Steel Beam (move)

Steel Beam てっていこうせん Beam of Steely Resolve

Battles Type  Steel Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  140 Accuracy  95% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Move Tutor in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Steel Beam (Japanese: てっていこうせん Beam of Steely Resolve) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation VIII.

Effect

Steel Beam inflicts damage, and the user takes damage equal to half of its maximum HP, rounded up.

Description

Games Description SwSh The user fires a beam of steel that it collected from its entire body. This also damages the user.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

A Move Tutor will teach Steel Beam to a Steel-type Pokémon. It can be taught to Silvally while it is holding the Steel Memory, as well as both Zacian and Zamazenta. The Move Tutor is:

• SwSh: a man in Motostoke after becoming Champion.

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						SwSh	SwSh EP	BDSP	LA
050A		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field	✔
051A		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field		Field	✔
052G		Meowth Galarian Form		Field		Field	✔
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	✔
0385		Jirachi		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like	✔
0530		Excadrill		Field		Field	✔
0589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug	✔
0597		Ferroseed		Grass	Mineral	✔
0598		Ferrothorn		Grass	Mineral	✔
0599		Klink		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0600		Klang		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0601		Klinklang		Mineral		Mineral	✔
618G		Stunfisk Galarian Form		Water 1	Amorphous	✔
0624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0625		Bisharp		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0632		Durant		Bug		Bug	✔
0638		Cobalion		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0679		Honedge		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0680		Doublade		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0681		Aegislash		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0773		Silvally Steel Memory		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0777		Togedemaru		Field	Fairy	✔
0808		Meltan		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0809		Melmetal		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0823		Corviknight		Flying		Flying	✔
0863		Perrserker		Field		Field	✔
0878		Cufant		Field	Mineral	✔
0879		Copperajah		Field	Mineral	✔
0884		Duraludon		Mineral	Dragon	✔
0888		Zacian		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0889		Zamazenta		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0823		Corviknight		Flying		Flying	★And337 Gigantamax Corviknight
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Trivia

• In April 2019, prior to the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield, CoroCoro Comics May ran a contest where fans could name the strongest Steel-type move. Steel Beam was the move that won this contest.
• The Japanese name of this move literally means an "all-out resistance" (徹底抗戦 tettei-kōsen), while also incorporating puns on 鋼鉄 kōtetsu (steel) and 光線 kōsen (beam).
• Steel Beam is tied with Doom Desire for having the highest base power of all Steel-type moves, excluding Z-Moves, Max Moves, and G-Max Moves.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 鐵蹄光線 Tittàih Gwōngsin Mandarin 鐵蹄光線 / 铁蹄光线 Tiětí Guāngxiàn French Métalaser German Stahlstrahl Italian Raggio d'Acciaio Korean 철저광선 Cheoljeo Gwangseon Spanish Metaláser

References

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.