Aurora Beam (move)

Aurora Beam
オーロラビーム Aurora Beam
Aurora Beam IX.png
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Type  Ice
Category  Special
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  65
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  3 ♥♥♥
Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

Aurora Beam (Japanese: オーロラビーム Aurora Beam) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Aurora Beam does damage and has an 85/256 (~33.2%) chance of lowering the target's Attack stat by one stage.

Generation II onwards

Aurora Beam now has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Attack stat by one stage.

Description

Games Description
Stad An Ice-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of reducing the target's Attack power.
Stad2 An Ice-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of reducing the target's Attack power.
GSC An attack that may lower Attack.
RSEColo.XD Fires a rainbow-colored beam that may lower Attack.
FRLG A rainbow-colored attack beam. It may lower the foe's Attack stat.
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is hit with a rainbow-colored beam. It may also lower the target's Attack stat.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The target is hit with a rainbow-colored beam. This may also lower the target's Attack stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0037  
Vulpix
Alolan Form
  Field Field 28 17 24 24
0038  
Ninetales
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field 1 Rem.
0086     Water 1 Field 35 16 21 27 27 27 27 26 27 27
0087    
 
Water 1 Field 1, 35 1, 16 1, 21 27 27 27 27 26 27 27
0090     Water 3 Water 3 30 17 17RSE
22FRLG
32 37 37 37 27 24 24 24
0091    
 
Water 3 Water 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0134     Field Field 36Y 36 36 36 36BW
21B2W2
20 20 17 30 30 30
0223     Water 1 Water 2 22 22 14 14 14 14 16 16
0224     Water 1 Water 2 22 22 1, 14 1, 14 1, 14 1, 14 16 16
0245     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 41C 41 29 29 29 29
0363    
 
Water 1 Field 25 25 25 25XY
21ORAS
21 28 28
0364    
 
Water 1 Field 25 25 25 25XY
21ORAS
21 28 28
0365    
 
Water 1 Field 25 25 25 25XY
19ORAS
19 28 28
0488     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 29 29 29 29 12 12 12
0615     Mineral Mineral 25 25 13 28 24
0698    
 
Monster Monster 20 20 24
0699    
 
Monster Monster 20 20 24
0716     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 10 10 10
0801  
Magearna
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 17 36 36
0873    
 
Bug Bug 24 24
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 Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0072    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0116     Water 1 Dragon
0120     Water 3 Water 3 GS
0131    
 
Monster Water 1
0138    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0140    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0223     Water 1 Water 2
0225    
 
Water 1 Field
0456     Water 2 Water 2
0751    
 
Water 1 Bug
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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Aurora Beam deals damage and may reduce the target's Attack. Prior to Gates to Infinity, Aurora Beam cuts the Attack stat by ½, stacking up to 1/128, with this reduction being separate from stat stages. This characteristic is only shared with Charm and Memento. From Gates to Infinity onwards, the move reduces the Attack stat by two stages.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 10 - 17 - 65% - 10 tiles away All Yes
MDTDS 10 - 17 - 61.75% - 10 tiles away All Yes
BSL 10 - 17 - 61.75% - 10 tiles away All Yes
MDGtI 8 99 17 50 85% 98% 10 tiles away All Yes
SMD 8 50 14 30 85% 98% 4 tiles away Enemy Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Aurora Beam is a Charged Attack that has been available since February 16, 2017.

  Aurora Beam
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 80
Energy cost 50
Duration 3.55 seconds
Damage window 3.35 - 3.55 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 80
Energy cost 60
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
           
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Aurora Beam
★★★
Attack power 67.31482
Charge time 1.1 seconds
Range type Square
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect May lower the foe's Attack

Description

Games Description
MDRB
MDTDS
Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also halve the target's Attack.
BSL はなれたポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで こうげきを はんぶんにさげる
MDGtI It damages even a faraway Pokémon. It could also sharply lower the Pokémon's Attack.
SMD It damages a Pokémon, even one far away. It could also sharply lower the Pokémon's Attack.
MDRTDX It damages a Pokémon, even one far away. It could also sharply lower the target's Attack.


In the anime

Main series

 
Remoraid
 
Suicune
 
Cryogonal
 
Spheal
The user fires a multicolored beam at the foe.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Seel releases a multicolored beam from the horn on its head at the opponent.
Cerulean Gym's Seel The Misty Mermaid Debut
  Dewgong releases a white or multicolored beam from the horn on its head at the opponent.
Prima's Dewgong The Mandarin Island Miss Match None
Pryce's Dewgong Nice Pryce, Baby! None
  Cloyster releases a multicolored beam from the horn on its head at the opponent.
Prima's Cloyster The Mandarin Island Miss Match None
  Vaporeon releases a multicolored beam from its mouth at the opponent, or Vaporeon creates a glowing bluish green orb and launches a glowing green and black beam towards the opponent.
Sumomo's Vaporeon Trouble's Brewing None
Virgil's Vaporeon Curtain Up, Unova League! None
  Suicune releases a shining metallic silver beam from its mouth at the opponent, or Suicune opens its mouth and a multicolored orb appears in front of its mouth and fires a powerful multicolored beam from the ball at the opponent.
Suicune (recurring) For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! None
A wild Suicune Drifloon in the Wind! None
  A white orb appears in front of Sealeo's mouth and then fires the white orb as a beam at the opponent, or Sealeo fires a multicolored beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Captain Stern's Sealeo The Spheal of Approval None
Juan's Sealeo The Great Eight Fate! None
  Remoraid releases a multicolored ray from its mouth at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Remoraid May, We Harley Drew'd Ya! None
  Cryogonal creates a glowing bluish green orb from its mouth, and launches a glowing green and black beam towards the opponent.
Brycen's Cryogonal Caution: Icy Battle Conditions! None
  Octillery creates a glowing bluish green orb from its mouth, and launches a glowing green and black beam towards the opponent.
Officer Jenny's Octillery The Pirates of Decolore! None
  Xerneas creates two glowing rings around its horns, and launches a glowing blue and pink beam towards the opponent.
Xerneas (M17) Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction None
  Spheal fires a multicolored beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Spheal Reuniting for the First Time! None


Pokémon Origins

 
Dewgong


The user fires a multicolored beam at the foe.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Dewgong forms a multicolored orb of energy in front of its mouth and fires a multicolored beam from the orb at the opponent.
Lorelei's Dewgong File 4: Charizard Debut


In the manga

Ash & Pikachu


Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Pocket Monsters


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Pokémon Stadium Official Player's Guide from Nintendo Power wrongly claims that this move also has a chance to freeze the opponent.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 極光束 Gihkgwōngchūk *
天極光束 Tīn Gihkgwōngchūk *
Mandarin 極光束 / 极光束 Jíguāngshù
  Czech Polární paprsek (Black & White series, manga)
Polární záře (original series, The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Danish Polarlys
  Dutch Aurorastraal
  Finnish Illansäde (original series)
Aurorasäde (Advanced Generation)
  French Onde Boréale
  German Aurorastrahl
  Greek Ακτίνα Χαραυγής
  Indonesian Sinar Aurora
  Italian Raggiaurora
  Korean 오로라빔 Ororabim
  Polish Promień Aurory
Portuguese   Brazil Raio Aurora (games, anime, Plasma Blast-present, manga, The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Raio da Aurora (Dragons Exalted, The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Portugal Raio de Aurora (Indigo League; Orange Islands)
Ataque de Alvorada (Johto Journeys)
Feixe Aurora (Advanced Series)
  Serbian Aurora zrak
  Spanish Rayo Aurora
  Swedish Norrskensstråle
  Thai ออโรร่าบีม
  Turkish Şafak Işını
  Vietnamese Tia Cực Quang


Variations of the move Psybeam
  Spark
  PsybeamBubble BeamAurora BeamSludge


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