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Discharge (move)

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Discharge
ほうでん Electrical Discharge
Discharge VIII.png
Discharge VIII 2.png
Type  Electric
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects all Pokémon adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  2 ♥♥
Startles all of the Pokémon to act before the user.

Discharge (Japanese: ほうでん Electrical Discharge) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Discharge damages all Pokémon except the user in Double Battles and has a 30% chance of paralyzing each of them. In Triple Battles, Discharge damages all adjacent Pokémon.

Discharge 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.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR A flare of electricity is loosed to strike all Pokémon in battle. It may also cause paralysis.
BWB2W2 A flare of electricity is loosed to strike the area around the user. It may also cause paralysis.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwSh 		The user strikes everything around it by letting loose a flare of electricity. This may also cause paralysis.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0025     Field Fairy 37 42 42XY
34ORAS 		34SMUSUM 32
0026     Field Fairy 1
026A  
Raichu
Alolan Form
  
  		Field Fairy 1
074A  
Geodude
Alolan Form
  
  		Mineral Mineral 34SMUSUM
075A  
Graveler
Alolan Form
  
  		Mineral Mineral 40SMUSUM
076A  
Golem
Alolan Form
  
  		Mineral Mineral 40SMUSUM
0081    
  		Mineral Mineral 38 43 43XY
37ORAS 		37SMUSUM 36
0082    
  		Mineral Mineral 40 46BW
51B2W2 		51XY
43ORAS 		43SMUSUM 40
0100     Mineral Mineral 37ORAS 37SMUSUM
0101     Mineral Mineral 41ORAS 41SMUSUM
0125     Human-Like Human-Like 37 44BW
36B2W2 		36 36SMUSUM 34
0135     Field Field 78PtHGSS 78BW
37B2W2 		37 37SMUSUM 40
0137     Mineral Mineral 40 40 40 40SMUSUM 40
0145    
  		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 50 50 50 50SMUSUM 45
0170    
  		Water 2 Water 2 34 39 39XY
34ORAS 		34 28
0171    
  		Water 2 Water 2 40 47 47XY
37ORAS 		37 30
0179     Monster Field 28 37BW
32B2W2 		32 32
0180     Monster Field 31 42BW
38B2W2 		38 38
0181     Monster Field 34 48BW
40B2W2 		40 40
0233     Mineral Mineral 40 40 40 40 40
0239     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 34 41BW
33B2W2 		33 33 32
0243     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 57 57 1, 57 1, 57 54
0299     Mineral Mineral 49DP
55PtHGSS 		55BW
39B2W2 		39XY
31ORAS 		31
0309     Field Field 41 41 41XY
29ORAS 		29 32
0310     Field Field 49 49 49XY
30ORAS 		30 36
0311     Fairy Fairy 31ORAS 31
0312     Fairy Fairy 31ORAS 31
0403     Field Field 41 41 41 41 40
0404     Field Field 48 48 48 48 54
0405     Field Field 56 56 56 56 64
0417     Field Fairy 29 41 41 41
0462    
  		Mineral Mineral 40 46BW
51B2W2 		51XY
43ORAS 		43 40
0466     Human-Like Human-Like 37 44BW
36B2W2 		36 36 34
0474     Mineral Mineral 40 40 40 40 40
0476    
  		Mineral Mineral 49DP
55PtHGSS 		55BW
39B2W2 		39XY
31ORAS 		31
0479    
  		Amorphous Amorphous 50 64 1, 64 1, 64 50
0522     Field Field 32 32 32
0523     Field Field 36 36 36
0587    
  		Field Field 50 50 50 50
0595    
  		Bug Bug 45 45 45 37
0596    
  		Bug Bug 54 54 54 39
0599     Mineral Mineral 42 42 42 24
0600     Mineral Mineral 44 44 44 24
0601     Mineral Mineral 44 44 44 24
0603     Amorphous Amorphous 29 29 29
0604     Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1
0618    
  		Water 1 Amorphous 25 25 25 45
0642    
  		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 43 43 37 45
0695    
  		Monster Dragon 1
0702    
  		Field Fairy 50 50 40
0737    
  		Bug Bug 43 64
0738    
  		Bug Bug 1
0777    
  		Field Fairy 29 45
0785    
  		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 48 45
0796     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 47 45
0807     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 50USUM 64
0809     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 64
0849  
Toxtricity
Amped Form
  
  		Human-Like Human-Like 36
849L  
Toxtricity
Low Key Form
  
  		Human-Like Human-Like 36
0871     Water 1 Amorphous 60
0880    
  		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 56
0881    
  		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 56
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
0309     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0311     Fairy Fairy ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔
0312     Fairy Fairy ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔
0698    
  		Monster Monster ✔ ✔ ✔
0736     Bug Bug ✔
0835     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.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0311     Fairy Fairy Dream World - Dream Park
0312     Fairy Fairy Dream World - Dream Park
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

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Discharge is a move with 9 power, 70% accuracy and 8PP. The user attacks all enemies in the room, possibly inflicting paralysis on them. In hallways, this move targets Pokémon up two tiles away (or one in one-tile darkness).

