Solar Beam (move)

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Solar Beam
ソーラービーム Solar Beam
Type  Grass
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  120
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1
Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.

Solar Beam (Japanese: ソーラービーム Solar Beam), formatted as SolarBeam prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation I. It is TM22 in every generation so far.

Effect

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Generation I

SolarBeam does nothing on the turn it is selected, other than state that the user has taken in sunlight. On the following turn, SolarBeam will inflict damage, PP will be deducted from it, and it will count as the last move used. Once SolarBeam is selected, the user will not be able to switch out until it is disrupted or fully executed.

If SolarBeam is not fully executed, PP will not be deducted from it, and it will not count as the last move used. If the target uses Mirror Move during the turn that the user takes in sunlight, Mirror Move will copy the move that the user executed immediately before using SolarBeam (or fail if it can't).

Sleep, freezing, partial trapping, and flinching will pause, but not disrupt, the duration of SolarBeam.

In Pokémon Stadium, Mirror Move will copy SolarBeam on either of the turns it takes to execute.

Generation II

SolarBeam will not need a turn to charge if used during harsh sunlight. It will have its power halved if used during rain.

If the user is prevented from attacking with SolarBeam during harsh sunlight by conditions such as flinching, paralysis, and confusion, then PP will still be deducted regardless, due to the fact that SolarBeam was designed as a two-turn attack.

If SolarBeam is disrupted from succeeding due to conditions such as flinching, paralysis, or confusion, the entire move will now be cancelled rather than simply paused.

Generations III and IV

SolarBeam will also have its power halved if used during hail, fog or when a sandstorm is raging.

If a Pokémon holding a Power Herb uses SolarBeam, it will consume the Power Herb to execute SolarBeam in one turn. If there is harsh sunlight, the Power Herb will not be consumed.

SolarBeam can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra four appeal points if either Growth or Sunny Day was used in the prior turn.

Generation V onward

A minor change shows the charging half of SolarBeam's animation happening even if it is sunny, where previously it did not. The actual attack will happen immediately after.

Solar Beam can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if Sunny Day was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
Stad The strongest Grass-type attack. Energy is absorbed in the first turn, then fired the next turn.
Stad2 Strongest Grass-type attack. Energy is absorbed in the first turn, then fired on the next.
GSC 1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack
RSEColo.XD Absorbs light in one turn, then attacks next turn.*
Absorbs sunlight in the 1st turn, then attacks next turn.*
FRLG A 2-turn move that blasts the foe with absorbed energy in the 2nd turn.
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
A two-turn attack. The user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam on the second turn.
XYORAS A two-turn attack. The user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn.
SM In this two-turn attack, the user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0001    
 
Monster Grass 48 46 46
0002    
 
Monster Grass 54 56 56 44 44 44 44
0003    
 
Monster Grass 65 65 65 53 53 53 53
0043    
 
Grass Grass 46
0044    
 
Grass Grass 52
0045    
 
Grass Grass 65 65 65XY
64ORAS
69
0102    
 
Grass Grass 42 43 43 43 43 43 43
0146    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 71 71 71 71
0152     Monster Grass 50 50 45 45 45 45
0153     Monster Grass 55 55 54 54 54 54
0154     Monster Grass 61 61 66 66 66 66
0182     Grass Grass 55 55
0191     Grass Grass 34B2W2 34 34
0192     Grass Grass 46 42 42 41BW
34B2W2
34 34
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral 42 43 53BW
45B2W2
45XY
41ORAS
41
0357    
 
Monster Grass 41 51 61 61XY
56ORAS
56
0383     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 65 65DPPt
80HGSS
80 80XY
60ORAS
60
0420     Fairy Grass 37 37 37 37
0421     Fairy Grass 43 43 43 43
0546    
 
Grass Fairy 46 46 46
0556     Grass Grass 50 50 50
0585    
 
Field Field 51 51 51
0586    
 
Field Field 60 60 60
0590    
 
Grass Grass 43 43 43
0591    
 
Grass Grass 49 49 49
0615     Mineral Mineral 53 53 50
0669     Fairy Fairy 48 48
0670     Fairy Fairy 58 58
670E  
Floette
Eternal Flower
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 58 58
0753     Grass Grass 41
0791    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 47
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 Types Egg Groups Machine
I
TM22
II
TM22
III
TM22
IV
TM22
V
TM22
VI
TM22
VII
TM22
VIII
--
IX
--
0001    
 
Monster Grass
0002    
 
Monster Grass
0003    
 
Monster Grass
0006    
 
Monster Dragon
0012    
 
Bug Bug
0015    
 
Bug Bug
0035     Fairy Fairy
0036     Fairy Fairy
0038     Field Field
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy
0043    
 
Grass Grass
0044    
 
Grass Grass
0045    
 
Grass Grass
0046    
 
Bug Grass
0047    
 
Bug Grass
0048    
 
Bug Bug
0049    
 
Bug Bug
0059     Field Field
0069    
 
Grass Grass
0070    
 
Grass Grass
0071    
 
Grass Grass
0077     Field Field
0078     Field Field
0102    
 
Grass Grass
0103    
 
Grass Grass
103A  
Exeggutor
Alola Form
 
 
Grass Grass
0108     Monster Monster
0113     Fairy Fairy
0114     Grass Grass
0115     Monster Monster
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0128     Field Field
0131    
 
Monster Water 1
0137     Mineral Mineral
0143     Monster Monster
0146    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0150     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0151     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0152     Monster Grass
0153     Monster Grass
0154     Monster Grass
0157     Field Field
0161     Field Field
0162     Field Field
0165    
 
Bug Bug
0166    
 
Bug Bug
0167    
 
Bug Bug
0168    
 
Bug Bug
0173     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0174    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0175     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0176    
 
Flying Fairy
0177    
 
Flying Flying
0178    
 
Flying Flying
0182     Grass Grass
0187    
 
Fairy Grass
0188    
 
Fairy Grass
0189    
 
Fairy Grass
0190     Field Field
0191     Grass Grass
0192     Grass Grass
0193    
 
Bug Bug
0204     Bug Bug
0205    
 
Bug Bug
0206     Field Field
0209     Field Fairy
0210     Field Fairy
0219    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0228    
 
Field Field
0229    
 
Field Field
0233     Mineral Mineral
0234     Field Field
0241     Field Field
0242     Fairy Fairy
0244     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0250    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0251    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0252     Monster Dragon
0253     Monster Dragon
0254     Monster Dragon
0257    
 
Field Field
0267    
 
Bug Bug
0269    
 
Bug Bug
0270    
 
Water 1 Grass
0271    
 
Water 1 Grass
0272    
 
Water 1 Grass
0273     Field Grass
0274    
 
Field Grass
0275    
 
Field Grass
0283    
 
Water 1 Bug
0284    
 
Water 1 Bug
0285     Fairy Grass
0286    
 
Fairy Grass
0287     Field Field
0288     Field Field
0289     Field Field
0290    
 
Bug Bug
0291    
 
Bug Bug
0292    
 
Mineral Mineral
0293     Monster Field
0294     Monster Field
0295     Monster Field
0300     Field Fairy
0301     Field Fairy
0303    
 
Field Fairy
0306    
 
Monster Monster
0313     Bug Human-Like
0314     Bug Human-Like
0315    
 
Fairy Grass
0316     Amorphous Amorphous
0317     Amorphous Amorphous
0323    
 
Field Field
0324     Field Field
0328     Bug Bug
0329    
 
Bug Bug
0330    
 
Bug Bug
0331     Grass Human-Like
0332    
 
Grass Human-Like
0333    
 
Flying Dragon
0334    
 
Flying Dragon
0335     Field Field
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral
0343    
 
Mineral Mineral
0344    
 
Mineral Mineral
0345    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0346    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0351     Fairy Amorphous
0352     Field Field
0357    
 
Monster Grass
0380    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0381    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0383     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0384    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0386     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0387     Monster Grass
0388     Monster Grass
0389    
 
Monster Grass
0392    
 
Field Human-Like
0406    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0407    
 
Fairy Grass
0413  
Wormadam
Plant Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug
0414    
 
Bug Bug
0420     Fairy Grass
0421     Fairy Grass
0424     Field Field
0427     Field Human-Like
0428     Field Human-Like
0436    
 
Mineral Mineral
0437    
 
Mineral Mineral
0439    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0440     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0446     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0455     Grass Grass
0459    
 
Monster Grass
0460    
 
Monster Grass
0463     Monster Monster
0465     Grass Grass
0467     Human-Like Human-Like
0468    
 
Flying Fairy
0469    
 
Bug Bug
0470     Field Field
0474     Mineral Mineral
0480     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0485    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0488     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0492  
Shaymin
Land Forme
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
492S  
Shaymin
Sky Forme
 
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered PtHGSS
0493     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0494    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0495     Field Grass
0496     Field Grass
0497     Field Grass
0498     Field Field
0499    
 
Field Field
0500    
 
Field Field
0511     Field Field
0512     Field Field
0513     Field Field
0514     Field Field
0526     Mineral Mineral
0531     Fairy Fairy
0540    
 
Bug Bug
0541    
 
Bug Bug
0542    
 
Bug Bug
0543    
 
Bug Bug
0544    
 
Bug Bug
0545    
 
Bug Bug
0546    
 
Grass Fairy
0547    
 
Grass Fairy
0548     Grass Grass
0549     Grass Grass
0554     Field Field
0555     Field Field
0556     Grass Grass
0557    
 
Bug Mineral
0558    
 
Bug Mineral
0561    
 
Flying Flying
0569     Mineral Mineral
0585    
 
Field Field
0586    
 
Field Field
0590    
 
Grass Grass
0591    
 
Grass Grass
0597    
 
Grass Mineral
0598    
 
Grass Mineral
0607    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0608    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0609    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0615     Mineral Mineral
0623    
 
Mineral Mineral
0631     Field Field
0636    
 
Bug Bug
0637    
 
Bug Bug
0640    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0643    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0649    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0650     Field Field
0651     Field Field
0652    
 
Field Field
0653     Field Field
0654     Field Field
0655    
 
Field Field
0663    
 
Flying Flying
0666    
 
Bug Bug
0667    
 
Field Field
0668    
 
Field Field
0669     Fairy Fairy
0670     Fairy Fairy
670E  
Floette
Eternal Flower
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0671     Fairy Fairy
0672     Field Field
0673     Field Field
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous
0710    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0711    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0714    
 
Flying Flying
0715    
 
Flying Flying
0721    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0722    
 
Flying Flying
0723    
 
Flying Flying
0724    
 
Flying Flying
0738    
 
Bug Bug
0743    
 
Bug Fairy
0753     Grass Grass
0754     Grass Grass
0755    
 
Grass Grass
0756    
 
Grass Grass
0761     Grass Grass
0762     Grass Grass
0763     Grass Grass
0764     Grass Grass
0774    
 
Mineral Mineral
0776    
 
Monster Dragon
0780    
 
Monster Dragon
0781    
 
Mineral Mineral
0787    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0791    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0792    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0796     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0797    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0800     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0801    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
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.


Special move

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0108     Monster Monster My Pokémon Ranch
0467     Human-Like Human-Like Pokémon Battle Revolution
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

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Ivysaur uses Solar Beam as part of Pokémon Trainer's Final Smash, Triple Finish.

Pokémon GO

Template:GoSpecialAttack

  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Solar Beam had a power of 65.
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Solar Beam had a power of 120.

Description

Games Description
MDRB The user gains the Solarbeam status, making it attack strongly on the next turn. It is not possible to link this move.


