Hyper Beam (move)
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| Hyper Beam はかいこうせん Destruction Beam | ||||||||||||
| The foe is attacked with a powerful beam. The user must rest on the next turn to regain its energy. | ||||||||||||
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Hyper Beam (Japanese: はかいこうせん Destruction Beam) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It can be learned via TM by many fully-evolved Pokémon that can learn TMs, including Pokémon that were fully evolved at one point but later received more evolved forms (such as Porygon or Seadra).
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Effect
Generation I
Hyper Beam inflicts damage. A recharge turn is required on the turn after damage is done, during which no action may be performed. Though its power is 150, the target's Defense will be halved when damage from this attack is calculated, giving it an effective power of 300.
Hyper Beam will not require a recharge turn if it misses, breaks a Substitute, defeats the target, or if the user is targeted by a partial trapping move (even if it misses), flinches, or is put to sleep after the attack but before the recharge turn. However, freeze does not negate the recharge turn of Hyper Beam. If the user is confused, the recharge turn of Hyper Beam will not count towards the number of turns the user will remain confused.
In a round where the target attacks before a user which must recharge, if the opponent uses a partial trapping move that misses, the user will automatically use Hyper Beam during that turn. If at such a time Hyper Beam has 0 PP, Hyper Beam will still be used, and afterward its PP will roll over to 63, and full PP ups will be applied to it.
If a frozen Pokémon that has not yet recharged is defrosted via Haze, it will remain unable to attack, switch, or do anything, and nothing (not even being refrozen and then defrosted by a Fire move) will be able to change this.
In Stadium, Hyper Beam requires a recharge turn every time it is used.
Generation II onwards
The target's Defense is not halved anymore for the damage calculation of this move. Hyper Beam will always recharge if it hits, even if the target is knocked out, unless the target is a wild Pokémon or the final Pokémon in a trainer's party.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 
| Gyarados | Water | Flying | 52 |
| 142 | 
| Aerodactyl | Rock | Flying | 54 |
| 143 | 
| Snorlax | Normal | 56 | |
| 147 | 
| Dratini | Dragon | 50 | |
| 148 | 
| Dragonair | Dragon | 55 | |
| 149 | 
| Dragonite | Dragon | Flying | 60 |
| 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 TM15
Generation II
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 |
| Gyarados | Water | Flying | 50 |
| 142 |
| Aerodactyl | Rock | Flying | 50 |
| 143 |
| Snorlax | Normal | 57 | |
| 147 |
| Dratini | Dragon | 57 | |
| 148 |
| Dragonair | Dragon | 65 | |
| 149 |
| Dragonite | Dragon | Flying | 75 |
| 223 | 
| Remoraid | Water | 55 | |
| 224 | 
| Octillery | Water | 70 | |
| 246 | 
| Larvitar | Rock | Ground | 57 |
| 247 | 
| Pupitar | Rock | Ground | 65 |
| 248 | 
| Tyranitar | Rock | Dark | 75 |
| 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 TM15
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 |
| Gyarados | Water | Flying | 55 |
| 142 |
| Aerodactyl | Rock | Flying | 50 |
| 143 |
| Snorlax | Normal | 51RSE | |
| 143 |
| Snorlax | Normal | 53FRLG | |
| 147 |
| Dratini | Dragon | 57 | |
| 148 |
| Dragonair | Dragon | 65 | |
| 149 |
| Dragonite | Dragon | Flying | 75 |
| 223 |
| Remoraid | Water | 55 | |
| 224 |
| Octillery | Water | 70 | |
| 246 |
| Larvitar | Rock | Ground | 57 |
| 247 |
| Pupitar | Rock | Ground | 65 |
| 248 |
| Tyranitar | Rock | Dark | 75 |
| 295 | 
| Exploud | Normal | 40 | |
| 328 | 
| Trapinch | Ground | 57 | |
| 329 | 
| Vibrava | Dragon | Ground | 57 |
| 330 | 
| Flygon | Dragon | Ground | 65 |
| 344 | 
| Claydol | Ground | Psychic | 36 |
| 375 | 
| Metang | Steel | Psychic | 62 |
| 376 | 
| Metagross | Steel | Psychic | 77 |
| 377 | 
| Regirock | Rock | 65 | |
| 378 | 
| Regice | Ice | 65 | |
| 379 | 
