Electro Ball (move)

Electro Ball エレキボール Elecball

Battles Type  Electric Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  Varies Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

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

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

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

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Excites the audience a lot if used first.

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

Electro Ball (Japanese: エレキボール Elecball) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Electro Ball inflicts more damage the faster the user is compared to the target. Therefore, the larger the relative difference between the user's and target's Speed stat, the greater the damage. Base power is calculated as follows:

Foe's Speed	Power
More than 50%	60
50% - 34%	80
33% - 25%	120
Less than 25%	150

Description

Games Description Conq The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the damage. The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the move's power.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	18			18 13
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel	27	32	32 29
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel	27	34	34 29
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric	29			29 20
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric	29			29 20
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	32	22	22
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric	28			28
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric	30			30
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric	28	22	22
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric	31	25	25
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	33	25	25
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric	31	22	22
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	29			29
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	29			29
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric	25			25
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel	27	34	34
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric	32	22	22
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost	43			43
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying	26			26
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric	29			29
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric	29			29
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric
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 events

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0150 Mewtwo Psychic Pokémon Smash! Mewtwo February 2012 Mewtwo Strongest Return Mewtwo Spring 2012 Mewtwo Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

Electro Ball is the only move of Joltik.

In the anime

Emolga Galvantula Pikachu
The user fires a ball of electricity at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Galvantula forms an orb of yellow and orange electricity with yellow electric sparks around it in front of its mouth. It then fires the orb at the opponent. The orb explodes when it hits the opponent, which leaves behind yellow electric sparks in the dust and smoke.
A wild Galvantula	Scraggy-Hatched to be Wild!		Debut
A wild Galvantula	Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!		None
A wild Galvantula	Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit!		None
	Pikachu's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Pikachu's body. All the electricity then condenses at Pikachu's tail and forms into an orange-yellow orb of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off it. Pikachu then jumps into the air and does a front flip, throwing the orb of electricity at the opponent. Sometimes, Pikachu's body doesn't become surrounded in yellow electricity before using the attack, and sometimes it only forms around the tail instead of the whole body. If Pikachu has recently absorbed a large amount of electricity, it may grow to enormous proportions.
Ash's Pikachu	Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!		None
	Multiple sparks of yellow electricity appear at the end of Emolga's tail and an orange-yellow orb of electrical energy releasing yellow electricity forms from the sparks. Emolga then jumps into the air and flips forward, firing the orb from its tail at the opponent.
Elesa's Emolga	Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!		None

• In To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!, Officer Jenny mentioned that her Manectric knew Electro Ball, but it was never seen using it.

In the manga

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

Emolga
A ball of electricity is thrown.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Emolga throws a ball of electricity at the foe.
Monta's Emolga	PBW3		Debut

In the movie adaptations

Pikachu
The user throws a ball of electricity.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pikachu throws a ball of electricity at the foe.
Ash's Pikachu	White—Victini and Zekrom		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Galvantula
The user shoots a ball of electricity the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Galvantula pulls back one of its mandibles and it becomes surrounded in static electricity. Galvantula then waves the mandible forward and a ball of electricity comes out of it and hits the opponent.
Black's Tula	Wheeling and Dealing		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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

Trivia

• In the anime, Electro Ball shares a striking similarity with Zap Cannon, Hidden Power, and Energy Ball.
• Electro Ball can have the highest base power of any Electric-type move (150).

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 電球 Diànqiú * Croatian Elektro Kugla Dutch Elektro Bal French Boule Élek German Elektroball Indonesian Bola Listrik Italian Energisfera Korean 일렉트릭볼 Electric Ball Polish Elektro Kula Brazilian Portuguese Esfera Elétrica Spanish Latin America Electrobola Spain Bola Voltio

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