Lightning Rod (Ability)
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Lightningrod (Japanese: ひらいしん Lightning Rod) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Eight Pokémon have this ability. Five of the Pokémon with this ability are not affected by Electric-type attacks, and the other three only take half the damage from them.
Effect
In battle
Lightningrod forces all single-target Template:Type2 attacks in a double battle to strike the Pokémon with this ability. In a single battle, it will only cause the Pokémon with this ability to always be hit by Electric-type moves, no matter their accuracy. Note that Lightningrod cannot redirect Discharge, as it targets all Pokémon.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon and the sequel, a Pokémon with Lightningrod draws in all Electric-type attacks, and the damage/effect is completely neutralized.
Outside of battle
In Pokémon Emerald, Trainers registered with the PokéNav's Match Call function will call more often if a Pokémon with Ligntningrod leads the party.
Pokémon with Lightningrod
Single ability
No Pokémon have Lightningrod as their only ability.
Dual ability
In the anime
Rhydon. When Rhydon's opponent uses an electric attack, the attack changed direction and hits Rhydon's horn instead.
- Activated by Pokémon Trainer's Rhydon in Tag! We're it...!. Debut.
In other languages
- Hindi: Bijli Ka Rod
- Italian: Parafulmine
- Spanish: Pararrayos
Trivia
- In Riddle me This, Pikachu is able to defeat Blaine's Rhydon by aiming its electric attack at the Rhydon's horn, with it being stated that the horn acts as a lightning rod, apparently allowing Pikachu to overcome Rhydon's normal immunity to Electric attacks, ironically working almost the exact opposite way that the later Lightningrod ability would.
- Electrike and its evolution, Manectric, are the only Pokémon with the Lightningrod ability that aren't immune to Electric-type moves.
- While Rhyhorn and Rhydon have Lightningrod as their primary ability (having it if their personality value is even), Rhyperior has it as its secondary ability, and a Rhyperior will only have Lightningrod if it evolved from a Rhydon with Rock Head.
