Beldum
Beldum is a Steel/Psychic-type Pokémon, the Iron Ball Pokémon, number 374 (#0374) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 95.2 kg.
Beldum is the Iron Ball Pokémon, a floating steel robot with no blood: every cell in its body is a magnet. It looks harmless, but it is the first stage of Metagross, a non-Legendary Pokémon with a base stat total of 600.
How to pronounce Beldum
Beldum is pronounced BEL-dum. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Beldum said out loud:
In Japanese it is ダンバル (Dumbber).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Beldum is a blue, nearly spherical machine, 0.6 m tall and 95.2 kg, with one large red eye and a cluster of claws at its rear. The Pokédex says it floats by producing a magnetic force that pushes against the ground's own magnetism, and it uses controlled pulses of magnetism to talk to others of its kind. It can also pull opponents in with magnetism so that they are caught on its sharp claws.
Behaviour
Beldum has real feelings: when it is in a bad mood, the Pokédex suggests giving it a magnet. Anger makes it burst out magnetism strong enough to break nearby machines. In swarms, Beldum talk by brain waves and move as if they were one Pokémon.
Habitat
The species data lists rough terrain, and Bulbapedia says it is scarce in the wild. In Scarlet and Violet it appears in The Indigo Disk's Canyon Biome, Chargestone Cavern and Polar Biome. In Legends: Z-A it is at Lysandre Labs, and the Mega Dimension DLC adds it to Hyperspace Lumiose.
Powers
Beldum's Ability Clear Body stops other Pokémon from lowering its stats, and its hidden Ability Light Metal halves its weight. As a first stage it is a poor fighter, with base stats totalling only 300, so its Defense of 80 is its one real strength.
Name origin
Beldum may come from 'dumbbell', the weight used in training. Its Japanese name, Dumbber (ダンバル), seems to come from the same word.
Design inspiration
Beldum appears to be a magnetic robot built on the shape of a dumbbell. It also resembles a single limb of Metang or Metagross, a hint at how the line evolves.
Evolution notes
Beldum evolves into Metang at level 20, which evolves into Metagross at level 45. Bulbapedia notes that this line reaches each of its next stages earlier than any other Powerhouse family.
In the games
Steven Stone leaves a Beldum for you at his house in Mossdeep City once you have entered the Hall of Fame in Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, and Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire hold the gift back until you have completed the Delta Episode.
In the anime
Morrison's Beldum debuted in 'Less is Morrison' and spent most of its time outside its Poké Ball.
Fun facts
- The Beldum line is the only non-Legendary, non-Mythical family with a catch rate of 3, which Bulbapedia calls the lowest in existence.
- Of all the Powerhouse lines, only Beldum learns a single move by levelling up: Take Down from Generation III to Generation VII, then Tackle from Generation VIII onwards.
- The whole line has exactly the same two Abilities as the Legendary Registeel.
Base stats
- HP: 40
- Attack: 55
- Defense: 80
- Sp. Atk: 35
- Sp. Def: 60
- Speed: 30
Beldum’s base stat total is 300. Its highest stat is Defense.
Type matchups
What is Beldum weak to?
Beldum takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ground (2×), Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.
It resists Psychic (¼×), Normal (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Flying (½×), Rock (½×), Dragon (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).
It is immune to Poison moves.
Evolution
How does Beldum evolve?
Beldum evolves into Metang at level 20.
The whole family: Beldum, Metang, Metagross.
Abilities
- Clear Body: Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.
- Light Metal (hidden ability): Halves the Pokémon's weight.
Moves
Moves Beldum learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
TM moves (6)
Beldum can learn 6 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Zen Headbutt, Iron Head, Iron Defense, Steel Beam, Tera Blast.
Breeding & training
- Gender: genderless.
- Egg groups: Mineral.
- Egg cycles: 40 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 5,120).
- Catch rate: 3 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 35.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Defense effort value.
- Base experience yield: 60.
Pokédex entries
From its rear, Beldum emits a magnetic force that rapidly pulls opponents in. They get skewered on Beldum's sharp claws. (Sword)
The cells in this Pokémon's body are composed of magnetic material. Instead of blood, magnetic forces flow through Beldum's body. (Shield)
If you anger it, it will do more than rampage. It will also burst out strong magnetism, causing nearby machines to break. (Ultra Moon)
Instead of blood, magnetism flows through its body. When it's feeling bad, try giving it a magnet. (Ultra Sun)
With magnetic traction, it pulls its opponents in close. When they're in range, it slashes them with its rear claws. (Moon)
Its cells are all magnets. It uses magnetism to communicate with others of its kind. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ダンバル |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Dumbber |
| French | Terhal |
| German | Tanhel |
| Spanish | Beldum |
| Italian | Beldum |
| Korean | 메탕 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 铁哑铃 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 鐵啞鈴 |
Trivia
- Slowest Steel type in Gen 3: 30 Speed, shared with 1 other.
- Lowest base stat total among Steel types in Gen 3: 300.
- Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
- Heavier than 82% of all Pokémon (95.2 kg).
- Base stat total 300, ranked #856 of 1,025.
- One of 8 Pokémon that are both Steel and Psychic.
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 123 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 7 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 3: about 0.4% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 13 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Beldum (Pokémon), Serebii: Beldum (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex), Bulbapedia: Steven Stone.
- Pronunciation (BEL-dum): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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