Electrode (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

Electrode is a round Pokémon resembling a reverse-colored [[Poké Ball]] with a mouth and eyes. Its top half is white, while its lower half is red. For this reason, many Trainers try to pick it up, mistaking it for an item. The [[Pocket Monsters Carddass Trading Cards]] depict Electrode as hollow. Many know it by the nickname "Bomb Ball."

Multiple Electrode appeared in ''[[EP114|The Underground Round Up]]''. A town on [[Hamlin Island]] was overpopulated with the Ball Pokémon and a man named {{OBP|Poncho|EP114}} had a job of removing them.

An Electrode appeared in ''[[AG188|Pinch Healing!]]'', where [[Jessie]] unintentionally and indirectly caused it to fall and explode on a bus that a Poké-Sitter was driving.

An Electrode appeared in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]''.

When {{TRT}} was trying to infiltrate {{an|Professor Oak}}'s lab in ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]'', they fell into a pit of Electrode.

In ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'', an Electrode's explosion signaled the start of a swimming race between [[Ash's Squirtle]] and a {{p|Marill}}.

An Electrode appeared in ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]''.

Several Electrode were among the {{type|Electric}} Pokémon that were lured by the "Miracle Crystal" that [[Attila]] and [[Hun]] were using in ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]''.

 

A {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s Electrode appeared in ''[[EP266|A Claim to Flame!]]'', where it battled in a qualifying match for the [[Silver Conference]].

A Trainer's Electrode appeared in ''[[XY039|Summer of Discovery!]]'', ''[[XY041|Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!]]'', and ''[[XY042|Battling Into the Hall of Fame!]]''.

A Team Rocket Grunt in Johto owns an Electrode in ''[[PS093|Sneasel Sneak Attack]]''.

A drawing of an Electrode appeared on a store in Violet City's Famous Rice-Cake store in ''[[PS096|Number One Donphan]]''.

[[Eusine]], as seen in ''[[PS126|Jumping Jumpluff]]'', possesses an Electrode as well, allowing him to travel over large distances by riding it. Eusine's Electrode apparently uses electric charges to suspend itself in mid-air. It was temporarily given to {{adv|Crystal}} to follow Suicune in ''[[PS128|Indubitably Ditto]]'' to ''[[PS129|Great Girafarig]]'' where they reached the [[Bell Tower|Tin Tower]]. It had helped Crystal float during the battle against Suicune in ''[[PS130|SUddenly Suicune I]]'' to ''[[PS132|Suddenly Suiunce III]]'', in the latter it was seen over the debris near the Tin Tower, and was later retrieved back by its owner.

 

In ''[[PS179|The Last Battle XIII]]'' an Electrode was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in [[Ilex Forest]].

Electrode was selected as an enemy Pokémon for the [[Frontier Brain]]s' demonstration battle in ''[[PS304|Swanky Showdown with Swalot]]'', alongside {{p|Swalot}}, which represents illustrator [[Satoshi Yamamoto]].

The Battle Factory rented an Electrode which was stolen by [[Guile Hideout]] in ''[[PS334|The Final Battle VII]]''.

In a flashback an Electrode appeared as a Pokémon trained by the [[International Police]] in ''[[PS528|Innocent Scientist]]'', also alongside Swalot.

{{GnB|Black}} owns an Electrode as seen in ''[[GB11|Gold and Black VS Team Rocket]]'' which he took from [[Team Rocket]].

[[Lt. Surge]]'s Voltorb battled against {{TP|Red|Clefairy}} and evolved into Electrode the same match.

Electrode also appeared in ''[[PM047|Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon]]'' under the ownership of {{OBP|Giovanni|Pocket Monsters}}. Multiple of them appeared in ''[[PM099|Stop the Strange Sonic Sound!!]]''.

In the original Smash Bros. Electrode would appear from the doorway atop the [[Silph Co.]] building on the [[Saffron City (stage)|Saffron City stage]] and use {{m|Explosion}}, damaging any players near it. In the sequels, it would be released randomly from a [[Poké Ball]]. When released, Electrode will pause for a few seconds before using Explosion. It can be picked up and thrown, though this is risky as Electrode will hurt everyone near it, including the player who threw the Poké Ball. Electrode functions in Brawl in much the same way as in Melee, however, sometimes, it will fail to explode. Other times, Electrode will merely pretend to fail to explode, then explode suddenly after a few seconds. Electrode appears in fourth installment, functioning the same as in Brawl. It will also appear in the fifth installment.

{{Dex/Gen|gen=I}}

{{Dex/Gen|gen=II}}

{{Dex/Gen|gen=III}}

{{Dex/Gen|gen=IV}}

{{Dex/Gen|gen=V}}

{{Dex/Gen|gen=VI}}

{{Dex/Gen|gen=VII}}

====By [[Level|leveling up]]====

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====

====By [[Move Tutor|tutoring]]====

{{learnlist/tutor7|Magic Coat|Psychic|Status|—|—|15|||no|yes}}

{{learnlist/tutor7|Magnet Rise|Electric|Status|—|—|10|||no|yes}}

{{learnlist/tutor7|Shock Wave|Electric|Special|60|—|20||'''|no|yes}}

{{learnlist/tutor7|Telekinesis|Psychic|Status|—|—|15|||no|yes}}

====By a prior [[evolution]]====

|special={{m|Discharge}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Hyper Beam}}

It seems to be based upon the concept of a living [[Poké Ball]], and is often mistaken for one. The design concept may be inheritance from the time when the franchise was known as [[Capsule Monsters]], as early artworks show Poké Balls without the button in the middle.

The idea of them being mistaken for the standard Item Balls is similar to a {{wp|Mimic (Dungeons & Dragons)|mimic}}, a monster archetype commonly found in RPGs.

Based on its Japanese name and its explosive tendencies, Electrode may have some connection to land mines. Like {{p|Voltorb}}, it may be based on {{wp|ball lightning}} as well.