Dedenne
Antenna Pokémon
Since Dedenne can’t generate much electricity on its own, it steals electricity from outlets or other electric Pokémon.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Dedenne
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Dedenne can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuzzle Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 10 | Charge Raises the user’s Special Defense by one stage. User’s Electric moves have doubled power next turn. | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 15 | Thunder Shock Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 20 | Charm Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages. | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 23 | Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target. | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| 25 | Parabolic Charge Heals the user for half the total damage dealt to all targets. | Electric | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 30 | Volt Switch User must switch out after attacking. | Electric | Special | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 34 | Charge Beam Has a chance to raise the user’s Special Attack by one stage. | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| 35 | Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 35 | Snore Has a chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping. | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Discharge Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 45 | Play Rough Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 50 | Super Fang Inflicts damage equal to half the target’s HP. | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 55 | Entrainment Copies the user’s ability onto the target. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 60 | Thunder Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Dedenne can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Dedenne.






Across the games







More Electric-type Pokémon
Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.
Community notes
No reader notes on Dedenne yet.
Cite this page
“Dedenne”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/dedenne.
Species data from PokéAPI.