Parabolic Charge (move)
Parabolic Charge
パラボラチャージ Parabola Charge
Type  Electric
Category  Special
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  65
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
All Others: Affects all Pokémon adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VI
Condition  Clever
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Clever
Appeal  0  
Condition  Clever
Appeal  1 ♥
Jamming  0  
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as all the moves before it this turn.

Parabolic Charge (Japanese: パラボラチャージ Parabola Charge) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Parabolic Charge inflicts damage and restores the user's HP equal to half of the damage dealt.

If the user is holding a Big Root, the HP restored is increased by 30% (making the restored HP 65% of the damage dealt). Big Root does not increase the damage dealt.

If the target has the Ability Liquid Ooze, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.

Parabolic Charge cannot be used if the user is under the effects of Heal Block.

Parabolic Charge can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if the move Charge was used in the prior turn. It can also be used to start a combination, causing Electrify to give extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

Generation VI

Parabolic Charge has a base power of 50.

Generation VII

Parabolic Charge's base power was increased to 65.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Parabolic Charge cannot be selected in a battle.

Generation IX

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Category  Special
Accuracy  100%
Standard Plus Move
Power  65  78
Cooldown  9s
Move wind-up time  10 frames
Effect duration  —s
Additional effect
Heal  50%
 —
 —
Restores the user's HP by a percentage of damage dealt.

Description

Games Description
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShLA
SV 		The user attacks everything around it. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by those hit.
BDSP This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.
ZA The user attacks by unleashing a wave of electricity. The user's HP will be restored by a portion of the damage dealt.
Champs The user's HP is restored by 1/2 of the damage dealt by this move.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
VI VII VIII IX
0479 Rotom
Rotom
All forms
Amorphous − − − − 15
0694 Helioptile
Monster
Dragon 		25 25 28 20
0695 Heliolisk
Monster
Dragon 		1 1 1 20
0702 Dedenne
Field
Fairy 		17 17 25 25 15
0849 Toxtricity
Toxtricity
Low Key Form
Human-Like − − 50
1008 Miraidon
No Eggs Discovered 21
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 Types Egg Groups Egg Move
IX
0938 Tadbulb Water 1 ✔
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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Parabolic Charge inflicts damage to nearby enemy Pokémon, and ½ of the total damage dealt will be restored to the user as HP.

Game Base
Power 		Max
Power 		Base
PP 		Max
PP 		Base
Accuracy 		Max
Accuracy 		Range Target Cuts
corners
SMD 4 50 15 30 75% 98% 1 tile around user Enemy Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:


Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Parabolic Charge is a Charged Attack that has been available since January 19, 2022.

 Parabolic Charge
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 65
Energy cost 50
Duration 2.8 seconds
Damage window 1.2 - 2.4 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power 70
Energy cost 50
Secondary effect 1 Defense
Effect chance 100%
Max Battles
Power Level 1: 250
Level 2: 300
Level 3: 350
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
HelioptileHelioliskDedenneTadbulbBellibolt
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Trainer Battles
  • September 3, 2024
    • Power: 65 → 70
    • Energy cost: 55 → 50
    • Secondary effect added
  • June 3, 2025
    • Energy cost: 50 → 45
    • Secondary effect chance: 66% → 100%
  • December 2, 2025
    • Energy cost: 45 → 50

Pokémon Masters EX

Name Category Move gauge cost MP
(uses) 		Base power Max power Accuracy Target Effect tag Description Playable sync pair(s)
Parabolic Charge Special 2 — 46 55 100% All opponents Absorbs The more damage dealt to the target, the more this move restores the user's HP. Clemont & Heliolisk

Notes:

  • HP restored is equal to 10% of the damage dealt to each target, summed together.
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Restores the user's HP based on the amount of damage dealt to the target.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Parabolic Charge
★★★
Attack power 45.28452
Charge time 0.74 seconds
Range type Circular (self)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Pokémon UNITE

Parabolic Charge
Pokémon Move Icon Image Level Learned Cooldown Description

Miraidon 		7 11s Has the user flood the area around it with electricity, dealing damage and applying a slowing effect to opposing Pokémon it hits. If this move hits opposing Pokémon, the user recovers HP and also recovers 1 stored use of either Charge Beam or Electro Drift. The more opposing Pokémon the move hits, the more HP the user recovers.
Upgraded to Parabolic Charge+ when the Pokémon reaches Lv. 13.
Upgrade: Grants the user a shield when this move is used.


Description

Games Description
SMD It damages nearby enemies. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.


In animation

Pokémon animated series


Heliolisk

Being healed
The user attacks everything around it by unleashing a wave of electricity. The user's health will be restored by a portion of the damage dealt.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Heliolisk Heliolisk spreads its frills and fires a blast of electricty into the air. A sphere of electricity is formed in the middle, which shoots out multiple blasts of electricity to multiple targets. Heliolisk then absorbs some of the damage it dealt, healing it; or, Heliolisk spreads its frills and fires a blast of electricity into the air. A sphere of electricity is formed in the middle, which shoot multiple bolts of electricity that create electrical balls.
Clemont's Heliolisk Clemont's Got a Secret! Debut
A Performer's Heliolisk A Showcase Debut! None

In other generations

Core series games
Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Legends: Z-A

Spin-off series games

SMD Masters EX

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 拋物面充電 Pāaumahtmihn Chūngdihn *
拋物線充電 Pāaumahtsin Chūngdihn *
Mandarin 拋物面充電 / 抛物面充电 Pāowùmiàn Chōngdiàn *
拋物線充電 Pāowùxiàn Chōngdiàn *
Dutch Parabolische oplading
French Parabocharge
German Parabolladung
Hindi पैराबॉलिक चार्ज Parabolic Charge
Indonesian Parabolic Charge
Italian Caricaparabola
Korean 파라볼라차지 Parabollachaji
Polish Ładunek Paraboliczny
Portuguese Brazil Ataque Parabólico (games, TCG)
Carga Parabólica (animated series)
Portugal Carga Parabólica
Russian Параболический Заряд Parabolicheskiy Zaryad
Spanish Latin America Carga Parabólica
Spain Carga Parábola
Thai พาราโบลาชาร์จ Parabola Charge
Turkish Parabolik Şarj
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