Energy Ball (move)

Energy Ball エナジーボール Energy Ball

Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  90 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM53 in Generation IV TM53 in Generation V TM53 in Generation VI

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   +2 if first to appeal

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Energy Ball (Japanese: エナジーボール Energy Ball) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation IV. It has been TM53 since Generation IV.

Effect

Generations IV and V

Energy Ball damages the opponent and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense.

Generation VI

Energy Ball's power changed from 80 to 90.

Description

Games Description The user draws power from nature and fires it at the foe. It may also lower the target’s Sp. Def. The user draws power from nature and fires it at the target. It may also lower the target's Sp. Def. The user draws power from nature and fires it at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass	51				51			'
270		Lotad	Water	Grass	43		45	45			45
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass	50				50			50
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	56				56			56
492		Shaymin	Grass		Grass	73				73			'
492		Shaymin Sky Forme	Grass	Flying			73	73			'
546		Cottonee	Grass	Fairy					35			'
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass					35			35
585		Deerling	Normal	Grass					32			32
586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass					32			32
684		Swirlix	Fairy		Fairy								36
685		Slurpuff	Fairy		Fairy								36
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
037		Vulpix*	Fire		Fire					no
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I [[|]]		II [[|]]		III [[|]]		IV TM53		V TM53		VI TM53
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔	✔
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔	✔
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔	✔
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	✔				✔		✔	✔
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire					✔		✔	✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire					✔		✔	✔
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔	✔
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔	✔
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔	✔
046		Paras	Bug	Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	✔				✔		✔	✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔	✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔	✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔	✔
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔	✔
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔	✔
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔	✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	✔				✔		✔	✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	✔				✔		✔	✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔				✔		✔	✔
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	✔				✔		✔	✔
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	✔				✔		✔	✔
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic	Fairy	✔				✔		✔	✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔				✔		✔	✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	✔				✔		✔	✔
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying	✔				✔		✔	✔
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	✔				✔		✔	✔
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	✔				✔		✔	✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔	✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass	✔				✔		✔
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	✔				✔		✔	✔
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison	✔				✔		✔	✔
270		Lotad	Water	Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
271		Lombre	Water	Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark	✔				✔		✔	✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark	✔				✔		✔	✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Fairy	✔				✔		✔	✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying	✔				✔		✔	✔
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting	✔				✔		✔	✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	✔				✔		✔	✔
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔	✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔	✔
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark	✔				✔		✔	✔
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
351		Castform	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying	✔				✔		✔	✔
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔	✔
380		Latias	Psychic	Dragon	✔				✔		✔
381		Latios	Psychic	Dragon	✔				✔		✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying	✔				✔		✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
388		Grotle	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground	✔				✔		✔
406		Budew	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔	✔
407		Roserade	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔	✔
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak	Bug	Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying	✔				✔		✔	✔
420		Cherubi	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
421		Cherrim	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost	✔				✔		✔
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
459		Snover	Grass	Ice	✔				✔		✔	✔
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice	✔				✔		✔	✔
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔	✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon	✔				✔		✔
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
492		Shaymin	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire					✔		✔
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass					✔		✔
496		Servine	Grass		Grass					✔		✔
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass					✔		✔
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass					✔		✔	✔
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass					✔		✔	✔
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔	✔
518		Musharna	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔	✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying					✔		✔	✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying					✔		✔	✔
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass					✔		✔	✔
541		Swadloon	Bug	Grass					✔		✔	✔
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass					✔		✔	✔
546		Cottonee	Grass	Fairy					✔		✔
547		Whimsicott	Grass	Fairy					✔		✔
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass					✔		✔	✔
549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass					✔		✔	✔
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass					✔		✔	✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying					✔		✔	✔
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost					✔		✔
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost					✔		✔
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔	✔
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔	✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔	✔
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔	✔
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔	✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔	✔
585		Deerling	Normal	Grass					✔		✔	✔
586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass					✔		✔	✔
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug					✔		✔	✔
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel					✔		✔	✔
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison					✔		✔	✔
591		Amoonguss	Grass	Poison					✔		✔	✔
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost					✔		✔
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost					✔		✔
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric					✔		✔	✔
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric					✔		✔	✔
597		Ferroseed	Grass	Steel					✔		✔	✔
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel					✔		✔	✔
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire					✔		✔	✔
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire					✔		✔	✔
609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire					✔		✔	✔
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug					✔		✔	✔
617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug					✔		✔	✔
632		Durant	Bug	Steel					✔		✔	✔
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting					✔		✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic					✔		✔
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel					✔		✔
650		Chespin	Grass		Grass							✔	✔
651		Quilladin	Grass		Grass							✔	✔
652		Chesnaught	Grass	Fighting							✔	✔
666		Vivillon	Bug	Flying							✔	✔
669		Flabébé	Fairy		Fairy							✔	✔
670		Floette	Fairy		Fairy							✔	✔
671		Florges	Fairy		Fairy							✔	✔
672		Skiddo	Grass		Grass							✔	✔
673		Gogoat	Grass		Grass							✔	✔
677		Espurr	Psychic		Psychic							✔	✔
678		Meowstic	Psychic		Psychic							✔	✔
682		Spritzee	Fairy		Fairy							✔	✔
683		Aromatisse	Fairy		Fairy							✔	✔
684		Swirlix	Fairy		Fairy							✔	✔
685		Slurpuff	Fairy		Fairy							✔	✔
708		Phantump	Ghost	Grass							✔	✔
709		Trevenant	Ghost	Grass							✔	✔
710		Pumpkaboo	Ghost	Grass							✔	✔
711		Gourgeist	Ghost	Grass							✔	✔
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 the anime

