Electro Ball (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by TR

Move data

Type	Electric
Category	Special
Power	—
Accuracy	100
PP	10 (max. 16)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 5

Machine/Record

Sword/Shield	TR80

Effects

Ratio (r)	Power
4 ≤ r	150
3 ≤ r < 4	120
2 ≤ r < 3	80
1 ≤ r < 2	60
r < 1	40

Electro Ball inflicts more damage the faster the user is compared to the opponent. The table shows the different base powers for each ratio, where r = UserSpeed ÷ TargetSpeed

For example, if the user's Speed is at least 3 times more than the target but less than 4 times, Electro Ball hits with 120 base power.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Electrium Z and uses its Z-Power, Electro Ball turns into Gigavolt Havoc and has base power 160.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Electro Ball
Japanese	エレキボール (Elec Ball)
German	Elektroball
French	Boule Élek
Italian	Energisfera
Spanish	Bola Voltio

Game descriptions

Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the damage.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the move’s power.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the move’s power.
Sword/Shield	The user hurls an electric orb at the target. The faster the user is than the target, the greater the move’s power.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Electro Ball at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Sword & Shield and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Pikachu
#025 / Electric
Level 12

Raichu
#026 / Electric
Level 1

Raichu
Alolan Raichu
#026 / Electric · Psychic
Level 1

Magnemite
#081 / Electric · Steel
Level 12

Magneton
#082 / Electric · Steel
Level 12

Chinchou
#170 / Water · Electric
Level 4

Lanturn
#171 / Water · Electric
Level 1

Magnezone
#462 / Electric · Steel
Level 12

Rotom
#479 / Electric · Ghost
Level 20

Rotom
Heat Rotom
#479 / Electric · Fire
Level 20

Rotom
Wash Rotom
#479 / Electric · Water
Level 20

Rotom
Frost Rotom
#479 / Electric · Ice
Level 20