| Registeel | Steel | 65 | |
| 384 | 
| Rayquaza | Dragon | Flying | 75 |
| 386 | 
| Deoxys Normal Forme | Psychic | 50 | |
| 386 | 
| Deoxys Attack Forme | Psychic | 50 | |
| 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 TM15
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 |
| Gyarados | Water | Flying | 47 |
| 142 |
| Aerodactyl | Rock | Flying | 57 |
| 147 |
| Dratini | Dragon | 55 | |
| 148 |
| Dragonair | Dragon | 67 | |
| 149 |
| Dragonite | Dragon | Flying | 73 |
| 223 |
| Remoraid | Water | 45 | |
| 224 |
| Octillery | Water | 55 | |
| 233 | 
| Porygon2 | Normal | 67 | |
| 246 |
| Larvitar | Rock | Ground | 50 |
| 247 |
| Pupitar | Rock | Ground | 60 |
| 248 |
| Tyranitar | Rock | Dark | 70 |
| 295 |
| Exploud | Normal | 71 | |
| 328 |
| Trapinch | Ground | 57 | |
| 329 |
| Vibrava | Dragon | Ground | 57 |
| 330 |
| Flygon | Dragon | Ground | 57 |
| 344 |
| Claydol | Ground | Psychic | 36 |
| 375 |
| Metang | Steel | Psychic | 56 |
| 376 |
| Metagross | Steel | Psychic | 71 |
| 377 |
| Regirock | Rock | 89 | |
| 378 |
| Regice | Ice | 89 | |
| 379 |
| Registeel | Steel | 89 | |
| 384 |
| Rayquaza | Dragon | Flying | 65 |
| 386 |
| Deoxys Normal Forme | Psychic | 97 | |
| 386 |
| Deoxys Attack Forme | Psychic | 97 | |
| 467 | 
| Magmortar | Fire | 67 | |
| 474 | 
| Porygon-Z | Normal | 67 | |
| 493 | 
| Arceus | Fire | 80 | |
| 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 TM15
In the anime
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| Salamence | Ursaring | Gyarados | Dialga |
| The opponent is hit by a beam from the user's mouth. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Episode Used In | Notes | |
| Gyarados
| Gyarados shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| A wild Gyarados | The Pi-Kahuna | Debut | |
| Fergus's Gyarados | Mewtwo Strikes Back | None | |
| Lance's Red Gyarados | Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution | None | |
| Misty's Gyarados | Cerulean Blues | None | |
 Kingler
| Kingler's eyes glow light blue, then fires a charged beam of orange light from its left claw. | ||
| Ash's Kingler | Round One, Begin! | None | |
 Nidoking
| Nidoking's horn glows orange. Then, a orange beam is shot out of it. | ||
| a wild Nidoking | In the Pink | None | |
 Golduck
| Golduck puts its two fingers up to its gem on its head and it starts glowing orange. A large orange beam is then released from it. | ||
| a wild Golduck | Bye Bye Psyduck | None | |
 Ursaring
| A beam shoots out of Ursaring's mouth. | ||
| Wild Ursaring | Forest Grumps | None | |
| Paul's Ursaring | Different Strokes for Different Blokes | None | |
| Snorlax
| Snorlax shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| Ash's Snorlax | Pokémon Food Fight! | None | |
 Houndoom
| Houndoom shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| A Pokémon poacher's Houndoom | Pokémon 4Ever | None | |
| Tyranitar
| Tyranitar shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| Vicious's Tyranitar | Pokémon 4Ever | None | |
| Ash's Larvitar's mother | Mother of All Battles | None | |
| Rico's Tyranitar | A Poached Ego! | None | |
| J's client's henchmen's Tyranitar | Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part Two | None | |
 Salamence
| Salamence shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| Silver's Salamence | The Search for the Legend | None | |
| Butler's Salamence | Jirachi: Wish Maker | None | |
| J's Salamence | Mutiny in the Bounty | None | |
 Nosepass
| An electrically charged beam shoots from its nose. | ||
| Roxanne's Nosepass | The Winner by a Nosepass! | None | |
 Swellow
| Swellow shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| Winona's Swellow | Sky High Gym Battle! | None | |
 Jynx
| Jynx shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| Erica's Jynx | Mean With Envy | None | |
 Donphan
| Donphan shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| Ash's Donphan | Reversing the Charges | None | |
| Aerodactyl
| Aerodactyl shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| Wild Aerodactyl | Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl! | None | |
