Meteor Beam (move)

Meteor Beam
メテオビーム Meteor Beam
Meteor Beam IX.png
Meteor Beam IX 2.png
Type  Rock
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  120
Accuracy  90%
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Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VIII
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Meteor Beam (Japanese: メテオビーム Meteor Beam) is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation VIII.

Effect

On the turn it is selected, Meteor Beam will raise the user's Special Attack by one stage, and the message "[User] is overflowing with space power!" will be shown. On the following turn, Meteor Beam will do damage (factoring in the Special Attack boost), PP will be deducted from it, and it will count as the last move used. Once Meteor Beam is selected, the user won't be able to switch out until it is disrupted or fully executed.

Sleep, freeze, partial trapping, and flinching will pause but not disrupt the duration of Meteor Beam.

If a Power Herb is held by the user, Meteor Beam can be executed in one turn.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Meteor Beam cannot be selected in a battle.

Generation IX

Meteor Beam is programmed into Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, but cannot be selected in a battle as no available Pokémon can learn it. However, it can be called by Metronome.

Description

Games Description
SwShLA In this two-turn attack, the user gathers space power and boosts its Sp. Atk stat, then attacks the target on the next turn.
BDSP 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 gathers energy from space and boosts its Sp. Atk stat on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.


Learnset

By Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
SwSh SwSh
EP
BDSP LA
035   Clefairy
  Fairy Fairy
036   Clefable
  Fairy Fairy
095   Onix
 
 
Mineral Mineral
112   Rhydon
 
 
Monster Field
121   Starmie
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
138   Omanyte
 
 
Water 1 Water 3
139   Omastar
 
 
Water 1 Water 3
140   Kabuto
 
 
Water 1 Water 3
141   Kabutops
 
 
Water 1 Water 3
142   Aerodactyl
 
 
Flying Flying
151   Mew
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
185   Sudowoodo
  Mineral Mineral
208   Steelix
 
 
Mineral Mineral
213   Shuckle
 
 
Bug Bug
222   Corsola
 
 
Water 1 Water 3
222   Corsola
Galarian Form
  Water 1 Water 3
306   Aggron
 
 
Monster Monster
337   Lunatone
 
 
Mineral Mineral
338   Solrock
 
 
Mineral Mineral
345   Lileep
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
346   Cradily
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
347   Anorith
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
348   Armaldo
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
369   Relicanth
 
 
Water 1 Water 2
375   Metang
 
 
Mineral Mineral
376   Metagross
 
 
Mineral Mineral
377   Regirock
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
379   Registeel
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
384   Rayquaza
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
385   Jirachi
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
437   Bronzong
 
 
Mineral Mineral
464   Rhyperior
 
 
Monster Field
524   Roggenrola
  Mineral Mineral
525   Boldore
  Mineral Mineral
526   Gigalith
  Mineral Mineral
558   Crustle
 
 
Bug Mineral
564   Tirtouga
 
 
Water 1 Water 3
565   Carracosta
 
 
Water 1 Water 3
566   Archen
 
 
Flying Water 3
567   Archeops
 
 
Flying Water 3
605   Elgyem
  Human-Like Human-Like
606   Beheeyem
  Human-Like Human-Like
689   Barbaracle
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
696   Tyrunt
 
 
Monster Dragon
697   Tyrantrum
 
 
Monster Dragon
698   Amaura
 
 
Monster Monster
699   Aurorus
 
 
Monster Monster
703   Carbink
 
 
Fairy Mineral
719   Diancie
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
791   Solgaleo
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
792   Lunala
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
793   Nihilego
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
797   Celesteela
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
800   Necrozma
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
800   Necrozma
Dusk Mane
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
800   Necrozma
Dawn Wings
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
805   Stakataka
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
834   Drednaw
 
 
Monster Water 1
837   Rolycoly
  Mineral Mineral
838   Carkol
 
 
Mineral Mineral
839   Coalossal
 
 
Mineral Mineral
864   Cursola
  Water 1 Water 3
874   Stonjourner
  Mineral Mineral
880   Dracozolt
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
881   Arctozolt
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
882   Dracovish
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
883   Arctovish
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
890   Eternatus
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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 GO

In Pokémon GO, Meteor Beam is a Charged Attack that was made available on September 18, 2022.

  Meteor Beam
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 140
Energy cost 100
Duration 1.9 seconds
Damage window 1.0 - 1.9 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 120
Energy cost 60
Secondary effect  1 Attack
Effect chance 100%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
    
By Elite Charged TM
 
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

In the anime

       
Nihilego Cradily
The user attacks the opponent with a powerful beam of space energy.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Nihilego Nihilego forms a light blue orb of energy in front of its body. It then fires a yellow beam of energy from the ball at the opponent.
Gladion's Lillie Helping the Hometown Hero! Debut
  Cradily Cradily forms a yellow ball of energy in front of its head. It then fires a yellow beam of energy from the ball at the opponent.
Steven's Cradily Battling as Hard as Stone! None


In other generations

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 流星光束 Làuhsīng Gwōngchūk
Mandarin 流星光束 Liúxīng Guāngshù
  Czech Meteorický Paprsek
  French Laser Météore
  German Meteorstrahl
  Italian Raggiometeora
  Korean 메테오빔 Mete-obim
  Portuguese Raio Meteórico
  Spanish Rayo Meteórico



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