Hyper Beam

Hyper Beam

(はかいこうせん Destruction Beam)

Generation:	I

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	150
Accuracy:	90%
PP:	8
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam:	4 ♥♥♥♥

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Hyper Beam is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. Most evolved Pokémon are capable of learning this powerful move. However, while it is extremely powerful, its only downside is that the user is forced to recharge next turn. It is TM15 in every generation yet.

Since Generation IV, Hyper Beam has been reclassified as a Special Move. Its Physical counterpart is Giga Impact.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Level
			I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Gyarados	water/flying	52	50	55	47	47	47 (XY) 50 (ORAS)	54
	Aerodactyl	rock/flying	54	50	50	57	65	65	65
	Snorlax	normal	56	57	51 (RSE) 53 (FRLG)
	Dratini	dragon	50	57	57	54	61	61	61
	Dragonair	dragon	55	65	65	67	75	75	75
	Dragonite	dragon/flying	60	75	75	73	75	75	75
	Remoraid	water		55	55	45	45 (BW) 46 (B2W2)	46	46
	Octillery	water		70	70	55	55 (BW) 58 (B2W2)	58	58
	Porygon2	normal				67	67	67	67
	Larvitar	rock/ground		57	57	50	55	55	55
	Pupitar	rock/ground		65	65	60	67	67	67
	Tyranitar	rock/dark		75	75	70	73	73	73
	Exploud	normal			40	71	75	79 (XY) 64	64
	Trapinch	ground			40	71	75	79 (XY) 64	64
	Vibrava	dragon/ground			57	57	57 (BW) 49 (B2W2)	49 (XY) 43	43
	Flygon	dragon/ground			65	57	57 (BW) 49 (B2W2)	49 (XY) 43	43
	Metang	steel/psychic			62	56	56 (BW) 50 (B2W2)	50	50
	Metagross	steel/psychic			77	71	71 (BW) 62 (B2W2)	62 (XY) 60	60
	Regirock	rock			65	89	89	89 (XY) 67 (ORAS)	67
	Regice	ice			65	89	89	89 (XY) 67 (ORAS)	67
	Registeel	steel			65	89	89	89 (XY) 67 (ORAS)	67
	Rayquaza	dragon/flying			75	65 (DPPt) 80 (HGSS)	80	80 (XY) 90 (ORAS)	90
	Deoxys	psychic			50	97	97	97 (XY) 73	73
	Magmortar	fire				67	68 (BW) 62 (B2W2)	62	62
	Porygon-Z	normal				67	67	67	67
	Arceus	normal				80	80	80	80
	Klink	steel					57	57	57
	Klang	steel					65	65	65
	Klinklang	steel					72	72	72
	Genesect	bug/steel					73	73	73
	Pyroar	fire/normal						1	1
	Amaura	rock/ice						57	57
	Aurorus	rock/ice						63	63
	Yveltal	dark/flying						88	88
	Lunala	psychic/ghost							73
	Melmetal	steel							90
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Hyper Beam is one of the three moves that had its move-animation in Red & Blue slowed down due to rapidly flashing colors. The others are Thunderbolt and Body Slam.

Gallery

• Hyper Beam depicted in Red, Blue and Yellow
• Hyper Beam depicted in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen
• Hyper Beam depicted in Black, White, Black 2 and White 2
• Hyper Beam depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

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• By Ash's Kingler
• By Drake's Dragonite
• By Lance's Dragonite
• By Clair's Kingdra
• By Gary's Nidoqueen
• By Norman's Slaking
• By Winona's Swellow
• By Ash's Snorlax
• By Anabel's Metagross
• By Aaron's Drapion
• By Barry's Empoleon
• By Ash's Heracross
• By Burgh's Leavanny
• By Professor Juniper's Accelgor
• By Stephan's Liepard
• By Professor Sycamore's Mega Garchomp
• By Lysandre's Gyarados
• Hyper Beam being used by the Alolan Totem Raticate
• Hyper Beam being used by the Ultra Rangers' Blissey

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• Hyper Beam being used by Blue's Golduck
• Hyper Beam being used by Lance's Aerodactyl
• Hyper Beam being used by Lance's Dragonite
• Hyper Beam being used by Lance's Dragonair
• Hyper Beam being used by Cyrus' Weavile
• Hyper Beam being used by Hala's Bewear

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Spin-off anime

• By Red's Snorlax (In Pokémon Origins)
• By Lance's Dragonite (In Pokémon Generations)
• By Brendan's Rayquaza (In Pokémon Generations)

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Other manga series

• Hyper Beam being used by Lily's Mismagius (In Phantom Thief Pokémon 7)
• Hyper Beam being used by Jun's Dragonite (In Diamond and Pearl Adventure!)

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