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Parabolic Charge

In Pokémon ChampionsGen VI
Game

Pokémon Champions

ElectricSpecial

User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.

Power
65
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Hits
Everyone next to the user, ally too (spread move)
On Showdown
0.1% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
Properties

Changes over time

How Parabolic Charge changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Gen VII

    Power 50 → 65 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 recovers 1/2 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down.

“The user attacks everything around it. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by those hit.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

What interacts

Abilities and items that boost Parabolic Charge, block it, punish its user or change how it works.

Boosts it

1

Blocks or weakens it

1

Punishes the user

1

Changes how it works

1

Mold Breaker, Teravolt and Turboblaze ignore the abilities that block or weaken it.

Good to know

Who runs Parabolic Charge on Showdown

  1. Bellibolt88.2% of its sets
  2. Mega Ampharos50.1% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Parabolic Charge among their most used moves.

Bellibolt, ladder rank #102Ampharos, ladder rank #135

Who learns Parabolic Charge

5 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

AmpharosHelioliskDedenneBelliboltMega Ampharos

All 7 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →