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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
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
037   Vulpix
Alolan Form 		  Field Field 28SMUSUM
17PE 		24SwSh
038   Ninetales
Alolan Form 		 
  		Field Field 1SwSh
086   Seel
   Water 1 Field 35 16 21 27 27 27 27SMUSUM
26PE 		27BDSP
087   Dewgong
  
  		Water 1 Field 1, 35 1, 16 1, 21 27 27 27 27SMUSUM
26PE 		27BDSP
090   Shellder
   Water 3 Water 3 30 17 17RSE
22FRLG 		32 37 37 37SMUSUM
27PE 		24 24
091   Cloyster
  
  		Water 3 Water 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1SMUSUM 1 1
134   Vaporeon
   Field Field 36Y 36 36 36 36BW
21B2W2 		20 20SMUSUM
17PE 		30 30
223   Remoraid
   Water 1 Water 2 22 22 14 14 14 14 16
224   Octillery
   Water 1 Water 2 22 22 1, 14 1, 14 1, 14 1, 14 16
245   Suicune
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 41C 41 29 29 29 29
363   Spheal
  
  		Water 1 Field 25 25 25 25XY
21ORAS 		21 28
364   Sealeo
  
  		Water 1 Field 25 25 25 25XY
21ORAS 		21 28
365   Walrein
  
  		Water 1 Field 25 25 25 25XY
19ORAS 		19 28
488   Cresselia
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 29 29 29 29 12 12
615   Cryogonal
   Mineral Mineral 25 25 13 28SwSh 24
698   Amaura
  
  		Monster Monster 20 20 24SwSh
699   Aurorus
  
  		Monster Monster 20 20 24SwSh
716   Xerneas
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 10 10 10SwSh
801   Magearna
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 17 36SwSh 36
873   Frosmoth
  
  		Bug Bug 24SwSh 24
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
072   Tentacool
  
  		Water 3 Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
116   Horsea
   Water 1 Dragon ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
120   Staryu
   Water 3 Water 3 ✔GS
131   Lapras
  
  		Monster Water 1 ✔
138   Omanyte
  
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
140   Kabuto
  
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
223   Remoraid
   Water 1 Water 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
225   Delibird
  
  		Water 1 Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
456   Finneon
   Water 2 Water 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP ✔
751   Dewpider
  
  		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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Aurora Beam has 10 base power, 17PP and 65% accuracy. The attack travels up to 10 tiles away and hits the first Pokémon it encounters, ally or enemy, possibly cutting its Attack stat to ½ of the original value. This reduction is separate from the stat stages, and is only shared with Charm and Memento.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's accuracy has been decreased to 61.75%.


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 Cryogonal Spheal Suicune
The user fires a multicolored beam at the foe.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Seel Seel releases a multicolored beam from the horn on its head at the opponent.
Cerulean Gym's Seel The Misty Mermaid Debut
  Dewgong 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 Cloyster releases a multicolored beam from the horn on its head at the opponent.
Prima's Cloyster The Mandarin Island Miss Match None
  Vaporeon 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 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. Suicune then 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
  Sealeo A white orb appears in front of Sealeo's mouth. It 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 Remoraid releases a multicolored ray from its mouth at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Remoraid May, We Harley Drew'd Ya! None
  Cryogonal 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 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 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 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 Dewgong forms a multicolored orb of energy in front of its mouth. It then 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

       
Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV
   
  		 
  		 
 
Generation V Generation VI SMUSUM LGPE
 
  		 
 
SwSh BDSP

Side series games

       
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD
 
Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

     
MD: Red and Blue MD: GTI SMD

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*
Promień Jutrzenki*
Wibrujący Ton*
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
  Psybeam • Bubble Beam • Aurora Beam • Sludge


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