Hyper Beam

Type

Normal

Category

special

Power

150

Accuracy

90

PP

5

Priority

0

Target

adjacent

Contact

No

Spread

No

Protect blocks

Yes

Wide Guard blocks

No

A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.

• Incineroar
• Metagross Mega
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• Blaziken Mega
• Gardevoir Mega
• Glimmora Mega
• Hawlucha Mega
• Steelix Mega
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• Barbaracle Mega
• Ampharos Mega
• Dragalge Mega
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• Kingambit
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• Gallade Mega
• Scizor Mega
• Falinks Mega
• Kommo O Totem
• Garchomp Mega Z
• Garchomp Mega
• Glalie Mega
• Sceptile Mega
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• Swampert Mega
• Slowbro Mega
• Pidgeot Mega
• Chandelure Mega
• Malamar Mega
• Gholdengo
• Dragapult
• Scovillain Mega
• Eelektross Mega
• Goodra Hisui
• Dragonite Mega
• Florges
• Hydreigon
• Altaria Mega
• Blastoise Mega
• Pinsir Mega
• Charizard Mega Y
• Emboar Mega
• Kommo O
• Charizard Mega X
• Gengar Mega
• Archaludon
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• Sharpedo Mega
• Snorlax
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• Alakazam Mega
• Scrafty Mega
• Empoleon
• Goodra
• Hydrapple
• Venusaur Mega
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• Palafin Hero
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• Glaceon
• Infernape
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• Golurk Mega
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• Meganium Mega
• Arcanine
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• Basculegion Female
• Dragonite
• Blastoise Gmax
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• Noivern
• Rhyperior
• Garchomp
• Zoroark
• Aerodactyl
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• Torterra
• Quaquaval
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• Decidueye Hisui
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• Venusaur Gmax
• Mr Rime
• Pelipper
• Swampert
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• Sandaconda
• Machamp
• Staraptor Mega
• Feraligatr
• Flareon
• Gengar Gmax
• Aegislash Blade
• Blastoise
• Gengar
• Pyroar Male
• Tyranitar
• Greninja Battle Bond
• Jolteon
• Vanilluxe
• Grimmsnarl Gmax
• Skeledirge
• Skarmory Mega
• Typhlosion
• Vaporeon
• Hatterene Gmax
• Charizard
• Gyarados
• Avalugg
• Clawitzer
• Blaziken
• Alakazam
• Greninja
• Absol Mega
• Avalugg Hisui
• Ninetales
• Tauros Paldea Aqua Breed
• Alcremie
• Raichu Mega Y
• Aggron
• Beartic
• Houndstone
• Meowscarada
• Tsareena
• Absol Mega Z
• Heracross
• Manectric Mega
• Sandaconda Gmax
• Simipour
• Tauros Paldea Blaze Breed
• Victreebel Mega
• Alcremie Gmax
• Chandelure
• Farigiraf
• Tauros Paldea Combat Breed
• Weavile
• Raichu Mega X
• Sinistcha
• Delphox
• Scolipede
• Barbaracle
• Dragalge
• Gardevoir
• Simisear
• Musharna
• Raichu Alola
• Sceptile
• Scizor
• Banette Mega
• Kangaskhan
• Mawile Mega
• Clefable Mega
• Meganium
• Politoed
• Primarina
• Samurott Hisui
• Steelix
• Talonflame
• Grimmsnarl
• Luxray
• Roserade
• Slowking Galar
• Heliolisk
• Passimian
• Simisage
• Spiritomb
• Venusaur
• Bellibolt
• Conkeldurr
• Oranguru
• Pidgeot
• Zoroark Hisui
• Appletun
• Samurott
• Ampharos
• Arcanine Hisui
• Bastiodon
• Flapple
• Milotic
• Runerigus
• Typhlosion Hisui
• Hatterene
• Chesnaught
• Orthworm
• Abomasnow
• Gourgeist Average
• Snorlax Gmax
• Garbodor
• Basculegion Male
• Eelektross
• Garganacl
• Krookodile
• Rampardos
• Beedrill Mega
• Excadrill
• Cofagrigus
• Altaria
• Clefable
• Emboar
• Falinks
• Crabominable
• Polteageist
• Scrafty
• Appletun Gmax
• Hippowdon
• Slowbro Galar
• Aegislash Shield
• Glalie
• Malamar
• Overqwil
• Houndoom
• Meowstic Female
• Mimikyu Totem Busted
• Sylveon
• Decidueye
• Flapple Gmax
• Corviknight Gmax
• Gallade
• Mamoswine
• Mimikyu Totem Disguised
• Sneasler
• Torkoal
• Lucario
• Metagross
• Mimikyu Busted
• Sableye Mega
• Slowbro
• Annihilape
• Pinsir
• Slurpuff
• Umbreon
• Aurorus
• Sharpedo
• Toucannon
• Wyrdeer
• Manectric
• Serperior
• Espeon
• Tauros
• Toxicroak
• Reuniclus
• Salazzle
• Starmie
• Hawlucha
• Trevenant
• Tyrantrum
• Drampa
• Medicham Mega
• Gourgeist Super
• Espathra
• Mudsdale
• Gliscor
• Gourgeist Large
• Ninetales Alola
• Raichu
• Kleavor
• Absol
• Lopunny
• Pangoro
• Froslass
• Gourgeist Small
• Klefki
• Slowking
• Palafin Zero
• Scovillain
• Mimikyu Disguised
• Toxapex
• Aromatisse
• Corviknight
• Forretress
• Victreebel
• Staraptor
• Garbodor Gmax
• Vileplume
• Golurk
• Meowstic Male
• Skarmory
• Maushold Family Of Three
• Salazzle Totem
• Liepard
• Banette
• Maushold Family Of Four
• Araquanid
• Audino
• Camerupt
• Arbok
• Araquanid Totem
• Dedenne
• Diggersby
• Azumarill
• Watchog
• Vivillon
• Medicham
• Ariados
• Beedrill
• Mawile
• Sableye

Hyper Beam is a Normal-type special attack. It has 150 base power, 90% accuracy, 5 PP and targets a single adjacent target. Hyper Beam is a Normal-type special attack. It has 150 base power, 90% accuracy, 5 PP and targets a single adjacent target.

A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.

Consider Hyper Beam when its type and power cover targets your team otherwise struggles with. Single-target attacks are reliable and do not risk your own partner, but they can be redirected by Follow Me or Rage Powder. Evaluate the move alongside your team's speed tiers and overall coverage.

In team building, Hyper Beam is usually a coverage or primary STAB option. It shines when your team already has speed control or when it patches a matchup hole. Compare it with alternative moves of the same type and category to decide whether the extra power, accuracy or side effect justifies the slot over a more defensive option.

Common mistakes with Hyper Beam include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Spamming it predictably and letting the opponent switch into a resist. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.

Protect and Detect block this move. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.

Use the tools below to test Hyper Beam in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.

• Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
• Wide Guard: does not block this move.
• Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
• Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).