Water Charged move

Bubble Beam

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Bubble Beam, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−33

Cost per use

Duration

2.0s

Animation time

DPS

22.5

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 45
Energy: −33
Duration: 2.0s
DPS: 22.5 dmg/s
DPE: 1.36 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 1.55s
Damage window end: 1.80s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 25
Energy: −40
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 0.63 dmg/energy

Buff / debuff effect

opponent ATK -1 — 100% chance each time the move lands.

Editor's notes

Bubble Beam is a Water-type charged move. As a charged move, it spends stored energy for a burst of damage — the lower its cost relative to its power, the more often you can use it.

In PvP it deals 0.63 damage per energy, and it can shift stats mid-battle.

Toni Ramón

Founder & lead editor

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy the move costs to fire.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Bubble Beam

Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.

#	Pokemon	Max CP	ATK	DEF	STA
1	Crawdaunt WaterDark	2,797	224	142	160
2	Masquerain BugFlying	2,567	192	150	172
3	Golduck Water	2,771	191	162	190
4	Swanna WaterFlying	2,361	182	132	181
5	Krabby Water	1,765	181	124	102
6	Suicune Water	3,373	180	235	225
7	Jellicent WaterGhost	2,644	159	178	225
8	Omanyte RockWater	1,746	155	153	111
9	Prinplup Water	1,924	150	139	162
10	Mantine WaterFlying	2,384	148	226	163
11	Corphish Water	1,392	141	99	125
12	Staryu Water	1,308	137	112	102
13	Poliwhirl Water	1,605	130	123	163
14	Horsea Water	1,195	129	103	102
15	Araquanid WaterBug	2,066	126	219	169
16	Corsola WaterRock	1,558	118	156	146
17	Shellder Water	1,221	116	134	102
18	Lombre WaterGrass	1,353	112	119	155
19	Piplup Water	1,215	112	102	142
20	Chinchou WaterElectric	1,266	106	97	181
21	Poliwag Water	937	101	82	120
22	Tentacool WaterPoison	1,177	97	149	120
23	Surskit BugWater	895	93	87	120
24	Ducklett WaterFlying	969	84	96	158
25	Dewpider WaterBug	808	72	117	116
26	Lotad WaterGrass	677	71	77	120
27	Marill WaterFairy	522	37	93	172
28	Azurill NormalFairy	412	36	71	137

FAQ

Is Bubble Beam a good move?

Bubble Beam deals 45 base damage over 2.0 seconds, which works out at 22.5 DPS and 1.36 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Water moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Bubble Beam?

The table above lists the 28 strongest by base attack, led by Crawdaunt, Masquerain, Golduck.

Is Bubble Beam better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 45 power for 33 energy over 2.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 25 power for 40 energy. It also has a stat-changing effect that only applies in PvP. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

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