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Electro Ball (Japanese: エレキボール Elecball) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation V. It was TR80 in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and is TM072 in Generation IX.

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Effect

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

Electro Ball's power is calculated as follows:

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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.

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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.
XYORASSMUSUMPESwShBDSPLASV 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

By TM/TR

By breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
V VI VII VIII
0309 Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
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 event

Generation V

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Electro Ball inflicts damage depending on the user and target's Speed stats; the higher the user's Speed is compared to the target's, the more damage it does. In Gates to Infinity, as the Speed stat does not exist, the difference between the user's Travel Speed and the target's Travel Speed affects the damage inflicted. From Super Mystery Dungeon onward, it compares the Speed stats between the user and the target.

Pokémon Conquest

Stars: ★★

Power: 26

Accuracy: 100%

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

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.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Electro Ball
★★★
Attack power 33.82897
Charge time 0.58 seconds
Range type Projectile
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Electro Ball is Pikachu's first move obtained at level 4 by upgrading Thunder Shock into it instead of Thunder. The user hurls an electric orb at the targeted enemy, damaging and slowing down all enemies in a small radius around the target upon impact by paralyzing them. The move deals bonus damage based on the enemy's missing HP. At level 11, its damage is increased.

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

Pokémon Generations

Pikachu
The user fires a ball of electricity at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
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

Movie adaptations

Pokémon Adventures

In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages