Bolt Beak (move)

Bolt Beak でんげきくちばし Electrical Shock Beak

Battles Type  Electric Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  85 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

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.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Bolt Beak cannot be selected in a battle.

Generation IX

Bolt Beak cannot be selected in a battle.

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. BDSPLA This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered. SV The user stabs the target with its electrified beak. This move's power is doubled if the user moves before the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0880		Dracozolt		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	63SwSh
0881		Arctozolt		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	63SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

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 French Prise de Bec German Schockschnabel Italian Beccoshock Korean 전격부리 Jeon-gyeokburi Spanish Electropico

Variations of the move Bolt Beak
Bolt Beak • Fishious Rend

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