Signal Beam (move)

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}}} 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 III Move tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

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 on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Signal Beam on Eevee's Movedex

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

Effect

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

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, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   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 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Speed Forme Psychic 393 Piplup Water 394 Prinplup Water 395 Empoleon Water Steel 403 Shinx Electric 404 Luxio 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 Normal Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Heat Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Wash Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Frost Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Fan Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Mow Rotom Electric Ghost 480 Uxie Psychic 481 Mesprit Psychic 482 Azelf Psychic 488 Cresselia Psychic 489 Phione Water 490 Manaphy Water 493 Arceus Normal 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

	Volbeat	Ampharos
The user attacks with a sinister beam of light. It may also confuse the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Volbeat	A pink, light blue, and yellow ball forms between Volbeat's antennae and it releases a beam of the same color that is blasted at the foe.
Romeo's Beat	Love at First Flight		Debut
Romeo's Volbeat	Love at First Flight		Debut
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.
Train conductor's Ampharos	Frozen on Their Tracks!		None
Uxie	Same as below.
Uxie	DP151		None
Azelf	Azelf's eyes glow yellow and fires a rainbow colored beam from its red gem on its head.
Azelf	DP151		None

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
• Dutch: Signaal straal

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.