Zap Cannon (move)

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Zap Cannon でんじほう Electromagnetic Cannon

Battles Type  Electric Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  120 Accuracy  50% 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 II TM07 in Generation II

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  1 ♥ Badly startles all Pokémon that succefully showed their appeal.

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

Zap Cannon (Japanese: でんじほう Electromagnetic Cannon) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM07 in Generation II.

Effect

Generations II and III

Zap Cannon has a power of 100 and paralyzes the target every time it hits.

Generation IV

Zap Cannon's power was raised to 120.

Generation VI

Zap Cannon paralyzes a target with Color Change before it changes its type to Electric.

Pokémon with the Bulletproof Ability are immune to Zap Cannon.

Description

Games Description An Electric-type attack. Inaccurate but is guaranteed to cause paralysis if it hits. An attack that always paralyzes. RSE Powerful and sure to cause paralysis, but inaccurate. FRLG An electric blast is fired like a cannon to inflict damage and paralyze. The user fires an electric blast like a cannon to inflict damage and cause paralysis.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel	45			50			54				59	57	57 49
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel	53			62			60				66	73	--, 73 --, 63
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	44			48			62				62			62
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying												92	--, 92
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric														--
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel					31	62		65	64			--, 64
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal	44			48			62				62			--, 62
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock				43			61		67	67	50	50 43
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock				49			65				65			--, 65 55
378		Regice	Ice		Ice				49			65				65			--, 65 55
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel				49			65				65			--, 65 55
386		Deoxys Attack Forme	Psychic		Psychic				40			81				81			81 61
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel							60				66	73	--, 73 --, 63
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal							62				62			--, 62
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel							61		67	67	50	50 43
599		Klink	Steel		Steel											54			54
600		Klang	Steel		Steel											60			60
601		Klinklang	Steel		Steel											66			--, 66
603		Eelektrik	Electric		Electric											69			69
604		Eelektross	Electric		Electric														--
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel											66			66
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 TM07		III --		IV --		V --		VI --
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	✔												✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric	✔												✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	✔												✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔												✔
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel	✔												✔
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel	✔												✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	✔												✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	✔												✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	✔												✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	✔												✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔												✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric	✔												✔
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric	✔												✔
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison	✔												✔
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison	✔												✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock	✔												✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	✔												✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
120		Staryu	Water		Water	✔												✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	✔												✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	✔												✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying	✔												✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	✔												✔
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric	✔												✔
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	✔												✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	✔												✔
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	✔												✔
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	✔												✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔												✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric	✔												✔
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric	✔												✔
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric	✔												✔
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying	✔												✔
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric	✔												✔
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric	✔												✔
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	✔												✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic	✔												✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	✔												✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	✔												✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost	✔												✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	✔												✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric	✔												✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	✔												✔
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric	✔												✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	✔												✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	✔												✔
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 Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					FRLG	E	XD
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic						✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0007 Squirtle Water New York Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0243 Raikou Electric 13th Movie Event GameStop Event Winter 2011 0386 Deoxys Psychic 10th Movie Event GameStop Event Nintendo of Korea Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Regice Alakazam Espeon Deoxys
The opponent is hit by a massive lightning field from the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Alakazam hold its spoons in front of its face and they begin to crackle with electrical energy, creating a white electric orb between them. It then fires the orb at the opponent.
Alex Davis's Alakazam	Power Play!		Debut
	Jolteon releases a cyclone of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Satsuki's Jolteon	Trouble's Brewing		Japanese version only Referred as Thunder Wave in the English dub
	Nosepass's nose glows yellow and it fires a massive electrical blast from it at the opponent, or a yellow orb of electricity with a red center appears in front of Nosepass's nose and it fires it at the opponent.
Roxanne's Nosepass	The Winner By a Nosepass		Referred to as Hyper Beam in the Japanese version
Holly's Nosepass	Glory Blaze!		None
Alan's Nosepass	Nosing 'Round the Mountain!		None
	Magneton releases a huge amount of electricity at the opponent from its magnet tips.
Wattson's Magneton	Watt's with Wattson		None
	The gem on Espeon's forehead glows green and it fires a yellow-green energy ball from it at the opponent.
Anabel's Espeon	Second Time's the Charm!		Espeon cannot legally learn Zap Cannon as of Generation III
	Registeel puts its hands together and creates a yellow-green ball of electricity between them. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Brandon's Registeel	Overjoyed!		None
	Probopass creates a yellow ball with a red center in front of its nose and fires it at the opponent.
Alan's Probopass	Nosing 'Round the Mountain!		None
A Coordinator's Probopass	Dawn of a Royal Day!		None
	Deoxys puts its tentacles together and a yellow ball of electricity forms in between them. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
A wild Deoxys	Cheers on Castaways Isle!		None
	Regice puts its hands in front of it and creates a yellow orb of electricity with a red center in front of its hands. It then separates its hands and fires the orb at the opponent.
Brandon's Regice	A Pyramiding Rage!		None
	Regirock sticks out its arms and a yellow orb of electricity with a red center appears in front of them. It then fires the orb at the opponent.
Brandon's Regirock	Pillars of Friendship!		None
	Magnezone releases a yellow beam of electricity from its red pupil at the opponent.
Belmondo's Magnezone	Confronting the Darkness!		None

