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Electrode Ball Pokémon マルマイン Marumine #101 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Electric Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Soundproof or Static Cacophony Cacophony Aftermath Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 60 (14.8%)
Breeding Egg Group Mineral Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 3'11" 1.2 m Electrode 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 146.8 lbs. 66.6 kg Electrode 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 150 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 172 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Electrode 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 2 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Red	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Electrode (Japanese: マルマイン Marumine) is an Electric-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Voltorb starting at level 30.

Biology

Electrode is a round Pokémon resembling a reverse-colored Poké Ball with a mouth and eyes. Its top half is white, while its lower half is red. For this reason, many Trainers try to pick it up, mistaking it for an item. The Pocket Monsters Carddass Trading Cards depict Electrode as hollow. Many know it by the nickname "Bomb Ball", due to its unpredictable and explosive nature.

Electrode tends to live in power plants where fresh electricity is being generated, which it consumes. As a result, it often causes blackouts. The more electric energy Electrode consumes, the faster it moves. Electrode explodes in response to even the smallest stimulation, simply to entertain itself, or because it has taken in too much electricity. But unlike Voltorb, Electrode can control its explosive ability at will. When full of stored electricity, it has been known to drift with the wind.

In the anime

Main series

Electrode in the anime

Major appearances

In Navel Maneuvers, Danny used an Electrode during his third challenge against Ash. It used its weight to help Danny steer during the race down the mountain. Electrode reappeared in flashbacks in A Way Off Day Off and Hello, Pummelo!.

In The Underground Round Up, Poncho was contracted to remove an overpopulation of Electrode occurred from a town on Hamlin Island.

In Current Events, multiple Electrode served as security guards for an electric company's power station.

In What You Seed is What You Get, Natasha owns an Electrode, which she painted like a watermelon in order to guard a patch of actual watermelons.

In Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend, a Spoink thought an Electrode was a pearl. When the group tried to take the Electrode off of Spoink's head, it exploded.

In Pinch Healing!, Jessie unintentionally and indirectly caused an Electrode to fall and explode on a bus that a Poké-Sitter was driving near Fennel Valley.

In Destination: Coronation!, Visquez used an Electrode in her battle against Ash, where it went up against Gengar and defeated it. Electrode was then defeated by Pikachu.

Minor appearances

In The Flame Pokémon-athon, an Electrode was used in the Big P Pokémon Race.

An Electrode appeared in a flashback in Ditto's Mysterious Mansion.

A Voltorb appeared as an image in the dubbed version of The Ultimate Test.

Multiple Electrode appeared in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, living at Professor Oak's Laboratory. They were part of a pit-trap that Team Rocket fell into while trying to infiltrate the lab.

An Electrode's explosion signaled the start of a swimming race between Ash's Squirtle and a Marill in Pikachu's Vacation.

In Flower Power, Florando used an Electrode in his annual Pokémon Exhibition.

In Pikachu & Pichu, an Electrode was living in Big Town.

In Beauty and the Breeder, a Pokémon Breeder's Electrode participated in a Pokémon breeding competition.

An Electrode appeared in the opening intro of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, which was reused for Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.

In The Legend of Thunder!, multiple Electrode were lured by Attila and Hun's "Miracle Crystal".

In A Claim to Flame!, a Trainer's Electrode was on the athlete screening for the Silver Conference.

Multiple Electrode appeared in Destiny Deoxys.

A Trainer's Electrode appeared in Training Wrecks.

A Coordinator's Electrode appeared in Deceit and Assist.

Two Electrode appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

An Electrode appeared in a fantasy in Clemont's Got a Secret!.

In Summer of Discovery!, Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!, and Battling Into the Hall of Fame!, a Trainer's Electrode attended the Pokémon Summer Camp.

In The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination!, four Electrode were among the Electric-type Pokémon controlled by Team Rocket.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Generations

Electrode in Pokémon Generations

In The Lake of Rage, multiple Electrode were forcibly used to power Team Rocket's radio wave generator. They were eventually freed by Lance's Dragonite and escape the Team Rocket HQ, but not before gathering in front of Petrel and shocking him as revenge.

In the manga

Electrode in Pokémon Adventures

Magical Pokémon Journey

An Electrode appeared in How Do You Do, Pikachu?.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Visquez's Electrode appeared in JNM09.

