Fickle Beam (move)

Fickle Beam (Japanese: きまぐレーザー Fickle Laser) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced during Generation IX, in The Indigo Disk. It is one of the signature moves of Hydrapple.

Fickle Beam きまぐレーザー Fickle Laser

Battles Type  Dragon Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  80* Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IX 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 IX

Effect

Fickle Beam inflicts damage. It has a 30% chance to have its power doubled to 160. Consequently, the average base power is 104.

Description

Games Description SV The user shoots a beam of light to inflict damage. Sometimes all the user's heads shoot beams in unison, doubling the move's power.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						IX
						SV
1019		Hydrapple		Grass	Dragon	Evo.
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.

Appearance

Fickle Beam has a different appearance if the user "goes all out", where all of Hydrapple's syrpents shoot together in unison.

Hydrapple unleashing an all-out Fickle Beam

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	隨機光 Chèuihgēi Gwōng
	Mandarin	隨機光 / 随机光 Suíjī Guāng
French		Laser Hasard
German		Launenlaser
Italian		Irregolaser
Korean		변덕레이저 Byeondeok Leijeo
Spanish	Latin America	Láser Caprichoso
	Spain	Láser Veleidoso

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