In the manga

In the Ash and Pikachu manga

Nosepass
The user releases a beam of electricity.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Nosepass releases a beam of electricity.
Roxanne's Nosepass	Trust In Each Other!!		Debut

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Porygon-Z
The user fires a blast of electricity at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Porygon-Z's body glows and it releases a blast of electricity at the opponent.
Io's Porygon-Z	Stopping Darkrai!!		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon Association's Porygon2 Blue's Porygon2
The user fires a powerful beam of electricity from their body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Porygon2 fires a powerful beam of electricity from the tip of its tail at the opponent. Sometimes, before it uses the attack, its eyes start to glow.
The Pokémon Association's Porygon2	Forretress of Solitude		Debut
Blue's Porygon2	Once More into the Unown		None
	Magnemite points its magnets at the opponent and the tips become surrounded by electricity. It then fires four powerful beams from its magnet tips at the opponent.
Lt. Surge's Magnemite	Magnificent Magnemite		None

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Elekid Pikachu
The user releases a sphere of electricity.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pikachu releases a sphere of electricity.
Shu's Pikachu	GDZ54		Debut
	Chinchou releases a sphere of electricity.
Shu's Chinchou	GDZ54		None
	Elekid releases a sphere of electricity.
An Unknown Trainer's Elekid	GDZ57		None

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King manga

Magnezone
The user releases a stream of electricity at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Magnezone releases a stream of electricity at the opponent from its magnet.
Unknown Trainer's Magnezone	PBK6		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

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

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

• Although Espeon was only able to learn Zap Cannon in Generation II, Anabel's Espeon used it in Second Time's the Charm!, an episode that is set during the time of Generation III.
• Zap Cannon is the only special move with a 100% chance of paralyzing the target if successful under normal conditions.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 電磁炮 Diàncí Pào Dutch Zapkanon Finnish Shokkikanuuna French Élecanon German Blitzkanone Greek Ηλεκτρικό Πυροβόλο Hindi टॉप का गोला Top Ka Gola Indonesian Meriam Elektromagnetik Italian Falcecannone Korean 전자포 Jeonjapo Polish Elektrodziało Portuguese Brazil Canhão Elétrico Portugal Electrocanhão Romanian Tunul Ucigaș Serbian Elektro-Top Spanish Latin America Super Cañón (EP171, AG170, DP058-DP128) Cañón de Rayo (AG040) Cañonazo (AG186) Electrocañón (BW013) Spain Electrocañón

Variations of the move Dynamic Punch
Dynamic Punch Inferno Formerly a variation Zap Cannon

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