Spark (move)

Spark スパーク Spark

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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 Not affected by King's Rock

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

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel	no			26			22				22
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel	no			26			22				22
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric	no			21			12				12
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric	no			21			--, 12				--, 12
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric	25			20			20				20
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric	25			25			20				20
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric	41			41			29				29
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric	no			20			20				20
310		Manectric	Electric		Electric	no			20			20				20
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	no			19			15				15
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	no			19			15				15
403		Shinx	Electric		Electric	no			no			13				13
404		Luxio	Electric		Electric	no			no			13				13
405		Luxray	Electric		Electric	no			no			13				13
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric	no			no			13				13
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel	no			no			22				22
522		Blitzle	Electric		Electric	no			no			no				25
523		Zebstrika	Electric		Electric	no			no			no				25
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying	no			no			no				13
602		Tynamo	Electric		Electric	no			no			no				--
603		Eelektrik	Electric		Electric	no			no			no				--
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
339		Barboach	Water	Ground	no
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric	no			no			no
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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 339 Barboach Water Ground Dream World - Sparkling Sea 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

Shinx	Pachirisu	Plusle and Minun	Luxray
The user throws an electrically charged tackle at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First 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 at the opponent.
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 at the opponent.
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.
Unknown Trainer's Manectric	Jirachi: Wish Maker		None
Plusle	Plusle's body becomes surrounded in blue electricity and it tackles the opponent, or one of Plusle's hands becomes surrounded by an orb of yellow electricity. Then, the ball fades and Plusle's body glows white or yellow with electriity. Plusle then tackles the opponent. While powered up, Plusle can shoot through the air.
Thatcher's Plusle	A Different Kind of Misty		None
Ursula's Plusle	Playing the Performance Encore!		None
Minun	Minun's body becomes surrounded in blue electricity and it tackles the opponent, or one of Minun's hands becomes surrounded by an orb of light blue electricity. Then, the ball fades and Minun's body glows white or light blue with electricity. Minun then tackles the opponent. When powered up, Minun can shoot through the air.
Thatcher's Minun	A Different Kind of Misty		None
Ursula's Minun	Playing the Performance Encore!		None
Shinx	Shinx's body becomes surrounded in blue electricity and it tackles the opponent.
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
Luxray	Light blue sparks of electricity appear around Luxray's body. Then, its body becomes surrounded by light blue electricity and it slams its body into the opponent.
Volkner's Luxray	The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!		None

In the manga

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	Magnezone
The user releases electricity from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Magnezone	Magnezone shoots small bolts of electricity from its magnets.
Team Galactic's Magnezone	Showdown With An Assasin		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

	Raikou
The user fires electrical sparks from their body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Raikou	Raikou releases electrical sparks from the purple cloud on its back at the opponent.
Anabel's Raikou	Really Raikou & Entirely Entei I		Debut
Plusle	Plusle releases two beams of electricity from its cheeks at the opponent.
Ruby's Plusle	VS. Plusle & Minun II		None
Minun	Minun releases two beams of electricity from its cheeks at the opponent.
Sapphire's Minun	VS. Plusle & Minun II		None

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

• Barboach is the only non Electric-type Pokémon able to learn Spark.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 閃電 Shǎndiàn Dutch Vonk French Étincelle German Funkensprung Greek Σπινθήρας Hindi चमक दमक Chamak Damak Indonesian Percikan Listrik Italian Scintilla Korean 스파크 Spark Polish Iskra Portuguese Faísca Serbian Varnice Spanish Chispa

Variations of the move Aurora Beam
Spark Aurora Beam • BubbleBeam • Psybeam • Sludge

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