Discharge (move)

Discharge ほうでん Electrical Discharge

File:Discharge.png

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 Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Discharge damages all adjacent Pokémon on the field except the user and has a 30% chance of paralyzing each of them.

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.

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			''''
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	37				77			''''
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric			78	78			''''
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			''''
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric	31				42			''''
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	34				48			''''
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal	40				40			'
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric	34				41			''''
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric	57				57			''''
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock	49		55	55			'
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			''''
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric	37				44			''''
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal	40				40			'
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel	49		55	55			'
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.

In the anime

File:Stunfisk Discharge.png Stunfisk File:Pachirisu Discharge.png Pachirisu Galvantula Emolga
The user charges and then releases blue 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 electricity from its body at the opponent.
A wild Rotom	Get Your Rotom Running!		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 releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Iris's Emolga	BW024		None
	Galvantula releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
A wild Galvantula	BW024		None
	Stunfisk charges electricity around its body and releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Cilan's Stunfisk	BW032		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Raichu Discharge Adventures.png Raichu File:Chatler Rayhiko Chatter Discharge.png Luxray
The user shoots electricity from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Luxray releases electricity from its claws.
Pearl's Rayhiko	VS. Clefairy		Debut
	Raichu throws its tail to the ground and sends a wave of electricity through it.
Volkner's Raichu	VS. Electivire		None

Trivia

• The only Pokémon to not receive STAB from Discharge—the Nosepass, Klink, and Porygon evolution families—are each able to learn at least 3 Electric-type moves by leveling up.
• Prior to Generation V, it was the only Electric-type move that hits more than one Pokémon.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 放電 Fàngdiàn Dutch Ontlading French Coup d'Jus German Ladungsstoß Greek Εκφόρτωση Hindi Chingar Italian Scarica Korean 방전 Bangjeon Polish Wyładowanie Portuguese Descarga Spanish Chispazo

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

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