Spark (move)

Spark スパーク Spark

The user throws an electrically charged tackle at the foe. It may also leave the target paralyzed.

Battles Type  Electric Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  65 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes 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 II Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Spark on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Spark on Eevee's Movedex

Spark (Japanese: スパーク Spark) is a damage dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Spark inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 170 Chinchou Water Electric 25 171 Lanturn Water Electric 25 243 Raikou Electric 41 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 081 Magnemite Electric Steel 26 082 Magneton Electric Steel 26 100 Voltorb Electric 21 101 Electrode Electric 21 170 Chinchou Water Electric 25 171 Lanturn Water Electric 25 243 Raikou Electric 41 309 Electrike Electric 20 310 Manectric Electric 20 311 Plusle Electric 19 312 Minun Electric 19 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 339 Barboach Water Ground Chinchou, Lanturn 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.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 081 Magnemite Electric Steel 22 082 Magneton Electric Steel 22 100 Voltorb Electric 12 101 Electrode Electric --,12 170 Chinchou Water Electric 20 171 Lanturn Water Electric 20 243 Raikou Electric 29 309 Electrike Electric 20 310 Manectric Electric 20 311 Plusle Electric 15 312 Minun Electric 15 403 Shinx Electric 13PtHGSS 403 Shinx Electric 17DP 404 Luxio Electric 13PtHGSS 404 Luxio Electric 18DP 405 Luxray Electric 13PtHGSS 405 Luxray Electric 18DP 417 Pachirisu Electric 13 462 Magnezone Electric Steel 22 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 339 Barboach Water Ground Chinchou, Lanturn 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

The user throws an electrically charged tackle at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Chinchou	The orbs at the end of Chinchou's antennae glow yellow and it releases an electrical blast from them, or Chinchou's body becomes surrounded in light blue electricity and it releases multiple electrical blasts from it.
Dayton's Bright	Takin' it on the Chinchou		Debut
Multiple wild Chinchou	Takin' it on the Chinchou		None
Trinity's Chinchou	The Perfect Match!		None
A wild Chinchou	As Clear as Crystal		None
Multiple wild Chinchou	Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea		None
Lanturn	Lanturn releases a blast of blue electricity from the front orb on its head.
Dorian's Lanturn	Just Add Water		None
Manectric	Yellow sparks surround Manectric's body and it tackles the opponent. When the opponent gets hit, they become surrounded in electricity.
Lady's Manectric	Jirachi: Wish Maker		None
Plusle	Plusle's body becomes surrounded in blue electricity and it tackles the opponent.
Thatcher's Plusle	A Different Kind of Misty		None
Minun	Minun's body becomes surrounded in blue electricity and it tackles the opponent.
Thatcher's Minun	A Different Kind of Misty		None
Shinx	Shinx's body becomes surrounded in blue electricity.
Landis's Shinx	Not on My Watch Ya Don't!		None
Angie's Shinx	Camping it Up!		None
Pachirisu	Blue sparks appear on Pachirisu's cheeks. Then, it becomes surrounded by light blue electricity and it tackles the opponent.
Dawn's Pachirisu	Twice Smitten, Once Shy!		None

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Faísca
• Dutch: Vonk
• Spanish: Chispa
• German: Funkensprung
• Italian: Scintilla

Variations on the move Aurora Beam
	Spark
	Aurora Beam | BubbleBeam | Psybeam | Sludge

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