Electro Ball (move)

Electro Ball エレキボール Elecball

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Battles Type  Electric Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V TR80 in Generation VIII

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Excites the audience a lot if used first.

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

Electro Ball (Japanese: エレキボール Elecball) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TR80 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Electro Ball inflicts more damage the faster the user is compared to the target.

Electro Ball's power is calculated as follows:

Target's Speed	Power
More than 100%, or exactly 0	40
50.01% - 100%	60
33.34% - 50%	80
25.01% - 33.33%	120
0.01% - 25%	150

The Speed values used take all modifiers into account (including stat stages, paralysis, held items such as the Iron Ball, and Abilities such as Slush Rush).

Electro Ball has no effect on Pokémon with Bulletproof.

Electro Ball can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if a certain move (Agility, Autotomize, Calm Mind, Charge, Rock Polish, or Shell Smash) was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the damage. XYORAS SMUSUM SwSh The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the move's power.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
025	Pikachu	Pikachu	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Field	Fairy	18	18XY 13ORAS	13SMUSUM	12
026	Raichu	Raichu	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Field	Fairy				1
026	Raichu	Raichu Alolan Form	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:PsychicIC Big.png	Field	Fairy				1SwSh
081	Magnemite	Magnemite	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:SteelIC Big.png	Mineral		Mineral	27BW 32B2W2	32XY 29ORAS	29SMUSUM	12
082	Magneton	Magneton	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:SteelIC Big.png	Mineral		Mineral	27BW 34B2W2	34XY 29ORAS	29SMUSUM	12
100	Voltorb	Voltorb	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Mineral		Mineral	29	29XY 22ORAS	22SMUSUM	22BDSP
101	Electrode	Electrode	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Mineral		Mineral	29	29XY 22ORAS	22SMUSUM	22BDSP
125	Electabuzz	Electabuzz	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Human-Like		Human-Like	32BW 22B2W2	22	29SMUSUM
170	Chinchou	Chinchou	File:WaterIC Big.png File:ElectricIC Big.png	Water 2		Water 2	28	28XY 9ORAS	9	4
171	Lanturn	Lanturn	File:WaterIC Big.png File:ElectricIC Big.png	Water 2		Water 2	30	30XY 1, 9ORAS	1, 9	1
179	Mareep	Mareep	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Monster	Field	28BW 22B2W2	22	22	22BDSP
180	Flaaffy	Flaaffy	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Monster	Field	31BW 25B2W2	25	25	25BDSP
181	Ampharos	Ampharos	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Monster	Field	33BW 25B2W2	25	25	25BDSP
239	Elekid	Elekid	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Undiscovered		Undiscovered	31BW 22B2W2	22	22
311	Plusle	Plusle	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Fairy		Fairy	29	29XY 19ORAS	19	19BDSP
312	Minun	Minun	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Fairy		Fairy	29	29XY 19ORAS	19	19BDSP
417	Pachirisu	Pachirisu	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Field	Fairy	25	25	25	25BDSP
462	Magnezone	Magnezone	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:SteelIC Big.png	Mineral		Mineral	27BW 34B2W2	34XY 29ORAS	29	12
466	Electivire	Electivire	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Human-Like		Human-Like	32BW 22B2W2	22	22
479	Rotom	Rotom	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:GhostIC Big.png	Amorphous		Amorphous	43	43	43	20
587	Emolga	Emolga	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:FlyingIC Big.png	Field		Field	26	26	26
595	Joltik	Joltik	File:BugIC Big.png File:ElectricIC Big.png	Bug		Bug	29	29	29	20SwSh
596	Galvantula	Galvantula	File:BugIC Big.png File:ElectricIC Big.png	Bug		Bug	29	29	29	20SwSh
785	Tapu Koko	Tapu Koko	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:FairyIC Big.png	Undiscovered		Undiscovered			58
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TR80
025	Pikachu	Pikachu	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Field	Fairy				✔SwSh
026	Raichu	Raichu	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Field	Fairy				✔SwSh
026	Raichu	Raichu Alolan Form	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:PsychicIC Big.png	Field	Fairy				✔SwSh
081	Magnemite	Magnemite	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:SteelIC Big.png	Mineral		Mineral				✔SwSh
082	Magneton	Magneton	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:SteelIC Big.png	Mineral		Mineral				✔SwSh
125	Electabuzz	Electabuzz	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Human-Like		Human-Like				✔SwSh
135	Jolteon	Jolteon	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Field		Field				✔SwSh
