Zap Cannon (move)

Zap Cannon でんじほう Electromagnetic Cannon

The user fires an electric blast like a cannon to inflict damage and cause paralysis.

Battles Type  Electric Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  120 Accuracy  50% 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 II TM07 in Generation II

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0 A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Zap Cannon on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Zap Cannon on Eevee's Movedex

Zap Cannon (Japanese: でんじほう Electromagnetic Cannon) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II and III

Zap Cannon has a base power of 100 and will always paralyze the target if it hits.

Generation IV

Zap Cannon's base power was raised to 120.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 081 Magnemite Electric Steel 45 082 Magneton Electric Steel 53 137 Porygon Normal 44 233 Porygon2 Normal 44 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 TM07

#   Pokémon Type 025 Pikachu Electric 026 Raichu Electric 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 052 Meowth Normal 053 Persian Normal 063 Abra Psychic 064 Kadabra Psychic 065 Alakazam Psychic 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 081 Magnemite Electric Steel 082 Magneton Electric Steel 088 Grimer Poison 089 Muk Poison 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 096 Drowzee Psychic 097 Hypno Psychic 100 Voltorb Electric 101 Electrode Electric 109 Koffing Poison 110 Weezing Poison 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 113 Chansey Normal 115 Kangaskhan Normal 120 Staryu Water 121 Starmie Water Psychic 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 125 Electabuzz Electric 128 Tauros Normal 130 Gyarados Water Flying 131 Lapras Water 135 Jolteon Electric 136 Flareon Fire 137 Porygon Normal 143 Snorlax Normal 145 Zapdos Electric Flying 147 Dratini Dragon 148 Dragonair Dragon 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 170 Chinchou Water Electric 171 Lanturn Water Electric 172 Pichu Electric 173 Cleffa Normal 174 Igglybuff Normal 175 Togepi Normal 176 Togetic Normal Flying 179 Mareep Electric 180 Flaaffy Electric 181 Ampharos Electric 190 Aipom Normal 196 Espeon Psychic 197 Umbreon Dark 199 Slowking Water Psychic 200 Misdreavus Ghost 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 206 Dunsparce Normal 209 Snubbull Normal 210 Granbull Normal 216 Teddiursa Normal 217 Ursaring Normal 233 Porygon2 Normal 239 Elekid Electric 241 Miltank Normal 242 Blissey Normal 243 Raikou Electric 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 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 event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 007 SquirtleLv 5 Water New York City Pokémon Center 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 50 082 Magneton Electric Steel 62 137 Porygon Normal 48 205 Forretress Bug Steel 31FRLG 233 Porygon2 Normal 48 299 Nosepass Rock 43 377 Regirock Rock 49 378 Regice Ice 49 379 Registeel Steel 49 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 40 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 move tutor

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

#   Pokémon Type 151 Mew Psychic 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 081 Magnemite Electric Steel 54 082 Magneton Electric Steel 60 137 Porygon Normal 62 205 Forretress Bug Steel 62DP 205 Forretress Bug Steel 65PtHGSS 233 Porygon2 Normal 62 299 Nosepass Rock 61DP 299 Nosepass Rock 67PtHGSS 377 Regirock Rock 65 378 Regice Ice 65 379 Registeel Steel 65 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 81 462 Magnezone Electric Steel 60 474 Porygon-Z Normal 64 476 Probopass Rock Steel 61DP 476 Probopass Rock Steel 67PtHGSS 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 event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 386 DeoxysLv 50 Psychic 10th 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

Regice	Alakazam	Espeon
The opponent is hit by a massive lightning field from the the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Alakazam	Alakazam hold its spoons in front of its face and they begin to crackle with electrical energy, creating an electrical field between them, which increases in size and power until it launches a bolt of electrical energy towards the target.
Alex Davis's Alakazam	Power Play!		Debut
Jolteon	Jolteon fires a massive electrical blast.
Satsuki's Jolteon	Trouble's Brewing		Japanese version only
Nosepass	Nosepass's nose glows yellow and it fires a massive electrical blast from it.
Roxanne's Nosepass	A Winner by a Nosepass		None
Alan's Nosepass	Nosing 'Round the Mountain		None
Magneton	Magneton releases a huge amount of electicity at the opponent from its magnet tips.
Wattson's Magneton	Watt's with Wattson		None
Espeon	Espeon creates an electrical field from its mouth and launches it at its target.
Anabel's Espeon	Second Time's the Charm!		None
Registeel	It creates an electrical field between its arms and launches it at its target.
Brandon's Registeel	Overjoyed!		None
Probopass	They create an electrical field in front of their head and launch it at their target.
Alan's Probopass	Nosing 'Round the Mountain		None
Deoxys	Deoxys creates an electrical field between its arms, which forms into a ball and launches it at its target.
Deoxys	Cheers on Castaways Isle!		None
Regice	It creates an electrical field between its arms, which forms into a ball and launches it at its target.
Brandon's Regice	A Pyramiding Rage!		None
Regirock	It creates an electrical field between its arms , which forms into a ball and launches it at its target.
Brandon's Regirock	Pillars of Friendship		None

Trivia

• In the anime, Zap Cannon looks strikingly similar to Energy Ball.
• Although Zap Cannon has not be able to be learned by Espeon since Generation II, Anabel's Espeon used it in Second Time's the Charm!.

In other languages

• Dutch: Zapkanon
• French: Elecanon
• German: Blitzkanone
• Italian: Falcecannone
• Spanish: Electrocañón

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