Signal Beam (move)
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Signal Beam シグナルビーム Signal Beam | ||||||||||||
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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.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||
048 | ![]() |
Venonat | Bug | Poison | 35 | 35 | '''' | |||||
049 | ![]() |
Venomoth | Bug | Poison | 37 | 37 | '''' | |||||
087 | ![]() |
Dewgong | Water | Ice | -- | --, 7 | --, 7 | ' | ||||
137 | ![]() |
Porygon | Normal | 29 | 29 | ' | ||||||
170 | ![]() |
Chinchou | Water | Electric | 31 | 34 | ' | |||||
171 | ![]() |
Lanturn | Water | Electric | 35 | 40 | ' | |||||
179 | ![]() |
Mareep | Electric | 32 | 41 | 39 | ' | |||||
180 | ![]() |
Flaaffy | Electric | 36 | 47 | ' | ||||||
181 | ![]() |
Ampharos | Electric | 42 | 55 | 51 | ' | |||||
223 | ![]() |
Remoraid | Water | 36 | 36 | 30 | ' | |||||
224 | ![]() |
Octillery | Water | 42 | 42 | 34 | ' | |||||
226 | ![]() |
Mantine | Water | Flying | -- | -- | ' | |||||
233 | ![]() |
Porygon2 | Normal | 29 | 29 | ' | ||||||
313 | ![]() |
Volbeat | Bug | 25 | 25 | 25 | '''' | |||||
474 | ![]() |
Porygon-Z | Normal | 29 | 29 | ' | ||||||
595 | ![]() |
Joltik | Bug | Electric | 34 | '''' | ||||||
596 | ![]() |
Galvantula | Bug | Electric | 34 | '''' | ||||||
649 | ![]() |
Genesect | Bug | Steel | 40 | '''' | ||||||
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. |
By breeding
# | Pokémon | Type | Father | |||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||
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Venonat | Bug | Poison | ![]() |
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086 | ![]() |
Seel | Water | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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116 | ![]() |
Horsea | Water | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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118 | ![]() |
Goldeen | Water | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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167 | ![]() |
Spinarak | Bug | Poison | ![]() |
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193 | ![]() |
Yanma | Bug | Flying | ![]() |
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211 | ![]() |
Qwilfish | Water | Poison | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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283 | ![]() |
Surskit | Bug | Water | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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328 | ![]() |
Trapinch | Ground | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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363 | ![]() |
Spheal | Ice | Water | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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403 | ![]() |
Shinx | Electric | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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456 | ![]() |
Finneon | Water | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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458 | ![]() |
Mantyke | Water | Flying | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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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. |
By Move Tutor
By event
Generation V
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Special move
Generation IV
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In the anime
The user attacks with a sinister beam of light. It may also confuse the target. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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
In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga
The user fires a blast of energy at the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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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 |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user shoots a powerful beam of energy at the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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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
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 are not of the Bug type.
In other languages
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