Plusle (Pokémon)

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Plusle (Japanese: プラスル Prasle) is an introduced in Generation III.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, but can be thought as a counterpart to . Plusle, along with Minun, is one of the two available at the beginning of the .
==Biology==
Plusle is a cream-colored bipedal with red markings. It has a dot-like nose and a cream-colored plus sign in the middle of its circular red cheeks. It has long, flat ears that are mostly red. Its limbs are stubby and digitless, and it has red front paws. Its short tail is tipped with a red plus sign.
Plusle can create sparkly pom-poms by shorting out the electrical current in its palms. It uses these pom-poms to cheer on its teammates and will cry loudly if they lose. It climbs telephone poles to absorb electricity. It lives in . Plusle is often seen together with .
Prior to Generation V, Plusle was the only known Pokémon that could have as an Ability.
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Plusle combines with to produce an electric current blocking the entrance to the Poké Mart on the Sapphire Field.
* Pokémon Colosseum: A Plusle is Duking's favorite Pokémon. After Cipher kidnaps it, he is forced into inaction. Wes rescues the Pokémon and Plusle decides to join him as thanks.
* : Plusle is the of Solana. After the end credits, it also feels a bond with Lunick.
===Pokédex entries===
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Plusle in the
===Game locations===
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Plusle will not appear in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team until a rescue mission involving it has been completed, using a Wonder Mail code such as the following:
:F ? R P F ? ... ? ? + 7 ?
:C T ? H 6 4 ? 0 R ? ? ?
:Objective: Escort Plusle to Minun on floor 5 of Thunderwave Cave.
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Plusle is available in Version 3.0.0+.
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Plusle (EX Emerald 39)
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Plusle debuted alongside Minun in A Different Kind of Misty!. Both Pokémon were owned by Thatcher, who was responsible for protecting a lighthouse. In Cheer Pressure, Thatcher was them to be cheerleaders. Both were often seen outside of their Poké Balls.
In Lights, Camerupt, Action!, a Plusle starred with a Minun in a film Elijah directed. In the film, they and set out to rescue Princess from an evil .
In Destiny Deoxys, a Plusle and Minun served as the 's comic relief. The pair helped Tory Lund to overcome his fear of Pokémon. Both briefly reappeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai, which chronicled the preceding nine movies.
In The Green Guardian, Solana's Plusle is her . It reappeared in Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! Part 1 and Part 2.
In Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn! and Playing the Performance Encore!, Ursula owns a Plusle and Minun. In Last Call — First Round!, they tried to embarrass Dawn before an interview with but failed. It reappeared with Minun and their Trainer in the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Plusle appeared in Searching for Service with a Smile!, under the ownership of Multa.
===Minor appearances===
A Plusle appeared in A Fan with a Plan.
A Plusle appeared in PK13.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!, Team A.C.T. rescued a Plusle and Minun.
In Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!, 's flashback featured a Plusle and Minun as she explained why she was afraid of them.
In Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade, a Plusle watched 's concert.
In The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination!, multiple Plusle fell under the control .
In Performing with Fiery Charm!, a 's Plusle competed in the Dendemille Town with a Minun. In A Performance Pop Quiz!, it competed in the Anistar City Showcase. In Master Class is in Session!, the Master Class Showcase in Gloire City.
In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, a Plusle was living in the forest.
In Party Dancecapades!, a Performer's Plusle attended Monsieur Pierre's dance party.
A Trainer's Plusle appeared in Battling With a Clean Slate!.
A Student's Plusle appeared in Shine on, Terastallization! Liko vs. Roy!.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Like her animated series counterpart, Solana owns a Plusle. It appeared in A 'Thank You' That Transcends Time.
===Pokémon Ranger: The Comic – Shadows of Almia===
Solana's Plusle appears in a photo in PRV1.
===Pokémon Adventures===
 owned a Plusle that he met at the Abandoned Ship in Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun I. He later appeared on , where together with Sapphire's Minun, helped the two rivals learn how to work as a Double Battle team.
===Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪===
A Plusle appeared in CCP09, where it competed in a ness along with its rival and Haruka's Torchic. It managed to win the competition, having received 34 votes.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Plusle is the only known Pokémon of Hareta's father, Kaisei. It seems to be related to Hareta's Minun. It first appeared in Hareta's Excellent New Partner...Minun?!.
===Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission===
Much like the games, Solana has a Plusle as her , which is the counterpart to Lunick's . She was used to battle Tiffany and broke her Super Styler and defeated her.
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
A Plusle appeared in Annual Big Cleaning Operation!!, under the ownership of .
==In the TCG==
==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros. Brawl===
====Trophy information====
It appears with its counterpart, Minun.
"Cheering Pokémon. Plusle and Minun produce positive and negative energy, respectively. They both love cheering on their partners and place the encouragement of their partners over their own safety. To cheer, they short their electric currents to produce sparks that grow in intensity as their partners get into trouble."
==Trivia==
* Plusle shares its with its partner . They are both known as the Cheering Pokémon.
* Plusle and Minun share the same base stat total, although the stat distribution is different, with Plusle being more offense-oriented and Minun being more defense-oriented.
* In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, there are several files for . One of these files is named "Pra_Mai", leading some players to speculate that Plusle and Minun were considered to appear as a tag team, like .
===Origin===
Plusle seems to be based on a , , or . It could also be an incarnation of a positive .
====Name origin====
Plusle and Prasle may be derived from plus, possibly in reference to positive electrical charge. It may also be derived from a partial anagram of pulse.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Ruby's Plusle
* Electric rodents
==External links==
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