cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27354922
No. Because that is not a steel beam; it's an iron girder. 😌
this post was submitted on 24 Mar 2025
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Pokédex entries:
White & Scarlet: “They strengthen their bodies by carrying steel beams.”
BW2, X, & OR: “…they skillfully wield steel beams…”
Well I trust OC, the pokemon wiki must be wrong.
Granted the name of the move itself could use a different word, I think they meant beam as in Hyper Beam, since the move itself is a special attack rather than physical.
But a beam of steel doesn't make any sense unless it's an actual long piece of steel launched at high speed towards an unwitting target. It's not like a beam of light.
🤷♂️ idk. Might as well call it Eye Beam but make it a pun and say I-beam instead lol.