Electrode

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**Electrode** (Japanese: **マルマイン** *Marumine*) is an Electric Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Voltorb starting at level 30.

## Biology

Electrode is a round Pokémon resembling a reverse-colored Poké Ball with a mouth and eyes. Its top half is white, while its lower half is red. For this reason, many Trainers try to pick it up, mistaking it for an item. The Pocket Monsters Carddass Trading Cards depict Electrode as hollow. Many know it by the nickname "Bomb Ball."

Electrode tends to live in power plants where fresh electricity is being generated, which it consumes. As a result, it often causes blackouts. The more electric energy Electrode consumes, the faster it moves. Electrode explodes in response to even the smallest stimulation, simply to entertain itself, or because it has taken in too much electricity. When full of stored electricity, it has been known to drift with the wind.

## In the anime

#### Major appearances

An Electrode appeared in *Navel Maneuvers*, under the ownership of the Navel Island Gym Leader Danny. It was used during Danny's third challenge against Template:Ash, using its weight to help Danny steer during the race down the mountain. Electrode reappeared in flashbacks in *A Way Off Day Off* and *Hello, Pummelo!*.

Multiple Electrode appeared in *The Underground Round Up*. A town on Hamlin Island was overpopulated with the Ball Pokémon and a man named Poncho had a job of removing them.

Multiple Electrode were used as security measures for an electric company in *Current Events*.

An Electrode appeared in *What You Seed is What You Get*, under the ownership of Natasha. It was painted like a watermelon in order to guard a patch of actual watermelons.

An Electrode appeared in *Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend*, where Spoink thought it was a pearl. When Template:Ashfr tried to take it off its head, it exploded.

An Electrode appeared in *Pinch Healing!*, where Jessie unintentionally and indirectly caused it to fall and explode on a bus that a Poké-Sitter was driving.

#### Minor appearances

Electrode debuted in *The Flame Pokémon-athon*, where it was used in the Big P Pokémon Race.

An Electrode appeared in a flashback in *Ditto's Mysterious Mansion*.

An Electrode appeared in *The Ultimate Test*.

When Template:TRT was trying to infiltrate Template:An's lab in *Showdown at the Po-ké Corral*, they fell into a pit of Electrode.

An Electrode appeared in *Pikachu's Vacation* as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Theme Park.

In *Pikachu's Vacation*, an Electrode's explosion signaled the start of a swimming race between Ash's Squirtle and a Marill.

An Electrode was part of an exhibition in *Flower Power*.

An Electrode appeared in *Pikachu & Pichu* as a resident of Big Town.

An Electrode appeared in *Beauty and the Breeder*, where it participated in Bonitaville's Pokémon Beauty Contest.

An Electrode appeared in *Celebi: The Voice of the Forest* and *Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias*.

Several Electrode were among the Electric Pokémon that were lured by the "Miracle Crystal" that Attila and Hun were using in *The Legend of Thunder!*.

Multiple Electrode appeared in *Destiny Deoxys*.

A Trainer's Electrode appeared in *Training Wrecks*.

A Coordinator's Electrode appeared in *Deceit and Assist*.

Two Electrode made brief cameo appearances in *Giratina and the Sky Warrior*.

An Electrode appeared in a fantasy in *Clemont's Got a Secret!*.

A Trainer's Electrode appeared in *Summer of Discovery!*, *Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!*, and *Battling Into the Hall of Fame!*.

Four Electrode appeared in *The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination!*, where they were among the Electric Pokémon being controlled by Template:TRT.

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### In Pokémon Generations

Multiple Electrode appeared in *The Lake of Rage*, being forcibly used to power Team Rocket's radio wave generator. They were eventually freed by Lance's Dragonite and escape the Team Rocket HQ, but not before gathering in front of Petrel and shocking him as revenge.

### In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Electrode makes a cameo aboard the S.S. Anne in *Danger: High Voltorb* as one of Lt. Surge's Pokémon ready to attack Red. Lt. Surge also possesses a cannon capable of firing Electrode at high speeds to attack, supplied by Team Rocket technology in *Go for the Golbat*. Since the disbandment of Team Rocket in *The Legend*, Lt. Surge is technically no longer a member, and it is unconfirmed if he still possesses the weaponry.

Ken of the Team Rocket Elite Trio used an Electrode along with its devolved form, Voltorb, to attack Yellow in *The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually)*.

A Team Rocket Grunt in Johto owns an Electrode in *Sneasel Sneak Attack*.

A drawing of an Electrode appeared on a store in Violet City's Famous Rice-Cake store in *Number One Donphan*.

Eusine, as seen in *Jumping Jumpluff*, possesses an Electrode as well, allowing him to travel over large distances by riding it. Eusine's Electrode apparently uses electric charges to suspend itself in mid-air. It was temporarily given to Crystal to follow Suicune in *Indubitably Ditto* to *Great Girafarig* where they reached the Tin Tower. It had helped Crystal float during the battle against Suicune in *SUddenly Suicune I* to *Suddenly Suiunce III*, in the latter it was seen over the debris near the Tin Tower, and was later retrieved back by its owner.

