Ion Deluge (move)

Ion Deluge
プラズマシャワー Plasma Shower
Ion Deluge VII.png
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Type  Electric
Category  Status
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  +1
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects all Pokémon on the field
Availability
Introduced  Generation VI
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.

Ion Deluge (Japanese: プラズマシャワー Plasma Shower) is a non-damaging Electric-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Generation VI

For the remainder of the current turn, Ion Deluge causes all Normal-type moves to become Electric-type instead, including status moves. Ion Deluge has a priority of +1, so it is used before all moves that do not have increased priority.

Ion Deluge does not affect Struggle. It does not affect Conversion, which still takes into account a move's original type; therefore a Pokémon with a Normal-type move at the top of its move list (including Conversion itself) using Conversion will become Normal-type and not Electric-type even under the effect of Ion Deluge. Moves that change type, such as Judgment or Revelation Dance, are affected by Ion Deluge if they would otherwise deal Normal-type damage. Moves with a charging turn will only change type if the user is affected by Ion Deluge on the turn the move does damage.

If the move Flying Press used by a Pokémon with Normalize is affected by Ion Deluge, it deals Electric/Flying-type damage. If the move Freeze-Dry used by a Pokémon with Normalize is affected by Ion Deluge, its ability to hit Water-type Pokémon super effectively does not stack with its Electric typing (a Water-type Pokémon hit by the move will only take ×2 damage); in Inverse Battles, Freeze-Dry affected by Normalize and then Ion Deluge will hit Water-type Pokémon super effectively.

Generation VII

Due to a glitch, in Version 1.0 of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Ion Deluge always fails when used.

If powered up by an Electrium Z into Z-Ion Deluge, the user's Special Attack stat rises one stage.

Generation VIII onwards

Ion Deluge cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
The user disperses electrically charged particles, which changes Normal-type moves to Electric-type moves.
SwShBDSPLA
SV
This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0170    
 
Water 2 Water 2 47 47
0171    
 
Water 2 Water 2 60XY
54ORAS
54
0181     Monster Field 1 1
0466     Human-Like Human-Like 1 1
0523     Field Field 1, 58 1, 58
0604     Amorphous Amorphous 1 1
0796     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 67
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 Egg Groups Egg Move
0417     Field Fairy
0587    
 
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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

The Ion Deluge floor status changes all Normal-type moves to Electric type. The floor status lasts 10 turns.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
SMD - - 15 30 95% —% Entire floor Others -
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Description

Games Description
SMD It changes Normal-type moves of Pokémon on the floor to Electric type.*
It changes the floor to the Ion Deluge condition. In the Ion Deluge condition, Normal-type moves will be Electric type.*


In the anime

 
Eelektross


The user produces blue electricity from its body.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Eelektross's body becomes surrounded in blue static electricity that illuminates the surrounding area.
A wild Eelektross XYS06 Debut


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Ion Deluge is one of three moves that have been used in a completed anime series, but not been seen in the English dub. The other two are Conversion and Minimize.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 等離子浴 Dánglèihjí Yuhk
Mandarin 等離子浴 / 等离子浴 Děnglízǐ Yù
  French Déluge PlasmiqueVIII+
DélugePlasmiqueVIVII
  German Plasmaschauer
  Italian Pioggiaplasma
  Korean 플라스마샤워 Peullaseumasyawo
  Spanish Cortina Plasma


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.