Eerie Impulse (move)

Eerie Impulse
かいでんぱ Strange Wave

Battles

Type	Electric
Category	Status
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	—
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation VI
TM93 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM096 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles all of the Pokémon to act before the user.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Eerie Impulse (Japanese: かいでんぱ Strange Wave) is a non-damaging Electric-type move introduced in Generation VI. It was TM93 in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and is TM096 in Generation IX.

Effect

Eerie Impulse lowers the target's Special Attack stat by two stages.

If powered up by an Electrium Z into Z-Eerie Impulse, the user's Special Defense stat rises by one stage.

Description

Games	Description
XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh BDSP LA SV	The user's body generates an eerie impulse. Exposing the target to it harshly lowers the target's Sp. Atk stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
100		Voltorb		Mineral		Mineral	10^XY 6^ORAS	6^SMUSUM	6^BDSP	6
101		Electrode		Mineral		Mineral	8^XY 6^ORAS	1, 6^SMUSUM	1, 6^BDSP	1
171		Lanturn		Water 2		Water 2	1	1	1
695		Heliolisk		Monster	Dragon	1	1	1
796		Xurkitree		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		29	35
849		Toxtricity Amped Form		Human-Like		Human-Like			1
849		Toxtricity Low Key Form		Human-Like		Human-Like			1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM93	IX TM096
025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy				✔
026		Raichu		Field	Fairy			✔	✔
026		Raichu Alolan Form		Field	Fairy				✔
081		Magnemite		Mineral		Mineral				✔
082		Magneton		Mineral		Mineral				✔
100		Voltorb		Mineral		Mineral				✔
101		Electrode		Mineral		Mineral				✔
135		Jolteon		Field		Field				✔
137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral			✔
145		Zapdos		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
171		Lanturn		Water 2		Water 2			✔
179		Mareep		Monster	Field				✔
180		Flaaffy		Monster	Field				✔
181		Ampharos		Monster	Field				✔
194		Wooper		Water 1	Field			✔
195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field			✔	✔
233		Porygon2		Mineral		Mineral			✔
243		Raikou		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔
309		Electrike		Field		Field			✔
310		Manectric		Field		Field			✔
343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral			✔
344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral			✔
403		Shinx		Field		Field			✔	✔
404		Luxio		Field		Field			✔	✔
405		Luxray		Field		Field			✔	✔
417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy				✔
462		Magnezone		Mineral		Mineral				✔
474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		Mineral			✔
479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔
587		Emolga		Field		Field			✔
603		Eelektrik		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
604		Eelektross		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous			✔
642		Thundurus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
695		Heliolisk		Monster	Dragon			✔
702		Dedenne		Field	Fairy			✔	✔
737		Charjabug		Bug		Bug			✔
738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug			✔
777		Togedemaru		Field	Fairy			✔
785		Tapu Koko		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔
796		Xurkitree		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔
801		Magearna		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
836		Boltund		Field		Field			✔
849		Toxtricity Amped Form		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔
849		Toxtricity Low Key Form		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔
894		Regieleki		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
921		Pawmi		Field		Field				✔
922		Pawmo		Field		Field				✔
923		Pawmot		Field		Field				✔
938		Tadbulb		Water 1		Water 1				✔
939		Bellibolt		Water 1		Water 1				✔
940		Wattrel		Water 1	Flying				✔
941		Kilowattrel		Water 1	Flying				✔
989		Sandy Shocks		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
995		Iron Thorns		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
100		Miraidon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
179		Mareep		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔^BDSP	✔
194		Wooper		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
309		Electrike		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
403		Shinx		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous	✔	✔
702		Dedenne		Field	Fairy	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
404		Luxio		Field		Field	Island Scan - Route 8^SM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Status	2	—	—	—	100%	An opponent	—	Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by two stat ranks.	Lt. Surge & Voltorb/Electrode

Past description

Prior to Version 2.10.0*: Sharply lowers the target's Sp. Atk.

Description

Games	Description
SMD MDRTDX	It sharply lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	怪異電波 Gwaaiyih Dihnbō
Chinese	Mandarin	怪異電波 / 怪异电波 Guàiyì Diànbō
French		Ondes Étranges
German		Mystowellen
Italian		Elettromistero
Korean		괴전파 Goejeonpa
Brazilian Portuguese		Impulso Misterioso
Spanish		Onda Anómala

Variations of the move Charm

Charm • Feather Dance • Fake Tears • Captivate • Eerie Impulse

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99

Generation IX TMs

001 • 002 • 003 • 004 • 005 • 006 • 007 • 008 • 009 • 010 • 011 • 012 • 013 • 014 • 015 • 016 • 017 • 018 • 019
020 • 021 • 022 • 023 • 024 • 025 • 026 • 027 • 028 • 029 • 030 • 031 • 032 • 033 • 034 • 035 • 036 • 037 • 038
039 • 040 • 041 • 042 • 043 • 044 • 045 • 046 • 047 • 048 • 049 • 050 • 051 • 052 • 053 • 054 • 055 • 056 • 057
058 • 059 • 060 • 061 • 062 • 063 • 064 • 065 • 066 • 067 • 068 • 069 • 070 • 071 • 072 • 073 • 074 • 075 • 076
077 • 078 • 079 • 080 • 081 • 082 • 083 • 084 • 085 • 086 • 087 • 088 • 089 • 090 • 091 • 092 • 093 • 094 • 095
096 • 097 • 098 • 099 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114
115 • 116 • 117 • 118 • 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133
134 • 135 • 136 • 137 • 138 • 139 • 140 • 141 • 142 • 143 • 144 • 145 • 146 • 147 • 148 • 149 • 150 • 151 • 152
153 • 154 • 155 • 156 • 157 • 158 • 159 • 160 • 161 • 162 • 163 • 164 • 165 • 166 • 167 • 168 • 169 • 170 • 171

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