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Charjabug Battery Pokémon デンヂムシ Denjimushi #737 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Bug Electric Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Ability Battery Cacophony Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 120 (24.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Bug Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 1'08" 0.5 m Charjabug 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 23.1 lbs. 10.5 kg Charjabug 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 140	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Charjabug 0 HP 0 Atk 2 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F737.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Charjabug (Japanese: デンヂムシ Denjimushi) is a dual-type Bug/Electric Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.

It evolves from Grubbin starting at level 20 and evolves into Vikavolt when leveled up in a special magnetic field.

Biology

Charjabug is a small, cuboid Pokémon resembling an insect. Its body consists of three square segments with two brown stubs on each side. The last two sections have a thin, ring-like marking on each side. Its face has square blue eyes, which sometimes have sweeping green lights inside. Two short, yellow spikes extend from the front square: one on each side of its rectangular mouth. The mouth itself is gray and has two jaws that close sideways, shaped like a lightning bolt when open.

Charjabug creates and stores electricity in its body by digesting food. This energy is stored in an electric sac. The electricity it stores could run a household for a whole day, and can be shared with other Pokémon. This Pokémon stays immobile as it prepares for its evolution, and is often half-buried in the earth.^[1]

In the anime

Charjabug in the anime

Major appearances

Sophocles's Charjabug

Charjabug made its anime debut in SM026, where it was caught by Sophocles. Ash was looking for a farewell present for Sophocles due to believing that the latter was moving away, and decided to go look for a Charjabug at Rotom Pokédex's suggestion. With the help of Pikachu, Rockruff and Litten, he was able to dig it up and trap it in a cage. Ash later let it out after showing up to Sophocles' farewell party and let him catch it, after Sophocles battled and defeated it with his Togedemaru.

Minor appearances

In the TCG

Main article: Charjabug (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Sun	Moon	Cell Battery (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM16 TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM24 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM57 TM57 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10 TM62 TM62 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM72 TM72 Volt Switch Electric Special 07070 100}}100% 20 TM73 TM73 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM81 TM81 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM84 TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM93 TM93 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100}}100% 15 XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Charjabug Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Charjabug

By breeding

Generation VII Other generations: VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Electroweb Electric Special 55 95% 15 Endure Normal Status — —% 10 Harden Normal Status — —% 30 Mud Shot* Ground Special 55 95% 15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Charjabug in Generation VII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Charjabug in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Charjabug Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Charjabug

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

Evolution

Unevolved Grubbin  Bug

Level 20 →

First evolution Charjabug  Bug  Electric

Level up at Vast Poni Canyon →

Second evolution Vikavolt  Bug  Electric

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Charjabug images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Charjabug, along with its evolutionary relatives, were designed by Hitoshi Ariga.

Origin

Charjabug appears to be based on a cocooned bug and a battery. It may also be based on the denkimushi, a caterpillar in Japan that, when touched, can give a sting that is said to feel like an electric shock. Based on its cry, it may also be inspired by an accordion.

Name origin

Charjabug may be a combination of charge (as in to charge a battery) or charger and bug.

Denjimushi may be a combination of 電池 denchi (battery) and 地虫 jimushi (grub).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese デンヂムシ Denjimushi From 電池 denchi and 地虫 jimushi French Chrysapile From chrysalide and pile Spanish Charjabug Same as English name German Akkup From Akku and Puppe Italian Charjabug Same as English name Korean 전지충이 Jeonjichung-i From 전지 (電池) jeonji, 지충 (地蟲) jichung}, and 이 i Mandarin Chinese 蟲電寶 / 虫电宝 Chóngdiànbǎo From 蟲 / 虫 chóng, 充電 / 充电 chōngdiàn, 充電寶 / 充电宝 chōngdiànbǎo, and 寶寶 / 宝宝 bǎobǎo Cantonese Chinese 蟲電寶 Chùhngdihnbóu From 蟲 chùhng, 充電 chūngdihn, 充電寶 chūngdihnbóu, and 寶寶 bóubóu

More languages Russian Чарьябаг Char'yabag Transcription of English name

Related articles

• Sophocles's Charjabug

Notes

External links

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Pokémon

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