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Zap Cannon

General

Zap Cannon
electric special

Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC

Quick Description

Diamond/Pearl Flavor text
The user fires an electric blast like a cannon to inflict damage and cause paralysis.
Eevine summary
Has a 100% chance to Paralyze the target.

Damage electric Inflicts

0× against
ground
½× against
dragon electric grass
2× against
flying water

Stats

Power
120
Accuracy
50%
PP
5; maximum is 8
Target
enemy
Effect chance
100%
Power × accuracy
60.0
Power percentile
91
Priority
0

Names

Japanese
でんじほう
Romaji
Denjihou

Flags

TMs

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY TM
n/a
Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC TM
TM07 (¥), location: given to you by Power Plant owner after recovering Machine Part
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE TM
Not a TM
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum DPPT TM
Not a TM

Effect Details

Has a 100% chance to Paralyze the target.

Notes, Changes, Bugs, Etc

Before D/P: Power was 100.

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Flavor Text

Powerful and sure to cause paralysis, but inaccurate.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
cool
Appeal
4 4444
Jam
0
Flavor text
Gives a high number of appeal points wth no other effects.

Similar Moves

beauty
Blaze Kick, Blizzard, Ember, Fire Blast, Fire Punch, Flame Wheel, Flamethrower, Heat Wave, Hydro Pump, Ice Punch, Powder Snow, Sacred Fire, Softboiled
cool
Drill Peck, Horn Attack, Mega Kick, Metal Claw, Peck, SolarBeam, Struggle, Thunderbolt, ThunderPunch, ThunderShock, Triple Kick, Vine Whip
cute
Mud Sport, Snore, Water Gun, Water Sport
smart
Weather Ball
tough
Bone Rush, Bonemerang, Egg Bomb, Mega Punch, Pound, Scratch, Spit Up, Tackle, ViceGrip

Combos

Use Zap Cannon before
none
Use Zap Cannon after
Charge, Lock-On

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 85 in the Pokémon search

By leveling up

13 Pokémon

Red/Blue Yellow Gold/Silver Crystal Ruby/Sapphire Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl Platinum Pokémon Height Weight Type Gender Egg groups Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Avg
40 40 81 81 Deoxys
[attack]
5'6.9" 134 lb psychic No Eggs Pressure 50 180 20 180 20 150 100.0
31 62 67 Forretress 3'11.2" 277.3 lb bug steel Bug Sturdy 75 90 140 60 60 40 77.5
45 45 50 50 54 54 Magnemite 11.8" 13.2 lb electric steel Mineral Sturdy
Magnet Pull
25 35 70 95 55 45 54.2
53 53 62 62 60 60 Magneton 3'3.4" 132.3 lb electric steel Mineral Sturdy
Magnet Pull
50 60 95 120 70 70 77.5
60 60 Magnezone 3'11.2" 396.8 lb electric steel Mineral Sturdy
Magnet Pull
70 70 115 130 90 60 89.2
43 43 61 67 Nosepass 3'3.4" 213.8 lb rock Mineral Sturdy
Magnet Pull
30 45 135 45 90 30 62.5
44 44 48 48 62 62 Porygon 2'7.5" 80.5 lb normal Mineral Trace
Download
65 60 70 85 75 40 65.8
62 62 Porygon-Z 2'11.4" 75 lb normal Mineral Download
Adaptability
85 80 70 135 75 90 89.2
44 44 48 48 62 62 Porygon2 1'11.6" 71.6 lb normal Mineral Trace
Download
85 80 90 105 95 60 85.8
61 67 Probopass 4'7.1" 749.6 lb rock steel Mineral Sturdy
Magnet Pull
60 55 145 75 150 40 87.5
49 49 65 65 Regice 5'10.9" 385.8 lb ice No Eggs Clear Body 80 50 100 100 200 50 96.7
49 49 65 65 Regirock 5'6.9" 507.1 lb rock No Eggs Clear Body 80 100 200 50 100 50 96.7
49 49 65 65 Registeel 6'2.8" 451.9 lb steel No Eggs Clear Body 80 75 150 75 150 50 96.7

Machine

Too many to list!

Other

2 Pokémon

Pokémon Height Weight Type Gender Egg groups Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Avg
Mew 1'3.7" 8.8 lb psychic No Eggs Synchronize 100 100 100 100 100 100 100.0
Squirtle 1'7.7" 19.8 lb water Monster
Water 1
Torrent 44 48 65 50 64 43 52.3

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