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Bubble Beam (move)

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Bubble Beam
バブルこうせん Bubble Beam
Bubble Beam VII.png
Bubble Beam VII 2.png
Type  Water
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  1 ♥
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those who have made appeals.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  3 ♥♥♥
Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

Bubble Beam (Japanese: バブルこうせん Bubble Beam), formatted as BubbleBeam prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM11 in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

BubbleBeam does damage and has a 33.2% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat by one stage.

Generation II onward

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

Bubble Beam can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if the move Rain Dance was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
Stad A Water-type attack. Stronger than Bubble. Many Water-type Pokémon learn this move.
Stad2 A Water-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of reducing the target's Speed.
GSC An attack that may lower Speed.
RSEColoXD Forcefully sprays bubbles that may lower Speed.
FRLG A spray of bubbles strikes the foe. It may lower the foe's Speed stat.
DPPtHGSSPBR A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the foe. It may also lower the target's Speed stat.
BWB2W2 A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the opposing team. It may also lower their Speed stats.
XYORAS
SMUSUM 		A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower its Speed stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0007     Monster Water 1 27PE
0008     Monster Water 1 33PE
0009     Monster Water 1 33PE
0060     Water 1 Water 1 25 25 25 25SMUSUM
21PE
0061     Water 1 Water 1 27 27 27 27SMUSUM
21PE
0062    
  		Water 1 Water 1 1 1 1 1SMUSUM
0072    
  		Water 3 Water 3 25 25 19 19 19XY
25ORAS 		25SMUSUM
18PE
0073    
  		Water 3 Water 3 25 25 19 19 19XY
25ORAS 		25SMUSUM
18PE
0098     Water 3 Water 3 15 15 15 15SMUSUM
18PE
0099     Water 3 Water 3 15 15 15 15SMUSUM
18PE
0116     Water 1 Dragon 18 18 18XY
21ORAS 		21SMUSUM
18PE
0117     Water 1 Dragon 18 18 18XY
21ORAS 		21SMUSUM
18PE
0120     Water 3 Water 3 31 28 28 28BW
22B2W2 		22XY
18ORAS 		18SMUSUM
27PE
0121    
  		Water 3 Water 3 1
0170    
  		Water 2 Water 2 28 31 31XY
20ORAS 		20
0171    
  		Water 2 Water 2 30 35 35XY
20ORAS 		20
0183    
  		Water 1 Fairy 21 21 18 18BW
13B2W2 		13 13
0184    
  		Water 1 Fairy 25 24 20 20BW
13B2W2 		13 13
0186     Water 1 Water 1 1 1 1 1
0222    
  		Water 1 Water 3 25 23 25 25BW
17B2W2 		17XY
10ORAS 		10
0223     Water 1 Water 2 22 22 19 19BW
18B2W2 		18 18
0224     Water 1 Water 2 22 22 19 19BW
18B2W2 		18 18
0226    
  		Water 1 Water 1 18 15 1, 10 1, 10BW
1, 7B2W2 		1, 7 1, 7
0230    
  		Water 1 Dragon 18 18 18XY
21ORAS 		21
0245     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 41GS
11C 		11 8 8 8 1, 8
0270    
  		Water 1 Grass 25PtHGSS 25 25XY
21ORAS 		21
0271    
  		Water 1 Grass 25PtHGSS 25 25XY
24ORAS 		24
0283    
  		Water 1 Bug 25 25 25 25XY
17ORAS 		17
0298    
  		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 13B2W2 13 13
0341     Water 1 Water 3 20RSE
19FRLG 		20 20 20XY
14ORAS 		14
0342    
  		Water 1 Water 3 20RSE
19FRLG 		20 20 20XY
14ORAS 		14
0393     Water 1 Field 22DP
18PtHGSS 		18 18 18
0394     Water 1 Field 24DP
19PtHGSS 		19 19 19
0395    
  		Water 1 Field 24DP
19PtHGSS 		19 19 19
0458    
  		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 10 10BW
7B2W2 		7 7
0489     Water 1 Fairy 24 24 24 24
0490     Water 1 Fairy 24 24 24 24
0535     Water 1 Water 1 12 12 12
0536    
  		Water 1 Water 1 12 12 12
0537    
  		Water 1 Water 1 12 12 12
0580    
  		Water 1 Flying 19 19 19
0581    
  		Water 1 Flying 19 19 19
0592    
  		Amorphous Amorphous 13 13 13
0593    
  		Amorphous Amorphous 13 13 13
0647    
  		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 13 13 1, 13
0692     Water 1 Water 3 20 20
0693     Water 1 Water 3 20 20
0728     Water 1 Field 22
0729     Water 1 Field 24
0730    
  		Water 1 Field 24
0739     Water 3 Water 3 17
0740    
  		Water 3 Water 3 17
0751    
  		Water 1 Bug 16
0752    
  		Water 1 Bug 16
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 Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0060     Water 1 Water 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0090     Water 3 Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0138    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0140    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0211    
  		Water 2 Water 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0550     Water 2 Water 2 ✔ ✔ ✔
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
TM11 		II
-- 		III
-- 		IV
-- 		V
-- 		VI
-- 		VII
-- 		VIII
-- 		IX
--
0007     Monster Water 1 ✔
0008     Monster Water 1 ✔
0009     Monster Water 1 ✔
0019     Field Field ✔
0020     Field Field ✔
0030     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 ✔
0031    
  		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 ✔
0033     Monster Field ✔
0034    
  		Monster Field ✔
0035     Fairy Fairy ✔
0036     Fairy Fairy ✔
0039     Fairy Fairy ✔
0040     Fairy Fairy ✔
0052     Field Field ✔
0053     Field Field ✔
0054     Water 1 Field ✔
0055     Water 1 Field ✔
0060     Water 1 Water 1 ✔
0061     Water 1 Water 1 ✔
0062    
  		Water 1 Water 1 ✔
0072    
  		Water 3 Water 3 ✔
0073    
  		Water 3 Water 3 ✔
0079    
  		Monster Water 1 ✔
0080    
  		Monster Water 1 ✔
0086     Water 1 Field ✔
0087    
  		Water 1 Field ✔
0090     Water 3 Water 3 ✔
0091    
  		Water 3 Water 3 ✔
0098     Water 3 Water 3 ✔
0099     Water 3 Water 3 ✔
0104     Monster Monster ✔
0105     Monster Monster ✔
0108     Monster Monster ✔
0112    
  		Monster Field ✔
0113     Fairy Fairy ✔
0115     Monster Monster ✔
0116     Water 1 Dragon ✔
0117     Water 1 Dragon ✔
0118     Water 2 Water 2 ✔
0119     Water 2 Water 2 ✔
0120     Water 3 Water 3 ✔
0121    
  		Water 3 Water 3 ✔
0124    
  		Human-Like Human-Like ✔
0130    
  		Water 2 Dragon ✔
0131    
  		Monster Water 1 ✔
0134     Field Field ✔
0138    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔
0139    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔
0140    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔
0141    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔
0143     Monster Monster ✔
0144    
  		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 ✔
0147     Water 1 Dragon ✔
0148     Water 1 Dragon ✔
0149    
  		Water 1 Dragon ✔
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 ✔
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 event

