BubbleBeam (move)

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.

Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  65 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM11 in Generation I

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those who have made appeals.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.

BubbleBeam on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex BubbleBeam on Eevee's Movedex

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.

Effect

BubbleBeam does damage and has a 10% 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.

Learnset

Generation I

By TM11

#   Pokémon Type 007 Squirtle Water 008 Wartortle Water 009 Blastoise Water 019 Rattata Normal 020 Raticate Normal 030 Nidorina Poison 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 033 Nidorino Poison 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 052 Meowth Normal 053 Persian Normal 054 Psyduck Water 055 Golduck Water 060 Poliwag Water 061 Poliwhirl Water 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 072 Tentacool Water Poison 073 Tentacruel Water Poison 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 086 Seel Water 087 Dewgong Water Ice 090 Shellder Water 091 Cloyster Water Ice 098 Krabby Water 099 Kingler Water 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 108 Lickitung Normal 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 113 Chansey Normal 115 Kangaskhan Normal 116 Horsea Water 117 Seadra Water 118 Goldeen Water 119 Seaking Water 120 Staryu Water 121 Starmie Water Psychic 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 130 Gyarados Water Flying 131 Lapras Water Ice 134 Vaporeon Water 138 Omanyte Rock Water 139 Omastar Rock Water 140 Kabuto Rock Water 141 Kabutops Rock Water 143 Snorlax Normal 144 Articuno Ice Flying 147 Dratini Dragon 148 Dragonair Dragon 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

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

#   Pokémon Type Level 060 Poliwag Water 25 061 Poliwhirl Water 27 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting -- 072 Tentacool Water Poison 25 073 Tentacruel Water Poison 25 098 Krabby Water 15 099 Kingler Water 15 116 Horsea Water 18 117 Seadra Water 18 120 Staryu Water 28 170 Chinchou Water Electric 28 171 Lanturn Water Electric 30 183 Marill Water 21 184 Azumarill Water 25 186 Politoed Water -- 222 Corsola Water Rock 23 223 Remoraid Water 22 224 Octillery Water 22 226 Mantine Water Flying -- 226 Mantine Water Flying 10 230 Kingdra Water Dragon 18 245 Suicune Water 8 270 Lotad Water Grass 25PtHGSS 271 Lombre Water Grass 25PtHGSS 283 Surskit Bug Water 25 341 Corphish Water 20 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 20 393 Piplup Water 22DP 393 Piplup Water 18PtHGSS 394 Prinplup Water 24DP 394 Prinplup Water 19PtHGSS 395 Empoleon Water Steel 24DP 395 Empoleon Water Steel 19PtHGSS 458 Mantyke Water Flying 10 489 Phione Water 24 490 Manaphy Water 24 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 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

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Prinplup	Staryu	Corphish	Piplup
The user releases bubbles from its mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Mantine	Mantine releases a stream of light blue or clear bubbles from its mouth at a great speed.
Molly's Mantine	Spell of the Unown		Debut
Dorian's Mantine	Just Add Water		None
Lola's Mantine	A Family that Battles Together Stays Together		None
Multiple wild Mantine	Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea		None
Marill	Marill releases a white bubbles from its mouth at a great speed.
Pietra's Marill	Right On, Rhydon!		None
Suicune	A blue ball forms in Suicune's mouth. Suicune then shoots millions of blue bubbles at the opponent from the blue ball. When the attack is over, the last bubble explodes and sends the opponent back.
A wild Suicune	Celebi: The Voice of the Forest		None
Azumarill	Azumarill releases white bubbles from its mouth at a great speed.
Unknown Trainer's Azumarill	Dueling Heroes		None
Jackson's Azumarill	Tie One On!		None
Corsola	A ball forms in Corsola's mouth and it releases a steam of blue bubbles from the orb.
Misty's Corsola	Pokémon Heroes		None
Juan's Corsola	The Great Eight Fate!		None
Tentacruel	Tentacruel releases multiple blue bubbles from under the large blue stinger on its face.
Kim's Tentacruel	Cerulean Blues		None
Kail's Tentacruel	Cerulean Blues		None
A Coordinator's Tentacruel	A Cacturne for the Worse		None
Crawdaunt	Crawdaunt opens its pincers and it releases light blue or multicolored bubbles at the opponent from both or one pincer.
Team Aqua grunt's Crawdaunt	Stairway to Devon		None
Shelly's Crawdaunt	Fight for the Meteorite		None
Brodie's Ditto in the form of Crawdaunt	Unfair-Weather Friends		None
Mr. Saridakis's Crawdaunt	On Olden Pond		None
A Coordinator's Crawdaunt	Battling the Generation Gap!		None
Corphish	Corphish opens its pincers and fires light blue or multicolored bubbles at the foe from one or both of them.
Ash's Corphish	Gone Corphishin'		None
Surskit	Surskit raises its front two legs and a light blue ball forms between them. It then lowers the ball and multiple light blue bubbles come out and hit the opponent.
Max's Surskit	Maxxed Out!		None
Staryu	Staryu's jewel glows orange and it releases orange bubbles from it at the opponent.
Misty's Staryu	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
Piplup	Piplup opens its beak and releases a stream of blue bubbles at the opponent. Sometimes its beak glows light blue.
A Piplup Dawn imagined	Following a Maiden's Voyage!		None
Dawn's Piplup	Following a Maiden's Voyage!		None
Piplup of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
Prinplup	The inside of Prinplup's beak glows light blue and it fires light blue bubbles at the oppponent from its beak.
Kenny's Prinplup	Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!		None
Mime Jr.	The inside of Mime Jr.'s mouth glows light blue and it fires multiple light blue bubbles at the opponent from its mouth.
James's Mime Jr.	All Dressed Up with Nowhere to Go!		Used via Mimic

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Staryu	Staryu releases multiple bubbles out of the gem of the center of its body at the opponent.
Misty's Staryu	Gyarados Splashes In!		Debut

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Raio de Bolhas, Feixe de Bolhas ("Bubble Bunch"), Jato de Bolhas ("Bubble Jet")
• Spanish: Rayo Burbuja
• French: Bulles d'O
• German: Blubbstrahl
• Italian: Bollaraggio
• Korean: 거품광선 gopumgwangson
• Norwegian: Boblestråle
• Dutch: Bubbelstraal
• Finnish: Kuplasäde

Variations on the move Aurora Beam
	Spark
	Aurora Beam | BubbleBeam | Psybeam | Sludge

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