Grass · Physical move · Gen 8
Drum Beating
Drum Beating is a Grass-type physical move introduced in Generation 8. It has 80 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 1 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Grass
Category
Physical
Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
100% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1. Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1 stage.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Grass attack
2× vsWaterGroundRock
½× vsFireGrassPoisonFlyingBugDragonSteel
Pokémon that learn Drum Beating
1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rillaboom | Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
Drum Beating FAQ
What does Drum Beating do?
Drum Beating is a Grass-type physical move with 80 power. Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1 stage.
Which Pokémon can learn Drum Beating?
1 Pokémon and forms can learn Drum Beating in at least one game: 1 in Scarlet & Violet, 1 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Rillaboom.
Is Drum Beating in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 1 Pokémon can use Drum Beating in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Drum Beating super effective against?
As a Grass-type attack, Drum Beating is super effective against Water, Ground and Rock, not very effective against Fire, Grass, Poison, Flying, Bug, Dragon and Steel (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.