In the anime

In the main series

 
Florges
 
Primal Groudon
 
Sceptile
 
Serperior
The user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Bulbasaur gathers light in its bulb, then it fires a blue or white beam from its bulb at the opponent, or Bulbasaur's bulb glows a bright yellow, then it fires a yellow beam from its bulb at the opponent.
Ash's Bulbasaur Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden Debut
Shauna's Bulbasaur Day Three Blockbusters! None
  Gloom gathers sunlight in the middle of the flower on its head, then it glows white when its finished. Finally, a ball of light appears and Gloom fires a white beam from the ball at the opponent.
Florinda's Gloom Make Room for Gloom None
Gulzar's Gloom Pokémon Food Fight! None
  Ivysaur gathers sunlight in the flower bulb on its back, points it at the opponent and fires a white or light green beam at the opponent. Sometimes, when the beam is finished charging, the whole flower glows white.
Assunta's Ivysaur Friends to the End None
Crystal's Ivysaur Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl! None
A Coordinator's Ivysaur Playing the Performance Encore! None
Shauna's Ivysaur Performing a Pathway to the Future! None
  The inside of the flower on Venusaur's back glows white as sunlight is gathered in it. Then, Venusaur fires a white beam from it at the opponent. Sometimes, when the beam is ready, the whole flower glows white.
Drake's Venusaur Enter the Dragonite None
Gan Gogh's Venusaur The Light Fantastic None
A Venusaur James borrowed from the Battle Park One Trick Phony! None
A wild Venusaur Grass Hysteria! None
Spenser's Venusaur Ka Boom with a View! None
Nihei's Venusaur The Legend of the Ninja Hero! None
  One by one, the front petals on Sunflora's head starts to glow white. When all petals are glowing, its face glows white and it fires a massive beam of white energy at the opponent, or Sunflora forms an orb of white and yellow energy in front of its forehead. It then fires a white and yellow beam of energy from the orb at the opponent.
Sonrisa's Sunny Grin to Win None
Ramos's multiple Sunflora Thawing an Icy Panic! None
  Oddish gathers sunlight in its leaves then fires a massive white beam from the front of the flowers at the opponent.
Mariah's Oddish Foul Weather Friends None
  Skiploom gathers energy in the middle of the flower on its head, then it fires a massive beam of energy once the middle of the flower turns white.
Ephraim's Skippy The Grass Route None
  Meganium gathers energy in the flower around its neck. When it's done, the flower glows white and it fires a white beam from its mouth or the flower around its neck.
Vincent's Meganium The Legend of Thunder! None
Casey's Meganium Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid None
  Roselia sticks its hands up in the air and a white energy ball collects in the flowers. It then shoots the ball as a beam of white energy at the opponent.
Drew's Roselia Now That's Flower Power! None
Nando's Roselia Dawn of a New Era! None
  The long leaf on Grovyle's head sparkles and it glows white. It then fires a white beam from the base of the leaf.
Natasha's Grovyle What You Seed is What You Get None
  The halo over Shedinja's head glows white and it gathers energy in it. Then, the halo points upward and fires a white beam at the opponent from it.
Colonel Hansen's Shedinja The Princess and the Togepi None
  Skitty gathers energy in the pink part of its tail and fires a white beam of energy from the tip of its tail at the opponent, or Skitty lifts its paw into the air, and a white orb forms around it. It then points the ball at the opponent and fires a white beam from the ball.
Dr. Abby's Johnny Delcatty Got Your Tongue None
May's Skitty Deceit and Assist Used via Assist
  Delcatty gathers energy in the purple fluff on its tail, then it fires a white beam from it at the opponent.
Dr. Abby's Johnny Delcatty Got Your Tongue None
  The top rock on Solrock's head glows white and it gathers energy there. Then, a white ball appears in front of it and Solrock fires a white beam from the ball, or Solrock creates a yellow ball in front of its body and fires a yellow beam from the ball at the opponent.
A wild Solrock Take the Lombre Home None
Tate's Solrock It's Still Rocket Roll to Me! None
Brandon's Solrock Pace - The Final Frontier! None
  Groudon gathers energy in the top of its head, then it fires a white beam from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Groudon A Scuffle of Legends None
An illusion created by Mismagius Malice in Wonderland! None
  Altaria gathers energy in its mouth and fires a white beam of energy from it at the opponent.
Drake's Altaria Vanity Affair None
  Mawile gathers energy in the white spot on its steel jaws. The spot glows white when it's done, and Mawile fires a white beam of energy from its steel jaws.
Samantha's Mawile Once in a Mawile None
  Tropius's whole body or the leaves on its back glows brightly as it gathers energy, then it fires a white, light green, or golden beam of energy out of its mouth at the opponent.
Dominick's Tropius From Brags to Riches None
A Trainer's Tropius Lucario and the Mystery of Mew None
Two mirage Tropius merged with a mirage Mewtwo The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon None
A Coordinator's Tropius May, We Harley Drew'd Ya! None
  Sceptile gathers sunlight in its tail, and when the attack is ready, its tail glows white. It then fires a white beam from its mouth, or Sceptile gathers energy in the seeds on its back, and Sceptile fires a white beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Tyson's Sceptile Shocks and Bonds None
Ash's Sceptile Ka Boom with a View! None
  Clefairy gathers energy in its mouth, and fires a white beam from it at the opponent.
Multiple wild Clefairy A Real Cleffa-Hanger Used via Metronome
  Munchlax gathers white streaks of energy in its mouth, then fires a white beam from it at the opponent.
May's Munchlax A Real Cleffa-Hanger Used via Metronome
May's Munchlax May's Egg-Cellent Adventure! First revealed in Deceit and Assist
A wild Munchlax Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel None
  Vileplume fires a white beam from the hole from the flower on its head at the opponent, or the flower on Vileplume's head flashes gold and it fired a golden beam from the middle of the flower on its head at the opponent.
Nicolette's Vileplume May's Egg-Cellent Adventure None
Jessebelle's Vileplume The Treasure is All Mine! None
  Exploud opens its mouth and white energy gathers inside the air tubes on its head. A white ball of energy then appears in front of Exploud's mouth and it fires a white beam of energy from the ball at the opponent.
