Charge Beam (move)

Charge Beam チャージビーム Charge Beam

The user fires a concentrated bundle of electricity. It may also raise the user's Sp. Atk stat.

Battles Type  Electric Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  50 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM57 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 +2 if first to appeal

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Charge Beam on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Charge Beam on Eevee's Movedex

Charge Beam (Japanese: チャージビーム Charge Beam) is an Electric-type move introduced in Generation IV that causes damage and may increase the user's Special Attack stat. It is given by Volkner as TM57 when the player defeats him.

Effect

Charge Beam damages the target and has a 70% chance of raising the user's Special Attack.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
100		Voltorb	Electric		26
101		Electrode	Electric		26
377		Regirock	Rock		49
378		Regice	Ice		49
379		Registeel	Steel		49
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 TM57

#		Pokémon	Type
019		Rattata	Normal
020		Raticate	Normal
025		Pikachu	Electric
026		Raichu	Electric
035		Clefairy	Normal
036		Clefable	Normal
039		Jigglypuff	Normal
040		Wigglytuff	Normal
063		Abra	Psychic
064		Kadabra	Psychic
065		Alakazam	Psychic
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel
100		Voltorb	Electric
101		Electrode	Electric
113		Chansey	Normal
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic
125		Electabuzz	Electric
135		Jolteon	Electric
137		Porygon	Normal
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying
150		Mewtwo	Psychic
151		Mew	Psychic
161		Sentret	Normal
162		Furret	Normal
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric
172		Pichu	Electric
179		Mareep	Electric
180		Flaaffy	Electric
181		Ampharos	Electric
200		Misdreavus	Ghost
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic
206		Dunsparce	Normal
223		Remoraid	Water
224		Octillery	Water
233		Porygon2	Normal
234		Stantler	Normal
239		Elekid	Electric
242		Blissey	Normal
243		Raikou	Electric
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass
263		Zigzagoon	Normal
264		Linoone	Normal
280		Ralts	Psychic
281		Kirlia	Psychic
282		Gardevoir	Psychic
300		Skitty	Normal
301		Delcatty	Normal
303		Mawile	Steel
309		Electrike	Electric
310		Manectric	Electric
311		Plusle	Electric
312		Minun	Electric
313		Volbeat	Bug
314		Illumise	Bug
325		Spoink	Psychic
326		Grumpig	Psychic
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic
352		Kecleon	Normal
353		Shuppet	Ghost
354		Banette	Ghost
355		Duskull	Ghost
356		Dusclops	Ghost
358		Chimecho	Psychic
359		Absol	Dark
377		Regirock	Rock
378		Regice	Ice
379		Registeel	Steel
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic
386		Deoxys Normal Forme	Psychic
386		Deoxys Attack Forme	Psychic
386		Deoxys Defense Forme	Psychic
386		Deoxys Speed Forme	Psychic
399		Bidoof	Normal
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water
403		Shinx	Electric
404		Luxio	Electric
405		Luxray	Electric
417		Pachirisu	Electric
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying
427		Buneary	Normal
428		Lopunny	Normal
429		Mismagius	Ghost
433		Chingling	Psychic
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel
466		Electivire	Electric
474		Porygon-Z	Normal
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting
477		Dusknoir	Ghost
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost
480		Uxie	Psychic
481		Mesprit	Psychic
482		Azelf	Psychic
487		Giratina Altered Forme	Ghost	Dragon
487		Giratina Origin Forme	Ghost	Dragon
488		Cresselia	Psychic
491		Darkrai	Dark
493		Arceus	Grass
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

	Luxray
Its body starts sparkling with electricity and then fires the lightning. .
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Luxray	Its body starts sparkling with electricity and then fires the lightning.
Marble's Luxray	Luxray Vision		Debut

In other languages

• French: Rayon Chargé
• Italian: Raggioscossa
• German: Ladestrahl
• Spanish: Rayo Carga
• Korean: 차지빔 chajibim
• Dutch: Opladingsstraal

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