Meteor Beam (move)

Meteor Beam メテオビーム Meteor Beam

Battles Type  Rock Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  90% 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 The Isle of Armor

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

Meteor Beam (Japanese: メテオビーム Meteor Beam) is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation VIII.

Effect

On the turn it is selected, Meteor Beam will raise the user's Special Attack by one stage, and the message "[User] is overflowing with space power!" will be shown. On the following turn, Meteor Beam will do damage (factoring in the Special Attack boost), PP will be deducted from it, and it will count as the last move used. Once Meteor Beam is selected, the user won't be able to switch out until it is disrupted or fully executed.

Sleep, freeze, partial trapping, and flinching will pause but not disrupt the duration of Meteor Beam.

If a Power Herb is held by the user, Meteor Beam can be executed in one turn.

Description

Games Description SwShLA In this two-turn attack, the user gathers space power and boosts its Sp. Atk stat, then attacks the target on the next turn. BDSP This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered. SV The user gathers energy from space and boosts its Sp. Atk stat on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						SwSh	SwSh EP	BDSP	LA
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	✔
0036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	✔
0095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	✔
0121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	✔
0138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug	✔
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	✔
222G		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0306		Aggron		Monster		Monster	✔
0337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3	✔
0346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3	✔
0347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3	✔
0348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3	✔
0369		Relicanth		Water 1		Water 2	✔
0375		Metang		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0376		Metagross		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0377		Regirock		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0379		Registeel		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0384		Rayquaza		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0385		Jirachi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	✔
0524		Roggenrola		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0525		Boldore		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0526		Gigalith		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0558		Crustle		Bug	Mineral	✔
0564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0566		Archen		Flying	Water 3	✔
0567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3	✔
0605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3	✔
0696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon	✔
0697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon	✔
0698		Amaura		Monster		Monster	✔
0699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster	✔
0703		Carbink		Fairy	Mineral	✔
0719		Diancie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0791		Solgaleo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0792		Lunala		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0793		Nihilego		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0797		Celesteela		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0800		Necrozma		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
800DM		Necrozma Dusk Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
800DW		Necrozma Dawn Wings		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0805		Stakataka		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1	✔
0837		Rolycoly		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0838		Carkol		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0839		Coalossal		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0874		Stonjourner		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0880		Dracozolt		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0881		Arctozolt		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0882		Dracovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0883		Arctovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0890		Eternatus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
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.

In other games

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Meteor Beam is a Charged Attack that was made available on September 18, 2022.

Meteor Beam
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 140 Energy cost 100 Duration 1.9 seconds Damage window 1.0 - 1.9 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 120 Energy cost 60 Secondary effect 1 Attack Effect chance 100%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

In the anime

Nihilego Cradily
The user attacks the opponent with a powerful beam of space energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Nihilego forms a light blue orb of energy in front of its body. It then fires a yellow beam of energy from the ball at the opponent.
Gladion's Lillie	Helping the Hometown Hero!		Debut
	Cradily forms a yellow ball of energy in front of its head. It then fires a yellow beam of energy from the ball at the opponent.
Steven's Cradily	JN118		None

Trivia

• Meteor Beam is learned by most extraterrestrial Pokémon and all fossil Pokémon that are obtainable in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 流星光束 Làuhsīng Gwōngchūk Mandarin 流星光束 Liúxīng Guāngshù Czech Meteorický Paprsek French Laser Météore German Meteorstrahl Italian Raggiometeora Korean 메테오빔 Mete-obim Brazilian Portuguese Raio Meteórico Spanish Rayo Meteórico

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