Discharge (move)
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Discharge ほうでん Electrical Discharge | ||||||||||||
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Discharge (Japanese: ほうでん Electrical Discharge) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.
Effect
Discharge damages all adjacent Pokémon on the field except the user and has a 30% chance of paralyzing each of them.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, Discharge attacks every enemy in the room, every enemy within 2 squares in passageways and every enemy within a square in very dimly lit passageways.
Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||
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IV | V | VI | ||||||||
025 | Pikachu | Electric | 37 | 42 | '''' | |||||
081 | Magnemite | Electric | Steel | 38 | 43 | '''' | ||||
082 | Magneton | Electric | Steel | 40 | 46 | '''' | ||||
125 | Electabuzz | Electric | 37 | 77 | '''' | |||||
135 | Jolteon | Electric | 78 | 78 | '''' | |||||
137 | Porygon | Normal | 40 | 40 | ' | |||||
145 | Zapdos | Electric | Flying | 50 | 50 | '''' | ||||
170 | Chinchou | Water | Electric | 34 | 39 | '''' | ||||
171 | Lanturn | Water | Electric | 40 | 47 | '''' | ||||
179 | Mareep | Electric | 28 | 37 | '''' | |||||
180 | Flaaffy | Electric | 31 | 42 | '''' | |||||
181 | Ampharos | Electric | 34 | 48 | '''' | |||||
233 | Porygon2 | Normal | 40 | 40 | ' | |||||
239 | Elekid | Electric | 34 | 41 | '''' | |||||
243 | Raikou | Electric | 57 | 57 | '''' | |||||
299 | Nosepass | Rock | 49 | 55 | 55 | ' | ||||
309 | Electrike | Electric | 41 | 41 | '''' | |||||
310 | Manectric | Electric | 49 | 49 | '''' | |||||
403 | Shinx | Electric | 41 | 41 | '''' | |||||
404 | Luxio | Electric | 48 | 48 | '''' | |||||
405 | Luxray | Electric | 56 | 56 | '''' | |||||
417 | Pachirisu | Electric | 29 | 41 | '''' | |||||
462 | Magnezone | Electric | Steel | 40 | 46 | '''' | ||||
466 | Electivire | Electric | 37 | 44 | '''' | |||||
474 | Porygon-Z | Normal | 40 | 40 | ' | |||||
476 | Probopass | Rock | Steel | 49 | 55 | 55 | ' | |||
479 | Rotom | Electric | Ghost | 50 | 64 | '''' | ||||
522 | Blitzle | Electric | 32 | '''' | ||||||
523 | Zebstrika | Electric | 36 | '''' | ||||||
587 | Emolga | Electric | Flying | 50 | '''' | |||||
595 | Joltik | Bug | Electric | 45 | '''' | |||||
596 | Galvantula | Bug | Electric | 54 | '''' | |||||
599 | Klink | Steel | 42 | ' | ||||||
600 | Klang | Steel | 44 | ' | ||||||
601 | Klinklang | Steel | 44 | ' | ||||||
603 | Eelektrik | Electric | 29 | '''' | ||||||
604 | Eelektross | Electric | -- | '''' | ||||||
618 | Stunfisk | Ground | Electric | 25 | '''' | |||||
642 | Thundurus | Electric | Flying | 43 | '''' | |||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
By breeding
# | Pokémon | Type | Father | |||||||
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IV | V | VI | ||||||||
309 | Electrike | Electric | * | |||||||
311 | Plusle | Electric | ||||||||
312 | Minun | Electric | ||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
In the anime
The user charges and then releases blue electricity. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Pachirisu's cheeks start to releases light blue sparks and it fires tons of light blue beams of electricity from its body all around it. | |||
Dawn's Pachirisu | Twice Smitten, Once Shy | Debut | |
Magneton releases multiple light blue beams of electricity from its body at the opponent. | |||
A Coordinator's Magneton | Settling a Not-So-Old Score! | None | |
Luxio releases multiple bolts of blue electricity from its body at the opponent. | |||
A wild Luxio | The Rise of Darkrai | None | |
A wild Luxio | Leading a Stray! | None | |
Magnezone releases a light blue beam of electricity from its red eye at the opponent. | |||
Zero's Magnezone | Giratina and the Sky Warrior | None | |
Rotom releases light blue electricity from its body at the opponent. | |||
A wild Rotom | Get Your Rotom Running! | None | |
Magnemite releases multiple bolts of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent. | |||
Multiple wild Magnemite | Steeling Peace of Mind! | None | |
A Coordinator's Magnemite | Dawn of a Royal Day! | None | |
Emolga's body becomes surrounded in yellow sparks of electricity and it fires multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent. After the attack, its body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity for a moment. | |||
Iris's Emolga | Emolga the Irresistible! | None | |
Galvantula's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and it releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent. | |||
A wild Galvantula | Emolga the Irresistible! | None | |
Eelektross releases multiple jolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent. | |||
Emmet's Eelektross | BW048 | None |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
The user shoots electricity from its body. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Luxray holds up its front two paws and releases a beam of electricity from each of them at the opponent. | |||
Pearl's Rayhiko | VS. Clefairy | Debut | |
Raichu releases electric sparks from its cheeks and it releases multiple beams of electricity from its body at the opponent. | |||
Volkner's Raichu | VS. Electivire | None |
In other generations
Trivia
- The only Pokémon to not receive STAB from Discharge—the Nosepass, Klink, and Porygon evolution families—are each able to learn at least 3 Electric-type moves by leveling up.
- Prior to Generation V, it was the only Electric-type move that hits more than one Pokémon.
In other languages
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Variations of the move Waterfall | ||||
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