Discharge (move)

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Discharge
ほうでん Electrical Discharge

A flare of electricity is released to strike all Pokémon in battle. It may also cause paralysis.

Battles

Type	Electric
Category	Special
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	80
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe
Self	Ally
Affects all other battlers

Availability

Introduced	Generation IV
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests

Category	Cool
Appeal	2 `♥♥`
Jam	0
+2 if first to appeal

Super Contests

Category	Cool
Appeal	2 `♥♥`
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

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

Effect

Discharge damages all Pokémon on the field but the user. It also has a 30% chance of paralyzing each of them.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2, 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.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
025	Pikachu	Electric		37
081	Magnemite	Electric	Steel	38
082	Magneton	Electric	Steel	40
125	Electabuzz	Electric		37
135	Jolteon	Electric		78^Pt
137	Porygon	Normal		40
145	Zapdos	Electric	Flying	50
170	Chinchou	Water	Electric	34
171	Lanturn	Water	Electric	40
179	Mareep	Electric		28
180	Flaaffy	Electric		31
181	Ampharos	Electric		34
233	Porygon2	Normal		40
239	Elekid	Electric		34
243	Raikou	Electric		57
299	Nosepass	Rock		49^DP
299	Nosepass	Rock		55^Pt
309	Electrike	Electric		41
310	Manectric	Electric		49
403	Shinx	Electric		41
404	Luxio	Electric		48
405	Luxray	Electric		56
417	Pachirisu	Electric		29
462	Magnezone	Electric	Steel	40
466	Electivire	Electric		37
474	Porygon-Z	Normal		40
476	Probopass	Rock	Steel	49^DP
476	Probopass	Rock	Steel	55^Pt
479	Rotom	Electric	Ghost	50
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

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
309		Electrike	Electric		Pikachu, Raichu Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos Electrike, Manectric Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Pachirisu
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

Pokémon	Method

Luxio	Dawn's Pachirisu	Rotom
The user charges and then releases blue electricity.
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Luxio	Luxio charges and then releases blue electricity.
Luxio	Leading a Stray!		None
Pachirisu	Pachirisu charges and then releases blue electricity.
Dawn's Pachirisu	Twice Smitten, Once Shy		None
Rotom	Rotom discharges blue electricity from its aura.
Rotom	Get Your Rotom Running!		None