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.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Poison | 7 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 7 | ||||
| Poison | 7 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 7 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | 7 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 7 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Water | 7 | ||||
| Water | 7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Water | 7 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Ice | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Ground | 7 | ||||
| Ground | 7 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | 7 | ||||
| Water | 7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 7 | |||
| Rock/Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Ice/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Dragon | 7 | ||||
| Dragon | 7 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | ||||
| Water | ✓ | ||||
| Water | ✓ | ||||
| Water/Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ||||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Rock | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | ||||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | ||||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | ||||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Bug/Water | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Steel | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ||||
| Water | ✓ | ||||
| Water | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 5–8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Ghost | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Ghost | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ||||
| Water | ✓ | ||||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Rock/Water | ✓ | ||||
| Rock/Water | ✓ | ||||
| Poison/Water | ✓ | ||||
| Poison/Dragon | ✓ | ||||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Fighting/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Water/Bug | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Water/Bug | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/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.