Electro Ball (move)

Electro Ball
エレキボール Elecball
Electro Ball IX.png
Electro Ball IX 2.png
Type  Electric
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Excites the audience a lot if used first.

Electro Ball (Japanese: エレキボール Elecball) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation V. It was TR80 in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and is TM072 in Generation IX.

Effect

Electro Ball inflicts more damage the faster the user is compared to the target.

Electro Ball's power is calculated as follows:

Target's Speed Power
More than 100%, or exactly 0 40
50.01% - 100% 60
33.34% - 50% 80
25.01% - 33.33% 120
0.01% - 25% 150


The Speed values used take all modifiers into account (including stat stages, paralysis, held items such as the Iron Ball, and Abilities such as Slush Rush).

Electro Ball has no effect on Pokémon with Bulletproof.

Electro Ball can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if a certain move (Agility, Autotomize, Calm Mind, Charge, Rock Polish, or Shell Smash) was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
BWB2W2 The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the damage.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the move's power.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0025     Field Fairy 18 18XY
13ORAS
13 12 12 12
0026     Field Fairy 1 1 1
0026  
Raichu
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Fairy 1 1
0081    
 
Mineral Mineral 27BW
32B2W2
32XY
29ORAS
29 12 12 12
0082    
 
Mineral Mineral 27BW
34B2W2
34XY
29ORAS
29 12 12 12
0100     Mineral Mineral 29 29XY
22ORAS
22 22 22
0100  
Voltorb
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral 22
0101     Mineral Mineral 29 29XY
22ORAS
22 22 22
0101  
Electrode
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral 22
0125     Human-Like Human-Like 32BW
22B2W2
22 29
0170    
 
Water 2 Water 2 28 28XY
9ORAS
9 4 4 4
0171    
 
Water 2 Water 2 30 30XY
1, 9ORAS
1, 9 1 1 1
0179     Monster Field 28BW
22B2W2
22 22 22 22
0180     Monster Field 31BW
25B2W2
25 25 25 25
0181     Monster Field 33BW
25B2W2
25 25 25 25
0239     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 31BW
22B2W2
22 22
0311     Fairy Fairy 29 29XY
19ORAS
19 19 19
0312     Fairy Fairy 29 29XY
19ORAS
19 19 19
0417     Field Fairy 25 25 25 25 25
0462    
 
Mineral Mineral 27BW
34B2W2
34XY
29ORAS
29 12 12 12
0466     Human-Like Human-Like 32BW
22B2W2
22 22
0479  
Rotom
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 43 43 43 20 20 20
0587    
 
Field Field 26 26 26
0595    
 
Bug Bug 29 29 29 20 20
0596    
 
Bug Bug 29 29 29 20 20
0785    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 58
0941    
 
Water 1 Flying 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.


By TM/TR

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
0025     Field Fairy
0026     Field Fairy
0026  
Raichu
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Fairy
0081    
 
Mineral Mineral
0082    
 
Mineral Mineral
0100     Mineral Mineral
0100  
Voltorb
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0101     Mineral Mineral
0101  
Electrode
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0125     Human-Like Human-Like
0135     Field Field
0145    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0170    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0171    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0172     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0179     Monster Field
0180     Monster Field
0181     Monster Field
0239     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0243     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0309     Field Field
0310     Field Field
0311     Fairy Fairy
0312     Fairy Fairy
0403     Field Field
0404     Field Field
0405     Field Field
0417     Field Fairy
0462    
 
Mineral Mineral
0466     Human-Like Human-Like
0479  
Rotom
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0522     Field Field
0523     Field Field
0587    
 
Field Field
0595    
 
Bug Bug
0596    
 
Bug Bug
0603     Amorphous Amorphous
0604     Amorphous Amorphous
0642  
Thundurus
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0644    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0694    
 
Monster Dragon
0695    
 
Monster Dragon
0702    
 
Field Fairy
0737    
 
Bug Bug
0738    
 
Bug Bug
0777    
 
Field Fairy
0785    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0796     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0801  
Magearna
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0807     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0813     Field Human-Like
0814     Field Human-Like
0815     Field Human-Like
0831     Field Field
0832     Field Field
0835     Field Field
0836     Field Field
0849  
Toxtricity
All forms
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0871     Water 1 Amorphous
0877    
 
Field Fairy
0880    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0881    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0894     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0921     Field Field
0922    
 
Field Field
0923    
 
Field Field
0938     Water 1 Water 1
0939     Water 1 Water 1
0940    
 
Water 1 Flying
0941    
 
Water 1 Flying
0954    
 
Bug Bug
0989    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0990    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0995    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1000    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1008    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1021    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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
0309     Field Field
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 Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Pokémon Smash! Mewtwo
February 2012 Mewtwo
Strongest Return Mewtwo
Spring 2012 Mewtwo
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

Electro Ball inflicts damage depending on the user and target's Speed stats; the higher the user's Speed is compared to the target's, the more damage it does. In Gates to Infinity, as the Speed stat does not exist, the difference between the user's Travel Speed and the target's Travel Speed affects the damage inflicted. From Super Mystery Dungeon onward, it compares the Speed stats between the user and the target.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDGtI 4 99 17 50 95% 98% Front Enemy Yes
SMD 4 99 17 30 95% 98% Front Enemy Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★
Power: 26
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Inflicts more damage the faster the user is compared to the target.
Users:  
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Electro Ball
★★★
Attack power 33.82897
Charge time 0.58 seconds
Range type Projectile
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Electro Ball is Pikachu's first move obtained at level 4 by upgrading Thunder Shock into it instead of Thunder. The user hurls an electric orb at the targeted enemy, damaging and slowing down all enemies in a small radius around the target upon impact by paralyzing them. The move deals bonus damage based on the enemy's missing HP. At level 11, its damage is increased.