150	Mewtwo	Mewtwo	File:PsychicIC Big.png	Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔SwSh
151	Mew	Mew	File:PsychicIC Big.png	Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔SwSh
170	Chinchou	Chinchou	File:WaterIC Big.png File:ElectricIC Big.png	Water 2		Water 2				✔SwSh
171	Lanturn	Lanturn	File:WaterIC Big.png File:ElectricIC Big.png	Water 2		Water 2				✔SwSh
239	Elekid	Elekid	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔SwSh
309	Electrike	Electrike	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Field		Field				✔SwSh
310	Manectric	Manectric	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Field		Field				✔SwSh
403	Shinx	Shinx	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Field		Field				✔SwSh
404	Luxio	Luxio	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Field		Field				✔SwSh
405	Luxray	Luxray	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Field		Field				✔SwSh
462	Magnezone	Magnezone	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:SteelIC Big.png	Mineral		Mineral				✔SwSh
466	Electivire	Electivire	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Human-Like		Human-Like				✔SwSh
479	Rotom	Rotom	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:GhostIC Big.png	Amorphous		Amorphous				✔SwSh
587	Emolga	Emolga	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:FlyingIC Big.png	Field		Field				✔SwSh
595	Joltik	Joltik	File:BugIC Big.png File:ElectricIC Big.png	Bug		Bug				✔SwSh
596	Galvantula	Galvantula	File:BugIC Big.png File:ElectricIC Big.png	Bug		Bug				✔SwSh
642	Thundurus	Thundurus	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:FlyingIC Big.png	Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔SwSh
644	Zekrom	Zekrom	File:DragonIC Big.png File:ElectricIC Big.png	Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔SwSh
694	Helioptile	Helioptile	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:NormalIC Big.png	Monster	Dragon				✔SwSh
695	Heliolisk	Heliolisk	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:NormalIC Big.png	Monster	Dragon				✔SwSh
702	Dedenne	Dedenne	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:FairyIC Big.png	Field	Fairy				✔SwSh
737	Charjabug	Charjabug	File:BugIC Big.png File:ElectricIC Big.png	Bug		Bug				✔SwSh
738	Vikavolt	Vikavolt	File:BugIC Big.png File:ElectricIC Big.png	Bug		Bug				✔SwSh
777	Togedemaru	Togedemaru	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:SteelIC Big.png	Field	Fairy				✔SwSh
785	Tapu Koko	Tapu Koko	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:FairyIC Big.png	Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔SwSh
796	Xurkitree	Xurkitree	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔SwSh
801	Magearna	Magearna	File:SteelIC Big.png File:FairyIC Big.png	Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔SwSh
807	Zeraora	Zeraora	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔SwSh
813	Scorbunny	Scorbunny	File:FireIC Big.png	Field	Human-Like				✔SwSh
814	Raboot	Raboot	File:FireIC Big.png	Field	Human-Like				✔SwSh
815	Cinderace	Cinderace	File:FireIC Big.png	Field	Human-Like				✔SwSh
831	Wooloo	Wooloo	File:NormalIC Big.png	Field		Field				✔SwSh
832	Dubwool	Dubwool	File:NormalIC Big.png	Field		Field				✔SwSh
835	Yamper	Yamper	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Field		Field				✔SwSh
836	Boltund	Boltund	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Field		Field				✔SwSh
849	Toxtricity	Toxtricity Amped Form	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:PoisonIC Big.png	Human-Like		Human-Like				✔SwSh
849	Toxtricity	Toxtricity Low Key Form	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:PoisonIC Big.png	Human-Like		Human-Like				✔SwSh
877	Morpeko	Morpeko	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:DarkIC Big.png	Field	Fairy				✔SwSh
880	Dracozolt	Dracozolt	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:DragonIC Big.png	Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔SwSh
881	Arctozolt	Arctozolt	File:ElectricIC Big.png File:IceIC Big.png	Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔SwSh
894	Regieleki	Regieleki	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
309	Electrike	Electrike	File:ElectricIC Big.png	Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
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 V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
150	Mewtwo	Mewtwo	File:PsychicIC Big.png	Undiscovered		Undiscovered	Pokémon Smash! Mewtwo February 2012 Mewtwo Strongest Return Mewtwo Spring 2012 Mewtwo
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Gates to Infinity, as the Speed stat does not exist in the game, the difference of the user's Travel Speed and the target's Travel Speed affects damage inflicted to the target. The faster the user is (comparing Travel Speed), the more damage it does.