Leafeon Torterra Roserade Leavanny
The Pokémon charges and then fires a ball of greenish-blue energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Breloom opens its mouth and a green energy ball appears in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent. When it hits the opponent, it explodes on impact.
Kenny's Breloom	Journey to the Unown!		Debut
	The leaves on Turtwig's head start to glow light green and it forms a green energy ball in front of its mouth. It then fires it at the opponent. The ball explodes on impact.
Ash's Turtwig	Tanks for the Memories!		Mastered in Riding the Winds of Change!
	Shaymin opens its mouth and forms a green ball of energy in front of its mouth and fires it at the opponent.
Shaymin (M11)	Giratina and the Sky Warrior		None
	Cradily puts its tentacles together in front of its face and forms a green ball of energy in between them. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Canalave Gym's Cradily	Dealing With Defensive Types!		None
	The bushes on Grotle's back glow light green or white and it forms a green ball of energy in front of its mouth. Grotle then fires the ball at the opponent.
Ash's Grotle	The Lonely Snover!		None
	Grovyle puts its hands together and forms a green ball of energy in between them. Grovyle then brings its hands forward and fires the ball at the opponent.
Grovyle (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness		None
	Torterra opens its mouth and fires a green ball of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Torterra	Keeping in Top Forme!		None
	The leaf on Leafeon's head glow white and it forms a green ball of energy in front of its mouth. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Zoey's Leafeon	Coming Full Festival Circle!		None
A wild Leafeon	Eevee and Friends		None
	Swadloon opens its mouth and the two leaves on the top of its head glow light green. They also become surrounded by light green sparkles. A light green orb of energy then forms in front of its mouth and Swadloon fires it at the opponent.
Ash's Swadloon	Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!		None
	The leaves on the side of Cottonee's body start to glow and sparkle light green. A light green orb of energy then appears in front of Cottonee's face and it fires the orb at the opponent.
Four wild Cottonee	Cottonee in Love!		None
	Serperior opens its mouth and forms a light green energy ball in front of its mouth. It then fires the energy ball from its mouth at the opponent.
Mako's Serperior	White—Victini and Zekrom Black—Victini and Reshiram		None
Trip's Serperior	Mission: Defeat Your Rival!		None
	Gothitelle puts its hands together in front of it and a light green orb of energy forms in between them. As the orb grows bigger, Gothitelle crosses its arms behind the orb, then opens them up like a 'T', firing the orb at the opponent.
Damon's Gothitelle	Black—Victini and Reshiram		None
	Escavalier forms an orb of light green energy between its lances. It the fires the orb at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Escavalier	Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!		None
Danku's two Escavalier	Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening		None
	A light green sparkle appears in the corner of one of Beheeyem's eyes and it reaches one of its arms out. A light green orb of energy forms in front of Beheeyem's hand and it fires it at the opponent.
Leon's Beheeyem	Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!		None
	A small light green orb of energy forms in front of Shelmet's mouth. It then fires the orb of energy at the opponent. It then fires two more orbs of energy at the opponent, one after the other.
Bianca's Shelmet	Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!		None
	Leavanny opens its mouth and its antennae glow light green. They also become surrounded by light green sparkles. A light green orb of energy then forms in front of its mouth and Leavanny fires it at the opponent.
Ash's Leavanny	Battling the Leaf Thieves!		None
	Lilligant fires an orb of light green energy at the opponent in front of its body.
Mona's Lilligant	Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!		None
A wild Lilligant	Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!		None
	Roserade opens its mouth and a light green orb of energy forms in front of it, which Roserade fires at the opponent
Cher's Roserade	Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!		None
	Maractus fires an orb of light green energy at the opponent in front of its body.
A wild Maractus	Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!		None
	Deerling fires an orb of light green energy at the opponent in front of its body.
Two wild Deerling	Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!		None
	Gothita fires an orb of light green energy at the opponent from between its hands.
A wild Gothita	Eevee and Friends		None
	Ninetales fires an orb of light green energy at the opponent in front of its body.
A wild Ninetales	Mystery on a Deserted Island!		None

In the manga

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Mismagius
The user attacks with a powerful sphere of energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mismagius forms a sphere of energy at the opponent and then fires it.
Lily's Mismagius	A Fated Reunion		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Jellicent
The user shoots a powerful ball of energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mismagius releases a burst of energy from the gems on its chest that forms into a ball of energy as it travels through the air. The ball then hits the opponent.
Fantina's Mismagius	Mirages of Mismagius II		Debut
	Jellicent forms a white ball of energy on the tip of its tentacle and fires it at the opponent.
Shauntal's Jellicent	Black & White chapter		None

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, Energy Ball's appearance is strikingly similar to Zap Cannon, Hidden Power and Electro Ball.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 能源球 Néngyuán Qiú Dutch Energie Bal French Eco-Sphère German Energieball Greek Ενεργειακή Σφαίρα Indonesian Bola Energi Italian Energipalla Korean 에너지볼 Energy Ball Norwegian Energiball Polish Kula energii Brazilian Portuguese Esfera de Energia Romanian Energy Ball Spanish Latin America Bola de Energía Spain Energibola

Variations of the move Psychic
Psychic • Bug Buzz • Earth Power • Energy Ball

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