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Electrode マルマイン Marumine #101
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Electric ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Ball Pokémon
Abilities Soundproof or Static Static Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #101 Johto #121 Hoenn #085 Sinnoh Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0 m Metric 0'0"/0.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.0 lbs. Imperial 0.0 kg Metric 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Unknown	Catch rate 60 (7.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Mineral group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 150 Battle Exp.: 1501*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=electrode|ndex=101|name=Electrode }}

Electrode (Japanese: マルマイン Marumine) is an Electric-type Pokémon.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue / Pokémon LeafGreen

It stores electric energy under very high pressure. It often explodes with little or no provocation.

Pokémon Yellow

Stores electrical energy inside its body. Even the slightest shock could trigger a huge explosion.

Pokémon Gold

It is dangerous. If it has too much electricity and has nothing to do, it amuses itself by exploding.

Pokémon Silver

It stores an overflowing amount of electric energy inside its body. Even a small shock makes it explode.

Pokémon Crystal

The more energy it charges up, the faster it gets. But this also makes it more likely to explode.

Pokémon Ruby

Electrode eats electricity in the atmosphere. On days when lightning strikes, you can see this Pokémon exploding all over the place from eating too much electricity.

Pokémon Sapphire

One of Electrode's characteristics is its attraction to electricity. It is a problematical Pokémon that congregates mostly at electrical power plants to feed on electricity that has just been generated.

Pokémon Emerald

They appear in great numbers at electric power plants. Because they feed on electricity, they cause massive and chaotic blackouts in nearby cities.

Pokémon FireRed

It explodes in response to even minor stimuli. It is feared, with the nickname of "The Bomb Ball."

Name origin

An electrode is a device through which electrical current passes. Considering Electrode's tendency to self-destruct, it might also be a combination of electric and explode. Its Japanese name is probably a combination of 丸 maru, circle, and mine, as in landmine.

It seems to be based upon the concept of a living Poké Ball, and is often mistaken for one.

Obtaining

In side games

• Pokémon Snap: Many of these appear in the Tunnel. They are very prone to exploding, and will do so when hit by any item. Take a picture when it's just about to blow up for a special shot. Near the very end of the course, an Electrode can be seen off to the side near some rubble. Hit it, and it will explode to open the way to the next course, the Volcano.

Base stats

Type effectiveness

In the anime

Electrode's first appearance was during EP033. It was used in a Pokémon Race.

When Team Rocket was trying to infiltrate Prof. Oak's lab in EP065, the fell into a pit of Electrode.

In Pikachu's Summer Vacation, an Electrode's explosion signaled the start of a swimming race between Ash's Squirtle and a Marril.

Orange Islands' Gym Leader Danny has an Electrode.

Electrode's first major role was during EP114. A town was over-populated with these Bomb-Ball Pokémon and a man named Poncho had a job of removing them.

In AG041, an Electrode that was painted like a Watermelon was gaurding a patch of Watmel Berrys.

Other appearances

Super Smash Brothers Melee

When released from a Pokéball, Electrode will pause for a few seconds before using explosion. It can be picked up and thrown, though this is risky as Electrode will hurt everyone near it, including the player who threw the Pokéball.

Evolution

External links

Article on Wikipedia

In other languages

• German: Lektrobal
• French: Electrode
• Korean: 붐볼 Bumbol

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