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0138    
  		Water 1 Water 3 Pokémon Adventure Camp Omanyte
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 Conquest

 
>
 
Stars: ★★★
Power: 38
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has a 10% chance of lowering each target's speed.
Users:  
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

  Bubble Beam
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 45
Energy cost ?
Duration 1.9 seconds
Damage window ? seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy cost ?
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
      
      
      
    
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Bubble Beam had a power of 25.
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Bubble Beam had a power of 30, an energy bar of  , and a duration of 2.9 seconds.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also lower the target's Movement Speed by one level.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also reduce the target's Movement Speed by 1 level.
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 いどうそくどを １だんかいさげる
Conq. A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. It may also lower the target's Speed.
MDGtI It damages even a faraway Pokémon. It could also lower the Pokémon's Travel Speed.
SMD It damages a Pokémon, even one far away. It could also lower the Pokémon's Travel Speed.


In the anime

 
Swanna
 
Popplio
 
Suicune
 
Corphish
The user releases bubbles from its mouth.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Squirtle blows multiple clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Squirtle Mewtwo Strikes Back Debut
  Mantine releases a stream of light blue or clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent at a great speed.
Molly's Mantine Spell of the Unown: Entei None
Dorian's Mantine Just Add Water None
Lola's Mantine A Family That Battles Together Stays Together! None
Multiple wild Mantine Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea None
  Marill releases white bubbles from its mouth at the opponent at a great speed.
Pietra's Marill Right On, Rhydon! None
  A blue ball forms in Suicune's mouth. Suicune then shoots multiple amounts of blue bubbles at the opponent from the blue ball. When the attack is over, the last bubble explodes and sends the opponent back.
Suicune (M04) Celebi: The Voice of the Forest None
  Azumarill releases white bubbles from its mouth at a great speed or the inside of Azumarill's mouth glows light blue and it fires multiple light blue bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
A Trainer's Azumarill Dueling Heroes None
Jackson's Azumarill Tie One On! None
Officer Jenny's Azumarill The Pirates of Decolore! None
A wild Azumarill The Power of Us None
  A blue ball forms in Corsola's mouth and it releases a steam of blue bubbles from the orb.
Misty's Corsola Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias None
Juan's Corsola The Great Eight Fate! None
  Tentacruel releases multiple blue bubbles from under the large blue stinger on its face.
Kim's Tentacruel Cerulean Blues None
Kail's Tentacruel Cerulean Blues None
A Coordinator's Tentacruel A Cacturne for the Worse None
  Crawdaunt opens its pincers and releases light blue, multicolored, or blue bubbles at the opponent from both or one pincer.
A Team Aqua Grunt's Crawdaunt Stairway to Devon None
Shelly's Crawdaunt Fight for the Meteorite! None
Brodie's Ditto in the form of Crawdaunt Unfair Weather Friends Used via Transform
Mr. Saridakis's Crawdaunt On Olden Pond None
A Coordinator's Crawdaunt Battling The Generation Gap! None
  Corphish opens its pincers and fires light blue, multicolored, orange, or blue bubbles at the opponent from one or both of them.
Ash's Corphish Gone Corphishin' None
Rocko's Corphish A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team! None
  Surskit raises its front two legs and a light blue ball forms between them. It then lowers the ball and multiple light blue bubbles come out and hit the opponent.
Max's Surskit Maxxed Out! None
Viola's Surskit Breaking Titles at the Chateau! None
  The jewel in the middle of Staryu's body glows orange and it releases orange or blue bubbles from it at the opponent.
Misty's Staryu The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon None
  Piplup opens its beak and releases a stream of blue bubbles at the opponent. Sometimes its beak glows light blue when it uses the attack.
