Electric · Special move · Gen 6

Parabolic Charge

Parabolic Charge is a Electric-type special move introduced in Generation 6. It has 65 base power and 100% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). In double battles it hits all adjacent pokémon, allies included (spread moves deal 0.75× damage when they hit more than one target). 9 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Electric

Effect

User recovers 50% of the damage dealt. The user recovers 1/2 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down.

Targets: All adjacent Pokémon, allies included
Properties: Healing move
Scarlet & Violet: Usable (4 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions: Usable (5 Pokémon)
Legends: Z-A: Usable (4 Pokémon)

Type matchups as a Electric attack

2× vsWaterFlying

½× vsElectricGrassDragon

0× vsGround

Pokémon that learn Parabolic Charge

9 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
Ampharos	Electric	✓
Rotom	Electric/Ghost			✓
Helioptile	Electric/Normal			✓	6–8
Heliolisk	Electric/Normal	✓		✓	6–8
Dedenne	Electric/Fairy	✓	✓	✓	6–9
Toxtricity-Low-Key	Electric/Poison	✓
Tadbulb	Electric		✓		9
Bellibolt	Electric	✓	✓		9
Miraidon	Electric/Dragon		✓		9

Parabolic Charge FAQ

What does Parabolic Charge do?

Parabolic Charge is a Electric-type special move with 65 power. The user recovers 1/2 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down.

Which Pokémon can learn Parabolic Charge?

9 Pokémon and forms can learn Parabolic Charge in at least one game: 4 in Scarlet & Violet, 5 in Pokémon Champions and 4 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Ampharos, Rotom, Helioptile, Heliolisk, Dedenne and Toxtricity-Low-Key.

Is Parabolic Charge in Pokémon Champions?

Yes — 5 Pokémon can use Parabolic Charge in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.

What is Parabolic Charge super effective against?

As a Electric-type attack, Parabolic Charge is super effective against Water and Flying, not very effective against Electric, Grass and Dragon and has no effect on Ground (unless its effect says otherwise).

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.