Electric · Status move · Gen 3
Charge
Charge is a Electric-type status move introduced in Generation 3. It never misses and has 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 88 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Electric
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
+1 SpD, user's next Electric move 2× power. Raises the user's Special Defense by 1 stage. The user's next Electric-type attack will have its power doubled; the effect ends when the user is no longer active, or after the user attempts to use any Electric-type move besides Charge, even if it is not successful.
- Targets
- The user
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (66 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (24 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (23 Pokémon)
Pokémon that learn Charge
88 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Electric/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Electric/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Electric/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Electric/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Electric/Fire | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Water | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Ice | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Bug/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel | 5–8 | ||||
| Steel | 5–8 | ||||
| Steel | 5–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Ground/Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Normal | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Electric/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Electric/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Electric | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Bug/Electric | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Electric/Steel | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Electric | 8 | ||||
| Electric | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Electric/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Electric/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Dragon | ✓ | 9 |
Charge FAQ
What does Charge do?
Charge is a Electric-type status move. Raises the user's Special Defense by 1 stage. The user's next Electric-type attack will have its power doubled; the effect ends when the user is no longer active, or after the user attempts to use any Electric-type move besides Charge, even if it is not successful.
Which Pokémon can learn Charge?
88 Pokémon and forms can learn Charge in at least one game: 66 in Scarlet & Violet, 24 in Pokémon Champions and 23 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Pikachu, Pikachu (Alola Cap), Raichu, Alolan Raichu, Alolan Geodude and Alolan Graveler.
Is Charge in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 24 Pokémon can use Charge in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.