Gigavolt Havoc (move)

Gigavolt Havoc スパーキングギガボルト Sparking Gigavolt

Battles Type  Electric Category  Varies PP  — (max. —) Power  Varies Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Gigavolt Havoc (Japanese: スパーキングギガボルト Sparking Gigavolt) is a damage-dealing Electric-type Z-Move introduced in Generation VII.

Effect

Gigavolt Havoc inflicts damage. Its power and whether it is a special or physical move depends on the move it is based on.

Base move Power Category Bolt Strike 195 Charge Beam 100 Discharge 160 Electro Ball 160 Electroweb 100 Fusion Bolt 180 Nuzzle 100 Parabolic Charge 120 Shock Wave 120 Spark 120 Thunder 185 Thunder Fang 120 Thunder Punch 140 Thunder Shock 100 Thunderbolt 175 Volt Switch 140 Volt Tackle 190 Wild Charge 175 Zap Cannon 190 Zing Zap 160

Description

Games Description SM The user hits the target with a powerful electric current collected by its Z-Power. The power varies, depending on the original move.

Learnset

Any Pokémon can use Gigavolt Havoc if it knows a damaging Electric-type move, holds an Electrium Z, and if its Trainer wears a Z-Ring.

In the anime

Ash Pikachu
The user gathers Z-Power and attacks the target with a powerful electric current.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Pikachu strikes a series of synchronized poses with its Trainer to build Z-Power. It then gathers a large ball of electricity and launches it towards the target with a punch.
Ash's Pikachu	The Guardian's Challenge!		Debut Base move is Thunderbolt or Electro Ball

Trivia

• The metric prefix "giga" indicates 10⁹ (1,000,000,000). Based on the Japanese name of Thunderbolt (100,000 Volts), this move's voltage is 10,000 times greater.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 終極伏特狂雷閃 Jūnggihk Fuhkdahk Kwòhnglèuihsím Mandarin 終極伏特狂雷閃 / 终极伏特狂雷闪 Zhōngjí Fútè Kuángléishǎn Dutch Gigavolt Chaos French Fulguro-Lance Gigavolt German Gigavolt-Funkensalve Italian Gigascarica Folgorante Korean 스파킹기가볼트 Sparking Gigavolt Brazilian Portuguese Gigavolt Destruidor Russian Гигавольтный Хаос Gigavol’tnyĭ Khaos Spanish Gigavoltio Destructor

Type-based Z-Moves
Breakneck Blitz • All-Out Pummeling • Supersonic Skystrike • Acid Downpour • Tectonic Rage Continental Crush • Savage Spin-Out • Never-Ending Nightmare • Corkscrew Crash Inferno Overdrive • Hydro Vortex • Bloom Doom • Gigavolt Havoc • Shattered Psyche Subzero Slammer • Devastating Drake • Black Hole Eclipse • Twinkle Tackle
Species-based Z-Moves
Catastropika • 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt • Stoked Sparksurfer • Extreme Evoboost Pulverizing Pancake • Genesis Supernova • Sinister Arrow Raid • Malicious Moonsault Oceanic Operetta • Splintered Stormshards • Let's Snuggle Forever • Clangorous Soulblaze Guardian of Alola • Searing Sunraze Smash • Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom Light That Burns the Sky • Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike

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.