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General
Abilities
- Static
- Enemy Pokémon have a 30% chance of becoming Paralyzed every time they touch this Pokémon.
Dex Numbers
- Generation
GSC
Kanto- 181
Johto- 55
Hoenn- n/a
Sinnoh- n/a
Names
- Japanese
- デンリュウ
- Romaji
- Denryuu
Flavor
- Height
- 4'7.1" or 1.4 m
- Weight
- 135.6 lb or 61.5 kg
- Species
- Light
- Color
- yellow
- Cry
- mp3 here
Habitat
- Pawprint

Misc
- R/B/Y code
- n/a
Breeding
- Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)- Breeding groups
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1: Monster
5: Ground - Steps to hatch
- 5,120
- Compatible with
- 88 families; 194 total Pokémon
In the Wild
- Base EXP
- 194 or 0xc2
- Capture rate
- 45 or 0x2d
- Base happiness
- 70 or 0x46
- Growth rate
- poly
- Effort points
- 3 Special Attack
- Wild held items
- n/a
Evolution Chain
Comparison of this evolution chain
| Basic | Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
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Stats
| Stat | Base | Max Stat | %ile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L50 | L100 | |||
| HP | 197 | 384 | 80.5 | |
| Attack | 127 | 249 | 51.1 | |
| Defense | 127 | 249 | 61.1 | |
| Special Attack | 167 | 329 | 93.1 | |
| Special Defense | 142 | 279 | 78.3 | |
| Speed | 107 | 209 | 36.7 | |
| Average | - | - | 79.5 | |
Flavor
All versions' flavor text and sprites
The tip of its tail shines brightly. In the olden days, people sent signals using the tail's light.
Locations
Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.
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Move List
Ampharos's Special Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with special (
) moves.
Ampharos gets the STAB from
moves.
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Move | Type | Dmg | PP | Power | Acc.* | Pri. | Description | |
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| -- | Fire Punch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | ||||
| -- | Growl | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Attack. | ||||
| -- | -- | -- | Tackle | ![]() |
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35 | 35 | 95% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| -- | -- | -- | Thunder Wave | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Paralyzes the target. | ||
| -- | -- | -- | ThunderShock | ![]() |
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30 | 40 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||
| -- | -- | 5 | Growl | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Attack. | ||
| 9 | 10 | ThunderShock | ![]() |
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30 | 40 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | |||
| 18 | 14 | Thunder Wave | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Paralyzes the target. | |||
| 27 | 27 | 20 | Cotton Spore | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 85% | Lowers the target's Speed by two levels. | ||
| 25 | Charge | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Special Defense. User's Electric moves inflict double damage next turn. | ||||
| 30 | 30 | 30 | ThunderPunch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||
| 34 | Discharge | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||||
| 42 | Signal Beam | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Confuse the target. | ||||
| 46 | 42 | 51 | Light Screen | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.. | ||
| 59 | Power Gem | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||||
| 57 | 57 | 68 | Thunder | ![]() |
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10 | 120 | 70% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||
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Mega Punch | ![]() |
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20 | 80 | 85% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||||
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Fire Punch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | ||||
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ThunderPunch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||||
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Mega Kick | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 75% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||||
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Body Slam | ![]() |
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15 | 85 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||||
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Double-Edge | ![]() |
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15 | 120 | 100% | User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | ||||
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Counter | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | -5 | Goes last. Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last hit it took, if the move was Normal or Fighting. | |||
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Seismic Toss | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Inflicts damage equal to the user's level. | ||||
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Thunderbolt | ![]() |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||||
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Thunder Wave | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Paralyzes the target. | ||||
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Mimic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Copies the target's last used move. | ||||
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Defense Curl | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 100% | Raises user's Defense. Doubles Rollout's power if it's the next move used. | ||||
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Swift | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | ||||
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Substitute | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | ||||
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Snore | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | ||||
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Endure | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | |||
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Swagger | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | ||||
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Sleep Talk | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | ||||
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DynamicPunch | ![]() |
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5 | 100 | 50% | Has a 100% chance to Confuse the target. | ||||
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45 | 45 | 45 | Attract | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | |
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31 | 31 | Brick Break | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen. | ||
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78 | Captivate | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender. | |||
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57 | Charge Beam | ![]() |
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10 | 50 | 90% | Has a 70% chance to raise the user's Special Attack. | |||
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03 | Curse | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | |||
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40 | Defense Curl | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 100% | Raises user's Defense. Doubles Rollout's power if it's the next move used. | |||
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32 | 32 | 32 | Double Team | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Evasion. | |
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01 | DynamicPunch | ![]() |
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5 | 100 | 50% | Has a 100% chance to Confuse the target. | |||
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20 | 58 | Endure | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | |
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42 | 42 | Facade | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. | ||
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48 | Fire Punch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | |||
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H5 | H5 | 70 | Flash | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Accuracy. | |
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56 | Fling | ![]() |
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10 | varies | 100% | Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item. | |||
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52 | Focus Blast | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 70% | Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense. | |||
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01 | 01 | Focus Punch | ![]() |
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20 | 150 | 100% | -3 | Goes last. If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled. | |
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21 | 21 | 21 | Frustration | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102. | |
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68 | Giga Impact | ![]() |
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5 | 150 | 90% | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | |||
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02 | Headbutt | ![]() |
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15 | 70 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. | |||
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10 | 10 | 10 | Hidden Power | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70. | |
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15 | 15 | 15 | Hyper Beam | ![]() |
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5 | 150 | 90% | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | |
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23 | 23 | 23 | Iron Tail | ![]() |
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15 | 100 | 75% | Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense. | |
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16 | 16 | Light Screen | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.. | ||
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83 | Natural Gift | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend on the held berry. | |||
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17 | 17 | 17 | Protect | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 0% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. |
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18 | 18 | 18 | Rain Dance | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | |
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44 | 44 | 44 | Rest | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | User Sleeps, completely healing itself. | |
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27 | 27 | 27 | Return | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102. | |
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H8 | Rock Climb | ![]() |
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20 | 90 | 85% | Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target. | |||
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08 | H6 | H6 | Rock Smash | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense. | |
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43 | 43 | Secret Power | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain. | ||
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34 | 34 | Shock Wave | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | ||
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35 | 82 | Sleep Talk | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | ||
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13 | Snore | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |||
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H4 | H4 | H4 | Strength | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | |
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90 | Substitute | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | |||
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34 | 87 | Swagger | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | ||
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39 | Swift | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | |||
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25 | 25 | 25 | Thunder | ![]() |
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10 | 120 | 70% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target. | |
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73 | Thunder Wave | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Paralyzes the target. | |||
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41 | ThunderPunch | ![]() |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | |||
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24 | 24 | Thunderbolt | ![]() |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||
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06 | 06 | 06 | Toxic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 85% | Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | |
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07 | Zap Cannon | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 50% | Has a 100% chance to Paralyze the target. | |||
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