Light Ball

Light Ball でんきだま Electric Orb

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Introduced in Generation II Pocket Generation II Items Generation III Items Generation IV Items Generation V Items (Held items) Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Generation VIII Other Items Generation IX Other Items Fling Power 30 Effect Paralyzes the target

The Light Ball (Japanese: でんきだま Electric Orb) is a type of held item introduced in Generation II. It boosts the stats of a Pikachu that holds it.

In the core series games

Price

Effect

In battle

Generations II and III

If held by a Pikachu, it doubles its Special Attack.

Generation IV

If held by a Pikachu, it doubles the power of its moves.

Generation V onward

If held by a Pikachu, it doubles both its Attack and Special Attack. It is compatible with Cosplay Pikachu, Pikachu in a cap, and Gigantamax Pikachu.

Outside of battle

Pokémon Emerald onward

If held by either parent of a Pichu when the Egg is produced, the Pichu that hatches will know the move Volt Tackle. From Generation VI onward, if a Pichu knows Volt Tackle this way (and was bred in Generation VI onward), it can be taught Volt Tackle again at the Move Reminder if it forgets the move.

Description

Acquisition

Distribution

As a held item

For Pokémon distributed in Generation I games, the Pokémon must be traded to a Generation II game for the item to appear.

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In the spin-off games

Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

In Pokémon: Magikarp Jump, Light Ball is a Friendship Item that is received as a reward after beating the Friend League. It summons Pikachu as a helper Pokémon.

Trivia

• Because Pikachu cannot be found in the wild in Unova, Thief and similar moves no longer permanently steal items held by Trainers' Pokémon from Generation V onward, and Poké Transfer does not transfer held items, the Light Ball cannot be obtained in Generation V outside of events. However, it is coded to be an item held by wild Pikachu, with a 1%*^BW/5%^B2W2 probability.

In other languages

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation II – III – IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.