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
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
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 generation I-VII. In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it is available as TM48.

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 SMUSUM 51 PE
	Porgon	normal							40 PE
	Aerodactyl	rock/flying	54	50	50	57	65	65	65 SMUSUM 63 PE
	Snorlax	normal	56	57	51 RSE 53 FRLG
	Dratini	dragon	50	57	57	54	61	61	61 SMUSUM 49 PE
	Dragonair	dragon	55	65	65	67	75	75	75 SMUSUM 64 PE
	Dragonite	dragon/flying	60	75	75	73	75	75	75 SMUSUM 70 PE
	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 ORAS	64
	Trapinch	ground			40	71	57 BW 49 B2W2	49 XY 43 ORAS	43
	Vibrava	dragon/ground			57	57	57 BW 49 B2W2	49 XY 43 ORAS	43
	Flygon	dragon/ground			65	57	57 BW 49 B2W2	49 XY 43 ORAS	43
	Claydol	ground/psychic							Evo
	Metang	steel/psychic			62	56	56 BW 50 B2W2	50	50
	Metagross	steel/psychic			77	71	71 BW 62 B2W2	62 XY 60 ORAS	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 ORAS	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.
• Hyper Beam's sound effect from Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow has been reused in Gold, Silver, Crystal, X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Let's Go Pikachu, Let's Go Eevee, Sword, and Shield.
• Gyarados is the Pokémon that has used this move more than any other in the main anime.

Gallery

Main games

• Hyper Beam depicted in Generation I
• Hyper Beam depicted in Generation II
• Hyper Beam depicted in Generation III
• Hyper Beam depicted in Generation V
• Hyper Beam depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
• Hyper Beam depicted in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

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Main series

• 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 Ash's Snorlax
• By Team Magma's Mightyena
• By Aaron's Drapion
• By Barry's Empoleon
• By Ash's Heracross
• By Burgh's Leavanny
• By Team Plasma's Liepard
• By Landorus while in its Incarnate Forme
• By Landorus while in its Therian Forme
• By Professor Sycamore's Garchomp
• By Lysandre's Gyarados
• By Lysandre's Pyroar
• Hyper Beam being used by the Alolan Totem Raticate
• Hyper Beam being used by the Ultra Rangers' Blissey
• Hyper Beam being used by Team Rocket's Tyranitar
• Hyper Beam being used by Team Rocket's Gyarados
• Hyper Beam being used by Ash's Dragonite

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Spin-offs & shorts

• By Red's Snorlax (In Pokémon Origins)
• By Lance's Dragonite (In Pokémon Generations)
• By Brendan's Rayquaza (In Pokémon Generations)
• Hyper Beam being used by Team Plasma's Liepard in Pokémon Generations

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Pokémon Adventures

• Hyper Beam being used by Blue's Golduck
• Hyper Beam being used by Lance's Aerodactyl
• Lance's Dragonite Hyper Beam.PNG 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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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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