Zap Plate

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The Zap Plate (Japanese: いかずちプレート Lightning Plate) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It is a Key Item in . It is one of the Plates, which are associated with .
==In the core series games==
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===Effect===
====In battle====
Boosts the power of the holder's moves by 20%. If the holder uses , it becomes an Electric-type move.
 changes an holding this item to its Electric-type . From Generation V onward, item-manipulating effects (such as and ) cannot give Arceus a Plate or remove a Plate from Arceus. In Generation IV, item-manipulating effects cannot affect Pokémon with Multitype.
====Outside of battle====
 changes an holding this item to its .
In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the Zap Plate can used from the satchel on , changing it to the type.
The Zap Plate can be read, and has the following engraving: "The raged, raining down bolts of anger."
===Description===
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===Acquisition===
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| Sunyshore City, Underground
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| S.S. Aqua (from the captain after obtaining all 16 Gym Badges)Ilex Forest (: held by Spiky-eared Pichu)
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| Abyssal Ruins
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| Kalos Power Plant
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| Hau'oli City Mall (Antiquities of the Ages)
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| Sunyshore City
| Grand Underground
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| Moonview Arena (reward for defeating the during Mission 11: "Scaling Perilous Heights")
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| Porto Marinada auction (if the player owns an )
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====Distribution====
=====As a held item=====
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Games	Event	Language/Region 	Distribution period
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
====Arceus and the Jewel of Life====
The Zap Plate, alongside the other 15 Plates at the time, appeared in the Arceus and the Jewel of Life, where used them to change its type, and almost died when it lost all of the Plates after having destroyed a meteor that endangered the land that would become Michina Town. Damos found one of these lost Plates and returned it to Arceus, giving it the strength to recall the other 15 Plates. That act earned its trust and prompted it to detach the Earth Plate, Splash Plate, Meadow Plate, Zap Plate, and Draco Plate in the form of the Jewel of Life so Damos could make the land flourish. The Zap Plate was included in the Jewel of Life to bind the energies of the Earth, Splash, and Meadow Plates together.
====Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles====
The Zap Plate, alongside the other 17 type-based Plates, appeared in The Arceus Chronicles (Part 4), under 's possession.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Petrel was collecting the Plates for Team Rocket's plan. After stole the few Plates he had managed to find, Petrel decided to let him gather all 16 Plates, just to get them back at once later. With his leaving messages for and across Johto, Silver soon indeed gathered all 16 Plates for himself. At the Sinjoh Ruins, surrendered the Plates to Archer, who used them to seemingly take control of , ordering it to recreate , , and . When the Pokédex holders used their Pokémon's ultimate attacks to stop the creation, all the Plates were absorbed by Arceus.
==In other languages==
==External links==
==Related articles==
* List of Key Items in Generation VIII
Category:Held items
Category:Type-enhancing held items
Category:Plates
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