Simple Beam

Effect

The target's Ability becomes Simple. Causes the target's Ability to become Simple. Fails if the target's Ability is As One, Battle Bond, Comatose, Disguise, Gulp Missile, Ice Face, Multitype, Power Construct, RKS System, Schooling, Shields Down, Simple, Stance Change, Tera Shift, Truant, Zen Mode, or Zero to Hero.

Targets

One adjacent Pokémon

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (5 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (3 Pokémon)

Legends: Z-A

Not usable

Pokémon that learn Simple Beam

22 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.

All (22)Champions (3)S/V (5)Z-A (0)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Psyduck	Water		✓		6–9
Golduck	Water		✓		6–9
Farfetch’d	Normal/Flying	✓			6–8
Galarian Farfetch’d	Fighting				8
Natu	Psychic/Flying				6–8
Xatu	Psychic/Flying				6–8
Zigzagoon	Normal				5–8
Linoone	Normal				5–8
Skitty	Normal				5–7
Delcatty	Normal				5–7
Spoink	Psychic		✓		6–7, 9
Grumpig	Psychic		✓		6–7, 9
Latios	Dragon/Psychic		✓		8–9
Woobat	Psychic/Flying				8
Swoobat	Psychic/Flying				8
Audino	Normal	✓			5–8
Elgyem	Psychic				5–7
Beheeyem	Psychic				5–7
Genesect	Bug/Steel				5–8
Inkay	Dark/Psychic				6–7
Malamar	Dark/Psychic				6–7
Sirfetch’d	Fighting	✓			8