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Water · Special move · Gen 1

Bubble Beam

Bubble Beam is a Water-type special move introduced in Generation 1. It has 65 base power and 100% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 125 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Water

Category

Special

Power

65

Accuracy

100%

PP

20 (max 32)

Priority

0

Effect

10% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1. Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1 stage.

Targets
One adjacent Pokémon
Scarlet & Violet
Usable (45 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions
Not usable
Legends: Z-A
Usable (32 Pokémon)

Type matchups as a Water attack

2× vsFireGroundRock

½× vsWaterGrassDragon

Pokémon that learn Bubble Beam

125 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
SquirtleWater✓7–8
WartortleWater✓7–8
BlastoiseWater✓7–8
RattataNormal7
RaticateNormal7
NidorinaPoison7
NidoqueenPoison/Ground7
NidorinoPoison7
NidokingPoison/Ground7
ClefairyFairy✓7
ClefableFairy✓7
JigglypuffNormal/Fairy7
WigglytuffNormal/Fairy7
MeowthNormal7
PersianNormal7
PsyduckWater7
GolduckWater7
PoliwagWater✓3–9
PoliwhirlWater✓3–9
PoliwrathWater/Fighting✓3–9
TentacoolWater/Poison✓3–9
TentacruelWater/Poison✓3–9
SlowpokeWater/Psychic7
SlowbroWater/Psychic7
SeelWater7
DewgongWater/Ice7
ShellderWater✓3–9
CloysterWater/Ice✓3–9
KrabbyWater4–8
KinglerWater4–8
CuboneGround7
MarowakGround7
Alolan MarowakFire/Ghost7
LickitungNormal7
RhydonGround/Rock7
ChanseyNormal7
KangaskhanNormal7
HorseaWater✓4–9
SeadraWater✓4–9
GoldeenWater7
SeakingWater7
StaryuWater✓3–8
StarmieWater/Psychic✓3–8
JynxIce/Psychic7
GyaradosWater/Flying7
LaprasWater/Ice7
VaporeonWater✓7
OmanyteRock/Water3–8
OmastarRock/Water3–8
KabutoRock/Water3–8
KabutopsRock/Water3–8
SnorlaxNormal7
ArticunoIce/Flying7
DratiniDragon7
DragonairDragon7
DragoniteDragon/Flying7
MewtwoPsychic7
MewPsychic7
TotodileWater✓
CroconawWater✓
FeraligatrWater✓
ChinchouWater/Electric✓4–9
LanturnWater/Electric✓4–9
CleffaFairy✓
MarillWater/Fairy✓3–9
AzumarillWater/Fairy✓3–9
PolitoedWater✓3–9
SlowkingWater/Psychic7
QwilfishWater/Poison✓✓3–9
Hisuian QwilfishDark/Poison✓✓9
CorsolaWater/Rock3–8
RemoraidWater3–8
OctilleryWater3–8
MantineWater/Flying3–8
KingdraWater/Dragon✓4–9
BlisseyNormal7
SuicuneWater3–7
MudkipWater✓
MarshtompWater/Ground✓
SwampertWater/Ground✓
LotadWater/Grass✓4–9
LombreWater/Grass✓4–9
LudicoloWater/Grass✓4–9
SurskitBug/Water✓3–7, 9
MasquerainBug/Flying✓3–7, 9
AzurillNormal/Fairy✓5–9
CorphishWater✓3–9
CrawdauntWater/Dark✓3–9
PiplupWater✓4–7, 9
PrinplupWater✓4–7, 9
EmpoleonWater/Steel✓4–7, 9
MantykeWater/Flying4–8
LickilickyNormal7
RhyperiorGround/Rock7
PhioneWater✓4–7, 9
ManaphyWater✓4–7, 9
PanpourWater✓
SimipourWater✓
TympoleWater5–8
PalpitoadWater/Ground5–8
SeismitoadWater/Ground5–8
BasculinWater✓5–9
DucklettWater/Flying✓5–7, 9
SwannaWater/Flying✓5–7, 9
FrillishWater/Ghost5–8
JellicentWater/Ghost5–8
KeldeoWater/Fighting✓✓5–9
FroakieWater✓
FrogadierWater✓
GreninjaWater/Dark✓
BinacleRock/Water✓
BarbaracleRock/Water✓
SkrelpPoison/Water✓
DragalgePoison/Dragon✓
ClauncherWater✓✓6–9
ClawitzerWater✓✓6–9
PopplioWater✓7–9
BrionneWater✓7–9
PrimarinaWater/Fairy✓7–9
CrabrawlerFighting✓✓7, 9
CrabominableFighting/Ice✓✓7, 9
DewpiderWater/Bug✓7–9
AraquanidWater/Bug✓7–9
PincurchinElectric✓8–9
OverqwilDark/Poison✓✓9

Bubble Beam FAQ

What does Bubble Beam do?

Bubble Beam is a Water-type special move with 65 power. Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1 stage.

Which Pokémon can learn Bubble Beam?

125 Pokémon and forms can learn Bubble Beam in at least one game: 45 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 32 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Rattata, Raticate and Nidorina.

Is Bubble Beam in Pokémon Champions?

No, no Pokémon can use Bubble Beam in Pokémon Champions.

What is Bubble Beam super effective against?

As a Water-type attack, Bubble Beam is super effective against Fire, Ground and Rock, not very effective against Water, Grass and Dragon (unless its effect says otherwise).

Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.