Parabolic Charge (move): Difference between revisions

Parabolic Charge (Japanese: パラボラチャージ Parabola Charge) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Parabolic Charge does damage and restores the user's HP equal to half of the damage dealt.

If the user is holding a Big Root, the HP restored is increased by 30%. Big Root does not increase the damage dealt.

If the target has the Ability Liquid Ooze, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.

Parabolic Charge cannot be used if the user is under the effects of Heal Block.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
694		Helioptile	Electric	Normal	25
695		Heliolisk	Electric	Normal	1
702		Dedenne	Electric	Fairy	17
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

Helioptile Heliolisk Being healed
The user directs a stream of electricity either giving or taking power from the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Helioptile spreads its frills and charges electricity. A stream of electricity fires from the tip of its tail towards the opponent.
Alexa's Helioptile	The Journalist from Another Region!		Debut
	Heliolisk spreads its frills and fires a blast of electricty into the air. A sphere of electricity is formed in the middle, which shoots out multiple blasts of electricity to multiple targets. Heliolisk then absorbs some of the damage it dealt, healing it. Or Heliolisk spreads its frills and fires a blast of electricity into the air. A sphere of electricity is formed in the middle, which shoot multiple bolts of electricity that create electrical balls.
Clemont's Heliolisk	Clemont's Got a Secret!		None
A Pokémon Performer's Heliolisk	A Showcase Debut!		Used in a Showcase

Trivia

• Parabolic Charge was the first Generation VI move seen in the anime. It was used by Alexa's Helioptile in The Journalist from Another Region!, prior to the release of Pokémon X and Y.
• With a total of 16 characters (including spaces), Parabolic Charge is tied with Precipice Blades to have the longest name among all the moves.
  • The two also have similar names. In both the cases, the first word of the name consists of nine characters, followed by a space, and ultimately six characters.
  • Both of these moves were introduced in Generation VI.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 拋物線充電 Pāowùxiàn Chōngdiàn Dutch Parabolische oplading French Parabocharge German Parabolladung Italian Caricaparabola Korean 파라볼라차지 Parabola Charge Polish Ładunek paraboliczny Brazilian Portuguese Carga Parabólica Ataque Parabólico (TCG) Spanish Carga Parábola

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