Eerie Impulse
Pokémon Champions
Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 2.
- Power
- –
- Accuracy
- 100%
- Hit chance
- PP
- 16 Scarlet & Violet: 15
- Cooldown
- Wind-up
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
Changes over time
How Eerie Impulse changed from game to game, newest first.
- Champions
PP 15 → 16 Buffed
Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
See it in the games
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How it works in Champions
“The user's body generates an eerie impulse. Exposing the target to it harshly lowers the target's Sp. Atk stat.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
What interacts
Abilities and items that boost Eerie Impulse, block it, punish its user or change how it works.
Blocks or weakens it
1
- Magic Bouncebounces it back
Changes how it works
1
- Infiltratorgoes through Substitute
No ability or held item affected it in these games.
Mold Breaker, Teravolt and Turboblaze ignore the abilities that block or weaken it.
Good to know
- Magic Coat sends it back to the user too.
Who runs Eerie Impulse on Showdown
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.
Who learns Eerie Impulse
25 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
Pikachu
Raichu
Jolteon
Ampharos
Manectric
Luxray
Rotom
Emolga
Eelektross
Stunfisk
Heliolisk
Dedenne
Morpeko
Bellibolt
Heat Rotom
Wash Rotom
Frost Rotom
Fan Rotom
Mow Rotom
Mega Ampharos
Mega Manectric
Alolan Raichu
Mega Eelektross
Mega Raichu X
Mega Raichu YAll 64 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →