shard to learn. All others require only one, two or three types of shards.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 信號光束 Xìnhào Guāngshù
  Dutch Signaal Straal
  Finnish Merkkisäde
  French Rayon Signal
  German Ampelleuchte
  Greek Συνθηματική Ακτίνα
  Indonesian Signal Beam
  Italian Segnoraggio
  Korean 시그널빔 Signal Beam
  Polish Promień sygnału
Portuguese   Brazil Raio Sinalizador
  Portugal Raio Duplo
  Serbian Signalni Zrak
  Spanish Doble Rayo


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