Spark (move)

Spark (Japanese: スパーク Spark) is a damage dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Spark inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 25 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 25 0243 Raikou Electric 41 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0081 Magnemite Electric Steel 26 0082 Magneton Electric Steel 26 0100 Voltorb Electric 21 0101 Electrode Electric 21 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 25 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 25 0243 Raikou Electric 41 0309 Electrike Electric 20 0310 Manectric Electric 20 0311 Plusle Electric 19 0312 Minun Electric 19 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0339 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Barboach
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Chinchou, Lanturn

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0081 Magnemite Electric Steel 22 0082 Magneton Electric Steel 22 0100 Voltorb Electric 12 0101 Electrode Electric --,12 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 20 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 20 0243 Raikou Electric 29 0309 Electrike Electric 20 0310 Manectric Electric 20 0311 Plusle Electric 15 0312 Minun Electric 15 0403 Shinx Electric 13 0404 Luxio Electric 13 0405 Luxray Electric 13 0417 Pachirisu Electric 13 0462 Magnezone Electric Steel 22 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0339 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Barboach
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Chinchou, Lanturn

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0081 Magnemite Electric Steel 22 0082 Magneton Electric Steel 22 0100 Voltorb Electric 12 0101 Electrode Electric --,12 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 20 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 20 0243 Raikou Electric 29 0309 Electrike Electric 20 0310 Manectric Electric 20 0311 Plusle Electric 15 0312 Minun Electric 15 0403 Shinx Electric 13 0404 Luxio Electric 13 0405 Luxray Electric 13 0417 Pachirisu Electric 13 0462 Magnezone Electric Steel 22 0522 Blitzle Electric 25 0523 Zeburaika Zeburaika Electric 25 0587 Emolga Electric Flying 13 0602 Shibishirasu Shibishirasu Electric -- 0603 Shibibiru Shibibiru Electric -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0339 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Barboach
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Chinchou, Lanturn |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0618 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Maggyo | style="background: #FFF" | Maggyo
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#FAC000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Shibishirasu, Shibibiru, Shibirudon

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

File:Shinx Spark.png Shinx File:PachirisuSpark.png Pachirisu Plusle and Minun File:Luxray Spark.png Luxray
The user throws an electrically charged tackle at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The orbs at the end of Chinchou's antennae glow yellow and it releases an electrical blast from them, or Chinchou's body becomes surrounded in light blue electricity and it releases multiple electrical blasts from it at the opponent.
Dayton's Bright	Takin' it on the Chinchou		Debut
Multiple wild Chinchou	Takin' it on the Chinchou		None
Trinity's Chinchou	The Perfect Match!		None
A wild Chinchou	As Clear as Crystal		None
Multiple wild Chinchou	Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea		None
	Lanturn releases a blast of blue electricity from the front orb on its head at the opponent.
Dorian's Lanturn	Just Add Water		None
	Yellow sparks surround Manectric's body and it tackles the opponent. When the opponent gets hit, they become surrounded in electricity.
Unknown Trainer's Manectric	Jirachi: Wish Maker		None
	Plusle's body becomes surrounded in blue electricity and it tackles the opponent, or one of Plusle's hands becomes surrounded by an orb of yellow electricity. Then, the ball fades and Plusle's body glows white or yellow with electriity. Plusle then tackles the opponent. While powered up, Plusle can shoot through the air.
Thatcher's Plusle	A Different Kind of Misty		None
Ursula's Plusle	Playing the Performance Encore!		None
	Minun's body becomes surrounded in blue electricity and it tackles the opponent, or one of Minun's hands becomes surrounded by an orb of light blue electricity. Then, the ball fades and Minun's body glows white or light blue with electricity. Minun then tackles the opponent. When powered up, Minun can shoot through the air.
Thatcher's Minun	A Different Kind of Misty		None
Ursula's Minun	Playing the Performance Encore!		None
	Shinx's body becomes surrounded in blue electricity and it tackles the opponent.
Landis's Shinx	Not on My Watch Ya Don't!		None
Angie's Shinx	Camping it Up!		None
	Blue sparks appear on Pachirisu's cheeks. Then, it becomes surrounded by light blue electricity and it tackles the opponent.
Dawn's Pachirisu	Twice Smitten, Once Shy!		None
	Light blue sparks of electricity appear around Luxray's body. Then, its body becomes surrounded by light blue electricity and it slams its body into the opponent.
Volkner's Luxray	The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!		None

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

File:Magnezone Spark P7.png Magnezone
The user releases electricity from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Magnezone shoots small bolts of electricity from its magnets.
Team Galactic's Magnezone	Showdown With An Assasin		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Raikou
The user fires electrical sparks from their body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Raikou releases electrical sparks from the purple cloud on its back at the opponent.
Anabel's Raikou	Really Raikou & Entirely Entei I		Debut
	Plusle releases two beams of electricity from its cheeks at the opponent.
Ruby's Plusle	VS. Plusle & Minun II		None
	Minun releases two beams of electricity from its cheeks at the opponent.
Sapphire's Minun	VS. Plusle & Minun II		None

Trivia

• Barboach is the only non Electric-type Pokémon that able to learn Spark. Thus, it is unable to gain STAB on it.
• The English and Japanese name of this move is very similar to Ember's Japanese name, Sparks, with the only difference being one less S.

In other languages

• Chinese: 閃電 Shǎndiàn
• Dutch: Vonk
• French: Étincelle
• German: Funkensprung
• Greek: Σπινθήρας
• Hindi: Chamak Damak
• Italian: Scintilla
• Korean: 스파크 Spark
• Polish: Iskra
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Faísca
• Spanish: Chispa
• Serbian: Varnice

Variations of the move Psybeam
Spark Psybeam • Bubble Beam • Aurora Beam • Sludge

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.