Ion Deluge (move)

Ion Deluge プラズマシャワー Plasma Shower

Battles Type  Electric Category  Status PP  25 (max. 40) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority   1 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Both Sides: Affects the entire field

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Ion Deluge (Japanese: プラズマシャワー Plasma Shower) is a non-damaging Electric-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Generation VI

For the remainder of the current turn, Ion Deluge causes all Normal-type moves to become Electric-type instead, including status moves. Ion Deluge has a priority of 1, so it is used before all moves that do not have increased priority.

Ion Deluge does not affect Struggle. It does not affect Conversion, which still takes into account a move's original type; therefore a Pokémon with a Normal-type move at the top of its move list (including Conversion itself) using Conversion will become Normal-type and not Electric-type even under the effect of Ion Deluge. Moves that change type, such as Judgment or Revelation Dance, are affected by Ion Deluge if they would otherwise deal Normal-type damage. Moves with a charging turn will only change type if the user is affected by Ion Deluge on the turn the move does damage.

If the move Flying Press used by a Pokémon with Normalize is affected by Ion Deluge, it deals Electric/Flying-type damage. If the move Freeze-Dry used by a Pokémon with Normalize is affected by Ion Deluge, its ability to hit Water-type Pokémon super effectively does not stack with its Electric typing (a Water-type Pokémon hit by the move will only take ×2 damage); in Inverse Battles, Freeze-Dry affected by Normalize and then Ion Deluge will hit Water-type Pokémon super effectively.

Generation VII

Due to a glitch, in Version 1.0 of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Ion Deluge always fails when used.

If powered up by an Electrium Z into Z-Ion Deluge, the user's Special Attack stat rises one stage.

Generation VIII onwards

Ion Deluge cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description XYORAS SMUSUMPE The user disperses electrically charged particles, which changes Normal-type moves to Electric-type moves. SwShBDSPLA SV This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						VI	VII
							SMUSUM
0170		Chinchou		Water 2		Water 2	47	47
0171		Lanturn		Water 2		Water 2	60XY 54ORAS	54
0181		Ampharos		Monster	Field	1	1
0466		Electivire		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1
0523		Zebstrika		Field		Field	1, 58	1, 58
0604		Eelektross		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	1
0796		Xurkitree		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		67
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						VI	VII
							SMUSUM
0417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy	✔	✔
0587		Emolga		Field		Field	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

The Ion Deluge floor status changes all Normal-type moves to Electric type. The floor status lasts 10 turns.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners SMD - - 15 30 95% —% Entire floor Others - With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Description

Games Description SMD It changes Normal-type moves of Pokémon on the floor to Electric type.* It changes the floor to the Ion Deluge condition. In the Ion Deluge condition, Normal-type moves will be Electric type.*

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Eelektross
The user produces blue electricity from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Eelektross's body becomes surrounded in blue static electricity that illuminates the surrounding area.
A wild Eelektross	XYS06		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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

• Ion Deluge is one of three moves that have been used in a completed series of the animated series, but not been seen in the English dub. The other two are Conversion and Minimize.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 等離子浴 Dánglèihjí Yuhk Mandarin 等離子浴 / 等离子浴 Děnglízǐ Yù French Déluge PlasmiqueVIII DélugePlasmiqueVI–VII German Plasmaschauer Italian Pioggiaplasma Korean 플라스마샤워 Peullaseumasyawo Spanish Cortina Plasma

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