Solar Beam
Grass-type charged move in Pokémon GO. Costs 80 energy to fire. Use the stats below to compare against alternatives in the same type.
- Power
- 150
- Energy cost
- 80
- Turns
- 1
- DPE
- 1.88
How Solar Beam performs in Pokémon GO PvP
Charged moves cost energy to fire. Solar Beam costs 80 energy and deals 150 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 1.88. Higher DPE = more bang per charged-move cycle, which compounds across long matches.
Solar Beam has strong DPE — solid charged move for closers or surprise burst.
Best Pokémon with Solar Beam
Tier-list-ranked attackers that run Solar Beam as part of their recommended moveset. Tier shown is the best slot the mons holds — sometimes general-raid, sometimes a specific type bucket.
What does Solar Beam do in Pokémon GO?
Solar Beam is a Grass-type charged move. Costs 80 energy to fire, deals 150 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 1.88.
Is Solar Beam worth unlocking?
Solar Beam has strong DPE — solid charged move for closers or surprise burst.
Does Solar Beam have any extra effects?
Solar Beam is a clean damage move — no buffs, debuffs, or stat changes. The full value is in the DPE ratio.
Can Solar Beam be used in raids too?
Yes — charged-move stats are shared between PvP and raids, with different timing mechanics. In raids, Solar Beam contributes to DPS based on power and the underlying mons's stats. See /raid for raid counter rankings.
For the full move database with sortable columns, see all moves. For type-effectiveness math behind STAB, see the type chart.