Hyper Beam (move)

Hyper Beam (Japanese: はかいこうせん Destruction Beam) is a slightly inaccurate and very highly-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. It is often represented falsely as the most powerful move ever. It can be learned via TM by many fully-evolved Pokémon that can learn TMs, including Pokémon that were fully evolved at one point but later received more evolved forms (such as Porygon or Seadra).

Effect

Generation I

Hyper Beam does severe damage. A recharge turn is required on the turn after damage is done, during which no action may be performed.

Hyper Beam will not require a recharge turn if it misses, breaks a Substitute, or faints the opponent, or if the user is targeted by a partial trapping move (even if it misses), flinches, or is put to sleep after the attack but before the recharge turn. However, freeze does not negate the recharge turn of Hyper Beam. If the user is confused, the recharge turn of Hyper Beam will not count towards the number of turns the user will remain confused.

In a round where the opponent attacks before a user which must recharge, if the opponent uses a partial trapping move that misses, the user will automatically use Hyper Beam during that turn. If at such a time Hyper Beam has 0 PP, Hyper Beam will still be used, and afterwards its PP will roll over to 63, and full PP ups will be applied to it.

If a frozen Pokémon that has not recharged gets defrosted via Haze, it will remain unable to attack, switch, or do anything, and nothing (not even getting refrozen and then defrosted by a Fire move) will be able to change this.

In Stadium, Hyper Beam requires a recharge turn every time it is used.

Generation II

Same as before, but without glitches.

In the anime

• Kingler hyperbeam.jpg

  Ash's Kingler using Hyper Beam.

• Ash's Snorlax using Hyper Beam.PNG

  Ash's Snorlax using Hyper Beam.

• Ursaring hyperbeam.jpg

  A group of wild Ursaring using Hyper Beam.

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  Ash's Donphan using Hyper Beam.

• Swellow Hyper Beam 2.PNG

  Winona's Swellow using Hyper Beam.

• Aerodactyl HyperBeam.jpg

  A wild Aerodactyl about to use Hyper Beam

• Paul'sTorterra HyperBeam.JPG

  Paul's Torterra about to use Hyper Beam.

• PaulUrsaringHyperBeam.jpg

  Paul's Ursaring using Hyper Beam.

• DialgaHyperBeam.jpg

  Dialga charging up Hyper Beam.

• PalkiahyperBeam.jpg

  Palkia charging up Hyper Beam.

Pokémon

Kingler. Kingler fires a charged beam of orange light from its left claw.

• Used by Ash's Kingler from Round One, Begin! to ???.

Snorlax. A yellow-orange beam shoots out of Snorlax's mouth.

• Used by Ash's Snorlax in Playing With Fire.

Gyarados. A yellow-orange beam shoots out of Gyarados's mouth.

• Used by Fergus's Gyarados in Mewtwo Strikes Back.
• Used by Misty's Gyarados in Cerulean Blues.

Donphan. A yellow-orange beam shoots out of Donphan's mouth.

• Used by Ash's Donphan from ??? to ???.

Swellow. A yellow-orange beam shoots out of Swellow's mouth.

• Used by Winona's Swellow in Sky High Gym Battle!.

Ursaring. Ursaring fires a beam of white energy from its mouth.

• Used by a group of wild Ursaring in Forest Grumps.

Ursaring. A yellow-orange beam shoots out of Ursaring's mouth.

• Used by Paul's Ursaring from Different Strokes for Different Blokes to ???

Aerodactyl. A yellow-orange beam shoots out of Aerodactyl's mouth.

• Used by a wild Aerodactyl in Wild in the Streets.

Torterra. A yellow-orange beam shoots out of Torterra's mouth.

• Used by Paul's Torterra from Glory Blaze.

Hippowdon. A yellow-orange beam shoots out of Hippowdon's mouth.

• Used by a wild Hippowdon in Sleight of Sand!.

Salamence. A yellow-orange beam shoots out of Salamence's mouth.

• Used by Silver's Salamence in The Search for a Legend.

Dialga. A yellow-orange beam shoots out of Dialga's mouth.

• Used by Dialga in The Rise of Darkrai.

Palkia. A yellow-orange beam shoots out of Palkia's mouth.

• Used by Palkia in The Rise of Darkrai.

Learnset

Generation I

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

In other languages

• French: Ultralaser
• German: Hyperstrahl
• Italian: Iper Raggio
• Spanish: Hiperrayo, Híper Rayo

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Variations of the move Hyper Beam
Giga Impact • Rock Wrecker Hyper Beam • Blast Burn • Hydro Cannon • Frenzy Plant • Roar of Time