Steel Beam (move)

Steel Beam (Japanese: てっていこうせん Beam of Steely Resolve) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation VIII. It is TM170 in Generation IX.
==Effect==
Steel Beam inflicts damage, and the user takes damage equal to half of its maximum HP rounded up (unless it has ).
The user of Steel Beam will take damage even if the target is from it, if it hits a , 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.
 and do not affect Steel Beam.
===Generation VIII===
====Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl====
Steel Beam cannot be selected in a battle.
====Pokémon Legends: Arceus====
Steel Beam's base power is changed from 140 to 120. Steel Beam is a recoil move in this game.
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By TM/Move Tutor===
A Move Tutor will teach Steel Beam to any Pokémon (except for Dusk Mane ), as well as both and . and can also learn the move regardless of their current type. The Move Tutor is:
* : a man in Motostoke after becoming Champion.
* : Zisu in Jubilife Village for 4000.
===Special move===
====Generation VIII====
==In other games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Name 	 	Move gauge cost 	MP(uses) 	Base	Max	 	Target 	Effect tag 	Description 	Playable	
Steel Beam 	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.	(Strike role only) 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Name 	 	State 	State 	Base	Max	Target 	Target 	Effect tag 	Description 	Playable	
Storm Clout Steel Beam	 	Default 	Default 	250 	300	An opponent 	An opponent 	— 	No additional effect.	 	
Storm Clout Steel Beam	 	6★ EX 	6★ EX 	250 	300	All opponents	All opponents	— 	No additional effect.	 	
Storm Clout Steel Beam	 	6★ EX with EX role	6★ EX with EX role	375 	450	All opponents	All opponents	— 	No additional effect.	 	
Notes:
* Several other sync pairs have sync moves that include the name Steel Beam. However, these moves' animations are identical to the generic Steel Sync Beam, and are not based on the move Steel Beam.
* Steel Beam:
** 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 animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
====Pokédex entries====
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==Trivia==
* Steel Beam is the only Steel-type move that damages the user.
* In April 2019, prior to the release of , CoroCoro Comics May ran a contest where fans could name the strongest Steel-type move.Pokemon.co.jp Steel Beam's Japanese name was the name that won this contest.CoroCoro Online
* The Japanese name of this move literally means an "all-out resistance" (徹底抗戦 tettei-kōsen), while also incorporating puns on 鋼 tetsu (iron or steel), 抵抗 teikō (resistance) and 光線 kōsen (beam).https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%89%84#Japanesehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%8A%B5%E6%8A%97#Japanesehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%85%89%E7%B7%9A#Japanese
* Not including Max Moves, Steel Beam was the first Generation VIII move seen in the animated series. It was used by Raihan's in Toughing It Out!.
* Steel Beam was the last Generation VIII move in index number order before the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass was released.
* Dusk Mane is the only Steel-type Pokémon that cannot learn Steel Beam.
==In other languages==
==References==
Category:Moves that cost HP to use
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
de:Stahlstrahl
es:Metaláser
fr:Métalaser
it:Raggio d'Acciaio
ja:てっていこうせん
zh:铁蹄光线（招式）