Charge (move)

Charge (Japanese: じゅうでん Charge) is a non-damaging Electric-type move introduced in Generation III.

If you were looking for the move called Charge in Japanese, see Take Down.

Charge
じゅうでん Charge

Battles

Type	Electric
Category	Status
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
Affects the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	0
Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	0
Earn double the score in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	0
Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Generation III

If the user's next move is Electric-type, it will deal twice the usual amount of damage. If its next move is not Electric-type or a non-damaging move, the effect of Charge wears off without being used.

Charge can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing an Electric-type move (other than itself) to have its base appeal points doubled if used in the next turn.

Generation IV onward

If the user's next move is Electric-type, its power will be doubled instead of the damage dealt (resulting in virtually the same effect).

Charge now also raises the user's Special Defense stat by one stage.

Charge can also be used as part of a Super Contest combination, with Thunder Fang having more appeal points if used in the next turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing a damaging Electric-type move (except Electroweb, Wild Charge and Zap Cannon) to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by an Electrium Z into Z-Charge, the user's Special Defense is raised by another stage.

Description

Games	Description
RS EColo.XD	Charges power to boost the electric move used next.
FRLG	The user charges power to boost the Electric move it uses next.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user boosts the power of the Electric move it uses next. It also raises the user's Sp. Def stat.
BW B2W2	The user boosts the power of the Electric move it uses on the next turn. It also raises the user's Sp. Def stat.
XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user boosts the power of the Electric move it uses on the next turn. This also raises the user's Sp. Def stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
074		Geodude Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral					4^SMUSUM
075		Graveler Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral					1, 4^SMUSUM
076		Golem Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral					1, 4^SMUSUM
100		Voltorb		Mineral		Mineral	1	1	1	1	1^SMUSUM	1^BDSP
101		Electrode		Mineral		Mineral	1	1	1	1	1^SMUSUM	1^BDSP
125		Electabuzz		Human-Like		Human-Like						1
145		Zapdos		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	61	36	36	36	36^SMUSUM	30
170		Chinchou		Water 2		Water 2	49	45	50	50	50	24
171		Lanturn		Water 2		Water 2	61	57	64	64^XY 58^ORAS	58	24
179		Mareep		Monster	Field		23	23^BW 15^B2W2	15	15	15^BDSP
180		Flaaffy		Monster	Field		25	25^BW 16^B2W2	16	16	16^BDSP
181		Ampharos		Monster	Field		25	25^BW 16^B2W2	16	16	16^BDSP
239		Elekid		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						8
243		Raikou		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						1
309		Electrike		Field		Field	41	44	44	44	44	36
310		Manectric		Field		Field	53	54	54	54^XY 48^ORAS	48	42
311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy	31	35	38	38^XY 28^ORAS	28	28^BDSP
312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy	31	35	38	38^XY 28^ORAS	28	28^BDSP
403		Shinx		Field		Field		9	9	9	9	8
404		Luxio		Field		Field		9	9	9	9	1
405		Luxray		Field		Field		1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	1
466		Electivire		Human-Like		Human-Like						1
479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous		43	57	1, 57	1, 57	15
522		Blitzle		Field		Field			8	8	8
523		Zebstrika		Field		Field			1, 8	1, 8	1, 8
587		Emolga		Field		Field			10	10	10	20^SwSh
599		Klink		Mineral		Mineral			6	6	6	8^SwSh
600		Klang		Mineral		Mineral			1, 6	1, 6	1, 6	1^SwSh
601		Klinklang		Mineral		Mineral			1, 6	1, 6	1, 6	1^SwSh
618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous						20^SwSh
642		Thundurus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			55	1, 55	49	30^SwSh
694		Helioptile		Monster	Dragon				11	11	16^SwSh
695		Heliolisk		Monster	Dragon				1	1	1^SwSh
702		Dedenne		Field	Fairy				11	11	10^SwSh
737		Charjabug		Bug		Bug					1, Evo.	1, Evo.^SwSh
738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug					1	1^SwSh
777		Togedemaru		Field	Fairy					13	10^SwSh
785		Tapu Koko		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					26	30^SwSh
796		Xurkitree		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					1	5^SwSh
807		Zeraora		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					26^USUM	40^SwSh
835		Yamper		Field		Field						35^SwSh
836		Boltund		Field		Field						41^SwSh
