Fickle Beam (move)

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

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

Effect

Fickle Beam inflicts damage. There is a 70% chance for the move to inflict damage at 80 base power, and a 30% chance for it to double and inflict damage at 160 base power. 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 Láser Veleidoso

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