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Zap Cannon
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| でんじほう Electromagnetic Cannon |
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| Generation: | II |
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Battle Data
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| Category | 
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| Power: | 120 |
| Accuracy: | 50% |
| PP: | 5* |
| Affects: | Selected target |
| Secondary Effect: | Paralysis |
| Priority: | 0 |
| Contact: | No |
Affected by
| Magic Coat: | No |
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| Magic Bounce: | No |
| Bright Powder: | Yes |
| Protect/Detect: | Yes |
| Snatch: | No |
| Mirror Move: | Yes |
| King's Rock: | No |
Zap Cannon is a damaging Electric-type move introduced in Generation II.
Contents
Description
| Games | Description |
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| GSC | An attack that always paralyzes. |
| RSE | Powerful and sure to cause paralysis, but inaccurate. |
| FRLG | An electric blast is fired like a cannon to inflict damage and paralyze. |
| DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 |
The user release a electric beam like a cannon towards the opponent while it causes damage and paralysis. |
| XYORAS SMUSUM |
The user fires an electric blast like a cannon to inflict damage and cause paralysis. |
Effect
In battle
It is capable of immediately paralyzing the foe if it hits, but it only has 50% accuracy. It is one of nine elemental moves that do the same damage, 120 HP, consisting of Fire Blast, Hydro Pump, Gunk Shot, Focus Blast, Blizzard, Zap Cannon, Power Whip, Hurricane and Megahorn.
Contests
A highly appealing move.
Super Contests
Earn +2 if the Judge's voltage goes up.
Learnset
By leveling up
| Pokémon | Type | Egg groups | Level | |||
| VI | VII | VIII | ||||
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Magnemite | electric/steel | 45 | 50 | 54 | 59 (BW) 57 (B2W2) |
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Magneton | electric/steel | 53 | 62 | 60 | 66 (BW) 73 (B2W2) |
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Porygon | normal | 44 | 48 | 62 | 62 |
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Zapdos | electric/ | 92 (B2W2) | |||
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Ampharos | electric | ||||
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Forretress | bug/steel | 31 (FRLG) | 62 (DP) 65 (PtHGSS) |
64 | |
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Porygon2 | normal | 44 | 48 | 62 | 62 |
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Nosepass | rock | 43 | 61 (DP) 67 (PtHGSS) |
67 (BW) 50 (B2W2) | |
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Regirock | rock | 49 | 65 | 65 | |
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Regice | ice | 49 | 65 | 65 | |
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Registeel | steel | 49 | 65 | 65 | |
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Deoxys | psychic | 40 | 81 | 81 | |
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Magnezone | electric/steel | 60 | 66 (BW) 73 (B2W2) | ||
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Porygon-Z | normal | 62 | 62 | ||
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Probopass | rock/steel | 61 (DP) 67 (PtHGSS) |
67 (BW) 50 (B2W2) | ||
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Klink | steel | 54 | |||
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Klang | steel | 60 | |||
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Klinklang | steel | 66 | |||
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Eelektrik | electric | 69 | |||
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Eelektross | electric | ||||
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Genesect | bug/steel | 66 | |||
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Vikavolt | bug/electric | ||||
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Xurkitree | electric | ||||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | ||||||
Gallery
| Generation II TMs and HMs | |
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TMs | |
HMs | |
| Gold and Silver · Crystal Other Generations: I · III · IV · V · VI · VII · VIII |
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