Captivate Charge Beam

Charge

Essentials

Charge

non-damaging

Generation 3

Summary

Raises the user's Special Defense by one stage. User's Electric moves have doubled power next turn.

Damage Dealt

1
1
½
½
1
1
2
1
½
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 20, up to 32 with PP Up
Target: User
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Reflectable
Snatchable

This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Raises the user's Special Defense by one stage. If the user uses an Electric move next turn, its power will be doubled.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

History

Before: Does not raise the user's Special Defense.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Charges power to boost the electric move used next.
: The user charges power to boost the ELECTRIC move it uses next.

: The user boosts the power of the Electric move it uses next. It also raises the user’s Sp. Def stat.

: The user boosts the power of the Electric move it uses on the next turn. It also raises the user's Sp. Def stat.

Foreign Names

French: Chargeur
Spanish: Carga
Italian: Sottocarica
Czech: Nabití
German: Ladevorgang
Japanese: じゅうでん (juuden)

Contests

Contest

Type

Smart

Appeal

♡♡

Jam

Flavor text

Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

Use after

None

Use before

Super Contest

Type

Smart

Appeal

Flavor text

Earn double the score in the next turn.

Use after

None

Use before

Thunder Fang

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Charge.

Pokémon

					Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
—	—	—	—		Voltorb		Soundproof Static Aftermath		Mineral	40	30	50	55	55	100	330
—	—	—	—		Electrode		Soundproof Static Aftermath		Mineral	60	50	70	80	80	140	480
61	36	36	36		Zapdos		Pressure Lightningrod		No Eggs	90	90	85	125	90	100	580
49	45	45	50		Chinchou		Volt Absorb Illuminate Water Absorb		Water 2	75	38	38	56	56	67	330
61	57	57	64		Lanturn		Volt Absorb Illuminate Water Absorb		Water 2	125	58	58	76	76	67	460
	23	23	23		Mareep		Static Plus		Monster Ground	55	40	40	65	45	35	280
	25	25	25		Flaaffy		Static Plus		Monster Ground	70	55	55	80	60	45	365
	25	25	25		Ampharos		Static Plus		Monster Ground	90	75	75	115	90	55	500
41	44	44	44		Electrike		Static Lightningrod Minus		Ground	40	45	40	65	40	65	295
53	54	54	54		Manectric		Static Lightningrod Minus		Ground	70	75	60	105	60	105	475
31	35	35	38		Plusle		Plus		Fairy	60	50	40	85	75	95	405
31	35	35	38		Minun		Minus		Fairy	60	40	50	75	85	95	405
	9	9	9		Shinx		Rivalry Intimidate Guts		Ground	45	65	34	40	34	45	263
	9	9	9		Luxio		Rivalry Intimidate Guts		Ground	60	85	49	60	49	60	363
	—	—	—		Luxray		Rivalry Intimidate Guts		Ground	80	120	79	95	79	70	523
	43	43	57		Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	50	77	95	77	91	440
		43	57		Heat Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
		43	57		Wash Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
		43	57		Frost Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
		43	57		Fan Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
		43	57		Mow Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
			8		Blitzle		Lightningrod Motor Drive Sap Sipper		Ground	45	60	32	50	32	76	295
			—		Zebstrika		Lightningrod Motor Drive Sap Sipper		Ground	75	100	63	80	63	116	497
			10		Emolga		Static Motor Drive		Ground	55	75	60	75	60	103	428
			6		Klink		Plus Minus Clear Body		Mineral	40	55	70	45	60	30	300
			—		Klang		Plus Minus Clear Body		Mineral	60	80	95	70	85	50	440
			—		Klinklang		Plus Minus Clear Body		Mineral	60	100	115	70	85	90	520
			55		Thundurus		Prankster Defiant		No Eggs	79	115	70	125	80	111	580
					Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
					Pichu		Static Lightningrod		No Eggs	20	40	15	35	35	60	205
					Mareep		Static Plus		Monster Ground	55	40	40	65	45	35	280
					Pachirisu		Run Away Pickup Volt Absorb		Ground Fairy	60	45	70	45	90	95	405

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