BubbleBeam (move)
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| BubbleBeam バブルこうせん Bubble Beam | ||||||||||||
| A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the foe. It may also lower the target's Speed stat. | ||||||||||||
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BubbleBeam (Japanese: バブルこうせん Bubble Beam) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation I. Misty will give the player the TM for this move after her defeat in Generation I.
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Effect
Generation I
BubbleBeam does damage and has a 9.8% chance of lowering the target's speed by 1 level.
BubbleBeam will not be able to lower the target's speed if it has reached a level of -6 or a value of 1, or if the target has a Substitute.
Generation II and on
Same as Generation I, but with a 10% chance of lowering Speed instead.
Learnset
Generation I
By TM11
Generation II
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 072 | | Tentacool | Water | Poison | 25 |
| 073 | | Tentacruel | Water | Poison | 25 |
| 120 | | Staryu | Water | 31 | |
| 121 | | Starmie | Water | Psychic | -- |
| 183 | | Marill | Water | 21 | |
| 184 | | Azumarill | Water | 25 | |
| 222 | | Corsola | Water | Rock | 25 |
| 223 | | Remoraid | Water | 22 | |
| 224 | | Octillery | Water | 22 | |
| 226 | | Mantine | Water | Flying | 18 |
| 245 | | Suicune | Water | 41GS | |
| 245 | | Suicune | Water | 11C | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 060 | | Poliwag | Water | Marill, Azumarill Corsola Remoraid, Octillery Mantine | |
| 090 | | Shellder | Water | Tentacool, Tentacruel Corsola | |
| 138 | | Omanyte | Rock | Water | Tentacool, Tentacruel Marill, Azumarill Corsola Remoraid, Octillery Mantine |
| 140 | | Kabuto | Rock | Water | Tentacool, Tentacruel Marill, Azumarill Corsola Remoraid, Octillery Mantine |
| 211 | | Qwilfish | Water | Poison | Remoraid, Octillery |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 072 | | Tentacool | Water | Poison | 25 |
| 073 | | Tentacruel | Water | Poison | 25 |
| 120 | | Staryu | Water | 28 | |
| 183 | | Marill | Water | 21 | |
| 184 | | Azumarill | Water | 25 | |
| 222 | | Corsola | Water | Rock | 23 |
| 223 | | Remoraid | Water | 22 | |
| 224 | | Octillery | Water | 22 | |
| 226 | | Mantine | Water | Flying | 15 |
| 245 | | Suicune | Water | 11 | |
| 283 | | Surskit | Bug | Water | 25 |
| 341 | | Corphish | Water | 20RSE | |
| 341 | | Corphish | Water | 19FRLG | |
| 342 | | Crawdaunt | Water | Dark | 20RSE |
| 342 | | Crawdaunt | Water | Dark | 19FRLG |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 060 | | Poliwag | Water | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Marill, Azumarill Corsola Remoraid, Octillery Mantine Corphish, Crawdaunt | |
| 090 | | Shellder | Water | Tentacool, Tentacruel Corsola Corphish, Crawdaunt | |
| 138 | | Omanyte | Rock | Water | Tentacool, Tentacruel Marill, Azumarill Corsola Remoraid, Octillery Mantine Surskit, Masquerain Corphish, Crawdaunt |
| 140 | | Kabuto | Rock | Water | Tentacool, Tentacruel Marill, Azumarill Corsola Remoraid, Octillery Mantine Surskit, Masquerain Corphish, Crawdaunt |
| 211 | | Qwilfish | Water | Poison | Remoraid, Octillery |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
Generation IV
By leveling up
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 090 | | Shellder | Water | Tentacool, Tentacruel Krabby, Kingler Corsola Corphish, Crawdaunt | |
| 138 | | Omanyte | Rock | Water | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed Tentacool, Tentacruel Krabby, Kingler Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Marill, Azumarill Corsola Remoraid, Octillery Mantine Surskit, Masquerain Corphish, Crawdaunt Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon |
| 140 | | Kabuto | Rock | Water | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed Tentacool, Tentacruel Krabby, Kingler Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Marill, Azumarill Corsola Remoraid, Octillery Mantine Surskit, Masquerain Corphish, Crawdaunt Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon |
| 211 | | Qwilfish | Water | Poison | Remoraid, Octillery Chinchou, Lanturn |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
In the anime
| | This article is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this article to add missing sections and complete it. |
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| Piplup | Staryu | Corphish | Prinplup |
| The user releases bubbles from its mouth. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Episode Used In | Notes | |
| | It releases orange bubbles from its jewel. | ||
| Misty's Staryu | Episode unknown | None | |
| | It releases multi-colored bubbles from its pincers after it opens them. | ||
| Ash's Corphish | Episode unknown | None | |
| | Its beak glows and then it releases bubbles from there. | ||
| Dawn's Piplup | Following a Maiden's Voyage! | None | |
| | Its beak glows and then it releases bubbles from there. | ||
| Kenny's Prinplup | Getting the Pre-Contest Titters | None | |
In other languages
- Spanish: Rayo Burbuja
- French: Bulles d'O
- German: Blubbstrahl
- Italian: Bollaraggio
- Korean: 거품광선 gopumgwangson
- Norwegian: Boblestråle
- Dutch: Bubbelstraal
| Variations on the move Aurora Beam | |
|---|---|
| | Spark |
| | Aurora Beam | BubbleBeam | Psybeam | Sludge |
| Generation I TMs | |
|---|---|
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |
| Generation I HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | |
| | This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |

