Ion Deluge (move)

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Ion Deluge プラズマシャワー Plasma Shower

Battles Type  Electric Category  Status PP  25 (max. 40) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  +1 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally All: Affects all Pokémon on the field

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  Beautiful Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Temporally stops the crowd from growing excited.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Ion Deluge (Japanese: プラズマシャワー Plasma Shower) is a non-damaging Electric-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

For the remainder of the current turn, all Normal-type moves used by any Pokémon on the field become Electric-type instead, including status moves. Moves with a charging turn will only change type if the user is affected by Ion Deluge on the turn the move does damage. Ion Deluge does not affect Conversion, which still takes into account a move's original type; therefore a Pokémon with a Normal-type move at the top of its move list (including Conversion itself) using Conversion will become Normal-type and not Electric-type even under the effect of Ion Deluge.

Ion Deluge does not affect Struggle.

If the move Flying Press used by a Pokémon with Normalize is affected by Ion Deluge, it deals Electric/Flying-type damage. If the move Freeze-Dry used by a Pokémon with Normalize is affected by Ion Deluge, its ability to hit Water-type Pokémon super effectively does not stack with its Electric typing (a Water-type Pokémon hit by the move will only take ×2 damage); in Inverse Battles, Freeze-Dry affected by Normalize and then Ion Deluge will hit Water-type Pokémon super effectively. Revelation Dance used by a primary Normal type user is affected by Ion Deluge.

If powered up by a Electrium Z into Z-Ion Deluge, the user's Special Attack stat raises one stage.

Description

Games Description XYORAS SM The user disperses electrically charged particles, which changes Normal-type moves to Electric-type moves.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0170		Chinchou		Water 2		Water 2	47	47
0171		Lanturn		Water 2		Water 2	60XY 54ORAS	54
0181		Ampharos		Monster	Field	1	1
0466		Electivire		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1
0523		Zebstrika		Field		Field	1, 58	1, 58
0604		Eelektross		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	1
0796		Xurkitree		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		67
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	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy	✔	✔
0587		Emolga		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.

In the anime

Eelektross
The user produces blue electricity from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Eelektross's body becomes surrounded in blue static electricity that illuminates the surround area.
A wild Eelektross	SS037		Debut

In other languages

Language Title French DélugePlasmique German Plasmaschauer Italian Pioggiaplasma Korean 플라스마샤워 Plasma Shower Spanish Cortina Plasma

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