Evolution of Hyper Beam in Pokemon Games (1996-2022)

The evolution of Hyper Beam animations in Pokemon games.

00:00 Pokemon Red and Blue (1996)
00:14 Pokemon Yellow (1998)
00:29 Pokemon Gold and Silver (1999)
00:45 Pokemon Crystal (2000)
1:01 Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire (2002)
1:17 Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004)
1:34 Pokemon Emerald (2004)
1:55 Pokemon Diamond and Pearl (2006)
2:17 Pokemon Platinum (2008)
2:37 Pokemon HeartGold and Soulsilver (2009)
2:55 Pokemon Black and White (2010)
3:12 Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 (2012)
3:30 Pokemon X and Y (2013)
3:48 Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (2014)
4:06 Pokemon Sun and Moon (2016)
4:25 Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (2017)
4:43 Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! (2018)
5:10 Pokemon Sword and Shield (2019)
5:35 Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (2021)
6:00 Pokemon Legends: Arceus (2022)
6:14 Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (2022)

[noiviric]

I love how gamefreak went back to using the gen 1-2 sound effect because it really feels like you just wiped out a the targets bloodline

[brandonsoto]

Gen 1 & 2 sound effect is legendary.

[soapsatellite]

Gen 8 really makes you feel the power of Hyper Beam. The old school sound effect with the destructive animation just works great

[captainkep]

I respect that they switched back to the classic sound effect. There’s just nothing quite like it

[SuperStro]

Gotta give props to gen 8 they had the best Hyper Beam. gen 3-5 really lost the idea of how powerful the attack is.

[thetwilightpug]

It went from a laser, to little balls, to a red spray, to a laser again, to a full on Death Star, then back to a laser

[greg]

Lol at the dragonite just sending low level Pokémon into the stratosphere

[egeus]

Gen 8 had the best visuals for hyper beam honestly

[epicgamingwithgeorge]

Gen 1&2:laser
Gen 3:skittles
Gen 4&5:Masenko
Gen 6&7:Kamehameha
Gen 8&9:FINAL FLASH

[wnyx]

Hyper Beam is like Pokémon's version of Kamehameha.

[TheMPLR]

Stufful: *gets obliterated with the full power of the sun*

"Stufful fainted!"

[MayHugger]

The idea of the sky turning bitch black and from what I can tell the colours seemingly meant to be inverting or like an X-Ray effect made it so cool in gen 1.

[reyj]

Arguably the most powerful looking is PLA, because pokemon can attack you and just seeing it stretch across the map makes it look 100x more violent

[byrontheusurper]

Such a fantastic sound effect, i can't believe that it fit so well in gen 1 because of the technical limitations but it's still good now!

[claudehopper]

*Level 2 Rattata approaches*

“Dragonite, Hyper Beam!”

[okyxoo]

Pokemon Sworld and Shield HyperBeam is so fire

[Symphonia]

I’m happy they brought back the hyper beam move sound effects in future generation Pokémon games. Still, there are other Pokémon that can learn hyper beam by levels besides dragonite.

[skennyboy]

Swsh definitly was the best. Love the cinematic moves 😁

[lightthegreninja]

One of the most powerful moves ever with a disadvantage that makes iit barely use. And use it on Dragonite of alll mons make it much more scary.

[CountGremlin]

OH MY ARCEUS STUFFUL OH NO!!!
(Love how Gen 6 brought Power back to Hyper Beam)