Signal Beam (move)

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Signal Beam
シグナルビーム Signal Beam
The user attacks with a sinister beam of light. It may also confuse the target.
Battles
Type  Bug
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  75
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe
Self Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Contests
Category  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0
Randomizes the order of appeals on the next turn.
Super Contests
Category  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Signal Beam (Japanese: シグナルビーム Signal Beam) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation III.

Contents

Effect

Signal Beam deals damage and has a 10% chance of confusing the target.

In the anime

Pokémon

Volbeat. A pink, light blue, and yellow beam forms between its antennae and spirals towards the foe.

Ampharos. A white ball of light forms in front of the orb on its head. A rainbow-colored beam of light is then releases from it.

  • Used by the train conductor's in DP130.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
087 Dewgong Water Ice --FRLG
313 Volbeat Bug 25
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
048 Venonat Bug Poison Spinarak, Ariados
Yanma
Volbeat
167 Spinarak Bug Poison Venonat, Venomoth
Yanma
Volbeat
193 Yanma Bug Flying Venonat, Venomoth
Spinarak, Ariados
Volbeat
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
048 Venonat Bug Poison 35
049 Venomoth Bug Poison 37
087 Dewgong Water Ice --
7
137 Porygon Normal 29
170 Chinchou Water Electric 31
171 Lanturn Water Electric 35
179 Mareep Electric 32
180 Flaaffy Electric 36
181 Ampharos Electric 42
223 Remoraid Water 36
224 Octillery Water 42
226 Mantine Water Flying --
233 Porygon2 Normal 29
313 Volbeat Bug 25
474 Porygon-Z Normal 29
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
048 Venonat Bug Poison Venonat, Venomoth
Spinarak, Ariados
Yanma
Volbeat
086 Seel Water Dewgong
Remoraid, Octillery
Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos
167 Spinarak Bug Poison Venonat, Venomoth
Yanma
Volbeat
193 Yanma Bug Flying Venonat, Venomoth
Spinarak, Ariados
Volbeat
211 Qwilfish Water Poison Chinchou, Lanturn
Remoraid, Octillery
283 Surskit Bug Water Venonat, Venomoth
Spinarak, Ariados
Remoraid, Octillery
Yanma
Volbeat
363 Spheal Ice Water Remoraid, Octillery
Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos
458 Mantyke Water Flying Remoraid, Octillery
Mantine
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.

By move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum
#   Pokémon Type
009 Blastoise Water
012 Butterfree Bug Flying
025 Pikachu Electric
026 Raichu Electric
035 Clefairy Normal
036 Clefable Normal
040 Wigglytuff Normal
048 Venonat Bug Poison
049 Venomoth Bug Poison
054 Psyduck Water
055 Golduck Water
063 Abra Psychic
064 Kadabra Psychic
065 Alakazam Psychic
079 Slowpoke Water Psychic
080 Slowbro Water Psychic
081 Magnemite Electric Steel
082 Magneton Electric Steel
086 Seel Water
087 Dewgong Water Ice
091 Cloyster Water Ice
096 Drowzee Psychic
097 Hypno Psychic
100 Voltorb Electric
101 Electrode Electric
116 Horsea Water
117 Seadra Water
120 Staryu Water
121 Starmie Water Psychic
122 Mr. Mime Psychic
124 Jynx Ice Psychic
125 Electabuzz Electric
131 Lapras Water Ice
134 Vaporeon Water
135 Jolteon Electric
137 Porygon Normal
144 Articuno Ice Flying
145 Zapdos Electric Flying
150 Mewtwo Psychic
151 Mew Psychic
167 Spinarak Bug Poison
168 Ariados Bug Poison
170 Chinchou Water Electric
171 Lanturn Water Electric
172 Pichu Electric
173 Cleffa Normal
175 Togepi Normal
176 Togetic Normal Flying
177 Natu Psychic Flying
178 Xatu Psychic Flying
179 Mareep Electric
180 Flaaffy Electric
181 Ampharos Electric
193 Yanma Bug Flying
196 Espeon Psychic
199 Slowking Water Psychic
203 Girafarig Normal Psychic
205 Forretress Bug Steel
211 Qwilfish Water Poison
223 Remoraid Water
224 Octillery Water
225 Delibird Ice Flying
226 Mantine Water Flying
230 Kingdra Water Dragon
233 Porygon2 Normal
234 Stantler Normal
238 Smoochum Ice Psychic
239 Elekid Electric
243 Raikou Electric
245 Suicune Water
249 Lugia Psychic Flying
250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying
251 Celebi Psychic Grass
267 Beautifly Bug Flying
269 Dustox Bug Poison
280 Ralts Psychic
281 Kirlia Psychic
282 Gardevoir Psychic
283 Surskit Bug Water
284 Masquerain Bug Flying
302 Sableye Dark Ghost
307 Meditite Fighting Psychic
308 Medicham Fighting Psychic
309 Electrike Electric
310 Manectric Electric
311 Plusle Electric
312 Minun Electric
313 Volbeat Bug
325 Spoink Psychic
326 Grumpig Psychic
337 Lunatone Rock Psychic
338 Solrock Rock Psychic
343 Baltoy Ground Psychic
344 Claydol Ground Psychic
358 Chimecho Psychic
362 Glalie Ice
363 Spheal Ice Water
364 Sealeo Ice Water
365 Walrein Ice Water
368 Gorebyss Water
375 Metang Steel Psychic
376 Metagross Steel Psychic
378 Regice Ice
382 Kyogre Water
385 Jirachi Steel Psychic
386 Deoxys
Normal Forme
Psychic
393 Piplup Water
394 Prinplup Water
395 Empoleon Water Steel
403 Shinx Electric
405 Luxray Electric
413 Wormadam
Plant Cloak
Bug Grass
413 Wormadam
Sandy Cloak
Bug Ground
413 Wormadam
Trash Cloak
Bug Steel
414 Mothim Bug Flying
416 Vespiquen Bug Flying
433 Chingling Psychic
436 Bronzor Steel Psychic
437 Bronzong Steel Psychic
439 Mime Jr. Psychic
462 Magnezone Electric Steel
466 Electivire Electric
468 Togekiss Normal Flying
469 Yanmega Bug Flying
471 Glaceon Ice
474 Porygon-Z Normal
475 Gallade Psychic Fighting
478 Froslass Ice Ghost
479 Rotom Electric Ghost
480 Uxie Psychic
481 Mesprit Psychic
482 Azelf Psychic
488 Cresselia Psychic
489 Phione Water
490 Manaphy Water
493 Arceus Ground
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.

Trivia

  • Signal Beam is the only Platinum move tutor move that requires each kind of shard to learn. All others require two or three types of shard.
  • Despite being a Bug-type move, almost every Electric-type Pokémon can learn it.

In other languages

  • Spanish: doble rayo
  • Italian: Segnoraggio
  • German: Ampelleuchte


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