#0311
Plusle
Cheering Pokémon
When Plusle is cheering on its partner, it flashes with electric sparks from all over its body. If its partner loses, this Pokémon cries loudly.
Details
Height0.4 m
Weight4.2 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate200(36.6%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP142
Base stats
HP
60
Attack
50
Defense
40
Sp. Atk
85
Sp. Def
75
Speed
95
Total
405
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Plusle
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Ruby
Sapphire
Emerald
Colosseum
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Plusle can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Nuzzle Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Play Nice Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target. | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| 4 | Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 7 | Spark Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 10 | Encore Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| 13 | Bestow Gives the user’s held item to the target. | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 13 | Skill Swap User and target swap abilities. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 13 | Switcheroo User and target swap items. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 16 | Swift Never misses. | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 19 | Electro Ball Power is higher when the user has greater Speed than the target, up to a maximum of 150. | Electric | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 22 | Copycat Uses the target’s last used move. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 25 | Charm Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages. | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 26 | Charge Raises the user’s Special Defense by one stage. User’s Electric moves have doubled power next turn. | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 31 | Discharge Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 34 | Baton Pass Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 35 | Fake Tears Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 37 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 40 | Last Resort Can only be used after all of the user’s other moves have been used. | Normal | Physical | 140 | 100 | 5 |
| 43 | Thunder Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| 46 | Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 49 | Entrainment Copies the user’s ability onto the target. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Plusle can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
19 sprites & renders for Plusle.
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Cite this page
“Plusle”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/plusle.
Species data from PokéAPI.