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. | ||||||||||||
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Discharge (Japanese: ほうでん Electrical Discharge) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation IV.
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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 | 78Pt | |
| 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 | 49DP | |
| 299 | | Nosepass | Rock | 55Pt | |
| 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 | 49DP |
| 476 | | Probopass | Rock | Steel | 55Pt |
| 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
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| Luxio | Dawn's Pachirisu | Rotom | |
| The user charges and then releases blue electricity. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Episode Used In | Notes | |
| | Luxio charges and then releases blue electricity. | ||
| Luxio | Leading a Stray! | None | |
| | Pachirisu charges and then releases blue electricity. | ||
| Dawn's Pachirisu | Twice Smitten, Once Shy | None | |
| | Rotom discharges blue electricity from its aura. | ||
| Rotom | Get Your Rotom Running! | None | |
In other languages
- Spanish: Chispazo
- Italian: Scarica
- Dutch: Ontlading
- German: Ladungsstoß
- French: Coup d'jus
| Variations on the move Discharge | |
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| | Discharge | Lava Plume |
| | This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |

