Zap Cannon (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up

Move data

Type	Electric
Category	Special
Power	120
Accuracy	50
PP	5 (max. 8)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 2

Machine/Record

Gold/Silver Crystal	TM07

Effects

Zap Cannon deals damage and paralyzes the target, if it hits. Paralyzed Pokémon have a 25% chance of not being able to attack, and their Speed is decreased by 50% (75% in Generations 1-6).

Electric type Pokémon, those with the ability Limber or those behind a Substitute cannot be paralyzed.

Changes

In Generations 2-3, Zap Cannon has 100 base power.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Electrium Z and uses its Z-Power, Zap Cannon turns into Gigavolt Havoc and has base power 190.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Zap Cannon
Japanese	でんじほう (Denjihō)
German	Blitzkanone
French	Élecanon
Italian	Falcecannone
Spanish	Electrocañón
Korean	전자포
Chinese (Simplified)	电磁炮
Chinese (Traditional)	電磁炮

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	An attack that always paralyzes.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	Powerful and sure to cause paralysis, but inaccurate.
FireRed/LeafGreen	An electric blast is fired like a cannon to inflict damage and paralyze.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The user fires an electric blast like a cannon to inflict damage and cause paralysis.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user fires an electric blast like a cannon to inflict damage and cause paralysis.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user fires an electric blast like a cannon to inflict damage and cause paralysis.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user fires an electric blast like a cannon to inflict damage and cause paralysis.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user fires an electric blast like a cannon to inflict damage and cause paralysis.
Scarlet/Violet	The user attacks by firing an electric blast like a cannon. This also leaves the target with paralysis.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Zap Cannon at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.