Meteor Beam (move)

Meteor Beam メテオビーム Meteor Beam

Battles Type  Rock Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} 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

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

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Move Tutor in The Isle of Armor

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

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

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Meteor Beam is learned by most extraterrestrial Pokémon and all fossil Pokémon that are obtainable in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

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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