Plusle (Japanese: プラスル Prasle) is an Electric-type Pokémon.
While it is not known to evolve into or from any Pokémon, it does seem to be related to Minun.
Biology
Plusle is cream-colored bipedal Pokémon with red markings. It has a dot-like nose, and a cream-colored plus sign in the middle of its circular red cheeks. It has long, flat ears that are mostly red. Its limbs are stubby and digitless, and it has red front paws. Its short tail is tipped with a red plus sign.
Plusle can create sparkly pom-poms by shorting out the electrical current in its palms. It uses these pom-poms to cheer on its teammates, and will cry loudly if they lose. It climbs telephone poles to absorb electricity. It lives in grassy areas.
In the anime
Major appearances
Plusle (with
Minun) in the anime
Plusle first appeared alongside Minun in A Different Kind of Misty!. Both Pokémon were owned by Thatcher, who is responsible for protecting a lighthouse. The same Plusle and Minun appear again in Cheer Pressure, where Thatcher is training them to be cheerleaders.
Elijah used Plusle and Minun as actors in Lights, Camerupt, Action!. The plot of the movie was that Pikachu, Plusle and Minun were setting out to rescue Princess Kirlia from an evil Exploud.
Plusle and Minun also appear as supporting characters in the film Destiny Deoxys, serving as the story's comic relief. The pair helps Tory Lund to overcome his fear of Pokémon.
Solana's Plusle also appears with her each time she herself makes an appearance, except Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Parts One and Two. It is the only one so far not to be seen with a Minun partner.
Another Plusle appeared in Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn! and Playing the Performance Encore! alongside its counterpart under the ownership of Ursula. Also, in the same episode one appeared along with a Minun in Dawn's flashback when she confessed that as a child, she had a fear of both of them.
Minor appearances
Plusle along with Minun had a cameo in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate! where they were rescued by Team A.C.T.
One also appeared in Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade.
Multiple Plusle appeared in The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination!.
A Plusle appeared in XY079 alognside Minun, under the ownership of a Pokémon Performer participating in the Dendemille Town Pokémon Showcase.
Pokédex entries
Episode
|
Pokémon
|
Source
|
Entry
|
DP161
|
Plusle
|
Ash's Pokédex
|
Plusle, the Cheering Pokémon. Plusle loves to cheer for its fellow Pokémon, and it creates sparkling pom-poms by shorting out the electrical current released from its palms.
|
|
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Ruby befriended a Plusle at the Abandoned Ship. It later appeared on Mirage Island, where together with Sapphire's Minun, helped the two rivals learn how to work as a Double Battle team.
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
Plusle is the only known Pokémon of Hareta's father, Kaisei. It seems to be related to Hareta's Minun.
In the Pokémon Ranger - the Comic manga
Solana has a Plusle as her Partner Pokémon who is the counterpart to Lunick's Minun. She was used to battle Tiffany and broke her Super Styler and defeated her.
In the TCG
- Main article: Plusle (TCG)
Other appearances
Excess data found on the game disc includes data for seven playable characters cut from the final roster, including Plusle and Minun as a tag team akin to the Ice Climbers. However, in the final version of the game, Plusle just appears as a random trophy alongside Minun.
Trophy Information
It appears with its counterpart, Minun.
"Cheering Pokémon. Plusle and Minun produce positive and negative energy, respectively. They both love cheering on their partners and place the encouragement of their partners over their own safety. To cheer, they short their electric currents to produce sparks that grow in intensity as their partners get into trouble."
