Electric · Special move · Gen 8
Rising Voltage
Rising Voltage is a Electric-type special move introduced in Generation 8. It has 70 base power and 100% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 55 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Electric
Category
Special
Power
70
Accuracy
100%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
2× power if target is grounded in Electric Terrain. If the current terrain is Electric Terrain and the target is grounded, this move's power is doubled.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (21 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Electric attack
2× vsWaterFlying
½× vsElectricGrassDragon
0× vsGround
Pokémon that learn Rising Voltage
55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pikachu | Electric | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Pikachu (Alola Cap) | Electric | 8 | |||
 Raichu | Electric | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Alolan Raichu | Electric/Psychic | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Magnemite | Electric/Steel | 8 | |||
 Magneton | Electric/Steel | 8 | |||
 Electabuzz | Electric | 8 | |||
 Jolteon | Electric | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Zapdos | Electric/Flying | 8 | |||
 Mew | Psychic | 8 | |||
 Chinchou | Water/Electric | 8 | |||
 Lanturn | Water/Electric | 8 | |||
 Ampharos | Electric | ✓ | |||
 Raikou | Electric | 8 | |||
 Electrike | Electric | 8 | |||
 Manectric | Electric | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Shinx | Electric | 8 | |||
 Luxio | Electric | 8 | |||
 Luxray | Electric | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Magnezone | Electric/Steel | 8 | |||
 Electivire | Electric | 8 | |||
 Rotom | Electric/Ghost | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Rotom-Heat | Electric/Fire | ✓ | |||
 Rotom-Wash | Electric/Water | ✓ | |||
 Rotom-Frost | Electric/Ice | ✓ | |||
 Rotom-Fan | Electric/Flying | ✓ | |||
 Rotom-Mow | Electric/Grass | ✓ | |||
 Emolga | Electric/Flying | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Joltik | Bug/Electric | 8 | |||
 Galvantula | Bug/Electric | 8 | |||
 Klink | Steel | 8 | |||
 Klang | Steel | 8 | |||
 Klinklang | Steel | 8 | |||
 Eelektross | Electric | ✓ | |||
 Thundurus | Electric/Flying | 8 | |||
 Zekrom | Dragon/Electric | 8 | |||
 Helioptile | Electric/Normal | 8 | |||
 Heliolisk | Electric/Normal | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Dedenne | Electric/Fairy | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Grubbin | Bug | 8 | |||
 Charjabug | Bug/Electric | 8 | |||
 Vikavolt | Bug/Electric | 8 | |||
 Togedemaru | Electric/Steel | 8 | |||
 Xurkitree | Electric | 8 | |||
 Zeraora | Electric | 8 | |||
 Yamper | Electric | 8 | |||
 Boltund | Electric | 8 | |||
 Toxtricity | Electric/Poison | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Toxtricity-Low-Key | Electric/Poison | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Pincurchin | Electric | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Morpeko | Electric/Dark | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Dracozolt | Electric/Dragon | 8 | |||
 Arctozolt | Electric/Ice | 8 | |||
 Regieleki | Electric | 8 | |||
 Raging Bolt | Electric/Dragon | ✓ | 9 |
Rising Voltage FAQ
What does Rising Voltage do?
Rising Voltage is a Electric-type special move with 70 power. If the current terrain is Electric Terrain and the target is grounded, this move's power is doubled.
Which Pokémon can learn Rising Voltage?
55 Pokémon and forms can learn Rising Voltage in at least one game: 1 in Scarlet & Violet, 21 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Pikachu, Pikachu (Alola Cap), Raichu, Alolan Raichu, Magnemite and Magneton.
Is Rising Voltage in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 21 Pokémon can use Rising Voltage in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Rising Voltage super effective against?
As a Electric-type attack, Rising Voltage 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.