Signal Beam (move)

Signal Beam シグナルビーム Signal Beam

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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 King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to 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. Prior to Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, it was one of the signature moves of Volbeat.

Effect

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

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison	no			35				35
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	no			37				37
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice		--	--, 7				--, 7
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	no			29				29
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric	no			31				34
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric	no			35				40
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric	no			32				41
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric	no			36				47
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	no			42				55
223		Remoraid	Water		Water	no			36				36
224		Octillery	Water		Water	no			42				42
226		Mantine	Water	Flying	no			--				--
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal	no			29				29
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug	25			25				25
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal	no			29				29
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric	no			no				34
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric	no			no				34
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel	no			no				40
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison
086		Seel	Water		Water	no
116		Horsea	Water		Water	no				no
118		Goldeen	Water		Water	no				no
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	no
283		Surskit	Bug	Water	no
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground	no				no
363		Spheal	Ice	Water	no
403		Shinx	Electric		Electric	no				no
456		Finneon	Water		Water	no				no
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By move tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS
009		Blastoise	Water		Water						✔	✔
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying						✔	✔
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison						✔	✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison						✔	✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water						✔	✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water						✔	✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic						✔	✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic						✔	✔
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel						✔	✔
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel						✔	✔
086		Seel	Water		Water						✔	✔
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice						✔	✔
091		Cloyster	Water	Ice						✔	✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
116		Horsea	Water		Water						✔	✔
117		Seadra	Water		Water						✔	✔
120		Staryu	Water		Water						✔	✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic						✔	✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic						✔	✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice						✔	✔
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water						✔	✔
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying						✔	✔
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying						✔	✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison						✔	✔
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison						✔	✔
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric						✔	✔
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric						✔	✔
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying						✔	✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying						✔	✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying						✔	✔
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying						✔	✔	{{Moveentry/tutor|196|Espeon|1|Psychic|Psychic|X|X|X|X|X|yes|yes|X} }
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic						✔	✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic						✔	✔
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel						✔	✔
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison						✔	✔
223		Remoraid	Water		Water						✔	✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water						✔	✔
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying						✔	✔
226		Mantine	Water	Flying						✔	✔
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon						✔	✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic						✔	✔
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
245		Suicune	Water		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		Psychic						✔	✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
283		Surskit	Bug	Water						✔	✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying						✔	✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost						✔	✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic						✔	✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic						✔	✔
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
310		Manectric	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
312		Minun	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug						✔	✔
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic						✔	✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic						✔	✔
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic						✔	✔
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic						✔	✔
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
362		Glalie	Ice		Ice						✔	✔
363		Spheal	Ice	Water						✔	✔
364		Sealeo	Ice	Water						✔	✔
365		Walrein	Ice	Water						✔	✔
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water						✔	✔
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic						✔	✔
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic						✔	✔
378		Regice	Ice		Ice						✔	✔
382		Kyogre	Water		Water						✔	✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic						✔	✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
393		Piplup	Water		Water						✔	✔
394		Prinplup	Water		Water						✔	✔
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel						✔	✔
403		Shinx	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
404		Luxio	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
405		Luxray	Electric		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		Psychic						✔	✔
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic						✔	✔
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic						✔	✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel						✔	✔
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying						✔	✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying						✔	✔
471		Glaceon	Ice		Ice						✔	✔
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting						✔	✔
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost						✔	✔
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost						✔	✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
489		Phione	Water		Water						✔	✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water						✔	✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 309 Electrike Electric Dream World - Pleasant Forest 328 Trapinch Ground Dream World - Rugged Mountain 479 Rotom Electric Ghost Dream World - Spooky Manor Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 224 OctilleryLv.19 Water Pokéwalker - Beyond the Sea 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

Magnezone	Mothim	Ampharos	Gallade
The user attacks with a sinister beam of light. It may also confuse the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First 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 from the ball at the opponent.
Romeo's Beat	Love at First Flight		Debut
Romeo's Volbeat	Love at First Flight		Debut
Ampharos	A white ball forms in front of the red orb on Ampharos's head. It then fires a rainbow colored beam from the ball at the opponent, or the orb on Ampharos's head glows white and it fires a rainbow colored beam from it at the opponent.
Ampharos Train crew's Ampharos	Frozen on Their Tracks!		None
Magnezone	Magnezone's body becomes surrounded by silver static. Then, its body becomes surrounded by a rainbow colored aura and it fires the aura at the opponent as a rainbow colored beam.
A wild Magnezone	Regaining the Home Advantage!		None
Mothim	A rainbow colored ball appears in between Mothim's antennae. It then fires a rainbow colored beam from the ball at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Mothim	Fighting Ire with Fire!		None
Gallade	The red horns on Gallade's body glow light purple. Then, a rainbow colored ball forms in front of the horn in the front of Gallade's body. It then fires a rainbow colored beam from the ball at the opponent.
Zoey's Gallade	A Grand Fight for Winning!		None

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

	Porygon-Z
The user fires a blast of energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Porygon-Z	Porygon-Z's body glows and it releases a blast of energy at the opponent.
Io's Porygon-Z	Into The Hands Of Evil?!		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

	Volbeat
The user shoots a powerful beam of energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Volbeat	Volbeat fires two beams of energy from the tip of its antennae at the opponent.
Amber's two Volbeat	VS. Volbeat		Debut

In other Generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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, the majority of Pokémon that learn this move lack any Bug typing.
  • The Bug typing is probably a reference to fireflies and that this move was originally Volbeat's signature move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 信號光束 Xìnhào Guāngshù Dutch Signaal Straal French Rayon Signal German Ampelleuchte Greek Συνθηματική Ακτίνα Indonesian Sinar Gelombang Italian Segnoraggio Korean 시그널빔 Signal Beam Portuguese Brazil Raio Sinalizador Portugal Raio Duplo Serbian Signalni Zrak Spanish Doble Rayo

Variations of the move Signal Beam
Relic Song • Signal Beam

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