Pocket Monsters DP

An Electrode appeared in PMDP11.

Pokémon Adventures

Electrode made a cameo aboard the S.S. Anne in Danger: High Voltorb as one of Lt. Surge's Pokémon ready to attack Red. Lt. Surge also possesses a cannon capable of firing Electrode at high speeds to attack, supplied by Team Rocket technology in Go for the Golbat. Since the disbandment of Team Rocket in The Legend, Lt. Surge is technically no longer a member, and it is unconfirmed if he still possesses the weaponry.

Ken of the Team Rocket Elite Trio used an Electrode along with its devolved form, Voltorb, to attack Yellow in The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually).

A Team Rocket Grunt in Johto owns an Electrode in Sneasel Sneak Attack.

Eusine, as seen in Jumping Jumpluff, possesses an Electrode, which allows him to travel over large distances by riding it. It apparently uses electric charges to suspend itself in midair. It was temporarily given to Crystal to follow Suicune in Indubitably Ditto and Great Girafarig, where they reached the Tin Tower. It helped Crystal float during the battle against Suicune in Suddenly Suicune I to Suddenly Suiunce III; in the latter, it was seen over the debris near the Tin Tower, and was later retrieved back by its Trainer.

An Electrode appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

Wattson's Electrode was only seen in Plugging Past Electrike I, inside the Power Plant located in New Mauville.

An Electrode was selected as an enemy Pokémon for the Frontier Brains' demonstration battle in Swanky Showdown with Swalot, alongside Swalot, which represents illustrator Satoshi Yamamoto.

The Battle Tower rented an Electrode, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII.

In a flashback, an Electrode appeared as one of the Pokémon trained by the International Police in Innocent Scientist, alongside Swalot.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Black owns an Electrode, as seen in Gold and Black VS Team Rocket, which he took from Team Rocket.

An Electrode appeared in The Legendary Pokémon.

Eusine owns an Electrode, as seen in Farewell To Pikachu?!.

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

An Electrode appeared in GDZ56, where it was seen in a game at a game center.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Lt. Surge's Voltorb battled Clefairy and evolved into Electrode the same match in Great Success in the Mountains or the Seas!?.

An Electrode appeared in Regain the Deserted Power Plant!.

An Electrode appeared in Part-Time Job At The Swimming Pool!!.

An Electrode appeared in Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon, under the ownership of Giovanni. He was revealed to own additional Electrode in Stop the Strange Sonic Sound!!.

An Electrode appeared in Pikachu's Birthday Party.

Pokémon Zensho

An Electrode appeared in PZ04, under the ownership of Lt. Surge.

In the TCG

Main article: Electrode (TCG)

Other appearances

An Electrode in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Super Smash Bros./Melee/Brawl/3DS and Wii U/Ultimate

In the original Smash Bros. Electrode would appear from the doorway atop the Silph Co. building on the Saffron City stage and use Explosion, damaging any players near it. In the sequels, it would be released randomly from a Poké Ball. When released, Electrode will pause for a few seconds before using Explosion. It can be picked up and thrown, though this is risky as Electrode will hurt everyone near it, including the player who threw the Poké Ball. Electrode functions in Brawl in much the same way as in Melee; however, sometimes, it will fail to explode. Other times, Electrode will merely pretend to fail to explode, then explode suddenly after a few seconds. Electrode appears in fourth and fifth installments, retaining the same behavior from Brawl.

Melee trophy information

Electrode, an electric Ball Pokémon, is the evolved form of Voltorb. It has the tendency to explode with even the slightest provocation, which has earned it the nickname "Wrecking Ball." Electrode is the quickest Pokémon found to date, and its distinctive white-over-red coloring is the opposite of Voltorb's.

Brawl trophy information

"A Ball Pokémon. The more electricity stored in its body, the quicker it moves. One danger of storing that much electricity is the slightest stimulus may cause it to explode. Moves it specializes in are Selfdestruct and Explosion. Its love of electricity cause it to gather near power plants."

3DS/Wii U trophy information

Electrode trophy in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS

NA: An Electric-type Pokémon that stores energy inside its body. Nicknamed "the Bomb Ball" by some, the slightest shock risks setting this Pokémon off. If you're feeling brave, you can throw Electrode at your foes before it detonates. Handle with care, or it'll go off in your hands instead!

PAL: This Electric-type Pokémon stores huge amounts of electricity in its body. It is also known as the Bomb Ball due to the fact that even the lightest touch can make it blow up. Sometimes it takes a little while for Electrode to use its Explosion attack, so you might have enough time to throw it in someone else's direction! Feeling brave?

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Electrode appears as a Spirit.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Silver Leaf (100%)
Yellow*

Stats

Base stats

Generation I to VI

Generation VII onwards

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Pinball RS Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Power Plant Phrases 51%-100% HP Whoa! Don't touch me! I'm liable to blow up! 26%-50% HP Watch it! My HP is down to half. 1%-25% HP I can't hold it... I'm about to blow up. Level up Hey! I leveled up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -4.5% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Electric Poké Assist: Electric Field move: (Electrify ×3) Browser entry R-077 It discharges electricity from its body. Beware: It may explode!
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Electric Poké Assist: (present) Normal Field move: (present) (Electrify ×3) Poké Assist: (past) Normal Field move: (past) (Electrify ×1) Browser entry R-114/N-157 It causes explosions around itself.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.33 seconds Base HP: 51 Base Attack: 78 Base Defense: 54 Base Speed: 80
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Electrode and his friends came to explore the Haunted Zone when they learned what a popular place it was becoming.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Electric Attack Power: ★★★★★ Flinch Attack Briefly stops wild Pokémon from taking action.			Pokémon Shuffle Electric Attack Power: 60 - 120 10 #602 Rock Break++ Sometimes destroys five breakable-rock disruptions. Swappable Skill(s): Quirky++
Pokémon GO Base HP: 155 Base Attack: 173 Base Defense: 173 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Spark, Volt Switch*, Tackle† Charged Attacks: Discharge, Thunderbolt, Hyper Beam, Foul Play*

Evolution

Unevolved Voltorb  Electric

Level 30 →

First evolution Electrode  Electric

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Electrode images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• In Red, Blue, FireRed, and LeafGreen, players can obtain an Electrode at a level as low as 3 by catching a Pikachu in Viridian Forest, evolving it, and trading it to an old man at Cinnabar Island's Pokémon Lab.
• Electrode has a short song dedicated to it, sung by Suzukisan.
• Electrode is the only non-playable Pokémon to use the same move in Pokkén Tournament and the Super Smash Bros. series.
• The author of Pokémon Adventures, Hidenori Kusaka, uses Electrode to represent himself in the volume's comment boxes.

Origin

Electrode seems to be based on the concept of a living Poké Ball, and is often mistaken for one. The design concept may be inheritance from the time when the franchise was known as Capsule Monsters, as early artworks show Poké Balls without the button in the middle.

The idea of them being mistaken for the standard Item Balls is similar to a mimic, a monster archetype commonly found in role-playing games.

Based on its Japanese name and its explosive tendencies, Electrode may have some connection to land mines. Like Voltorb, it may be based on ball lightning as well.

Name origin

Electrode may be a portmanteau of electric and explode or node (a computer or program), as well as a pun on electrode, a device through which electrical currents pass (although such a device is usually in the shape of a rod.)

Marumine may be a combination of 丸 maru (circle) and mine, as in landmine.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese マルマイン Marumine From 丸 maru and land mine French Électrode Same as English name Spanish Electrode Same as English name German Lektrobal From Elektro- and Ball Italian Electrode Same as English name Korean 붐볼 Boomball From boom and ball Mandarin Chinese 頑皮彈 / 顽皮弹 Wánpídàn Literally "Naughty bomb", a reference to its facial expression Cantonese Chinese 雷霆蛋 Lèuihtìhngdaahn From 雷霆 lèuihtìhng and 蛋 daahn

More languages Hebrew אלקטרוד Elektrod Transcription of English name Hindi एलेक्ट्रोड Electrode Transcription of English name Icelandic Elektróða* From English name Indonesian Electrode* Elektroda* Same as English name From elektroda Russian Электрод Elektrod Transcription of English name Thai มารุมายน์ Marumai Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Artificial Pokémon

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