Parabolic Charge (move)

Parabolic Charge パラボラチャージ Parabola Charge

Battles Type  Electric Category  Special PP  20 (max. ?) Power  50 Accuracy  100% Priority  0

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation VI 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 VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

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 does damage and restores the user's HP equal to half of the damage dealt.

Description

Games Description The user attacks everything around it. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by those hit.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
694		Helioptile	Electric	Normal	25
695		Heliolisk	Electric	Normal	--
702		Dedenne	Electric	Fairy	17
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

Helioptile
The user directs a stream of electricity either giving or taking power from the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Helioptile spreads its frills and charges electricity. A stream of electricity fires from the tip of its tail towards the opponent.
Alexa's Helioptile	The Journalist from Another Region!		Debut

Trivia

• Parabolic Charge was the first Generation VI move seen in the anime. It was used by Alexa's Helioptile in The Journalist from Another Region!, prior to the release of Pokémon X and Y.

In other languages

Language Title French Parabocharge German Parabolladung Italian Caricaparabola Korean 파라볼라차지 Parabolla'chaji Spanish Carga Parábola

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