Change your preferences here. Discharge
DescriptionDeals damage and has a 30% chance to paralyze the opponent. In a double or triple battle, this move will hit all Pokemon adjacent to the user. If it hits multiple Pokemon in this way, its Base Power is reduced to 75% of its usual power. Attacks on multiple Pokemon are considered separate attacks, so the move may hit one Pokemon but fail to hit another. In the same way, it has a 30% chance to paralyze each individual Pokemon that it hits. Competitive UseDischarge is, among those moves with 100% accuracy, the Electric-type attack with the greatest chance to induce paralysis, so is better used on more bulky sets where the benefits of the increased paralysis chance are most felt, with defensive Zapdos and Porygon2 being perfect examples. It has a reasonably good distribution amongst Electric-types, so can fill in for a STAB move, and can be used on lots of different Pokemon that also benefit from the increased paralysis chance, serving as a coverage move option for them as well. Its power is also decent, however offensive Pokemon will almost always prefer Thunderbolt for the increased power, as relying too heavily on a 30% chance rate is unwise. Related MovesThunderbolt is a more powerful alternative, with a lower chance to paralyze. Thunder is an even more powerful alternative, which also paralyzes 30% of time, but on the other hand has 70% accuracy in normal conditions.
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