Explosion (move)
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Explosion (Japanese だいばくはつ Giant Explosion) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. It is currently the most powerful move in terms of its base power, being a more powerful move than the similar Selfdestruct.
Effect
Generation I
Explosion has a power of 170 in Generation I.
Explosion does damage, and causes the user to faint. Though its power is 170, the target's Defense will be halved when damage from this attack is calculated, giving it an effective power of 340. The game will bump 0 up to 1 to avoid infinite damage, so Explosion will then effectively have a power of 170 if used against a target with a Defense value of 1.
If Explosion breaks a target's Substitute, the user will not faint, though its image will be replaced by a blank image. Additionally, if the user of Explosion had a Substitute at the time of such a situation, uses Substitute later, or switches out, its regular image will once again become visible.
If the user of Explosion attacks first and faints itself, the target will not attack or be subjected to recurrent damage during that round.
In Stadium, if Explosion breaks a target's Substitute, the user will faint.
Generation II to IV
Explosion's base power was changed to the current 250. The Defense-halving step still applies, giving it an effective power of 500.
Generation V
Explosion no longer halves the target's Defense.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
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By TM47
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Generation II
By leveling up
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Generation III
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0088
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| style="background: #FFF" | Grimer
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Koffing, Weezing
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0092
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| style="background: #FFF" | Gastly
| colspan="1" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Koffing, Weezing
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0095
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| style="background: #FFF" | Onix
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Geodude, Graveler, Golem
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0299
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| style="background: #FFF" | Nosepass
| colspan="2" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Geodude, Graveler, Golem
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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By move tutor
In Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald
Generation IV
By leveling up
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By TM64
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0088
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| style="background: #FFF" | Grimer
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Koffing, Weezing
Drifloon, Drifblim
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0092
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Gastly
| colspan="1" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Koffing, Weezing
Drifloon, Drifblim
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0095
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Onix
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Geodude, Graveler, Golem
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0299
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Nosepass
| colspan="2" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Geodude, Graveler, Golem
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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Generation V
By leveling up
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In the anime
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| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Electrode's body glows red, yellow, or white, becomes surrounded in yellow sparks and explodes violently. | ||
| Unknown Trainer's Electrode | The Flame Pokémon-athon! | Debut | |
| A wild Electrode | Pikachu's Vacation | None | |
| Danny's Electrode | Navel Maneuvers | None | |
| Multiple wild Electrode | The Underground Round-Up | None | |
| Multiple Electrode guarding the Electric Company | Current Events | None | |
| A wild Electrode | Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend | None | |
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Weezing's body glows white, then explodes violently. | ||
| Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Weezing | The Ultimate Test | None | |
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Togepi causes everything around it to explode. | ||
| Misty's Togepi | Pikachu Re-Volts | Used via Metronome | |
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Forretress's body glows white, then explodes violently. | ||
| Brock's Forretress | You Never Can Taillow! | None | |
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explosion does not cause the user to faint, but instead cuts its HP in half, and affects all Pokémon, items, and walls within 2 tiles of the user, reducing HP by half on teammates, by 80 on hostile Pokémon, and destroying all walls and items.
Trivia
- Lickilicky and Smeargle are the only Pokémon that can learn this attack and receive STAB on it. This does not consider being selected by Metronome or Assist.
- Neither Lickilicky nor its pre-evolved form are capable of learning Selfdestruct.
- This attack can achieve up to 412.5 Base Power if powered up with Lickilicky's STAB and a Silk Scarf.
In other languages
- Dutch: Explosie
- French: Explosion
- German: Explosion
- Greek: Έκρηξη
- Italian: Esplosione
- Spanish: Explosión
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation I HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 | |
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |
| Generation V TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 | |
| Generation V HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 | |
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