Steel Beam (move)

Steel Beam てっていこうせん Beam of Steely Resolve

Battles Type  Steel Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  140 Accuracy  95% 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 Not a TM, 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 VIII

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.

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Effect

Steel Beam inflicts damage, and the user receives recoil damage equal to ½ of the damage done to the target.

Description

Games Description SwSh The user fires a beam of steel that it collected from its entire body. This also damages the user.

Learnset

• Diglett (Alolan Form)
• Dugtrio (Alolan Form)
• Meowth (Galarian Form)
• Steelix
• Mawile
• Jirachi
• Bronzor
• Bronzong
• Lucario
• Excadrill
• Escavalier
• Ferroseed
• Ferrothorn
• Klink
• Klang
• Klinklang
• Stunfisk (Galarian Form)
• Pawniard
• Bisharp
• Durant
• Cobalion
• Honedge
• Doublade
• Aegislash
• Silvally (Type: Steel)
• Togedemaru
• Meltan
• Melmetal
• Corviknight
• Perrserker
• Cufant
• Copperajah
• Duraludon
• Zacian
• Zamazenta

Trivia

• In April 2019, prior to the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield, CoroCoro Comics May ran a contest where fans could name the strongest Steel-type move. Steel Beam was the move that won this contest.
• The Japanese name of this move literally means an "all-out resistance" (徹底抗戦 tettei-kōsen), while also incorporating puns on 鋼鉄 kōtetsu (steel) and 光線 kōsen (beam).
• Steel Beam is tied with Doom Desire for having the highest base power of all Steel-type moves, excluding Z-Moves, Max Moves, and G-Max Moves.

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 철저광선 Cheoljeo Gwangseon Spanish Metaláser

References

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.