A Piplup Dawn imagined Following A Maiden's Voyage! None
Dawn's Piplup Following A Maiden's Voyage! None
Piplup of Team Poképals Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness None
Professor Rowan's Piplup SS024 None
Verity's Piplup I Choose You! None
  The inside of Prinplup's beak glows light blue and it fires light blue bubbles at the opponent from its beak.
Kenny's Prinplup Getting the Pre-Contest Titters! None
  The inside of Mime Jr.'s mouth glows light blue and it fires multiple light blue bubbles at the opponent from its mouth.
James's Mime Jr. All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go! Used via Mimic
  Mantyke fires multiple light blue bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Mantyke Dawn of a Royal Day! None
  The inside of Tympole's mouth glows light blue and it takes in a deep breath. It then releases multiple light blue bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Tympole Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open! None
  The inside of Swanna's beak glows light blue and it fires multiple light blue bubbles from its beak at the opponent.
Skyla's Swanna Cilan Takes Flight! None
Cameron's Swanna Cameron's Secret Weapon! None
  The inside of Frillish's mouth glows light blue and it fires multiple light blue bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Frillish A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team! None
  The inside of Frillish's mouth glows light blue and it fires multiple light blue bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Frillish A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team! None
Jessie's Frillish New Places... Familiar Faces! None
  The inside of Vaporeon's mouth glows light blue and it fires multiple light blue bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Virgil's Vaporeon Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad! Vaporeon cannot legally learn Bubble Beam in Generation V
  Clauncher shoots a beam of blue bubbles from one of its pincers at the opponent.
Rodman's Clauncher Going for the Gold! None
  Lombre shoots a beam of blue bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Lombre One for the Goomy! None
  Crabrawler shoots a beam of blue bubbles from the inside of its pincers at the opponent.
Hala's Crabrawler Trial and Tribulation! None
  Popplio shoots a stream of blue bubbles from in front of its nose at the opponent.
Lana's Popplio They Might Not Be Giants! None
  Dewpider shoots a stream of blue bubbles out of its stinger at the opponent.
A wild Dewpider Dewpider Ascending! None


In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga


In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga


In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga


In the movie adaptations


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In the Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom manga


In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga


In other generations

Core series games

       
Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV
   
Generation V Generation VI

Side series games

       
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD
 
Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

 
MD: Red and Blue

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 泡沫光線 Póuhmuht Gwōngsin *
泡末光線 Póuhmuht Gwōngsin *
Mandarin 泡沫光線 / 泡沫光线 Pàomò Guāngxiàn
  Czech Bublifuk
  Danish Boblestråle
  Dutch Bubbelstraal
  Finnish Kuplasäde
  European French Bulles d'O
  German Blubbstrahl
  Greek Ακτίνα φυσαλίδων
  Indonesian Bubble Beam
  Italian Bollaraggio
  Korean 거품광선 Geopumgwangseon
  Norwegian Boblestråle
  Polish Bąbelkowy Promień*
Atak Bąbelków*
Wodne Promyki*
Strumień Bąbelków*
Bańkowy Atak*
Portuguese   Brazil Jato de Bolhas (games, BW099-present, TCG, manga)
Rajada de Bolhas (early anime)
  Portugal Raio de Bolhas (Pokémon Chronicles)
Jacto de Bolhas (Diamond and Pearl series)
  Romanian Raza de Bule
  Serbian Mlaz Mehurova
Spanish   Latin America Rayo Burbuja*
Bubblebeam* (DP105)
  Spain Rayo Burbuja
  Swedish Bubbelstråle
Bubblor*
  Turkish Baloncuk Işını
  Vietnamese Tia Bong Bóng



Variations of the move Psybeam
  Spark
  Psybeam • Bubble Beam • Aurora Beam • Sludge


Generation I TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation I HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05


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