Eerie Impulse (move)

Eerie Impulse
かいでんぱ Strange Wave
Eerie Impulse IX.png
Eerie Impulse IX 2.png
Type  Electric
Category  Status
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VI
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Condition  Clever
Appeal  1
Jamming  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles all of the Pokémon to act before the user.

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
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
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
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
100   Voltorb
  Mineral Mineral 10XY
6ORAS
6SMUSUM 6BDSP 6
101   Electrode
  Mineral Mineral 8XY
6ORAS
1, 6SMUSUM 1, 6BDSP 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
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
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 8SM
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

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 怪異電波 Gwaaiyih Dihnbō
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
  CharmFeather DanceFake TearsCaptivateEerie Impulse


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171


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