A wild Exploud Pikachu's Island Adventure None
  Chansey raises its hands and creates a white orb above its head. It then lowers its hands and fires a white beam from the orb at the opponent.
Nurse Joy's Chansey Overjoyed! None
  Budew opens up the bud on top of its head and gathers energy in it. Then, a white orb appears in between them when the SolarBeam is finished charging, and it fires a white beam from the orb at the opponent.
Nando's Budew Dawn of a New Era! None
  The two large leaves on Cherubi's head glow white and it gathers energy in them. It then fires a white or golden beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Gardenia's Cherubi The Grass Menagerie! None
Marilyn's Cherubi Battling a Cute Drama! None
  Torterra gathers energy and fires a white beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Maury's Torterra The Rise of Darkrai None
  Beautifly's wings glow white as it gathers energy in them. Then, it waves its wings forward and releases a white energy beam from its wings at the opponent, or Beautifly's wings glow light green as it gathers energy in them. Then, a light green ball appears in front of its mouth and it fires a light green beam from the ball at the opponent.
Aaron's Beautifly A Trainer and Child Reunion! None
Kiko's Beautifly Arceus and the Jewel of Life None
  Zangoose's tail glows white as it gathers energy in it, and it releases a bright yellow beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Crimson's Zangoose Beating the Hustle and Bustle! None
  Chikorita lifts the leaf on its head and the leaf starts to glow gold as it absorbs sunlight. Then, Chikorita's whole body flashes gold and it fires a white beam from its mouth at the opponent.
Lyra's Chikorita Bagged Then Tagged! None
  The spike on Baltoy's head starts to glow gold as it absorbs sunlight. Then, a golden orb appears in front of Baltoy's body and it fires a golden beam from the ball at the opponent.
Buck's Baltoy Bucking the Treasure Trend! None
  Roserade holds its arms above its head and the flowers on the end of its arms start to glow gold as it gathers energy. The flowers return to normal color when the energy is gathered, and a gold orb of energy appear in front of Roserade's flowers. It then fires a golden beam of energy from the orb at the opponent.
Nando's Roserade League Unleashed! None
  The bush on Pansage's head starts to sparkle light blue as it gathers energy from the sunlight. Pansage then holds its hands up when it is finished gathering energy and the bush becomes surrounded in a bright gold orb. Pansage then takes the orb in its hands and it starts to glow even brighter. It then thrusts the orb forward and releases a bright yellow beam from the orb at the opponent, or the bush on Pansage's head starts to sparkle light blue as it gathers energy from the sunlight. When it is finished gathering energy, it then holds out one of its hands and a golden orb of energy appears in front of it. Pansage then fires a beam of golden energy from the orb at the opponent.
Cilan's Pansage Triple Leaders, Team Threats! None
  The front two antennae on Whirlipede's body start to glow gold as it gathers energy from the sun. As it does, golden energy starts to form in between the two antennae, which eventually form into a glowing white orb of energy with another orb of energy around it. Whirlipede then fires a powerful golden blast from the orb at the opponent.
Burgh's Whirlipede Battling For The Love of Bug-Types! None
  Audino puts its hands together and forms a bright gold orb of energy in between them. Audino then brings its hands forward and fires a bright gold beam of energy from the orb at the opponent.
A Trainer's Audino Where Did You Go, Audino? None
  Pansear opens its arms, closes its eyes, and faces towards the sky. The tuft on its head then starts to sparkle with silver sparkles as it gathers energy. Pansear then reaches its arms up in front of the tuft of hair and a golden light appears in between its hands, which forms into a bright golden orb with a bigger transparent gold orb around it. Pansear then puts its arms down and holds them at its side. As it moves its hands, the orb stays in the middle of them. Pansear then thrusts its arms forward, firing a powerful golden beam of energy from the orb at the opponent.
Chili's Pansear A Call for Brotherly Love! None
  Serperior fires a bright gold beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Trip's Serperior Jostling for the Junior Cup! None
  Amoonguss puts its hands together and forms a bright gold orb of energy in between them. Amoonguss then brings its hands forward and fires a bright gold beam of energy from the orb at the opponent.
Three wild Amoonguss Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot! None
  The front two antennae on Scolipede's head start to glow gold as it gathers energy. As it does, golden energy starts to form in between the two antennae, which eventually form into a glowing white orb of energy with another orb of energy around it. Scolipede then fires a powerful golden blast from the orb at the opponent.
A wild Scolipede Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation! None
  Vivillon glows a faint yellow. Numerous yellow balls appear and float around Vivillon as a larger ball forms between its antennae and it fires a beam of energy at the opponent.
Viola's Vivillon A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle! None
  Primal Groudon glows a faint greenish yellow. Numerous green and yellow balls appear and float around Primal Groudon as a larger ball forms inside its mouth and it fires a green beam of energy at the opponent.
A wild Groudon Mega Evolution Special III None
  Florges glows a faint yellow. Numerous yellow balls appear and float around Florges as a larger ball forms in front of its head and it fires a beam of energy at the opponent. The surrounding flowers in the field then fire some extra beams of energy at the opponent.
A wild Florges Defending the Homeland! Powered up by Grassy Terrain
  Ludicolo tilts its head forward and then variations of yellow and white colored orbs shine from Ludicolo's head and then its head goes white. Ludicolo spins around, it's head goes back to flashing orbs of different variations of yellow and white from it, with green orbs now surrounding its head. Ludicolo opens its mouth and a light yellow and white-ish ball appears in front of its mouth and grows in size until it almost fills the to the size of its open mouth. Light yellow beams shoot from the orb and then a beam of different variations of the color yellow shoot from the ball and towards the opponent.
Tierno's Ludicolo Valuable Experience for All! None


