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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* In April 2019, prior to the release of {{g|Sword and Shield}}, [[CoroCoro]] Comics May ran a contest where fans could name the strongest Steel-type move.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2019/04/190412_gm01.html Pokemon.co.jp]</ref> Steel Beam was the | * In April 2019, prior to the release of {{g|Sword and Shield}}, [[CoroCoro]] Comics May ran a contest where fans could name the strongest Steel-type move.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2019/04/190412_gm01.html Pokemon.co.jp]</ref> Steel Beam's Japanese name was the name that won this contest.<ref>[https://corocoro.jp/60620/ CoroCoro Online]</ref> | ||
* The Japanese name of this move literally means an "all-out resistance" (徹底抗戦 ''tettei-kōsen''), while also incorporating puns on 鋼鉄 ''kōtetsu'' (steel) and 光線 ''kōsen'' (beam). | * The Japanese name of this move literally means an "all-out resistance" (徹底抗戦 ''tettei-kōsen''), while also incorporating puns on 鋼鉄 ''kōtetsu'' (steel) and 光線 ''kōsen'' (beam). | ||
* Steel Beam is tied with {{m|Doom Desire}} for having the highest base power of all {{type|Steel}} moves, excluding [[Z-Move]]s, [[Max Move]]s, and [[G-Max Move]]s. | * Steel Beam is tied with {{m|Doom Desire}} for having the highest base power of all {{type|Steel}} moves, excluding [[Z-Move]]s, [[Max Move]]s, and [[G-Max Move]]s. | ||