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
|
Generation III
|
|
Ruby
|
Plusle always acts as a cheerleader for its partners. Whenever a teammate puts out a good effort in battle, this Pokémon shorts out its body to create the crackling noises of sparks to show its joy.
|
Sapphire
|
When Plusle is cheering on its partner, it flashes with electric sparks from all over its body. If its partner loses, this Pokémon cries loudly.
|
Emerald
|
It has the trait of cheering on its fellow Pokémon. By shorting out the electricity it releases from its paws, it creates pom-poms for cheering.
|
FireRed
|
It cheers on partners while scattering sparks from its body. It climbs telephone poles to absorb electricity.
|
LeafGreen
|
|
|
Generation IV
|
|
Diamond
|
It cheers on friends with pom-poms made of sparks. It drains power from telephone poles.
|
Pearl
|
Platinum
|
HeartGold
|
It absorbs electricity from telephone poles. It shorts out its body to create crackling noises.
|
SoulSilver
|
|
|
Generation V
|
|
Black
|
It cheers on friends with pom-poms made of sparks. It drains power from telephone poles.
|
White
|
Black 2
|
It cheers on friends with pom-poms made of sparks. It drains power from telephone poles.
|
White 2
|
|
|
Generation VI
|
|
X
|
It cheers on friends with pom-poms made of sparks. It drains power from telephone poles.
|
Y
|
It absorbs electricity from telephone poles. It shorts out its body to create crackling noises.
|
Omega Ruby
|
Plusle always acts as a cheerleader for its partners. Whenever a teammate puts out a good effort in battle, this Pokémon shorts out its body to create the crackling noises of sparks to show its joy.
|
Alpha Sapphire
|
When Plusle is cheering on its partner, it flashes with electric sparks from all over its body. If its partner loses, this Pokémon cries loudly.
|
|
|
Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
|
|
Generation IV
|
|
Diamond
|
Pearl
|
|
Platinum
|
|
HeartGold
|
SoulSilver
|
Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 29, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 46, and 48, National Park (Hoenn Sound)
|
|
Pal Park
|
|
|
|
|
|
In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
|
|
|
|
Plusle will not appear in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team until a rescue mission involving it has been completed, using the following Wonder Mail code:
- F ? R P F ? ... ? ? + 7 ?
- C T ? H 6 4 ? 0 R ? ? ?
- Objective: Escort Plusle to Minun on floor 5 of Thunderwave Cave.
In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
|
Range
|
At Lv. 50
|
At Lv. 100
|
60
|
|
120 - 167
|
230 - 324
|
50
|
|
49 - 112
|
94 - 218
|
40
|
|
40 - 101
|
76 - 196
|
85
|
|
81 - 150
|
157 - 295
|
75
|
|
72 - 139
|
139 - 273
|
95
|
|
90 - 161
|
175 - 317
|
Total: 405
|
Other Pokémon with this total
|
- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
|
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Learnset
|
|
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Plusle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Plusle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
|
|
|
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Plusle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Plusle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
|
|
|
- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Plusle in Generation VI
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Plusle in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Plusle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Plusle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
|
|
|
- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Plusle can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Plusle cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Plusle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Plusle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
|
TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
|
|
|
|
|
Trivia
- In Generation IV, Plusle can learn Fake Tears twice at both level 21 and 31 (21 and 35 in Generation V), but its partner Minun can only learn it once, at level 31 (35 in Generation V).
- Plusle shares its species name with its partner Minun. They are both known as the Cheering Pokémon.
- Plusle and Minun have the same base stat total and the same base stats, although the stat distribution is different.
Origin
It seems to be based on a cheerleading mouse, chipmunk or rabbit. It could also be an incarnation of a positive electric charge.
Name origin
Plusle and Prasle are derived from プラス purasu, meaning plus, as in something with a positive electrical charge. A partial anagram of pulse may also be present in its name.
In other languages
Language
|
Title
|
Meaning
|
Japanese
|
プラスル Prasle
|
From plus and possibly pulse
|
French
|
Posipi
|
From positive and possibly pikapika
|
Spanish
|
Plusle
|
Same as English name
|
German
|
Plusle
|
Same as English name
|
Italian
|
Plusle
|
Same as English name
|
Korean
|
플러시 Peulleo'si
|
Corruption of the English word plus
|
Mandarin Chinese
|
正電拍拍 / 正电拍拍 Zhèngdiànpāipāi
|
Literally "Positive charge clapping"
|
Cantonese Chinese
|
|
|
|
|
More languages
|
Hindi
|
प्लासेल Plusle
|
Transliteration of English name
|
|
|
Notes
External links
|
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
|