Pokémon Conquest

 
>
 
Stars: ★★★★
Power: 41
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has a 30% chance to paralyze each 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 GO

  Discharge
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 65
Energy cost 33
Duration 2.5 seconds
Damage window 1.7 - 2.1 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 65
Energy cost 45
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
                     
By Elite Charged TM
 
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 40 → 35
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 35 → 65
    • Damage window: 1.6 - 2.3 → 1.7 - 2.1 seconds

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Inflicts damage on all enemies in the room. It may also afflict enemies in the room with a Paralysis status. A Pokémon with the Paralysis status has slowed movement and can't take action.
BSL おなじへやの てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで まひじょうたいにかえる まひじょうたいのポケモンは わざがだせない
Conq. A flare of electricity is loosed to strike the area around the user. It may also cause paralysis.
MDGtI It damages enemies in the same room. It could also cause the Paralysis status condition. With the Paralysis status, their Travel Speed goes down and they can't attack or use moves.
SMD It damages enemies in the same room. It could also cause paralysis.


In the anime

In the main series

 
Pachirisu
 
Charjabug
 
Emolga
 
Luxray
The user charges and then releases multiple bolts of blue or yellow electricity at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Pachirisu's cheeks start to releases light blue or yellow sparks and it fires tons of light blue or yellow beams of electricity from its body all around it.
Dawn's Pachirisu Twice Smitten, Once Shy Debut
Multiple wild Pachirisu The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination! None
  Magneton releases multiple light blue or yellow beams of electricity from its body at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Magneton Settling a Not-So-Old Score! None
Multiple wild Magneton The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination! None
Belmondo's Magneton Confronting the Darkness! None
  Luxio releases multiple bolts of blue electricity from its body at the opponent or Luxio charges up and releases a large amount of yellow electricity.
A wild Luxio The Rise of Darkrai None
A wild Luxio Leading a Stray! None
Clemont's Luxio A Campus Reunion! None
  Magnezone releases a light blue or yellow electricity from its red eye at the opponent.
Zero's Magnezone Giratina and the Sky Warrior None
Multiple wild Magnezone The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination! None
  Rotom releases light blue or yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
A wild Rotom Get Your Rotom Running! None
  Magnemite releases multiple bolts of light blue or yellow 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
Multiple wild Magnemite The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination! None
  Emolga's body becomes surrounded in yellow sparks of electricity and it fires multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent. After the attack, its body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity for a moment.
Iris's Emolga Emolga the Irresistible! None
Multiple wild Emolga The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination! None
  Galvantula's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and it releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
A wild Galvantula Emolga the Irresistible! None
A wild Galvantula The Journalist from Another Region! None
  Eelektross touches the opponent with its body. Its body then becomes surrounded in yellow or blue static electricity that starts at its mouth and flows down to its tail, shocking the opponent. When the attack gets more powerful, the yellow or blue static jolts off Eelektross's body.
Emmet's Eelektross Battle For The Underground! None
  Shinx releases blue bolts of electricity from its body at the opponent.
Aspertia Gym's Shinx There's a New Gym Leader in Town! None
  Luxray releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Clemont's Luxray The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination! None
  Voltorb releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Multiple wild Votorb The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination! None
  Electrode releases one or multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Multiple wild Electrode The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination! None
Visquez's Electrode Destination: Coronation! None
  Mareep releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Multiple wild Mareep The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination! None
  Electrike releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Multiple wild Electrike The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination! None
  Plusle releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Multiple wild Plusle The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination! None
  Minun releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Multiple wild Minun The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination! None
  Stunfisk releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Multiple wild Stunfisk The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination! None
  Helioptile releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Multiple wild Helioptile The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination! Helioptile cannot legally know Discharge
  Tapu Koko releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Tapu Koko (anime) A Guardian Rematch! None
Shiny Tapu Koko (anime) Battling the Beast Within! None
  Charjabug releases a bolt of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Sophocles's Charjabug So Long, Sophocles! None
  Alolan Golem creates sparks of yellow electricity around the rock in its cannon and then fires the rock at the opponent.
A Hiker's Golem Sparking Confusion! None
  Vikavolt releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Sophocles's Vikavolt A High-Speed Awakening! None


In Pokémon Generations

 
Zebstrika


The user discharges electricity from its body, hitting everyone around it.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Zebstrika releases multiple bolts of light blue electricity from its mane at the opponents around it.
Elesa's Zebstrika The Uprising Debut


In the manga

In the Mobilize!! Pokémon Ranger manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


  • Ghetsis's Eelektross was revealed to know Discharge on the official web site, but it was never shown using the move.

In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

Core series games

     
  		 
 
Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII

Side series games

 
Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

     
MD: GTI SMD Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 放電 Fongdihn
Mandarin 放電 / 放电 Fàngdiàn
  Dutch Ontlading
  French Coup d'Jus
  German Ladungsstoß
  Greek Εκφόρτωση
  Hebrew פריקה Phrika
  Hindi चिनगार Chingar
  Indonesian Discharge
  Italian Scarica
  Korean 방전 Bangjeon
  Polish Wyładowanie
Portuguese   Brazil Descarga
  Portugal Descarga
  Romanian Descărcarea
Spanish   Latin America Descarga
  Spain Chispazo
  Thai ปล่อยกระแสไฟฟ้า
  Vietnamese Phóng Điện


Variations of the move Discharge
  Discharge • Lava Plume


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