From Super Mystery Dungeon onward, it compares the Speed stats between the user and the target. The higher the user's Speed stat is compared to the target's, the more damage it does.

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★ Power: 26 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Inflicts more damage the faster the user is compared to the target.

Users: Joltik

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Description

Games Description Conq. The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the damage. MDGtI It damages an enemy. The faster your Travel Speed than that of the enemy, the greater the damage it causes. SMD It damages an enemy. The faster your Speed compared to that of the enemy, the greater the damage caused. MDRTDX It damages an enemy. The higher your Speed compared to that of the enemy, the greater the damage caused.

In the anime

Main series

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Electabuzz	Galvantula	Pikachu	Rotom
The user fires a ball of electricity at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
596 Galvantula	Galvantula forms an orb of yellow and orange electricity with yellow electric sparks around it in front of its mouth. It then fires the orb at the opponent. The orb explodes when it hits the opponent, which leaves behind yellow electric sparks in the dust and smoke.
A wild Galvantula	Scraggy—Hatched to be Wild!		Debut
A wild Galvantula	Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!		None
A wild Galvantula	Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit!		None
025 Pikachu	Pikachu's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Pikachu's body. All the electricity then condenses at Pikachu's tail and forms into an orange-yellow orb of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off it. Pikachu then jumps into the air and flings the orb at the opponent.
Ash's Pikachu	Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!		None
Frank's Pikachu	Lights! Camera! Pika!		None
Pikala's Bolt	Battle Royal 151!		None
587 Emolga	Multiple sparks of yellow electricity appear at the end of Emolga's tail and an orange-yellow orb of electrical energy, releasing yellow electricity forms from the sparks. Emolga then jumps into the air and flips forward, firing the orb from its tail at the opponent.
Elesa's Emolga	Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!		None
082 Magneton	Magneton's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Magneton's body. All the electricity then condenses in the middle of Magneton's body and forms into an orange-yellow orb of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off it. Magneton then fires the orb of electricity at the opponent.
Belmondo's Magneton	Confronting the Darkness!		None
462 Magnezone	Magnezone's body becomes surrounded by yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Magnezone's body. All the electricity then condenses in front of Magnezone's body and forms into three orange-yellow orbs of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off them. Magnezone then fires the orbs of electricity at the opponent.
Belmondo's Magnezone	Confronting the Darkness!		None
685 Slurpuff	Slurpuff's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Slurpuff's body. All the electricity then condenses in front of Slurpuff's body and forms into an orange-yellow orb of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off it. Slurpuff then fires the orb of electricity at the opponent.
Sawyer's Slurpuff	Rivals: Today and Tomorrow!		Slurpuff cannot legally learn Electro Ball.
479 Rotom	Rotom's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Rotom's body. All the electricity then condenses in front of Rotom's body and forms into an orange-yellow orb of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off it. Rotom then fires the orb of electricity at the opponent.
Weston's Rotom	Rotom's Wish!		None
081 Magnemite	Magnemite's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Magneton's body. All the electricity then condenses in the middle of Magnemite's body and forms into an orange-yellow orb of electricity with sparks of yellow electricity coming off it. Magnemite then fires the orb of electricity at the opponent.
Clemont's Magnemite	Battling with a Clean Slate!		None
125 Electabuzz	Electabuzz forms an orb of yellow and orange electricity with yellow electric sparks and two yellow rings of electricity around it in between its horns. It then fires the orb at the opponent.
Tony's Electabuzz	Betrayed, Bothered, and Beleaguered!		None

• In To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!, Officer Jenny mentioned that her Manectric knew Electro Ball, but it was never seen using the move.

Pokémon Generations

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	Pikachu
The user fires a ball of electricity at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
025 Pikachu	Pikachu's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and multiple yellow sparks come off Pikachu's body. All the electricity then condenses at Pikachu's tail and forms into an yellow-white orb of electricity with sparks of blue electricity coming off it. Pikachu then attacks with the orb and its tail.
Red's Pikachu	The Adventure		Debut

In the manga

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

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	Emolga
A ball of electricity is thrown.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
587 Emolga	Emolga throws a ball of electricity at the foe.
Monta's Emolga	The Battle for More Friends!		Debut

Movie adaptations

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	Pikachu
The user throws a ball of electricity.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
025 Pikachu	Pikachu throws a ball of electricity at the foe.
Ash's Pikachu	White—Victini and Zekrom		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

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	Galvantula
The user shoots a ball of electricity the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
596 Galvantula	Galvantula pulls back one of its mandibles and it becomes surrounded in static electricity. Galvantula then waves the mandible forward and a ball of electricity comes out of it and hits the opponent.
Black's Tula	Wheeling and Dealing		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

																			File:Electro Ball V.png					250px 250px			250px 250px
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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

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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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Electro Ball can have the highest base power of any Electric-type move (150).

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 電球 Dihnkàuh Mandarin 電球 / 电球 Diànqiú 20px Croatian Elektro Kugla 20px Dutch Elektrobal 20px French Boule Élek 20px German Elektroball 20px Hebrew כדור חשמל Kadur Khashmal 20px Indonesian Bola Listrik 20px Italian Energisfera 20px Korean 일렉트릭볼 Electric Ball 20px Polish Elektrokula Portuguese 20px Brazil Esfera Elétrica Bola Elétrica (Adventures in Unova-present, TCG, and manga) 20px Portugal Eletro Bola 20px Russian Электро Шар Elektro Shar Spanish 20px Latin America Electrobola 20px Spain Bola Voltio 20px Turkish Elektro Top 20px Vietnamese Quả Bóng Điện* Quả Cầu Điện Khí*

Variations of the move Gyro Ball
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