Simple Beam (move)

Simple Beam シンプルビーム Simple Beam

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  [[{{{category}}} Contest|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Category  [[{{{category}}} Contest|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

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

Simple Beam (Japanese: シンプルビーム Simple Beam) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Simple Beam temporarily changes the target's Ability to Simple. It does not work on Pokémon with the Truant or Multitype ability.

With this effect, the opponent's stat modifiers, both positive and negative, double in effectiveness.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 The user's mysterious psychic wave changes the target's Ability to Simple.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
531		Audino	Normal		Normal	45
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic	29
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic	29
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel	62
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
263		Zigzagoon*	Normal		Normal
300		Skitty	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.

Trivia

• Despite being a Normal-type move, its description states that the target's Ability is changed to Simple by the user's psychic wave.

In other languages

Language Title French Rayon Simple German Wankelstrahl Italian Ondisinvolta Korean 심플빔 Simple Beam Spanish Onda Simple

Variations of the move Gastro Acid
Gastro Acid • Worry Seed • Entrainment • Simple Beam

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.