Energy Ball (move)

Energy Ball エナジーボール Energy Ball

The user draws power from nature and fires it at the foe. It may also lower the target's Sp. Def.

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 Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM53 in Generation IV

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

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 252 Treecko Grass 51 270 Lotad Water Grass 43DP 270 Lotad Water Grass 45PtHGSS 345 Lileep Rock Grass 50 346 Cradily Rock Grass 56 492 Shaymin Land Forme Grass 73 492 Shaymin Sky Forme Grass 73 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 TM53

#   Pokémon Type 001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 003 Venusaur Grass Poison 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 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 064 Kadabra Psychic 065 Alakazam 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 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 152 Chikorita Grass 153 Bayleef Grass 154 Meganium Grass 182 Bellossom Grass 187 Hoppip Grass Flying 188 Skiploom Grass Flying 189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 191 Sunkern Grass 192 Sunflora Grass 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 224 Octillery Water 234 Stantler Normal 251 Celebi Psychic Grass 252 Treecko Grass 253 Grovyle Grass 254 Sceptile Grass 267 Beautifly Bug Flying 269 Dustox Bug Poison 270 Lotad Grass Water 271 Lombre Grass Water 272 Ludicolo Grass Water 273 Seedot Grass 274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 275 Shiftry Grass Dark 282 Gardevoir Psychic 284 Masquerain Bug Flying 285 Shroomish Grass 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 308 Medicham Psychic Fighting 315 Roselia Grass Poison 326 Grumpig Psychic 331 Cacnea Grass 332 Cacturne Grass Dark 345 Lileep Rock Grass 346 Cradily Rock Grass 351 Castform Normal 351 Castform Fire 351 Castform Water 351 Castform Ice 357 Tropius Grass Flying 358 Chimecho Psychic 380 Latias Psychic Dragon 381 Latios Psychic Dragon 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 386 Deoxys Normal Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Speed Forme Psychic 387 Turtwig Grass 388 Grotle Grass 389 Torterra Grass Ground 406 Budew Grass 407 Roserade Grass Poison 413 Wormadam Plant Cloak Bug Grass 414 Mothim Bug Flying 420 Cherubi Grass 421 Cherrim Grass 429 Mismagius Ghost 455 Carnivine Grass 459 Snover Grass Ice 460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 465 Tangrowth Grass 470 Leafeon Grass 480 Uxie Psychic 481 Mesprit Psychic 482 Azelf Psychic 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 488 Cresselia Psychic 490 Manaphy Water 492 Shaymin Land Forme Grass 492 Shaymin Sky Forme Grass 493 Arceus Grass 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 037 Vulpix Fire Girafarig Stantler Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry Grumpig Leafeon 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.

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 492 ShayminLv 50 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

Breloom	Turtwig	Grovyle	Shaymin
The Pokémon charges and then fires a ball of greenish-blue energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Breloom	Breloom charges up a ball of greenish-blue energy in front of its mouth, and then fires it at the target.
Kenny's Breloom	Journey to the Unown!		None
Turtwig	Turtwig's leaves start to glow green as it draws energy from them. A ball of energy appears in front of its mouth and Turtwig fires it at the target.
Ash's Turtwig	Riding the Winds of Change!		None
Shaymin	Shaymin charges up a ball of greenish-blue energy in front of its mouth, and then fires it at the target.
Shaymin	Giratina and the Sky Warrior		None
Grotle	Grotle's leaves glow green. A ball of energy appears in front of its mouth and it fires it at the target.
Ash's Grotle	The Lonely Snover!		None
Cradily	Cradily charges up a ball of greenish-blue energy in front of its mouth, and then fires it at the target.
Cradily	Dealing With Defensive Types!		None
Grovyle	Grovyle charges up a ball of greenish-blue energy in the middle of its arms and then fires it.
Grovyle	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky		None
Chikorita	Chikorita charges up a ball of greenish-blue energy in front of its mouth, and then fires it at the target.
A wild Chikorita	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None

Trivia

Espeon's Zap Cannon

• In the anime, Energy Ball looks strikingly similar to Zap Cannon, particularly the one used by Anabel's Espeon.
• It is a special counterpart to Seed Bomb, except it has an added effect.

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Esfera de Energia
• French: Eco-Sphère
• German: Energieball
• Italian: Energipalla
• Spanish: Energibola
• Dutch: Energie Bal

Variations on the move Shadow Ball
	Shadow Ball | Energy Ball | Flash Cannon
	Crunch

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