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==In the manga==
==In the manga==

Revision as of 18:47, 19 February 2013

Discharge
ほうでん Electrical Discharge
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Type  Electric
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects all Pokémon adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
+2 if first to appeal
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Discharge (Japanese: ほうでん Electrical Discharge) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Discharge damages all Pokémon except the user in Double Battles and has a 30% chance of paralyzing each of them. In Triple Battles, Discharge damages all adjacent Pokémon.

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.

Description

Games Description
A flare of electricity is loosed to strike all Pokémon in battle. It may also cause paralysis.
Conq A flare of electricity is loosed to strike the area around the user. It may also cause paralysis.
PMDTDS Inflicts damage on all enemies in the room. It may also afflict enemies in the room with a Paralysis status. A Pokémon with the Paralysis status has slowed movement and can't take action.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
025 Pikachu Pikachu Electric Electric 37 42 ''''
081 Magnemite Magnemite Electric Steel 38 43 ''''
082 Magneton Magneton Electric Steel 40 46 51 ''''
125 Electabuzz Electabuzz Electric Electric 37 44 36 ''''
135 Jolteon Jolteon Electric Electric   78 78 37 ''''
137 Porygon Porygon Normal Normal 40 40 '
145 Zapdos Zapdos Electric Flying 50 50 ''''
170 Chinchou Chinchou Water Electric 34 39 ''''
171 Lanturn Lanturn Water Electric 40 47 ''''
179 Mareep Mareep Electric Electric 28 37 32 ''''
180 Flaaffy Flaaffy Electric Electric 31 42 38 ''''
181 Ampharos Ampharos Electric Electric 34 48 40 ''''
233 Porygon2 Porygon2 Normal Normal 40 40 '
239 Elekid Elekid Electric Electric 34 41 33 ''''
243 Raikou Raikou Electric Electric 57 57 ''''
299 Nosepass Nosepass Rock Rock 49 55 55 39 '
309 Electrike Electrike Electric Electric 41 41 ''''
310 Manectric Manectric Electric Electric 49 49 ''''
403 Shinx Shinx Electric Electric 41 41 ''''
404 Luxio Luxio Electric Electric 48 48 ''''
405 Luxray Luxray Electric Electric 56 56 ''''
417 Pachirisu Pachirisu Electric Electric 29 41 ''''
462 Magnezone Magnezone Electric Steel 40 46 51 ''''
466 Electivire Electivire Electric Electric 37 44 36 ''''
474 Porygon-Z Porygon-Z Normal Normal 40 40 '
476 Probopass Probopass Rock Steel 49 55 55 39 '
479 Rotom Rotom Electric Ghost 50 64 ''''
522 Blitzle Blitzle Electric Electric   32 ''''
523 Zebstrika Zebstrika Electric Electric   36 ''''
587 Emolga Emolga Electric Flying   50 ''''
595 Joltik Joltik Bug Electric   45 ''''
596 Galvantula Galvantula Bug Electric   54 ''''
599 Klink Klink Steel Steel   42 '
600 Klang Klang Steel Steel   44 '
601 Klinklang Klinklang Steel Steel   44 '
603 Eelektrik Eelektrik Electric Electric   29 ''''
604 Eelektross Eelektross Electric Electric   -- ''''
618 Stunfisk Stunfisk Ground Electric   25 ''''
642 Thundurus 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
II III IV V VI
309 Electrike Electrike Electric Electric MareepFlaaffyAmpharosElectrikeManectricShinxLuxioLuxrayPachirisu PikachuJolteonMareepFlaaffyAmpharosElectrikeManectricShinxLuxioLuxrayPachirisu PikachuJolteonMareepFlaaffyAmpharosElectrikeManectricShinxLuxioLuxrayPachirisuBlitzleZebstrikaEmolga
311 Plusle Plusle Electric Electric   PikachuPachirisu PikachuPachirisu
312 Minun Minun Electric Electric   PikachuPachirisu PikachuPachirisu
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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0311 311 Plusle Electric Dream World - Dream Park
0312 312 Minun Electric Dream World - Dream Park
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

Luxio Discharge.png
Luxio
Dawn Pachirisu Discharge.png
Pachirisu
Galvantula Discharge.png
Galvantula
Iris Emolga Discharge.png
Emolga
The user charges and then releases blue electricity.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Pachirisu 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 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 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 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 Rotom releases light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
A wild Rotom Get Your Rotom Running! None
Magnemite 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 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 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 Eelektross touches the opponent with its body. Its body then becomes surrounded in yellow static electricity that starts at its mouth and flows down to its tail, shocking the opponent. When the attack gets more powerful, the yellow static jolts off Eelektross's body.
Emmet's Eelektross Battle For The Underground! None
Shinx Shinx releases multiple bolts of blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Aspertia Gym's Shinx BW111 None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


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 could hit more than one Pokémon.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 放電 Fàngdiàn
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Ontlading
France Flag.png French Coup d'Jus
Germany Flag.png German Ladungsstoß
Greece Flag.png Greek Εκφόρτωση
India Flag.png Hindi चिनगार Chingar
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Discharge
Italy Flag.png Italian Scarica
South Korea Flag.png Korean 방전 Bangjeon
Poland Flag.png Polish Wyładowanie
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Descarga
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Descarga
Romania Flag.png Romanian Descărcarea
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Descarga
Spain Flag.png Spain Chispazo


Variations of the move Waterfall
PhysicalIC HOME.png WaterfallPoison JabIron HeadZing Zap
SpecialIC HOME.png ExtrasensoryDark PulseScald


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