Simple Beam (move)

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Simple Beam シンプルビーム Simple Beam

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Simple Beam (Japanese: シンプルビーム Simple Beam) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Simple Beam changes the target's Ability to Simple until the target switches out. It does not work on Pokémon with the Abilities Truant, Multitype, or Stance Change.

With this Ability, any moves or effects that modify the target's stat stages (both positive and negative) double in effectiveness.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 XYORAS The user's mysterious psychic wave changes the target's Ability to Simple.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
531		Audino	Normal		Normal	45			45
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic	29			29
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic	29			29
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel	62			62
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
054		Psyduck*	Water		Water
083		Farfetch'd*	Normal	Flying
177		Natu*	Psychic	Flying
263		Zigzagoon*	Normal		Normal
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal
325		Spoink*	Psychic		Psychic
686		Inkay*	Dark	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 languages

Language Title French Rayon Simple German Wankelstrahl Italian Ondisinvolta Korean 심플빔 Simple Beam Brazilian Portuguese Raio Simplificador Spanish Onda Simple

Variations of the move Worry Seed
Worry Seed • Entrainment • Simple Beam

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