Steel Beam (move)
Steel Beam (Japanese: てっていこうせん Beam of Steely Resolve) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation VIII.
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Effect
Steel Beam inflicts damage, and the user takes damage equal to half of its maximum HP rounded up (unless it has Magic Guard).
The user of Steel Beam will take damage even if the target is protected from it, if it hits a substitute, or if the move misses. If Steel Beam fails due to there being no targets (i.e. if all Pokémon in range fainted before the move was used), the user does not take damage.
Description
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Learnset
By Move Tutor
A Move Tutor will teach Steel Beam to any Steel-type Pokémon (except for Dusk Mane Necrozma), as well as both Zacian and Zamazenta. Arceus and Silvally can also learn the move regardless of their current type. The Move Tutor is:
Generation VIII
| # | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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| 823 |  |
Corviknight |
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Flying | ★And337 Gigantamax Corviknight | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. | ||||||
In other games
Pokémon Masters EX
| Category | Move Gauge | MP | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Effect Tag | Description |
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| Special | 4 | — | 199 | 238 | 95% | An opponent | Recoil | The user takes damage equal to 50% of its maximum HP. The damage is taken even when the attack fails. |
Past Description
- Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): The user takes damage equal to half of its maximum HP. The damage is taken even if the attack fails.
In the anime
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| Duraludon | Mega Lucario | ||
| The user fires a beam of steel that it collected from its entire body. This also damages the user. | |||
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Duraludon lands on all fours and gathers an orb of bluish-silver energy in front of its mouth. It then fires a beam of energy from the orb at the opponent. This also causes Duraludon to lose stamina upon using the move. | ||
| Raihan's Duraludon | Toughing It Out! | Debut | |
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An orb of bluish-silver energy forms in front of one of Mega Lucario's hands. It then fires a beam of energy from the orb at the opponent. | ||
| Ash's Lucario | A Battle of Mega Versus Max! | None | |
Pokédex entries
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In other generations
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- In April 2019, prior to the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield, CoroCoro Comics May ran a contest where fans could name the strongest Steel-type move.[1] Steel Beam's Japanese name was the name that won this contest.[2]
- The Japanese name of this move literally means an "all-out resistance" (徹底抗戦 tettei-kōsen), while also incorporating puns on 鋼鉄 kōtetsu (steel) and 光線 kōsen (beam).
- Steel Beam is tied with Doom Desire for having the highest base power of all Steel-type moves, excluding Z-Moves and Max Moves.
- Not including Max Moves, Steel Beam was the first Generation VIII move seen in the main series anime. It was used by Raihan's Duraludon in Toughing It Out!.
- Steel Beam was the last move in Generation VIII index number order before the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass was released.
In other languages
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References
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