Charge (move)

If you were looking for the move called Charge in Japanese, see Take Down.

Charge じゅうでん Charge

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Battles Type  Electric Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Charge on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Charge on Eevee's Movedex

Charge (Japanese: じゅうでん Charge) is a non-damaging Electric-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generation III

If the user's next move is Electric-type, it will deal twice the usual amount of damage. This only applies to damage dealing moves of the Electric-type.

Generation IV

The effects of Charge are the same as the previous generation; however, Charge also raises the user's Special Defense by one stat level until the end of the turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric	--			--				--
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric	--			--				--
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	61			36				36
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric	49			45				50
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric	61			57				64
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric	41			44				44
310		Manectric	Electric		Electric	53			54				54
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	31			25				38
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	31			25				38
403		Shinx	Electric		Electric	no			9				9
404		Luxio	Electric		Electric	no			9				9
405		Luxray	Electric		Electric	no			--, 9				--, 9
479		Rotom	Electric		Electric	no			43				57
522		Blitzle	Electric		Electric	no			no				8
523		Zebstrika	Electric		Electric	no			no				--, 8
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying	no			no				10
599		Klink	Steel		Steel	no			no				6
600		Klang	Steel		Steel	no			no				--, 6
601		Klinklang	Steel		Steel	no			no				--, 6
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying	no			no				55
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric	no				no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

Lanturn	Manectric	Electrike
The user boosts the power of the Electric move it uses next.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Manectric	Sparks surround Manectric's body as it charges its electricity. After its done, its electric attacks become much more powerful.
Wattson's Manectric	Manectric Charge		Debut
Jaco's Manectric	The Electrike Company!		None
Electrike	Electrike's body becomes surrounded by yellow sparks as it gathers electricity in its body.
Cal's Electrike	The Electrike Company!		None
Jaco's Electrike	The Electrike Company!		None
Lanturn	The orbs on Lanturn's antennae glow yellow, then its whole body becomes surrounded in yellow sparks.
Kyle's Lanturn	Prunning a Passel of Pals!		None
Plusle	Plusle's body becomes surrounded in yellow sparks.
Dawn's Kindergarten teacher's Plusle	Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!		None
Minun	Minun's body becomes surrounded in light blue sparks.
Dawn's Kindergarten teacher's Minun	Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Electrike	Manectric
The user boosts the power of the Electric move it uses next.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Electrike	Electrike runs around in circles to boost up its electric attack's power.
Mr. Abby's Rikey	VS Torkoal		Debut
Manectric	Manectric's body becomes surrounded by sparks of electricity as it boosts its electric attack's power.
Wattson's Manectric	VS. Kyogre & Groudon V		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Klink and its evolutionary family are the only non-Electric-type Pokémon able to learn Charge naturally.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 充電 Chōngdiàn Dutch Oplading French Chargeur German Ladevorgang Greek Φόρτιση Italian Sottocarica Korean 충전 Chungjeon Portuguese Carregar Serbian Punjenje Spanish Carga

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