Grass Charged move

Solar Beam

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

Power

180

PvE base damage

Energy

−100

Cost per use

Duration

5.0s

Animation time

DPS

36.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 180
Energy: −100
Duration: 5.0s
DPS: 36.0 dmg/s
DPE: 1.8 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 2.80s
Damage window end: 4.80s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 150
Energy: −80
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.88 dmg/energy

Editor's notes

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Groudon, Latios, Volcarona and Solgaleo. These are the Pokémon that get the most out of Solar Beam.

Hits for 180 base power and costs 100 energy.

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 Solar 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	Groudon Ground	4,653	270	228	205
2	Latios DragonPsychic	4,311	268	212	190
3	Volcarona BugFire	4,107	264	189	198
4	Solgaleo PsychicSteel	4,571	255	191	264
5	Roserade GrassPoison	3,359	243	185	155
6	Exeggutor GrassPsychic	3,408	233	149	216
7	Gigalith Rock	3,650	226	201	198
8	Typhlosion Fire	3,267	223	173	186
9	Infernape FireFighting	3,034	222	151	183
10	Pyroar FireNormal	3,129	221	149	200
11	Leafeon Grass	3,329	216	219	163
12	Lilligant Grass	2,883	214	155	172
13	Mew Psychic	3,692	210	210	225
14	Victreebel GrassPoison	2,749	207	135	190
15	Tangrowth Grass	3,426	207	184	225
16	Simisage Grass	2,658	206	133	181
17	Vileplume GrassPoison	2,894	202	167	181
18	Torterra GrassGround	3,318	202	188	216
19	Maractus Grass	2,571	201	130	181
20	Chesnaught GrassFighting	3,340	201	204	204
21	Venusaur GrassPoison	3,076	198	189	190
22	Sawsbuck NormalGrass	2,732	198	146	190
23	Porygon2 Normal	3,065	198	180	198
24	Camerupt FireGround	2,480	194	136	172
25	Cryogonal Ice	3,164	190	218	190
26	Sunflora Grass	2,421	185	135	181
27	Tangela Grass	2,530	183	169	163
28	Solrock RockPsychic	2,632	178	153	207
29	Ludicolo WaterGrass	2,627	173	176	190
30	Ninetales Fire	2,578	169	190	177

FAQ

Is Solar Beam a good move?

Solar Beam deals 180 base damage over 5.0 seconds, which works out at 36.0 DPS and 1.8 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Grass moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Solar Beam?

The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Groudon, Latios, Volcarona.

Is Solar Beam better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 180 power for 100 energy over 5.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 150 power for 80 energy. 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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