Lightning Rod (Ability)

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Lightning Rod (Japanese: ひらいしん Lightning Rod), formatted as Lightningrod prior to , is an Ability introduced in Generation III.
==Effect==
===In battle===
Lightning Rod forces single-target moves to target the Pokémon with this Ability.
If another Pokémon becomes the center of attention, Electric-type moves will be directed to it instead of the Pokémon with Lightning Rod.
In Triple Battles, Lightning Rod cannot redirect Electric-type moves if the Pokémon is out of range.
====Generation III====
Only the moves used by foes are redirected.
Lightning Rod cannot redirect Electric-type .
====Generation IV====
Moves used by allies are now redirected as well.
Electric-type moves used by foes and allies will now never miss the Pokémon with this Ability, unless it is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as or ( will never miss a Pokémon in the semi-invulnerable turn of or ).
Lightning Rod cannot redirect Electric-type or .
====Generations V and VI====
Along with its previous effects, Lightning Rod also gives the Pokémon immunity to all Electric-type moves, and raises the Pokémon's by one stage whenever it is hit by an Electric-type move. Electric-type multistrike moves (such as multistrike moves affected by or Electric-type moves affected by ) will only activate this effect once. If the Pokémon is from the move or immune to the move due to being , its will not increase.
If a Pokémon with Lightning Rod is targeted by an Electric-type move while holding a Cell Battery, Lightning Rod absorbs the move, so the Cell Battery's effect is not triggered.
Lightning Rod can now redirect Electric-type , , and .
====Generation VII onward====
A Pokémon will now activate Lightning Rod and boost its .
The Abilities and bypass the targeting effect of Lightning Rod but not the Electric-type immunity.
===Outside of battle===
====Generation III====
In , Trainers registered with the PokéNav's Match Call function will call twice as often if a Pokémon with Lightning Rod is in the first place in the party (even if fainted).
====Generation VIII====
In , if a Pokémon with Lightning Rod is in the first place in the party (even if fainted), there is a 51% chance the game will force an encounter with a Pokémon, if one is possible. In , the chance is 50%. It shares this effect with .
====Generation IX====
In , this Ability has no effect outside of battle, with its former field function effectively being replaced by .
==Pokémon with Lightning Rod==
===Pokémon that formerly had Lightning Rod===
* In Generation V games, has Lightning Rod as its Hidden Ability, but it cannot be obtained by any legitimate means. It is replaced with as its Hidden Ability in Generation VI.
==In other games==
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In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time and Darkness, a Pokémon with Lightning Rod draws in all enemy attacks on the floor, completely neutralizing them. Unlike the main series, Lightning Rod is capable of attracting moves that target multiple Pokémon.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, the effect is now only room-wide.
Starting from Gates to Infinity, Lightning Rod now also increases the Pokémon's Special Attack.
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
==In the manga==
===Be the Best! Pokémon B+W===
===Pokémon Adventures===
* In , 's , Bonee, was revealed to have Lightning Rod as his Ability.
* In , Silver's Rhyperior was revealed to have Lightning Rod as his Ability.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
==Trivia==
* In Riddle Me This, is able to defeat Blaine's by aiming his attack at the Rhydon's horn, with it being stated that the horn acts as a lightning rod, apparently allowing Pikachu to overcome Rhydon's to Electric attacks. However, in Generations III and IV, it didn't affect type immunity at all, and now nullifies damage from Electric-type moves starting from Generation V. In Tag! We're It...!, the ability Lightning Rod and type-effectiveness of Electric-type moves on Ground-types have been correctly depicted.
** Similarly, 's feat in Electric Shock Showdown! of insulating himself from Lt. Surge's Raichu's with his tail is similar to the Electric attack nullifying effect of Lightning Rod as of Generation V, where it became the evolutionary line's Hidden Ability. Despite this, Pikachu's Ability is canonically revealed to be in Balance of Power, and has consistently remained so afterward.
* Prior to becoming an Ability, Lightning Rod appeared as a TCG .
==In other languages==
Category:Abilities that alter damage taken
Category:Abilities with field effects
Category:Move-drawing Abilities
Category:Stat raising Abilities
Category:Ignorable Abilities
Category:Abilities that affect appearance of wild Pokémon
Category:Abilities that affect appearance of wild Pokémon of specific types
Category:Abilities with negative effects
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