Simple Beam (move)

Simple Beam (Japanese: シンプルビーム Simple Beam) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation V.

Simple Beam
シンプルビーム Simple Beam

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Status
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	—
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation V
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cute
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Simple Beam changes the target's Ability to Simple. If a Pokémon affected by Simple Beam is switched out, it regains its original Ability.

Simple Beam fails if the target's Ability is Simple, Truant, Multitype, Stance Change, Schooling, Comatose, Shields Down, Disguise, RKS System, Battle Bond, Power Construct, Ice Face, Gulp Missile, or As One.

With Simple as its Ability, if the Pokémon's stat stages would be increased or decreased, the amount they would change by is doubled.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Simple Beam, the user's Special Attack stat rises one stage.

Description

Games	Description
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user's mysterious psychic wave changes the target's Ability to Simple.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
381		Latios		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				55
527		Woobat		Field	Flying				55^SwSh
528		Swoobat		Field	Flying				55^SwSh
531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy	45	45	45	36^SwSh
605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	29	29	29
606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like	29	29	29
649		Genesect		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	62	62	62	63^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field		✔	✔	✔
083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field		✔	✔	✔
083		Farfetch'd Galarian Form		Flying	Field				✔^SwSh
177		Natu		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔
263		Zigzagoon		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
300		Skitty		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
325		Spoink		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔^BDSP
686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2		✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Description

Games	Description
MDGtI	It changes the target's Ability to Simple.
SMD	It changes the target's Ability to Simple. The target regains its usual Ability when it goes to the next floor or faints.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Audino

The user shoots a beam at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Audino	Audino fires a beam at the opponent.
A Team Plasma Grunt's Audino	Deduction Time	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	單純光束 Dāansèuhn Gwōngchūk
Chinese	Mandarin	單純光束 / 单纯光束 Dānchún Guāngshù
French		Rayon Simple
German		Wankelstrahl
Italian		Ondisinvolta
Korean		심플빔 Simple Beam
Spanish		Onda Simple

Variations of the move Worry Seed

Worry Seed • Entrainment • Simple Beam

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