Description

Games Description
Conq. The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the damage.
MDGtI It damages an enemy. The faster your Travel Speed than that of the enemy, the greater the damage it causes.
SMD It damages an enemy. The faster your Speed compared to that of the enemy, the greater the damage caused.
MDRTDX It damages an enemy. The higher your Speed compared to that of the enemy, the greater the damage caused.


In the anime

Main series

 
Electabuzz
 
Galvantula
 
Pikachu
 
Rotom
The user fires a ball of electricity at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Galvantula forms an orb of yellow and orange electricity with yellow electric sparks around it in front of its mouth. It then fires the orb at the opponent. The orb explodes when it hits the opponent, which leaves behind yellow electric sparks in the dust and smoke.
A wild Galvantula Scraggy—Hatched to be Wild! Debut
A wild Galvantula Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot! None
A wild Galvantula Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit! None
  Pikachu's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Pikachu's body. All the electricity then condenses at Pikachu's tail and forms into an orange-yellow orb of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off it. Pikachu then jumps into the air and flings the orb at the opponent.
Ash's Pikachu Dancing With the Ducklett Trio! None
Frank's Pikachu Lights! Camera! Pika! None
Pikala's Bolt Battle Royal 151! None
  Multiple sparks of yellow electricity appear at the end of Emolga's tail and an orange-yellow orb of electrical energy, releasing yellow electricity forms from the sparks. Emolga then jumps into the air and flips forward, firing the orb from its tail at the opponent.
Elesa's Emolga Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym! None
  Magneton's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Magneton's body. All the electricity then condenses in the middle of Magneton's body and forms into an orange-yellow orb of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off it. Magneton then fires the orb of electricity at the opponent.
Belmondo's Magneton Confronting the Darkness! None
Spinel's Magneton Fly! Wattrel! None
  Magnezone's body becomes surrounded by yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Magnezone's body. All the electricity then condenses in front of Magnezone's body and forms into three orange-yellow orbs of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off them. Magnezone then fires the orbs of electricity at the opponent.
Belmondo's Magnezone Confronting the Darkness! None
  Slurpuff's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Slurpuff's body. All the electricity then condenses in front of Slurpuff's body and forms into an orange-yellow orb of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off it. Slurpuff then fires the orb of electricity at the opponent.
Sawyer's Slurpuff Rivals: Today and Tomorrow! Slurpuff cannot legally learn Electro Ball.
  Rotom's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Rotom's body. All the electricity then condenses in front of Rotom's body and forms into an orange-yellow orb of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off it. Rotom then fires the orb of electricity at the opponent.
Weston's Rotom Rotom's Wish! None
  Magnemite's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Magneton's body. All the electricity then condenses in the middle of Magnemite's body and forms into an orange-yellow orb of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off it. Magnemite then fires the orb of electricity at the opponent.
Clemont's Magnemite Battling with a Clean Slate! None
  Electabuzz forms an orb of yellow and orange electricity with yellow electric sparks and two yellow rings of electricity around it in between its horns. It then fires the orb at the opponent.
Tony's Electabuzz Betrayed, Bothered, and Beleaguered! None


Pokémon Generations

 
Pikachu


The user fires a ball of electricity at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Pikachu's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Pikachu's body. All the electricity then condenses at Pikachu's tail and forms into an yellow-white orb of electricity with sparks of blue electricity coming off it. Pikachu then attacks with the orb and its tail.
Red's Pikachu The Adventure Debut


In the manga

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W


Movie adaptations


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 電球 Dihnkàuh
Mandarin 電球 / 电球 Diànqiú
  Croatian Elektro Kugla
  Dutch Elektrobal
  French Boule Élek
  German Elektroball
  Hebrew כדור חשמל Kadur Khashmal
  Indonesian Bola Listrik
  Italian Energisfera
  Korean 일렉트릭볼 Illekteurikbol
  Polish Elektrokula
Portuguese   Brazil Bola Elétrica (UNITE, BW122–present, TCG, manga)
Esfera Elétrica (BW020BW112)
  Portugal Eletrobola
  Russian Электро Шар Elektro Shar
Spanish   Latin America Electrobola
  Spain Bola Voltio
  Turkish Elektro Top
  Vietnamese Quả Bóng Điện*
Quả Cầu Điện Khí*


Variations of the move Gyro Ball
  Gyro Ball
  Electro Ball


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216
217218219220221222223224225226227228229


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