Electro Shot (move)

Electro Shot エレクトロビーム Electro Beam

Battles Type  Electric Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  130 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Electro Shot (Japanese: エレクトロビーム Electro Beam) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced during Generation IX, in The Indigo Disk. It is the signature move of Archaludon.

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• Effect
• Description
• Learnset
  • By leveling up
• In animation
  • Pokémon animated series
• In other generations
  • Side series games
• Trivia
• In other languages
• References

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Effect

On the turn it is selected, Electro Shot will raise the user's Special Attack stat by one stage, and the message "[User] absorbed electricity!" will be shown. On the following turn, Electro Shot will do damage (factoring in the Special Attack boost), PP will be deducted from it, and it will count as the last move used. Once Electro Shot is selected, the user won't be able to switch out until it is disrupted or fully executed. Electro Shot will not need a turn to charge if used during rain. If Electro Shot charges up for a turn before it is used, it will not go off if Disable is used on it.

Sleep, freezing, and flinching will pause but not disrupt the duration of Electro Shot.

If a Power Herb is held by the user, Electro Shot can be executed in one turn. The user will charge and boost their Special Attack, consume the Power Herb, then execute the final stage of the move in the same turn. The Special Attack boost is applied because the charging stage is still performed.

Electro Shot's damage is boosted by Sheer Force despite not suppressing any additional effects.

Description

Games Description SV The user gathers electricity on the first turn, boosting its Sp. Atk stat, then fires a high-voltage shot on the next turn. The shot will be fired immediately in rain. Champs The user gains the Charging status on the turn this move is used, then attacks on the following turn. In rain, the user does not gain the Charging status and can attack immediately. The user's Sp. Atk stat is boosted by 1 stage on the turn this move is used.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Level
					IX
					SV
1018		Archaludon		Mineral Dragon	Evo.
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.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Archaludon
The user gathers electricity and then fires a high-voltage shot. The shot will be fired immediately in rain.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Archaludon gets on all fours and starts charging up, with yellow electricity connecting the terminals on its body. Once it is fully charged, its terminals and the electricity connecting them turn blue, and Archaludon forms an orb of blue electricity in front of its mouth. It then fires a blue beam of electricity from the orb at the opponent. If it is raining, Archaludon will not need to charge up before attacking.
Drayton's Archaludon	Terarium Training!		Debut

In other generations

Side series games

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Trivia

• Electro Shot is tied with Bolt Strike for having the highest base power of all Electric-type moves, excluding Z-Moves, Max Moves, and G-Max Moves.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	電光束 Dihn Gwōngchūk
	Mandarin	電光束 / 电光束 Diàn Guāngshù
French		Fulgurayon
German		Stromstrahl
Italian		Elettroraggio
Korean		일렉트로빔 Electrobeam
Spanish		Electrorrayo

References

Variations of the move Skull Bash
Skull Bash Electro Shot

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