Electric · Status move · Gen 6
Electric Terrain
Electric Terrain is a Electric-type status move introduced in Generation 6. It never misses and has 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 87 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Electric
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
5 turns. Grounded: +Electric power, can't sleep. For 5 turns, the terrain becomes Electric Terrain. During the effect, the power of Electric-type attacks made by grounded Pokemon is multiplied by 1.3 and grounded Pokemon cannot fall asleep; Pokemon already asleep do not wake up. Grounded Pokemon cannot become affected by Yawn or fall asleep from its effect. Camouflage transforms the user into an Electric type, Nature Power becomes Thunderbolt, and Secret Power has a 30% chance to cause paralysis. Fails if the current terrain is Electric Terrain.
- Targets
- The whole field
- Terrain
- Sets Electric Terrain for 5 turns (8 with Terrain Extender)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (71 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (23 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Electric Terrain
87 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 | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Electric/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Steel | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Steel | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Electric/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Electric/Fire | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Water | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Ice | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel | 8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ground/Electric | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Normal | 6–8 | ||||
| Electric/Normal | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Electric/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Steel | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric | 8 | ||||
| Steel | 8 | ||||
| Electric | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Electric/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ice/Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 9 |
Electric Terrain FAQ
What does Electric Terrain do?
Electric Terrain is a Electric-type status move. For 5 turns, the terrain becomes Electric Terrain. During the effect, the power of Electric-type attacks made by grounded Pokemon is multiplied by 1.3 and grounded Pokemon cannot fall asleep; Pokemon already asleep do not wake up. Grounded Pokemon cannot become affected by Yawn or fall asleep from its effect. Camouflage transforms the user into an Electric type, Nature Power becomes Thunderbolt, and Secret Power has a 30% chance to cause paralysis. Fails if the current terrain is Electric Terrain.
Which Pokémon can learn Electric Terrain?
87 Pokémon and forms can learn Electric Terrain in at least one game: 71 in Scarlet & Violet, 23 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Pikachu, Pikachu (Alola Cap), Raichu, Alolan Raichu, Alolan Graveler and Alolan Golem.
Is Electric Terrain in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 23 Pokémon can use Electric Terrain 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.