Discharge (move)

Discharge ほうでん Electrical Discharge

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Battles Type  Electric Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally All Others: Affects all Pokémon adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   +2 if first to appeal

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Discharge (Japanese: ほうでん Electrical Discharge) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Discharge damages all Pokémon except the user in Double Battles and has a 30% chance of paralyzing each of them. In Triple Battles, Discharge damages all adjacent Pokémon.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, Discharge attacks every enemy in the room, every enemy within 2 squares in passageways and every enemy within a square in very dimly lit passageways.

Description

Games Description A flare of electricity is loosed to strike all Pokémon in battle. It may also cause paralysis. Conq A flare of electricity is loosed to strike the area around the user. It may also cause paralysis. PMDTDS Inflicts damage on all enemies in the room. It may also afflict enemies in the room with a Paralysis status. A Pokémon with the Paralysis status has slowed movement and can't take action.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	37				42			''''
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel	38				43			''''
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel	40				46	51	''''
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	37				44	36	''''
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric			78	78	37	''''
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	40				40			'
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	50				50			''''
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric	34				39			''''
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric	40				47			''''
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric	28				37	32	''''
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric	31				42	38	''''
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	34				48	40	''''
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal	40				40			'
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric	34				41	33	''''
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric	57				57			''''
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock	49		55	55	39	'
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric	41				41			''''
310		Manectric	Electric		Electric	49				49			''''
403		Shinx	Electric		Electric	41				41			''''
404		Luxio	Electric		Electric	48				48			''''
405		Luxray	Electric		Electric	56				56			''''
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric	29				41			''''
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel	40				46	51	''''
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric	37				44	36	''''
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal	40				40			'
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel	49		55	55	39	'
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost	50				64			''''
522		Blitzle	Electric		Electric					32			''''
523		Zebstrika	Electric		Electric					36			''''
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying					50			''''
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric					45			''''
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric					54			''''
599		Klink	Steel		Steel					42			'
600		Klang	Steel		Steel					44			'
601		Klinklang	Steel		Steel					44			'
603		Eelektrik	Electric		Electric					29			''''
604		Eelektross	Electric		Electric					--			''''
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric					25			''''
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying					43			''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric
312		Minun	Electric		Electric
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0311 Plusle Electric Dream World - Dream Park 0312 Minun Electric Dream World - Dream Park 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 other games

Pokémon Conquest

Discharge is the only move of Flaaffy, Luxio, Zebstrika, and Galvantula.

In the anime

Luxio Pachirisu Galvantula Emolga
The user charges and then releases blue or yellow electricity.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Pachirisu's cheeks start to releases light blue sparks and it fires tons of light blue beams of electricity from its body all around it.
Dawn's Pachirisu	Twice Smitten, Once Shy		Debut
	Magneton releases multiple light blue beams of electricity from its body at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Magneton	Settling a Not-So-Old Score!		None
	Luxio releases multiple bolts of blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
A wild Luxio	The Rise of Darkrai		None
A wild Luxio	Leading a Stray!		None
	Magnezone releases a light blue beam of electricity from its red eye at the opponent.
Zero's Magnezone	Giratina and the Sky Warrior		None
	Rotom releases light blue or yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
A wild Rotom	Get Your Rotom Running!		None
Professor Oak's Rotom	To Catch a Rotom!		None
	Magnemite releases multiple bolts of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Multiple wild Magnemite	Steeling Peace of Mind!		None
A Coordinator's Magnemite	Dawn of a Royal Day!		None
	Emolga's body becomes surrounded in yellow sparks of electricity and it fires multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent. After the attack, its body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity for a moment.
Iris's Emolga	Emolga the Irresistible!		None
	Galvantula's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and it releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
A wild Galvantula	Emolga the Irresistible!		None
A wild Galvantula	BW134		None
	Eelektross touches the opponent with its body. Its body then becomes surrounded in yellow static electricity that starts at its mouth and flows down to its tail, shocking the opponent. When the attack gets more powerful, the yellow static jolts off Eelektross's body.
Emmet's Eelektross	Battle For The Underground!		None
	Shinx releases multiple bolts of blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Aspertia Gym's Shinx	There's a New Gym Leader in Town!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Electivire Raichu Luxray
The user shoots electricity from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Luxray holds up its front two paws and releases a beam of electricity from each of them at the opponent, or Luxray points the tip of its tail at the opponent and it releases a beam of electricity from the star on the end of its tail at the opponent.
Pearl's Rayler	Cautious Clefairy		Debut
	Raichu releases electric sparks from its cheeks and it releases multiple beams of electricity from its body at the opponent.
Volkner's Raichu	VS. Electivire		None
	Static electricity comes off Electivire's body and surrounds the battlefield, shocking the opponent.
Volkner's Electivire	Alternate Dimension Showdown VI		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Electivire
The user shoots electricity from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Electivire releases several electricity from the antennae at the opponent.
Mitsumi's Electivire	Clash! Hareta vs. Mitsumi!!		Debut
	Luxray releases excess electricity from its body.
Hareta's Luxray	Hearts and Spirits Collide		None

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Zapdos
The user shoots electricity from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Zapdos waves one of its wings, releasing a wave of electricity from it at the opponent.
A wild Zapdos	I Want to See a Pro Game!!		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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 放電 Fàngdiàn Dutch Ontlading French Coup d'Jus German Ladungsstoß Greek Εκφόρτωση Hindi चिनगार Chingar Indonesian Discharge Italian Scarica Korean 방전 Bangjeon Polish Wyładowanie Portuguese Brazil Descarga Portugal Descarga Romanian Descărcarea Spanish Latin America Descarga Spain Chispazo

Variations of the move Waterfall
Waterfall • Poison Jab • Iron Head • Zing Zap Extrasensory • Dark Pulse • Scald

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