Zap Cannon

Zap Cannon is a damaging Electric-type move introduced in Generation II.

Description[]

Games	Description
GSC	An attack that always paralyzes.
RSE	Powerful and sure to cause paralysis, but inaccurate.
FRLG	An electric blast is fired like a cannon to inflict damage and paralyze.
DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM BDSPLA	The user fires an electric blast like a cannon to inflict damage and cause paralysis.
SV	The user attacks by firing an electric blast like a cannon. This also leaves the target with paralysis.

Effect[]

In battle[]

It is capable of immediately paralyzing the foe if it hits, but it only has 50% accuracy. It is one of nine elemental moves that do the same damage, 120 HP, consisting of Fire Blast, Hydro Pump, Gunk Shot, Focus Blast, Blizzard, Zap Cannon, Power Whip, Hurricane and Megahorn.

Contests[]

A highly appealing move.

Super Contests[]

Earn +2 if the Judge's voltage goes up.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon	Type	Egg groups	Level
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM[]

Pokémon	Type	Egg groups	Machine
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor[]

Pokémon	Type	Egg groups	Games
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By event[]

Generation II[]

Generation IV[]

Gallery[]

v · d · e List of Generation II TMs and HMs
TMs	01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
HMs	01 02 03 04 05 06 07
See also	Generation I Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII TMs TRs Generation IX
Pokémon Gold Version and Pokémon Silver Version · Pokémon Crystal Version

v · d · e List of Electric-type moves
Generation I · Generation II · Generation III · Generation IV · Generation V · Generation VI · Generation VII · Generation VIII · Generation IX
A	Aura Wheel
B	Bolt Beak Bolt Strike Buzzy Buzz
C	Charge Charge Beam
D	Discharge Double Shock
E	Eerie Impulse Electric Terrain Electrify Electro Ball Electro Drift Electroweb
F	Fusion Bolt
I	Ion Deluge
M	Magnet Rise Magnetic Flux
N	Nuzzle
O	Overdrive
P	Parabolic Charge Pika Papow Plasma Fists
R	Rising Voltage
S	Shock Wave Spark Supercell Slam
T	Thunder Thunder Cage Thunder Fang Thunder Punch Thunder Shock Thunder Wave Thunderbolt Thunderclap
V	Volt Switch Volt Tackle
W	Wild Charge Wildbolt Storm
Z	Zap Cannon Zing Zap Zippy Zap
See also	Bug-type Dark-type Dragon-type Fairy-type Fighting-type Fire-type Flying-type Ghost-type Grass-type Ground-type Ice-type Normal-type Poison-type Psychic-type Rock-type Steel-type Water-type
Moves

v · d · e List of moves with secondary status conditions
Burn	Beak Blast Blaze Kick Blazing Torque Blue Flare Burning Bulwark Burning Jealousy Ember Fire Blast Fire Fang Fire Punch Fire Spin Flame Wheel Flamethrower Flare Blitz Fling Heat Wave Ice Burn Infernal Parade Inferno Matcha Gotcha Lava Plume Psycho Shift Pyro Ball Sacred Fire Sandsear Storm Scald Scorching Sands Searing Shot Secret Power Shadow Fire Sizzly Slide Steam Eruption Tri Attack Will-O-Wisp
Frozen	Blizzard Freeze-Dry Freezing Glare Ice Beam Ice Fang Ice Punch Powder Snow Secret Power Shadow Chill Tri Attack
Paralysis	Body Slam Bolt Strike Bounce Buzzy Buzz Combat Torque Dire Claw Discharge Dragon Breath Fling Force Palm Freeze Shock Glare Lick Nuzzle Psycho Shift Secret Power Shadow Bolt Spark Splishy Splash Stoked Sparksurfer Stun Spore Thunder Thunder Fang Thunder Punch Thunder Shock Thunder Wave Thunderbolt Tri Attack Volt Tackle Wildbolt Storm Zap Cannon G-Max G-Max Befuddle G-Max Stun Shock G-Max Volt Crash
Poison	Baneful Bunker Barb Barrage Cross Poison Dire Claw Fling Gunk Shot Mortal Spin Noxious Torque Poison Gas Poison Jab Poison Powder Poison Sting Poison Tail Psycho Shift Secret Power Shell Side Arm Sludge Sludge Bomb Sludge Wave Smog Toxic Spikes Toxic Thread Twineedle Bad poisoning Fling Malignant Chain Poison Fang Psycho Shift Toxic Toxic Spikes G-Max G-Max Befuddle G-Max Malodor G-Max Stun Shock
Sleep	Dark Void Dire Claw G-Max Befuddle G-Max Snooze Grass Whistle Hypnosis Lovely Kiss Psycho Shift Relic Song Rest Secret Power Sing Sleep Powder Spore Wicked Torque Yawn

v · d · e List of moves introduced in Generation II
Bug-type · Dark-type · Dragon-type · Electric-type · Fairy-type · Fighting-type · Fire-type · Flying-type · Ghost-type · Grass-type · Ground-type · Ice-type · Normal-type · Poison-type · Psychic-type · Rock-type · Steel-type · Water-type
A	Aeroblast Ancient Power Attract
B	Baton Pass Beat Up Belly Drum Bone Rush
C	Charm Conversion 2 Cotton Spore Cross Chop Crunch Curse
D	Destiny Bond Detect Dragon Breath Dynamic Punch
E	Encore Endure Extreme Speed
F	False Swipe Feint Attack Flail Flame Wheel Foresight Frustration Fury Cutter Future Sight
G	Giga Drain
H	Heal Bell Hidden Power
I	Icy Wind Iron Tail
L	Lock-On
M	Mach Punch Magnitude Mean Look Megahorn Metal Claw Milk Drink Mind Reader Mirror Coat Moonlight Morning Sun Mud-Slap
N	Nightmare
O	Octazooka Outrage
P	Pain Split Perish Song Powder Snow Present Protect Psych Up Pursuit
R	Rain Dance Rapid Spin Return Reversal Rock Smash Rollout
S	Sacred Fire Safeguard Sandstorm Scary Face Shadow Ball Sketch Sleep Talk Sludge Bomb Snore Spark Spider Web Spikes Spite Steel Wing Sunny Day Swagger Sweet Kiss Sweet Scent Synthesis
T	Thief Triple Kick Twister
V	Vital Throw
W	Whirlpool
Z	Zap Cannon
See also	Generation I Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX
Generation II