Electro Ball

Essentials

Electro Ball

special

Generation 5

Summary

Power is higher when the user has greater Speed than the target, up to a maximum of 150.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: * (no fixed power)
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10, up to 16 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

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

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based

This move is blocked by Bulletproof.
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

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

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. The greater the user's Speed compared to the target's, the higher power this move has, to a maximum of 150.

User's Speed	Power
Up to 2× the target's Speed	60
Up to 3× the target's Speed	80
Up to 4× the target's Speed	120
More than 4× the target's Speed	150

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the damage.

: The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the move’s power.

: The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the move’s power.

Foreign Names

Japanese: エレキボール (erekibooru)
: エレキボール
Korean: 일렉트릭볼
Chinese: 電球
: 电球
French: Boule Élek
German: Elektroball
Spanish: Bola Voltio
Italian: Energisfera

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Electro Ball.

Pokémon

Electric Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Electro Ball's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

						Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
18	18	18	13	13	13	Pikachu		Static Lightning Rod		Field Fairy	35	55	40	50	50	90	320
			13			Cosplay Pikachu		Static Lightning Rod		Field Fairy	35	55	40	50	50	90	320
			13			Pikachu Rock Star		Static Lightning Rod		Field Fairy	35	55	40	50	50	90	320
			13			Pikachu Belle		Static Lightning Rod		Field Fairy	35	55	40	50	50	90	320
			13			Pikachu Pop Star		Static Lightning Rod		Field Fairy	35	55	40	50	50	90	320
			13			Pikachu Ph.D.		Static Lightning Rod		Field Fairy	35	55	40	50	50	90	320
			13			Pikachu Libre		Static Lightning Rod		Field Fairy	35	55	40	50	50	90	320
				13	13	Original Cap Pikachu		Static Lightning Rod		Field Fairy	35	55	40	50	50	90	320
				13	13	Hoenn Cap Pikachu		Static Lightning Rod		Field Fairy	35	55	40	50	50	90	320
				13	13	Sinnoh Cap Pikachu		Static Lightning Rod		Field Fairy	35	55	40	50	50	90	320
				13	13	Unova Cap Pikachu		Static Lightning Rod		Field Fairy	35	55	40	50	50	90	320
				13	13	Kalos Cap Pikachu		Static Lightning Rod		Field Fairy	35	55	40	50	50	90	320
				13	13	Alola Cap Pikachu		Static Lightning Rod		Field Fairy	35	55	40	50	50	90	320
					13	Pikachu		Static Lightning Rod		Field Fairy	35	55	40	50	50	90	320
27	32	32	29	29	29	Magnemite		Magnet Pull Sturdy Analytic		Mineral	25	35	70	95	55	45	325
27	34	34	29	29	29	Magneton		Magnet Pull Sturdy Analytic		Mineral	50	60	95	120	70	70	465
27	34	34	29	29	29	Magnezone		Magnet Pull Sturdy Analytic		Mineral	70	70	115	130	90	60	535
29	29	29	22	22	22	Voltorb		Soundproof Static Aftermath		Mineral	40	30	50	55	55	100	330
29	29	29	22	22	22	Electrode		Soundproof Static Aftermath		Mineral	60	50	70	80	80	150	490
31	22	22	22	22	22	Elekid		Static Vital Spirit		Undiscovered	45	63	37	65	55	95	360
32	22	22	22	22	22	Electabuzz		Static Vital Spirit		Human-Like	65	83	57	95	85	105	490
32	22	22	22	22	22	Electivire		Motor Drive Vital Spirit		Human-Like	75	123	67	95	85	95	540
28	28	28	9	9	9	Chinchou		Volt Absorb Illuminate Water Absorb		Water 2	75	38	38	56	56	67	330
30	30	30	—	—	—	Lanturn		Volt Absorb Illuminate Water Absorb		Water 2	125	58	58	76	76	67	460
28	22	22	22	22	22	Mareep		Static Plus		Monster Field	55	40	40	65	45	35	280
31	25	25	25	25	25	Flaaffy		Static Plus		Monster Field	70	55	55	80	60	45	365
33	25	25	25	25	25	Ampharos		Static Plus		Monster Field	90	75	85	115	90	55	510
		25	25	25	25	Mega Ampharos		Mold Breaker		Monster Field	90	95	105	165	110	45	610
29	29	29	19	19	19	Plusle		Plus Lightning Rod		Fairy	60	50	40	85	75	95	405
29	29	29	19	19	19	Minun		Minus Volt Absorb		Fairy	60	40	50	75	85	95	405
25	25	25	25	25	25	Pachirisu		Run Away Pickup Volt Absorb		Field Fairy	60	45	70	45	90	95	405
43	43	43	43	43	43	Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	50	77	95	77	91	440
43	43	43	43	43	43	Heat Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
43	43	43	43	43	43	Wash Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
43	43	43	43	43	43	Frost Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
43	43	43	43	43	43	Fan Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
43	43	43	43	43	43	Mow Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
26	26	26	26	26	26	Emolga		Static Motor Drive		Field	55	75	60	75	60	103	428
29	29	29	29	29	29	Joltik		Compound Eyes Unnerve Swarm		Bug	50	47	50	57	50	65	319
29	29	29	29	29	29	Galvantula		Compound Eyes Unnerve Swarm		Bug	70	77	60	97	60	108	472
				58	58	Tapu Koko		Electric Surge Telepathy		Undiscovered	70	115	85	95	75	130	570
						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.
						Electrike		Static Lightning Rod Minus		Field	40	45	40	65	40	65	295

42 Pokémon