Essentials

Simple Beam

Normal status

Generation 5

Summary

Changes the target's ability to Simple.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug 1
  • Dark 1
  • Dragon 1
  • Electric 1
  • Fairy 1
  • Fighting 1
  • Fire 1
  • Flying 1
  • Ghost 0
  • Grass 1
  • Ground 1
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison 1
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock ½
  • Steel ½
  • Water 1

Stats

Power
— (no damage)
Accuracy
100%
PP
15, up to 24.0 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
0 (normal)

Machines

Generation 5
Not a TM
Generation 6
Not a TM
Generation 7
Not a TM
Generation 8
Not a TM

Effect

Changes the target's ability to Simple.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 5
Black, White, Black 2, White 2

The user’s mysterious psychic wave changes the target’s Ability to Simple.

Generation 6
X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire

The user’s mysterious psychic wave changes the target’s Ability to Simple.

Generation 7
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!

The user’s mysterious psychic wave changes the target’s Ability to Simple.

Generation 8
Sword, Shield

The user’s mysterious psychic wave changes the target’s Ability to Simple.

Foreign Names

Japanese
シンプルビーム (shinpurubiimu)
シンプルビーム
Korean
심플빔
Chinese
單純光束
单纯光束
French
Rayon Simple
German
Wankelstrahl
Spanish
Onda Simple
Italian
Ondisinvolta

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Simple Beam.

Pokémon

Generation 5 X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Sun, Moon
Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon
Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee! Generation 8 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
55 Latios Dragon Psychic Levitate always male Undiscovered 80 90 80 130 110 110 600
55 Woobat Psychic Flying Unaware
Klutz
Simple
½ male, ½ female Flying
Field
65 45 43 55 43 72 323
55 Swoobat Psychic Flying Unaware
Klutz
Simple
½ male, ½ female Flying
Field
67 57 55 77 55 114 425
45 45 45 45 36 Audino Normal Healer
Regenerator
Klutz
½ male, ½ female Fairy 103 60 86 60 86 50 445
45 45 Mega Audino Mega Audino Normal Fairy Healer ½ male, ½ female Fairy 103 60 126 80 126 50 545
29 29 29 29 Elgyem Psychic Telepathy
Synchronize
Analytic
½ male, ½ female Human-Like 55 55 55 85 55 30 335
29 29 29 29 Beheeyem Psychic Telepathy
Synchronize
Analytic
½ male, ½ female Human-Like 75 75 75 125 95 40 485
62 62 62 62 63 Genesect Bug Steel Download genderless Undiscovered 71 120 95 120 95 99 600
Generation 5 X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Sun, Moon
Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon
Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee! Generation 8 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
• • • • Psyduck Water Damp
Cloud Nine
Swift Swim
½ male, ½ female Water 1
Field
50 52 48 65 50 55 320
• • • • Farfetch’d Normal Flying Keen Eye
Inner Focus
Defiant
½ male, ½ female Flying
Field
52 90 55 58 62 60 377
• Galarian Farfetch’d Galarian Farfetch’d Fighting Steadfast
Scrappy
½ male, ½ female Flying
Field
52 95 55 58 62 55 377
• • • • Natu Psychic Flying Synchronize
Early Bird
Magic Bounce
½ male, ½ female Flying 40 50 45 70 45 70 320
• • • • • Zigzagoon Normal Pickup
Gluttony
Quick Feet
½ male, ½ female Field 38 30 41 30 41 60 240
• • • • Skitty Normal Cute Charm
Normalize
Wonder Skin
¼ male, ¾ female Field
Fairy
50 45 45 35 35 50 260
• • • Spoink Psychic Thick Fat
Own Tempo
Gluttony
½ male, ½ female Field 60 25 35 70 80 60 330
• • • Inkay Dark Psychic Contrary
Suction Cups
Infiltrator
½ male, ½ female Water 1
Water 2
53 54 53 37 46 45 288

16 Pokémon

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