849		Toxtricity Amped Form		Human-Like		Human-Like						4^SwSh
849		Toxtricity Low Key Form		Human-Like		Human-Like						4^SwSh
871		Pincurchin		Water 1	Amorphous						10^SwSh
880		Dracozolt		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						7^SwSh
881		Arctozolt		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						7^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
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
172		Pichu		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
179		Mareep		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
877		Morpeko		Field	Fairy						✔^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
172		Pichu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	Shokotan Pikachu-colored Pichu Mikena Pichu GameStop Pichu Spring 2010 Pichu
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 Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Charge is a move with 25PP. The user gains Charge status condition until the end of next turn, causing user's next Electric-type move to have its damage doubled. The status will wear off instantly after using a move, regardless of its type. This move is affected by Snatch and Taunt.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 20. It now also raises the user's Special Defense by one stage, as in main series.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	The user gains the Charging status. It boosts the power of the Electric-type move to be used next.
MDTD S	Gives the user a Charging status, which boosts the power of any Electric-type move used on the next turn. It also boosts the user's Special Defense by 1 level.
BSL	じぶんをじゅうでんじょうたいにしてつぎにつかったでんきタイプのわざのいりょくをたかめるしかもじぶんのとくぼうを１だんかいあげる
MDGtI	You'll get the Charging status, which boosts the power of Electric-type moves used on the next turn. It also boosts your Special Defense. (The stat change returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.)
SMD	You'll get the Charging status, which boosts the power of Electric-type moves used on the next turn. It also boosts your Sp. Def. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Lanturn	Manectric	Arctozolt	Plusle and Minun
The user charges electricity to boost the power of the Electric move it uses next.
User	First Used In		Notes
Manectric	Sparks of yellow electricity surround Manectric's body as it charges electricity. After it's done, its Electric-type attacks become much more powerful.
Wattson's Manectric	Manectric Charge		Debut
Jaco's Manectric	The Electrike Company!		None
Electrike	Electrike's body becomes surrounded by yellow sparks as it gathers electricity in its body.
Cal's Electrike	The Electrike Company!		None
Jaco's Electrike	The Electrike Company!		None
Lanturn	The orbs on Lanturn's antennae glow yellow. Its whole body then becomes surrounded in yellow sparks, causing its Electric-type attacks to become much more powerful.
Kyle's Lanturn	Pruning a Passel of Pals!		None
Plusle	Plusle's body becomes surrounded in yellow sparks.
Dawn's Kindergarten teacher's Plusle	Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!		None
Minun	Minun's body becomes surrounded in light blue sparks.
Dawn's Kindergarten teacher's Minun	Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!		None
Arctozolt	Arctozolt's body becomes surrounded by yellow sparks as it gathers electricity in its body.
Goh's Arctozolt	A Pinch of This, a Pinch of That!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Manectric

The user boosts the power of the Electric move it uses next.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Manectric	Manectric's body becomes surrounded by sparks of electricity as it boosts its electric attack's power.
Wattson's Manectric	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon V	Debut

A wild Shinx was revealed to know Charge on the official web site, but it was never shown using the move.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

	Luxio

The user absorbs in electricity.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Luxio	Luxio absorbs electricity from the air.
Hareta's Luxio	Hareta's Heart's Desire	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

This move originated as TCG attack.
In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it targets the user (thus it ignores accuracy and evasion checks).

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	充電 Chūngdihn
Chinese	Mandarin	充電 / 充电 Chōngdiàn
Dutch		Oplading
Finnish		Lataus*
French		Chargeur
German		Ladevorgang
Greek		Φόρτιση
Italian		Sottocarica
Korean		충전 Chungjeon
Polish		Ładowanie
Portuguese	Brazil	Carga (JN050-present, Primal Clash-present, manga) Ataque (Emerging Powers-Legendary Treasures) Carregar
Portuguese	Portugal	Carregar Carga
Serbian		Punjenje
Spanish		Carga
Vietnamese		Nạp Điện

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