Solar Beam

Grass-type charged move in Pokémon GO.

Seed Flare

Trailblaze

Solar Beam

Category

Charged

Type

Grass

Gyms & Raids

Power

180

Energy

-100

Duration

5.0s

DPS

DPE

1.8

Trainer Battles

Power

150

Energy

-80

DPE

1.88

Rankings compare charged moves only. Type ranks show position and call out ties; all-type percentages include ties. Lower Energy costs rank higher.

Gyms & Raids

Category

Charged

Duration

5.0s

Power

180

Best in Grass; rank 1 of 17 eligible Grass-type charged moves.Top 6.3 percent across all types; 16 of 258 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Energy

-100

Tied for rank 12 in Grass; 6 moves share rank 12 among 17 eligible Grass-type charged moves.Top 100 percent across all types; 257 of 257 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPE

1.8

Tied for rank 5 in Grass; 4 moves share rank 5 among 17 eligible Grass-type charged moves.Top 33.5 percent across all types; 86 of 257 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPS

Tied for rank 6 in Grass; 3 moves share rank 6 among 17 eligible Grass-type charged moves.Top 45.4 percent across all types; 117 of 258 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Trainer Battles

Category

Charged

Turns

Power

150

Best in Grass; rank 1 of 17 eligible Grass-type charged moves.Top 4.7 percent across all types; 12 of 256 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Energy

-80

Tied for rank 16 in Grass; 2 moves share rank 16 among 17 eligible Grass-type charged moves.Top 99.7 percent across all types; 255 of 256 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPE

1.88

Rank 4 of 17 eligible Grass-type charged moves.Top 27 percent across all types; 69 of 256 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Archetype

Nuke

Seed Flare

Trailblaze

Solar Beam

Category

Charged

Type

Grass

Gyms & Raids

Power

180

Energy

-100

Duration

5.0s

DPS

DPE

1.8

Trainer Battles

Power

150

Energy

-80

DPE

1.88

These are the strongest Pokémon that can learn the Grass-type move Solar Beam.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Primal Groudon
Dragon Tail
Solar Beam
16.98
354.7
42.3
883.4s
15.18
2
Mega Latios
Dragon Breath
Solar Beam
16.49
274.4
54.7
909.6s
14.36
3
Shadow Groudon
Dragon Tail
Solar Beam
15.33
215.5
69.6
978.5s
13.08
4
Shadow Latios
Dragon Breath
Solar Beam
15.58
191.6
78.3
962.7s
12.96
5
Mega Chesnaught
Vine Whip
Solar Beam
14.38
296.4
50.6
1043.1s
12.87
6
Mega Venusaur
Vine Whip
Solar Beam
14.11
239.3
62.7
1063.0s
12.35
7
Shaymin Sky
Magical Leaf
Solar Beam
14.46
198.4
75.6
1037.4s
12.29
8
Apex Shadow Ho-Oh
Incinerate
Solar Beam
14.22
221.7
67.7
1054.7s
12.29
9
Shadow Ho-Oh
Incinerate
Solar Beam
14.22
221.7
67.7
1054.7s
12.29
10
Shadow Tangrowth
Vine Whip
Solar Beam
14.54
182.9
82.0
1031.4s
12.19

Ranked Pokémon whose recommended PvP moveset includes Solar Beam. Pick a league to see its rankings.

Great

Ultra

Mega Edition

Great

Ultra

Rank	Pokémon	Fast Move	Charged Move 1	Charged Move 2	League
#111 of 1145	Castform Sunny	Ember Fast Charge	Weather Ball Fire Spam/Bait	Solar Beam Nuke	Great League
#778 of 1145	Cherrim Sunny	Bullet Seed Fast Charge	Weather Ball Fire Spam/Bait	Solar Beam Nuke	Great League
#1095 of 1145	Cherrim Overcast	Bullet Seed Fast Charge	Dazzling Gleam High Energy	Solar Beam Nuke	Great League