Beldum (Pokémon)

Beldum ダンバル Dumbber
Artwork from R/S/E
Types	Steel/Psychic
Species	Iron Ball Pokémon
National Dex	#374
Johto Dex	#—
Hoenn Dex	#190
Sinnoh Dex	#—
Fiore Browser	R-190
Almia Browser	R—
Height	2′00″ (0.6m)
Weight	209.9 lbs. (95.2kg)
Ability	Clear Body
Egg group	Mineral
Time to hatch	10,240 steps
Effort yield	1 Def
Exp. yield	103 base exp.
Lv. 100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	—
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	3
Body style
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Beldum (Japanese: ダンバル Dumbber) is a dual-type Steel/Psychic Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 Related articles 9 External links

Biology

Physiology

Beldum is a robotic lifeform that has a long body with a set of claws sticking out of its rear end. It has one large red eye in the center of its nearly-round head, which is set into a ball-and-socket joint at its front end. It has a short crest above its head, projecting from its body. Even though Beldum and its evolved forms are mechanical creatures, they still have emotions, the need to eat and a way of reproducing. Beldum has been said to be related to Magnemite due to the fact that both of them are partially Steel-type that create electromagnetic waves to float in the air, and probably due to the fact that they evolve in a similar fashion, it takes two Beldum to evolve into a Metang and two Metang to evolve into a Metagross.

Gender differences

This Pokémon is genderless.

Special abilities

Beldum's body is magnetised, and it uses magnetism to move, communicate, and control its attacks. It is said to be related to Magnemite, but Beldum's magnetism focuses on Psychic moves instead of Electric moves. Beldum's skills in battle are extremely limited as it is only capable of using Take Down.

Behavior

Habitat

Beldum are very scarce in the wild, but they do tend to inhabit areas with rugged terrain.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Beldum first appeared in Less is Morrison. Morrison had plans on using the Iron Ball Pokémon in the Hoenn League. Morrison's Beldum evolved into Metang in Saved by the Beldum.

In the manga

In Pokémon Special, Steven Stone owns a huge amount of Beldum that serve, along with a Metang and Metagross, as miners that help him unearth rare stones in various caves around Hoenn. These same Beldum were called upon to defeat the Mawile herd in Granite Cave when both Ruby and Steven were attacked by them.

In the TCG

Main article: Beldum (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	Instead of blood, a powerful magnetic force courses throughout Beldum's body. This Pokémon communicates with others by sending controlled pulses of magnetism.
	Sapphire	Beldum keeps itself floating by generating a magnetic force that repels earth's natural magnetism. When it sleeps, this Pokémon anchors itself to a cliff using the hooks on its rear.
	Emerald	When Beldum gather in a swarm, they move in perfect unison as if they were but one Pokémon. They communicate with each other using brain waves.
	FireRed	It uses magnetic waves to converse with its kind. All the cells in its body are magnetic.
	LeafGreen	It uses magnetic waves to converse with its kind. All the cells in its body are magnetic.
IV	Diamond	It converses with others by using magnetic pulses. In a swarm, they move in perfect unison.
	Pearl	It converses with others by using magnetic pulses. In a swarm, they move in perfect unison.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	One	Steven's house in Mossdeep City
	Pokémon Emerald	One	Steven's house in Mossdeep City
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Swarm	Route 228
	Pal Park		Mountain

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Ruins
Pokémon Trozei!	Phobosphere Endless Level 46 Forever Level 46 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Mt. Steel (6F-8F) Wish Cave (15F-17F) Solar Cave (15F-17F) Joyous Tower (14F-16F)
Pokémon Ranger	Jungle Relic Go-Rock Squad Base

Base stats

HP:	40
Attack:	55
Defense:	80
SpAtk:	35
SpDef:	60
Speed:	30

Type effectiveness

Weak to	Resistant to	Immune to	Normal effectiveness
Ground : 2×  Fire : 2×	Normal : ½×  Flying : ½×  Rock : ½×  Steel : ½×  Grass : ½×  Psychic : ¼×  Ice : ½×  Dragon : ½×	Poison : 0×	Fighting : 1×  Bug : 1×  Ghost : 1×  Water : 1×  Electric : 1×  Dark : 1×

Learnset

Beldum is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Start	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

None.

By breeding

None.

By tutoring

None.

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 7.8%	Friend Area: Magnetic Quarry
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I converse with others using magnetism.
26%-50% HP	My HP has declined to approximately half.
1%-25% HP	I can't do this... My magnetism is weakening...
Level Up	My level's gone up! My magnetism has too!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 5	Minimum Experience: 32
Poké Assist:	Field Move: Tackle	Maximum Experience: 62
Beldum throws full-body charges. It can easily shunt aside a small obstacle.

Evolution

Unevolved Base form Beldum  Steel   Psychic

Level 20 First evolution Metang  Steel   Psychic

Level 45 Second evolution Metagross  Steel   Psychic

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 374.png			Image:Spr 3f 374.png
	Image:Spr 3r 374 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 374 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 374 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 374 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 374.png		Image:Spr 4p 374.png
			Image:Spr 4p 374 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 374 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Beldum images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Beldum and its evolutions are three of six Pokémon to have the same numbers in two regional Pokédexes, being 190, 191, and 192 in both Hoenn and Fiore. The other three are Bulbasaur and its evolutions, being 001, 002, and 003 in both Kanto and Fiore.
• Beldum, along with its evolved forms, are the only non-legendary Pokémon to have a catch rate of 3, which is the lowest possible. In Generation III, this low catch rate would never take effect, unless the player is cheating or encountering a Ditto that transforms into Beldum. However, in Generation IV, Beldum can be found as a swarm on Route 228, making Beldum difficult to capture due to its self-damaging move, Take Down, and the sandstorm raging around.

Origin

Beldum seems to be a magnetic robot based on a dumbbell.

Name origin

Beldum's English and Japanese names are both derived from dumbbell, a small weight used in weight training.

In other languages

• German: Tanhel - Anagram of Hantel, dumbbell.
• French: Terhal - From haltère, dumbbell.
• Korean: 메탕 Metang
• Chinese: 鐵啞鈴

Related articles

• Morrison's Beldum

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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