Steel Beam (move)

Steel Beam
てっていこうせん Beam of Steely Resolve
Steel Beam IX.png
Steel Beam IX 2.png
Type  Steel
Category  Special
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  140
Accuracy  95%
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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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Jamming  0  

Steel Beam (Japanese: てっていこうせん Beam of Steely Resolve) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is TM170 in Generation IX.

Effect

Steel Beam inflicts damage, and the user takes damage equal to half of its maximum HP rounded up (unless it has Magic Guard).

The user of Steel Beam will take damage even if the target is protected from it, if it hits a substitute, or if the move misses. If Steel Beam fails due to there being no targets (i.e. if all Pokémon in range fainted before the move was used), the user does not take damage.

Rock Head and Reckless do not affect Steel Beam.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Steel Beam cannot be selected in a battle.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Steel Beam's base power is changed from 140 to 120. Steel Beam is a recoil move in this game.

Category  Special
PP  5
Agile Strong
Power  120  100  140
Accuracy  95%  95%  100%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  0  +5
Target  0  +3  0
Additional effect
Recoil  50%  33%  66%
   ?  ?
   ?  ?
Damages the user by a percentage of its total HP

Description

Games Description
SwShLA
SV
The user fires a beam of steel that it collected from its entire body. This also damages the user.
BDSP This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.


Learnset

By TM/Move Tutor

A Move Tutor will teach Steel Beam to any Steel-type Pokémon (except for Dusk Mane Necrozma), as well as both Zacian and Zamazenta. Arceus and Silvally can also learn the move regardless of their current type. The Move Tutor is:

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
0027  
Sandshrew
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0028  
Sandslash
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0050  
Diglett
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0051  
Dugtrio
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0052  
Meowth
Galarian Form
  Field Field
0081    
 
Mineral Mineral
0082    
 
Mineral Mineral
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0208    
 
Mineral Mineral
0212    
 
Bug Bug
0227    
 
Flying Flying
0299     Mineral Mineral
0303    
 
Field Fairy
0304    
 
Monster Monster
0305    
 
Monster Monster
0306    
 
Monster Monster
0374    
 
Mineral Mineral
0375    
 
Mineral Mineral
0376    
 
Mineral Mineral
0379     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0385    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0395    
 
Water 1 Field
0410    
 
Monster Monster
0411    
 
Monster Monster
0413  
Wormadam
Trash Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug
0436    
 
Mineral Mineral
0437    
 
Mineral Mineral
0448    
 
Field Human-Like
0462    
 
Mineral Mineral
0476    
 
Mineral Mineral
0483  
Dialga
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0485    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0493  
Arceus
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0530    
 
Field Field
0589    
 
Bug Bug
0597    
 
Grass Mineral
0598    
 
Grass Mineral
0599     Mineral Mineral
0600     Mineral Mineral
0601     Mineral Mineral
0618  
Stunfisk
Galarian Form
 
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0624    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0625    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0632    
 
Bug Bug
0638    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0649  
Genesect
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0679    
 
Mineral Mineral
0680    
 
Mineral Mineral
0681    
 
Mineral Mineral
0705  
Sliggoo
Hisuian Form
 
 
Dragon Dragon
0706  
Goodra
Hisuian Form
 
 
Dragon Dragon
0707    
 
Mineral Mineral
0773  
Silvally
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0777    
 
Field Fairy
0791    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0797    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0798    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0801  
Magearna
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0805    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0808     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0809     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0823    
 
Flying Flying
0863     Field Field
0878     Field Mineral
0879     Field Mineral
0884    
 
Mineral Dragon
0888  
Zacian
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0889  
Zamazenta
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0957    
 
Fairy Fairy
0958    
 
Fairy Fairy
0959    
 
Fairy Fairy
0965    
 
Mineral Mineral
0966    
 
Mineral Mineral
0968     Field Field
0983    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0990    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1000    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1018    
 
Mineral Dragon
1023    
 
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.
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.


Special move

Generation VIII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0823    
 
Flying Flying ★And337 Gigantamax Corviknight
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.


In other games

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Special 4 199 238 95% An opponent Recoil The user takes damage equal to 50% of its maximum HP. The damage is taken even when the attack fails. Raihan & Duraludon

Past description

  • Prior to Version 2.10.0*: The user takes damage equal to half of its maximum HP. The damage is taken even if the attack fails.

In the anime

 
Duraludon
 
Mega Lucario
 
Lucario
The user fires a beam of steel that it collected from its entire body. This also damages the user.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Duraludon lands on all fours and gathers an orb of bluish-silver energy in front of its mouth. It then fires a beam of energy from the orb at the opponent. This also causes Duraludon to lose stamina upon using the move.
Raihan's Duraludon Toughing It Out! Debut
  An orb of bluish-silver energy forms in front of one of Mega Lucario's hands. It then fires a beam of energy from the orb at the opponent.
Ash's Lucario A Battle of Mega Versus Max! None
  An orb of bluish-silver energy forms in front of Lucario's hands. It then fires a beam of energy from the orb at the opponent.
Ash's Lucario Battling in the Freezing Raid! None


Pokédex entries

Episode Subject Source Entry
JN027 Steel Beam Goh's Rotom Phone Steel Beam uses up energy from Duraludon's body and, in exchange, releases vast amounts of power.

In other generations

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 鐵蹄光線 Tittàih Gwōngsin
Mandarin 鐵蹄光線 / 铁蹄光线 Tiětí Guāngxiàn
  French Métalaser
  German Stahlstrahl
  Italian Raggio d'Acciaio
  Korean 철제광선 Cheolje Gwangseon
  Polish Promień Stali
  Portuguese Feixe de Aço
  Spanish Metaláser

References

Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216
217218219220221222223224225226227228229


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