How To Get TM22 SolarBeam in Pokémon Yellow

TM22 Solarbeam
#	Location	Repeatable?
1	Cinnabar Island Pokémon Mansion. Basement Floor, on top of the table in the upper left corner.	No

TM22 SolarBeam can be found inside the Pokémon Mansion on Cinnabar Island. It’s sitting on top of the table in the top left corner of the basement floor of the mansion.

You can get TM22 at any point after getting Surf, getting the Soulbadge, and getting to Cinnabar Island.

Prerequisites

This is what you need to do before you can get TM22:

Obtain the Soulbadge by defeating Koga in Fuschia City
Obtain HM03 Surf from the man in the secret house of the Safari Zone in Fuschia City
Have a Pokémon in your party that knows Surf

Getting TM22 Solarbeam

Starting from inside the Pokémon Mansion, head north until you see a staircase and walk up the stairs.

Standing inside the Pokémon Mansion (Left) and standing near a set of stairs on the 1st floor. (Right)

Once upstairs on the 2nd floor, head northwest until you reach a gap in the wall on your left.

Standing near two sets of stairs on the 2nd floor.

At the wall gap, head northwest and up the staircase next to the rock.

Standing in a wall gap on the 2nd floor.

After going upstairs to the 3rd floor, head towards the statue next to the rocks.

Interact with the statue (Press the A button in front of it) and press the secret switch inside it.

Standing near the stairs and a statue on the 3rd floor (Left) and pressing a secret switch in the statue. (Right)

After pressing the secret switch, head southeast until you reach a gap in the southern wall next to a set of rocks.

Standing near a statue on the 3rd floor.

After reaching the southern wall gap, head south into the empty space on the left.

There’s a Scientist trainer in this area, but he can be avoided as long as you don’t walk too far to the right.

Standing above a wall gap and some rocks near the bottom of the 3rd floor.

After falling back onto the first floor, head southwest until you’re past the rows of plants.

There’s another Scientist here but he can be avoided as long as you walk along the black wall to your left.

Standing in a closed off area on the 1st floor near a scientist.

After passing the rows of plants, you should see a staircase just below you. Head downstairs.

Standing above a staircase and between two rows of plants on the 1st floor.

After walking downstairs to the basement floor, head northwest until you reach a gap in the black wall.

Standing near a staircase on the basement floor.

At the wall gap, head southwest until you reach another secret switch statue.

Standing in a wall gap on the basement floor.

Once you reach the statue, press the secret switch inside it.

There’s a Burglar near the statue here, and he’ll occasionally turn around with no clear pattern, but it’s still possible to avoid battling him.

Standing in front of a statue at the bottom of the basement floor.

After pressing the switch, the electronic door to the left of the trainer (Burglar) should be gone. Head back to the staircase through the new wall gap.

Facing west towards a wall gap created by the switch statue.

Once you’re back at the staircase, head northeast through the gap in the black walls until you reach another secret switch statue next to a group of beds.

A Scientist will be standing in the middle of the path to the statue, but he can be avoided as long as you don’t walk down the center.

Facing north towards a wall gap created by the switch statue.

Once you reach the statue, press the secret switch inside it.

Standing in front of a statue at the top of the basement floor.

After pressing the secret switch, head all the way to the west going down the hall until you find a Pokéball on a table. This is TM22.

Standing near a statue at the top of the basement floor (Left) and standing in front of the Pokéball containing TM22. (Right)

Solarbeam Details + Uses

Solarbeam Move Details
Type	Grass
Power	120
Accuracy	100%
PP	10 (max. 16)
Effect	User “takes in sunlight” on turn 1 and attacks on turn 2.

With 120 power, Solarbeam is the strongest Grass type move in the game. The downside is that Solarbeam takes a turn to charge before attacking.

While the move is powerful, two turn attacks like this give your opponent an opportunity to counter.

For example:

While Solarbeam is charging, your opponent can switch to a Grass resistant Pokémon like a Fire or Flying type.

Using Solarbeam can also leave your Pokémon an easy target for attacks and status inflicting moves such as Thunder Wave or Sleep Powder.

Solarbeam is a good move to teach if you’ve got a Grass type Pokémon or a Pokémon with a good special stat on your team. But since it can leave your Pokémon vulnerable to enemy attacks it’s good to have a plan in place when using it.

Venasaur using Solarbeam against a wild Seel. Charging on turn 1 (left) and attacking on turn 2. (right)

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How To Get TM22 SolarBeam in Pokémon Yellow

Prerequisites

Getting TM22 Solarbeam

Solarbeam Details + Uses

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