Electro Ball (move)

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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  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cool 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

Electro Ball has no effect on Pokémon with Bulletproof.

Electro Ball can also be used as part of a Contest Spectaculars combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if a certain move (Agility, Autotomize, Calm Mind, Charge, Rock Polish or Shell Smash) was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the damage. XYORAS SM 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		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy	18	18XY 13ORAS	13
0081		Magnemite		Mineral		Mineral	27BW 32B2W2	32XY 29ORAS	29
0082		Magneton		Mineral		Mineral	27BW 34B2W2	34XY 29ORAS	29
0100		Voltorb		Mineral		Mineral	29	29XY 22ORAS	22
0101		Electrode		Mineral		Mineral	29	29XY 22ORAS	22
0125		Electabuzz		Human-Like		Human-Like	32BW 22B2W2	22	29
0170		Chinchou		Water 2		Water 2	28	28XY 9ORAS	9
0171		Lanturn		Water 2		Water 2	30	30XY 1, 9ORAS	1, 9
0179		Mareep		Monster	Field	28BW 22B2W2	22	22
0180		Flaaffy		Monster	Field	31BW 25B2W2	25	25
0181		Ampharos		Monster	Field	33BW 25B2W2	25	25
0239		Elekid		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	31BW 22B2W2	22	22
0311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy	29	29XY 19ORAS	19
0312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy	29	29XY 19ORAS	19
0417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy	25	25	25
0462		Magnezone		Mineral		Mineral	27BW 34B2W2	34XY 29ORAS	29
0466		Electivire		Human-Like		Human-Like	32BW 22B2W2	22	22
0479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	43	43	43
0587		Emolga		Field		Field	26	26	26
0595		Joltik		Bug		Bug	29	29	29
0596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug	29	29	29
0785		Tapu Koko		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			58
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	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0309		Electrike		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.

By events

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0150		Mewtwo		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	Pokémon Smash! Mewtwo February 2012 Mewtwo Strongest Return Mewtwo Spring 2012 Mewtwo
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 Conquest

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Stars: ★★ Power: 26 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Inflicts more damage the faster the user is compared to the target.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

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.

In the anime

In the main anime

Emolga Galvantula Pikachu Rotom
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
Frank's Pikachu	Lights! Camera! Pika!		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
	Magneton's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Magneton's body. All the electricity then condenses in the middle of Magneton's body and forms into an orange-yellow orb of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off it. Magneton then fires the orb of electricity at the opponent.
Belmondo's Magneton	Confronting the Darkness!		None
	Magnezone's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Magnezone's body. All the electricity then condenses in front of Magnezone's body and forms into three orange-yellow orbs of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off them. Magnezone then fires the orbs of electricity at the opponent.
Belmondo's Magnezone	Confronting the Darkness!		None
	Slurpuff's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Slurpuff's body. All the electricity then condenses in front of Slurpuff's body and forms into an orange-yellow orb of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off it. Slurpuff then fires the orb of electricity at the opponent.
Sawyer's Slurpuff	Rivals: Today and Tomorrow!		Slurpuff cannot legally learn Electro Ball.
	Rotom's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Rotom's body. All the electricity then condenses in front of Rotom's body and forms into an orange-yellow orb of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off it. Rotom then fires the orb of electricity at the opponent.
Weston's Rotom	Rotom's Wish!		None
	Magnemite's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Magneton's body. All the electricity then condenses in the middle of Magnemite's body and forms into an orange-yellow orb of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off it. Magnemite then fires the orb of electricity at the opponent.
Clemont's Magnemite	Battling with a Clean Slate!		None

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

In Pokémon Generations

Pikachu
The user fires a ball of electricity at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	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 yellow-white orb of electricity with sparks of blue electricity coming off it. Pikachu then attacks with the orb and its tail.
Red's Pikachu	The Adventure		Debut

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	The Battle for More Friends!		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).

Despite the formula used to calculate the base power of a Z-Move, when Electro Ball is at its highest base power,the maximum base power it can have when upgraded into Gigavolt Havoc is 185.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 電球 Dihnkàuh Mandarin 電球 / 电球 Diànqiú Croatian Elektro Kugla Dutch Elektro Bal French Boule Élek German Elektroball Hebrew כדור חשמל Kadur Hashmal Indonesian Bola Listrik Italian Energisfera Korean 일렉트릭볼 Electric Ball Polish Elektro Kula Portuguese Brazil Esfera Elétrica Bola Elétrica (Adventures in Unova-present, TCG, and manga) Portugal Eletro Bola Russian Электро Шар Elektro Shar Spanish Latin America Electrobola Spain Bola Voltio Turkish Elektro Top

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