| Wild Aerodactyl | Wild in the Streets! | None | |
 Persian
| Persian shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| Illusion Persian | Malice in Wonderland! | None | |
 Torterra
| Torterra shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| Paul's Torterra | Glory Blaze! | None | |
 Dialga
| Dialga shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| Dialga | The Rise of Darkrai | None | |
 Palkia
| Palkia shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| Palkia | The Rise of Darkrai | None | |
 Spiritomb
| Spiritomb shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| Wild Spiritomb | The Keystone Pops! | None | |
 Hippowdon
| Hippowdon shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| Hippopotas's father | Sleight of Sand! | None | |
 Raichu
| Raichu shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| Sho's Raichu | Pika and Goliath! | None | |
 Regigigas
| A yellow-orange beam is released from in front of its body. | ||
| Wild Regigigas | Giratina and the Sky Warrior | None | |
 Skuntank
| Skuntank shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| Jupiter's Skuntank | Double Team Turnover! | None | |
 Drapion
| Drapion shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| Aaron's Drapion | A Trainer and Child Reunion! | None | |
 Empoleon
| Empoleon shoots out a yellow-orange beam from its mouth. | ||
| Barry's Empoleon | Barry's Busting Out All Over! | None | |
| Regirock
| A yellow-orange beam is released from in front of its body. | ||
| Wild Regirock | Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | None | |
| Brandon's Regirock | Battling the Enemy Within | None | |
 Kyogre
| A yellow-orange beam is released from its mouth. | ||
| Wild Kyogre | The Scuffle of Legends | None | |
| Wild Kyogre | Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea | None | |
| Rayquaza
| A yellow-orange beam is released from its mouth. | ||
| Wild Rayquaza | Destiny Deoxys | None | |
| Cynthia's Rayquaza | Malice In Wonderland! | Illusion created by Mismagius | |
| Regice
| A yellow-orange beam is released from in front of its body. | ||
| Brandon's Regice | DP132 | None | |
| Registeel
| A yellow-orange beam is released from in front of its body. | ||
| Wild Registeel | Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | None | |
| Brandon's Registeel | Battling the Enemy Within | None | |
| Dragonite
| A yellow-orange beam is released from its mouth. | ||
| Drake's Dragonite | Hello, Pummelo! | None | |
| Professor Oak's Dragonite | The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon | None | |
Trivia
- In Generations I and II, Dratini and Dragonair learn Hyper Beam via level up, but are incompatible with the TM for it.
- Kabuto can learn the move via TM in Pokémon Yellow only, and no other games.
- In Generation I, Clefable is the only fully evolved pokemon that can learn TMs that can't learn Hyper Beam via TM15. This was changed in subsequent generations.
- In the movies, Hyper Beam is a very common move used by the larger legendary Pokémon.
- In the Brazilian dub of the Anime, Hyper Beam has been given many names, like Hiper-farol, Hiper-fusão, Super-chama and Raio Solar, the latter causing many confusion due to its homonym.
In other languages
- French: Ultralaser
- German: Hyperstrahl
- Italian: Iper Raggio
- Spanish: Hiperrayo, Híper Rayo
- Dutch: Hyperstraal
| Variations on the move Hyper Beam | |
|---|---|
| Giga Impact | Rock Wrecker |
| Hyper Beam | Blast Burn | Frenzy Plant Hydro Cannon | Roar of Time |
| 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 | |
| Generation II 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 II HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | |
| Generation III 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 III HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | |
| Generation IV 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 | |
| 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | |
| 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | |
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