Pokédex entries

Episode Subject Source Entry
EP051 Solar Beam Ash's Pokédex Solar Beam, Bulbasaur's strongest attack. Light is collected and formed into a powerful beam with intensive force.

In Pokémon Generations

 
Charging
 
Firing the blast
The user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Primal Groudon opens its mouth, and light yellow energy starts gathering inside of it. It then fires a beam of yellow energy from its mouth at the opponent.
A Groudon in Courtney's vision The Vision Debut


In the manga

In the Aim to Be a Card Master!! manga


In the Ash & Pikachu manga


In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga


In the movie adaptations


In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga


In the Pokémon - The Legend of the Dragon King manga

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Reason: description of the move


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure manga


In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 日光束 Yahtgwōngchūk *
陽光烈焰 Yèuhnggwōng Lihtyihm *
Mandarin 日光束 Rìguāngshù *
陽光烈焰 / 阳光烈焰 Yángguāng Lièyàn *
  Czech Sluneční paprsek
  Danish Solstråle
  Dutch Zonnestraal
  Finnish Auringonsäde
Aurinkosäde
Valonsäde
Valomäjäys (AG)
  French Lance-Soleil
  German Solarstrahl
  Greek Ηλιαχτίδα Eliachída
  Hebrew קרן סולארית Keren Solarit
  Indonesian Solar Beam
  Italian Solarraggio
  Korean 솔라빔 Solar Beam
  Norwegian Solarstråle
  Polish Słoneczny Promień
Portuguese   Brazil Raio Solar
  Portugal Raio Solar
  Romanian Raza Solară
Izbucnirea Solară
  Russian Солнечный Луч Solnechnyy Luch
  Serbian Solarni Zrak
  Spanish Rayo Solar
  Swedish Solstråle
  Turkish Güneş Işını
  Vietnamese Tia Mặt Trời


Generation I TMs
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Generation I HMs
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Generation II TMs
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Generation II HMs
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Generation III TMs
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Generation III HMs
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Generation IV TMs
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4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
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Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
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77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
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Generation VI TMs
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5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
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Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
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PE
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