Energy Ball (move)

Energy Ball エナジーボール Energy Ball

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Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM53 in Generation IV TM53 in Generation V

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   +2 if first to appeal

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Energy Ball on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Energy Ball on Eevee's Movedex

Energy Ball (Japanese: エナジーボール Energy Ball) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Energy Ball damages the target and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass	51				51
270		Lotad	Water	Grass	43		45	45
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass	50				50
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	56				56
492		Shaymin	Grass		Grass	73				73
492		Shaymin Sky Forme	Grass	Flying			73	73
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass	no				35
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass	no				35
585		Deerling	Normal	Grass	no				32
586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass	no				32
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II --		III --		IV TM53		V TM53
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	✔				✔
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	✔				✔
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	✔				✔
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	✔				✔
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire					✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire					✔
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	✔				✔
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	✔				✔
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	✔				✔
046		Paras	Bug	Grass	✔				✔
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	✔				✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	✔				✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	✔				✔
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	✔				✔
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	✔				✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	✔				✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	✔				✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔				✔
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	✔				✔
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	✔				✔
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔				✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	✔				✔
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying	✔				✔
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	✔				✔
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	✔				✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water	✔				✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal	✔				✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass	✔				✔
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	✔				✔
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison	✔				✔
270		Lotad	Grass	Water	✔				✔
271		Lombre	Grass	Water	✔				✔
272		Ludicolo	Grass	Water	✔				✔
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark	✔				✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark	✔				✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying	✔				✔
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting	✔				✔
308		Medicham	Psychic	Fighting	✔				✔
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison	✔				✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark	✔				✔
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass	✔				✔
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	✔				✔
351		Castform	Normal		Normal	✔				✔
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying	✔				✔
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔
380		Latias	Psychic	Dragon	✔				✔
381		Latios	Psychic	Dragon	✔				✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying	✔				✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	✔				✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
388		Grotle	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground	✔				✔
406		Budew	Grass	Poison	✔				✔
407		Roserade	Grass	Poison	✔				✔
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak	Bug	Grass	✔				✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying	✔				✔
420		Cherubi	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
421		Cherrim	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost	✔				✔
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
459		Snover	Grass	Ice	✔				✔
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice	✔				✔
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon	✔				✔
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water	✔				✔
492		Shaymin	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal	✔				✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire					✔
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass					✔
496		Servine	Grass		Grass					✔
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass					✔
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass					✔
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass					✔
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic					✔
518		Musharna	Psychic		Psychic					✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying					✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying					✔
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass					✔
541		Swadloon	Bug	Grass					✔
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass					✔
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass					✔
547		Whimsicott	Grass		Grass					✔
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass					✔
549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass					✔
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass					✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying					✔
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost					✔
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost					✔
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic					✔
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic					✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic					✔
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic					✔
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic					✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic					✔
585		Deerling	Normal	Grass					✔
586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass					✔
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug					✔
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel					✔
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison					✔
591		Amoonguss	Grass	Poison					✔
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost					✔
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost					✔
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric					✔
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric					✔
597		Ferroseed	Grass	Steel					✔
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel					✔
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic					✔
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic					✔
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire					✔
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire					✔
609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire					✔
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug					✔
617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug					✔
632		Durant	Bug	Steel					✔
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting					✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic					✔
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel					✔
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
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 492 Shaymin Grass 11th Movie Events Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Leafeon	Cradily	Cottonee	Shelmet
The Pokémon charges and then fires a ball of greenish-blue energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Breloom	Breloom opens its mouth and a green energy ball appears in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent. When it hits the opponent, it explodes on impact.
Kenny's Breloom	Journey to the Unown!		Debut
Turtwig	The leaves on Turtwig's head start to glow light green and it forms a green energy ball in front of its mouth. It then fires it at the opponent. The ball explodes on impact.
Ash's Turtwig	Tanks for the Memories!		Mastered in DP064
Shaymin	Shaymin opens its mouth and forms a green ball of energy in front of its mouth and fires it at the opponent.
Shaymin (movie 11)	Giratina and the Sky Warrior		None
Cradily	Cradily puts its tentacles together in front of its face and forms a green ball of energy in between them. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Canalave Gym's Cradily	Dealing With Defensive Types!		None
Grotle	The bushes on Grotle's back glow light green or white and it forms a green ball of energy in front of its mouth. Grotle then fires the ball at the opponent.
Ash's Grotle	The Lonely Snover!		None
Grovyle	Grovyle puts its hands together and forms a green ball of energy in between them. Grovyle then brings its hands forward and fires the ball at the opponent.
Grovyle (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness		None
Torterra	Torterra opens its mouth and fires a green ball of energy from its mouth at the oppoenent.
Ash's Torterra	Keeping in Top Forme!		None
Leafeon	The leaf on Leafeon's head glow white and it forms a green ball of energy in front of its mouth. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Zoey's Leafeon	Coming Full Festival Circle!		None
Swadloon	Swadloon opens its mouth and the two leaves on the top of its head glow light green. They also become surrounded by light green sparkles. A light green orb of energy then forms in front of its mouth and Swadloon fires it at the opponent.
Ash's Swadloon	Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!		None
Cottonee	The leaves on the side of Cottonee's body start to glow and sparkle light green. A light green orb of energy then appears in front of Cottonee's face and it fires the orb at the opponent.
Four wild Cottonee	Cottonee in Love!		None
Serperior	Serperior opens its mouth and forms a light green energy ball in front of its mouth. It then fires the energy ball from its mouth at the opponent.
Mako's Serperior	White—Victini and Zekrom Black—Victini and Reshiram		None
Gothitelle	Gothitelle puts its hands together in front of it and a light green orb of energy forms in between them. As the orb grows bigger, Gothitelle crosses its arms behind the orb, then opens them up like a 'T', firing the orb at the opponent.
Damon's Gothitelle	Black—Victini and Reshiram		None
Escavalier	Escavalier fires an orb of light green energy at the opponent from its body.
Unknown Trainer's Escavalier	Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!		None
Beheeyem	A light green sparkle appears in the corner of one of Beheeyem's eyes and it reaches one of its arms out. A light green orb of energy forms in front of Beheeyem's hand and it fires it at the opponent.
Leon's Beheeyem	Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!		None
Shelmet	Shelmet fires a light green ball of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Bianca's Shelmet	Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!		None

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

	Mismagius
The user attacks with a powerful sphere of energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Mismagius	Mismagius forms a sphere of energy at the opponent and then fires it.
Lily's Mismagius	A Fated Reunion		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

	Mismagius
The user shoots a powerful ball of energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Mismagius	Mismagius releases a burst of energy from the gems on its chest that forms into a ball of energy as it travels through the air. The ball then hits the opponent.
Fantina's Mismagius	VS. Mismagius II		Debut

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

• In Generation IV, Vulpix's family can obtain this move through breeding, but not via TM.
• It is a special counterpart to Seed Bomb, except it has an added effect.
• In the anime, Energy Ball shares a striking similarity with Zap Cannon and Electro Ball.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 能源球 Néngyuán Qiú Dutch Energie Bal French Eco-Sphère German Energieball Greek Ενεργειακή Σφαίρα Indonesian Bola Energi Italian Energipalla Korean 에너지볼 Energy Ball Norwegian Energi Ball Portuguese Esfera de Energia Spanish Energibola

Variations of the move Crunch
Crunch Energy Ball • Shadow Ball • Flash Cannon

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