Bolt Beak (move)

Bolt Beak
でんげきくちばし Electrical Shock Beak
Bolt Beak VIII.png
Bolt Beak VIII 2.png
Type  Electric
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  85
Accuracy  100%
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Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VIII
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Bolt Beak (Japanese: でんげきくちばし Electrical Shock Beak) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of the Fossilized Bird Pokémon.

Effect

Bolt Beak deals damage. If the user attacks before the target, or if the target switches in during the turn that Bolt Beak is used, its base power doubles to 170.

Description

Games Description
SwSh The user stabs the target with its electrified beak. If the user attacks before the target, the power of this move is doubled.
BDSP This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0880    
 
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0881    
 
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 63
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 the anime

 
Arctozolt


The user stabs the opponent with its electrified beak.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Arctozolt's beak becomes covered in yellow electricity and it hits the opponent with it.
Goh's Arctozolt A Pinch of This, a Pinch of That! Debut


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 電喙 Dihn Fui
Mandarin 電喙 / 电喙 Diàn Huì
  Czech Elektrický Zobák
  French Prise de Bec
  German Schockschnabel
  Italian Beccoshock
  Korean 전격부리
  Spanish Electropico


Variations of the move Bolt Beak
  Bolt BeakFishious Rend



  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.