Solar Beam (move)

SolarBeam ソーラービーム SolarBeam

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Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM22 in Generation I TM22 in Generation II TM22 in Generation III TM22 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if no other Pokémon has chosen the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

SolarBeam (Japanese: ソーラービーム SolarBeam) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

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 the effects of the move Sunny Day, and will only deal half of its normal damage if used during the effect of the move Rain Dance or Sandstorm.

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

Generation III and on

SolarBeam functions the same as in Generation II, but will only do half its normal damage if used during the effect of the move Hail.

In Generation IV, the held item Power Herb can allow its holder to charge and fire a SolarBeam in one turn. The Power Herb is then consumed in the process.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 48 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 54 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 65 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 46 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 52 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 42 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM22

#   Pokémon Type 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0113 Chansey Normal 0114 Tangela Grass 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0143 Snorlax Normal 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 46 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 56 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 65 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 42 0152 Chikorita Grass 50 0153 Bayleef Grass 55 0154 Meganium Grass 61 0182 Bellossom Grass 55 0192 Sunflora Grass 46 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM22

#   Pokémon Type 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0113 Chansey Normal 0114 Tangela Grass 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0143 Snorlax Normal 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0152 Chikorita Grass 0153 Bayleef Grass 0154 Meganium Grass 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 0173 Cleffa Normal 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0182 Bellossom Grass 0187 Hoppip Grass 0188 Skiploom Grass 0189 Jumpluff Grass 0191 Sunkern Grass 0192 Sunflora Grass 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 0204 Pineco Bug 0205 Forretress Bug 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0244 Entei Fire 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 46 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 56 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 65 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 42 0152 Chikorita Grass 50 0153 Bayleef Grass 55 0154 Meganium Grass 61 0182 Bellossom Grass 55 0192 Sunflora Grass 42 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 42 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 41 0383 Groudon Ground 65 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM22

#   Pokémon Type 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison 0084 Doduo Normal Flying 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying 0077 Ponyta Fire 0078 Rapidash Fire 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0108 Lickitung Normal 0113 Chansey Normal 0114 Tangela Grass 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0128 Tauros Normal 0137 Porygon Normal 0143 Snorlax Normal 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0152 Chikorita Grass 0153 Bayleef Grass 0154 Meganium Grass 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 0173 Cleffa Normal 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0182 Bellossom Grass 0187 Hoppip Grass 0188 Skiploom Grass 0189 Jumpluff Grass 0190 Aipom Normal 0191 Sunkern Grass 0192 Sunflora Grass 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 0204 Pineco Bug 0205 Forretress Bug 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0234 Stantler Normal 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0244 Entei Fire 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic 0252 Treecko Grass 0253 Grovyle Grass 0254 Sceptile Grass 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0270 Lotad Water Grass 0271 Lombre Water Grass 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0273 Seedot Grass 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0283 Surskit Bug Water 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0285 Shroomish Grass 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0287 Slakoth Normal 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0290 Nincada Bug Ground 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 0293 Whismur Normal 0294 Loudred Normal 0295 Exploud Normal 0300 Skitty Normal 0301 Delcatty Normal 0303 Mawile Steel 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0313 Volbeat Bug 0314 Illumise Bug 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 0316 Gulpin Poison 0317 Swalot Poison 0328 Trapinch Ground 0329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0331 Cacnea Grass 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0335 Zangoose Normal 0337 Solrock Solrock Rock Psychic 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 0345 Lileep Rock Grass 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 0351 Castform Normal 0351 Castform Fire 0351 Castform Water 0351 Castform Ice 0352 Kecleon Normal 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0383 Groudon Ground 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 44 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 53 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison 65 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 43 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 71 0152 Chikorita Grass 45 0153 Bayleef Grass 54 0154 Meganium Grass 66 0192 Sunflora Grass 42 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 43 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 51 0383 Groudon Ground 65 0383 Groudon Ground 80 0420 Cherubi Grass 37 0421 Cherrim Grass 43 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM22

