Refraction

Boosts the power and effect likelihood of Beam-type moves.

Affected Moves

The following moves are affected by this ability.

Name	PP	Power	Accuracy	Description
Aurora Beam	20	65	100	The target is hit with a rainbow-colored beam that may also lower its Attack stat.
Bubble Beam	20	65	100	A spray of bubbles is ejected at the target. This may also lower its Speed stat.
Charge Beam	10	50	90	The target is hit by a charge. Remaining electricity may raise the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Concussive Blast	10	80	100	The user focuses force in a narrow beam. This move deals physical damage.
Eternabeam	5	160	90	Eternatus's original form's most powerful attack, but it can't move on the next turn.
Fickle Beam	5	80	100	Shoots a beam of light to inflict damage, sometimes doubling in power.
Hyper Beam	5	150	90	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Ice Beam	10	90	100	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy which may leave it with frostbite.
Meteor Beam	10	120	90	The user boosts its Sp. Atk stat, then attacks a target with space power on the next turn.
Moongeist Beam	5	100	100	The user emits a sinister ray that ignores Abilities to attack the target.
Psybeam	20	65	100	The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. This may also leave the target confused.
Signal Beam	15	75	100	The user attacks with a sinister beam of light. This may also confuse the target.
Simple Beam	15	—	100	The user's mysterious psychic wave changes one target ability to Simple.
Solar Beam	10	120	100	A two-turn attack. The user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn.
Steel Beam	5	140	95	The user fires a beam of steel from its entire body. This also damages the user.
Twin Beam	10	40	100	The user shoots mystical beams from its eyes. It hits twice in a row.

Level-Up

The following Pokémon can equip this ability after reaching a certain level.

#		Level
34	Staryu	54
35	Starmie	54
49	Remoraid	72
50	Octillery	72
78	Nautilazer	100
293	Crainbow	70
322	Glastro	54
323	Glastle	54
???	Vaileye	18
???	Bloodnaut	18

Natural Ability

The following Pokémon can have this ability when you find them in the wild.

#	Pokémon		Type

Hidden Ability

The following Pokémon can have this ability as their hidden ability.

#	Pokémon		Type

Tutored Ability

The following Pokémon can be taught this ability.

#	Pokémon		Type
175		Golduck
176		Malduck
440		Fizzix
441		Gravitomix
418		Sableye
34		Staryu
35		Starmie
49		Remoraid
50		Octillery
38		Kingdra
395		Litwick
396		Lampent
397		Chandelure
78		Nautilazer
293		Crainbow
322		Glastro
323		Glastle
???		Vaileye
???		Bloodnaut