In *The Last Battle XIII* an Electrode was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest.

The author, Hidenori Kusaka, used an Electrode in Template:PAV (JP version) as self-portrait, continuing to do so ever since. Before that, he always depicted himself as a regular man.

Wattson's Electrode was only seen in *Plugging Past Electrike I*, inside the Power Plant located in New Mauville.

Electrode was selected as an enemy Pokémon for the Frontier Brains' demonstration battle in *Swanky Showdown with Swalot*, alongside Swalot, which represents illustrator Satoshi Yamamoto.

The Battle Factory rented an Electrode which was stolen by Guile Hideout in *The Final Battle VII*.

In a flashback an Electrode appeared as a Pokémon trained by the International Police in *Innocent Scientist*, also alongside Swalot.

### In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Template:GnB owns an Electrode as seen in *Gold and Black VS Team Rocket* which he took from Team Rocket.

Eusine also has an Electrode in the manga.

### In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Lt. Surge's Voltorb battled against Template:TP and evolved into Electrode the same match.

Electrode also appeared in *Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon* under the ownership of Giovanni. Multiple of them appeared in *Stop the Strange Sonic Sound!!*.

### Super Smash Bros./Melee/Brawl/3DS and Wii U/Ultimate

In the original Smash Bros. Electrode would appear from the doorway atop the Silph Co. building on the Saffron City stage and use Explosion, damaging any players near it. In the sequels, it would be released randomly from a Poké Ball. When released, Electrode will pause for a few seconds before using Explosion. It can be picked up and thrown, though this is risky as Electrode will hurt everyone near it, including the player who threw the Poké Ball. Electrode functions in Brawl in much the same way as in Melee, however, sometimes, it will fail to explode. Other times, Electrode will merely pretend to fail to explode, then explode suddenly after a few seconds. Electrode appears in fourth installment, functioning the same as in Brawl. It will also appear in the fifth installment.

#### Melee trophy information

*Electrode, an electric Ball Pokémon, is the evolved form of Voltorb. It has the tendency to explode with even the slightest provocation, which has earned it the nickname "Wrecking Ball." Electrode is the quickest Pokémon found to date, and its distinctive white-over-red coloring is the opposite of Voltorb's.*

#### Brawl trophy information

*"A Ball Pokémon. The more electricity stored in its body, the quicker it moves. One danger of storing that much electricity is the slightest stimulus may cause it to explode. Moves it specializes in are Selfdestruct and Explosion. Its love of electricity cause it to gather near power plants."*

#### 3DS/Wii U trophy information

**NA**: *An Electric-type Pokémon that stores energy inside its body. Nicknamed "the Bomb Ball" by some, the slightest shock risks setting this Pokémon off. If you're feeling brave, you can throw Electrode at your foes before it detonates. Handle with care, or it'll go off in your hands instead!*

**PAL**: *This Electric-type Pokémon stores huge amounts of electricity in its body. It is also known as the Bomb Ball due to the fact that even the lightest touch can make it blow up. Sometimes it takes a little while for Electrode to use its Explosion attack, so you might have enough time to throw it in someone else's direction! Feeling brave?*

## Game data

### Stats

#### Base stats

##### Generation I-VI

 * Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable.

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

* This Pokémon's  Special  base stat in Generation I was **80**.

##### Generation VII

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

### Learnset

#### By breeding

 * Moves marked with an asterisk (\*) must be chain bred onto Electrode in Generation VII
* Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
* Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Electrode in that game.
* **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Electrode
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Electrode
* Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

#### By a prior evolution

 * **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Electrode
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Electrode
* Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

### Side game data

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### Sprites

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## Trivia

* In Red, Blue, FireRed, and LeafGreen, players can obtain an Electrode at a level as low as 3 by catching a Pikachu in Viridian Forest, evolving it, and trading it to an old man on Cinnabar Island.
* Electrode has a short song dedicated to it, sung by Suzukisan.
* Electrode has the highest base Speed stat of all Electric Pokémon.
* Electrode is the only non-playable Pokémon to use the same move in Pokkén Tournament and the Super Smash Bros. series.

### Origin

It seems to be based upon the concept of a living Poké Ball, and is often mistaken for one. The design concept may be inheritance from the time when the franchise was known as Capsule Monsters, as early artworks show Poké Balls without the button in the middle.

The idea of them being mistaken for the standard Item Balls is similar to a mimic, a monster archetype commonly found in RPGs.

Based on its Japanese name and its explosive tendencies, Electrode may have some connection to land mines. Like Voltorb, it may be based on ball lightning as well.

#### Name origin

Electrode may be a portmanteau of *electric* and *explode* or *node* (a computer or program), as well as a pun on *electrode*, a device through which electrical currents pass (although such a device is usually in the shape of a rod.)

Marumine may be a combination of 丸 *maru* (circle) and *mine*, as in landmine.

## Notes

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