#   Pokémon Type 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0038 Ninetales Fire 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0059 Arcanine Fire 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison 0077 Ponyta Fire 0078 Rapidash Fire 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0108 Lickitung Normal 0113 Chansey Normal 0114 Tangela Grass 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0128 Tauros Normal 0137 Porygon Normal 0143 Snorlax Normal 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0152 Chikorita Grass 0153 Bayleef Grass 0154 Meganium Grass 0157 Typhlosion Fire 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 0173 Cleffa Normal 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0182 Bellossom Grass 0187 Hoppip Grass 0188 Skiploom Grass 0189 Jumpluff Grass 0190 Aipom Normal 0191 Sunkern Grass 0192 Sunflora Grass 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 0204 Pineco Bug 0205 Forretress Bug 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0234 Stantler Normal 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0244 Entei Fire 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic 0252 Treecko Grass 0253 Grovyle Grass 0254 Sceptile Grass 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0270 Lotad Water Grass 0271 Lombre Water Grass 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0273 Seedot Grass 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0283 Surskit Bug Water 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0285 Shroomish Grass 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0287 Slakoth Normal 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0290 Nincada Bug Ground 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 0293 Whismur Normal 0294 Loudred Normal 0295 Exploud Normal 0300 Skitty Normal 0301 Delcatty Normal 0303 Mawile Steel 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0313 Volbeat Bug 0314 Illumise Bug 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 0316 Gulpin Poison 0317 Swalot Poison 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground 0324 Torkoal Fire 0328 Trapinch Ground 0329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0331 Cacnea Grass 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0335 Zangoose Normal 0337 Solrock Solrock Rock Psychic 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 0345 Lileep Rock Grass 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 0351 Castform Normal 0351 Castform Fire 0351 Castform Water 0351 Castform Ice 0352 Kecleon Normal 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0383 Groudon Ground 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0387 Turtwig Grass 0388 Grotle Grass 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 0406 Budew Grass Poison 0407 Roserade Grass Poison 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 0420 Cherubi Grass 0421 Cherrim Grass 0427 Buneary Normal 0428 Lopunny Normal 0436 Bronzor Psychic 0437 Bronzong Psychic 0439 Mime Jr. Psychic 0440 Happiny Normal 0446 Munchlax Normal 0455 Carnivine Grass 0459 Snover Grass Ice 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 0463 Lickilicky Normal 0465 Tangrowth Grass 0467 Magmortar Fire 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 0470 Leafeon Grass 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 0480 Uxie Psychic 0485 Heatran Fire Steel 0488 Cresselia Psychic 0492 Shaymin Grass 0492 Shaymin Grass Flying 0493 Arceus Bug 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

File:Cherubi sbeam.png Cherubi File:Bulbasaur SolarBeam.png Bulbasaur File:Venusaursolarbeam2.jpg Venusaur File:Sceptile Solarbeam.jpg Sceptile
The user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Bulbasaur gathers light in its bulb, then fires a blue or white beam from the bulb.
Ash's Bulbasaur	Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden		Debut
	Gloom gathers sunlight in the orange spot on its head, then it glows when its finished. Finally, a ball of light appears and Gloom fires the SolarBeam.
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 the Solarbeam at the opponent. Sometimes, when the beam is done, the whole flower glows white.
Assunta's Ivysaur	Friends to the End		None
Crystal's Ivysaur	Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!		None
	The inside of the flower on Venusaur's back glow white as sunlight is gathered in it, then Venusaur fires a white beam from it. 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
	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 energy towards the opponent.
Sonrisa's Sunny	Grin to Win		None
	Oddish gathers sunlight in its leaves then fires a massive beam of light.
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 Skiploom	The Grass Route		None
	Meganium gathers energy in the flower around its neck. When its 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 sparkle 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, or Skitty lifts its paw into the air, and a white orb forms around it. It then points the ball at the foe 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.
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
	Altaria gathers energy in its mouth and fires a white beam of energy from it.
Drake's Altaria	Vanity Affair		None
	Mawile gathers energy in the white spot on its steel jaws. It glows white when its 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 or light green beam out of its mouth at the opponent.
Dominick's Tropius	From Brags to Riches		None
Unknown Trainer's Tropius	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		None
A Coordinator's Tropius	May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!		None
	Mewtwo puts both of its hands up and they each form into Tropius's head. Mewtwo then fires a yellow beam from both of the Tropius's head's mouths at the opponent.
A mirage Mewtwo	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
	Sceptile gathers sunlight in its tail, and when the attack it 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 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!		None
	Vileplume fires a white beam from the hole from the flower on its head.
Nicolette's Vileplume	May's Egg-Cellent Adventure		None
Jessiebelle's Vileplume	DP153		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
	Beautifly's wings glow white. It then propels its wings forward and releases the attack.
Aaron's Beautifly	A Trainer and Child Reunion!		None
	Cherubi gathers light into its leaves, then fires it from either it's leaves or its mouth.
Gardenia's Cherubi	The Grass Menagerie!		None
Marilyn's Cherubi	Battling a Cute Drama!		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
	Zangoose gathers light from its tail it the fires a beam of light from its mouth.
Crimson's Zangoose	Beating the Hustle and Bustle!		None
	Chikorita gathers light from the leaf on top of its head which makes the leaf glow yellow. It then fires a beam of light from its mouth.
Kotone's Chikorita	DP147		None

In other languages

• French: Lance-Soleil
• German: Solarstrahl
• Italian: Solarraggio
• Spanish: Rayo Solar
• Brazilian Portuguese: Raio Solar
• Dutch: Zonnestraal