Beldum (Pokémon)

Beldum ダンバル Dumbber

Artwork from R/S/E

Types Species  Steel  Psychic  Iron Ball Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 Clear Body 1,250,000 Pokédex National #374 Johto #— Hoenn #190 Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R-190 Almia R— Height Weight 2'00" 209.9 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Blue 3 Gender ratio Genderless Egg groups Egg cycles Mineral 41 (10455 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 103 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation III (Spin-Off games) Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Beldum (Japanese: ダンバル Dumbber) is a dual-type Steel/Psychic Pokémon.

It evolves into Metang starting at level 20, who evolves into Metagross starting at level 45.

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

Beldum sometimes gather in swarms, communicating with each other telepathically.

Habitat

Rough-terrain Pokémon

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 in the anime

Beldum first appeared in Less is Morrison where it belonged to Morrison. It 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

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Beldum is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

None.

By breeding

None.

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
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:  Steel	Loops: 5	Minimum Experience: 32
Poké Assist: ( Psychic )	Field Move: (Tackle ×1)	Maximum Experience: 62
"Beldum throws full-body charges. It can easily shunt aside a small obstacle."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 6.4%	IQ Group: E

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 20	First evolution	→ Level 45	Second evolution
	Beldum  Steel  Psychic		Metang  Steel  Psychic		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
	File:Spr 3r 374 s.png		File:Spr 3e 374 s.gif	File:Spr 3f 374 s.png		File:Spr b g3 374 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

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

Trivia

• Beldum's number in the Hoenn Dex and the Fiore Browser is the same: 190. This makes it one of thirteen Pokémon (only five evolution families) to have the same numbers in more than one Pokédex-like listing.
• 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 extremely difficult to capture due to its self-damaging move, Take Down and the everlasting Sandstorm, which hurts all but Steel-, Rock-, and Ground-types for 1/16 of their health every turn.
• Up until Pokémon Platinum, Beldum could not learn any move except Take Down.

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

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.