Simple Beam
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| シンプルビーム Simple Beam |
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| Generation: | V |
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Battle Data
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| Power: | N/A |
| Accuracy: | 100% |
| PP: | 15, max: 24 |
| Affects: | Selected Target |
| Secondary Effect: | None |
| Priority: | 0 |
| Contact: | No |
Affected by
| Magic Coat: | Yes |
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| Magic Bounce: | Yes |
| Bright Powder: | No |
| Protect/Detect: | Yes |
| Snatch: | No |
| Mirror Move: | Yes |
| King's Rock: | No |
Contest Data
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
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Simple Beam is a Normal-type move that was introduced in Generation V.
Description[]
| Games | Description |
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| BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM BDSPLA |
The user's mysterious psychic wave changes the target's Ability to Simple. |
| SV | The user emits a mysterious psychic wave that changes the target's Ability to Simple. |
Effects[]
When used, it changes the target's ability to the Simple Ability.
Learnset[]
By leveling up[]
| Pokémon | Type | Egg groups | Level | |||||
| V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||
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Latios | dragon/psychic | Undiscovered | 55 | ||||
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Woobat | psychic/ | Field/Flying | 55 | ||||
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Swoobat | psychic/ | Field/Flying | 55 | ||||
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Audino | normal | Fairy | 45 | 45 | 45 | 36 | |
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Elgyem | psychic | Human-Like | 29 | 29 | 29 | ||
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Beheeyem | psychic | Human-Like | 29 | 29 | 29 | ||
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Genesect | bug/steel | Undiscovered | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | |
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | ||||||||
By breeding[]
Trivia[]
With Simple Beam, it is possible to max out the Special Attack stat without using Belly Drum. In a Triple Battle, one Pokémon uses Wide Guard, one Pokémon uses Simple Beam, and the other uses Tail Glow. Then the Pokémon that has its stat maximized can Baton Pass to a sweeper.
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| Generation V | |









