Psychic · Special move · Gen 9
Twin Beam
Twin Beam is a Psychic-type special move introduced in Generation 9. It has 40 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 2 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Psychic
Category
Special
Power
40
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Hits 2 times in one turn. Hits twice. If the first hit breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the second hit.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Hits
- 2 times
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (2 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Psychic attack
2× vsFightingPoison
½× vsPsychicSteel
0× vsDark
Pokémon that learn Twin Beam
2 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.
Girafarig
FarigirafTwin Beam FAQ
What does Twin Beam do?
Twin Beam is a Psychic-type special move with 40 power. Hits twice. If the first hit breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the second hit.
Which Pokémon can learn Twin Beam?
2 Pokémon and forms can learn Twin Beam in at least one game: 2 in Scarlet & Violet, 1 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Girafarig and Farigiraf.
Is Twin Beam in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 1 Pokémon can use Twin Beam in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Twin Beam super effective against?
As a Psychic-type attack, Twin Beam is super effective against Fighting and Poison, not very effective against Psychic and Steel and has no effect on Dark (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.