Voltorb (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

Voltorb is a spherical Pokémon that looks like a [[Poké Ball]] with a face, minus the button. The top half is red, while the bottom half is white. Because of its resemblance to Poké Balls, it is thought that it was created when one was exposed to an energy pulse. It was first seen in the plant where modern Poké Balls were invented. Voltorb is generally found in {{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Urban Pokémon|power plants}} and other areas with electric fields. It has a volatile temperament, and will explode if bumped or agitated.

Multiple Voltorb appeared in ''[[EP049|So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd]]''. Team Rocket received them from {{OBP|Keith|EP049}}, thinking they were [[Poké Ball]]s with rare {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in them, as well as their {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}, {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}}, and {{TP|James|Weezing}}. When Team Rocket found out they were not, the Voltorb started to explode in their balloon. They dumped most of the Voltorb on the thief, prompting him to quit his crime spree, but a single Voltorb sent them blasting off.

In ''[[EP267|Love, Pokémon Style]]'', three Voltorb were the cause of [[Ash's Kingler]]'s injury. They rolled down a hill but were caught by Kingler, shocking it in the process.

[[Wattson]] used a Voltorb in his [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} with {{Ash}} in ''[[AG040|Watt's with Wattson?]]''. It was easily defeated by {{AP|Pikachu}}, who had become super-charged during an incident at the [[Mauville Gym]].

In ''[[EP037|Ditto's Mysterious Mansion]]'', Voltorb came onstage in [[Duplica]]'s flashback as her {{TP|Duplica|Ditto}} tried to transform into one.

Multiple Voltorb were among the Pokémon seen at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] in ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]''.

A Voltorb appeared in ''[[EP081|Pallet Party Panic]]'', at a party among other Pokémon.

A Trainer's Voltorb was brought to the [[Pokémon Center]] in ''[[EP084|The Lost Lapras]]''.

A Voltorb was one of the Pokémon stolen by [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]] in ''[[EP157|The Fortune Hunters]]''.

Several Voltorb were among the {{t|Electric}} Pokémon that were lured by the "Miracle Crystal" that [[Attila]] and [[Hun]] were using in ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]''.

A Voltorb was one of the Electric-type Pokémon that was seen in the lake with the crystal in ''[[EP242|As Clear As Crystal]]''.

A Voltorb appeared in ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' and ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]''.

A Voltorb was seen training alongside its Trainer in ''[[EP262|You're a Star, Larvitar!]]''.

A Voltorb was used by one of the students of the [[Pokémon Trainers' School]] in ''[[AG015|Gonna Rule The School!]]''.

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Voltorb debuted in the {{chap|Red, Green & Blue}} in its own round, ''[[PS010|Danger: High Voltorb]]''. Here, {{adv|Red}} tries to touch one aboard the [[S.S. Anne]] thinking that it is only a Poké Ball, but is zapped by it.

Multiple Voltorb were seen under the ownership of [[Lt. Surge]] in ''[[PS029|Go for the Golbat]]'' where they were used in conjunction with multiple of their evolved form, Electrode, to shock Red and as projectiles.

A Trainer's Voltorb appeared in ''[[PS421|Clobbering Claydol]]''.

Multiple Voltorb were among the {{type|electric}} Pokémon that charges the [[Prism Tower]] during a blackout in ''[[PAXY10|Pangoro Poses a Problem]]''.

[[Lt. Surge]]'s Voltorb battled against {{TP|Red|Clefairy}} and evolved in the same match in ''[[PM006|Great Success in the Mountains or the Seas!?]]''.

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* According to [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]], Voltorb is the only Pokémon recommended for the [[Pokéathlon|Disc Catch]] that is not a {{type|Flying}}.

It seems to be based upon the concept of a living [[Poké Ball]] (with its {{Shiny}} coloration possibly being based on a [[Great Ball]]). 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.