How to Get Light Ball in Emerald

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Light Ball
でんきだま
Electric Orb

Pokémon Global Link artwork

Introduced in Generation II

Pocket
Generation II	Items
Generation III	Items
Generation IV	Items
Generation V	Items(Held items)
Generation VI	Items
Generation VII	Items
Generation VIII	Other Items

Fling
Power	30
Effect	Paralyzes the target

The Light Ball (Japanese: でんきだま Electric Orb) is a type of held item introduced in Generation II. It boosts the stats of a Pikachu that holds it.

In the core series

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
G S C R S E FR LG D P Pt HG SS B W B2 W2 X Y OR AS	N/A	50
S M US UM Sw Sh	N/A	500

Effect

In battle

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: Does it check the Pokémon's species before or after using Transform (in each generation)? You can discuss this on the talk page.

Generations II and III

If held by a Pikachu, doubles its Special Attack.

Generation IV onward

If held by a Pikachu, doubles both its Attack and Special Attack.

Outside of battle

Pokémon Emerald onward

If held by either parent of a Pichu when the Egg is produced, the Pichu that hatches will know the move Volt Tackle. From Generation VI onward, if a Pichu knows Volt Tackle this way (and was bred in Generation VI onward), it can be taught Volt Tackle again at the Move Reminder if it forgets the move.

Description

Games	Description
G S C	An odd, electrical orb. (HOLD)
R S E Colo. XD	A hold item that raises the Sp. Atk of Pikachu.
FR LG	An orb to be held by a Pikachu that raises the Sp. Atk stat. Touching it may cause a shock.
D P	An item to be held by Pikachu. It is a puzzling orb that raises the Sp. Atk stat.
Pt HG SS	An item to be held by Pikachu. It is a puzzling orb that raises the Attack and Sp. Atk stat.
B W B2 W2	An item to be held by Pikachu. It is a puzzling orb that raises the Attack and Sp. Atk stat.
X Y OR AS S M US UM Sw Sh	An item to be held by Pikachu. It's a puzzling orb that boosts its Attack and Sp. Atk stats.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
G S C		Held by the starting Pikachu from Pokémon Yellow if traded to Generation II
R S E		Held by wild Pikachu (5% chance)
FR LG		Trade
XD	Pokémon HQ Lab (×2; held by Eagun's two Pikachu during the post-game battle)
D P Pt		Held by wild Pikachu (5% chance)
HG SS		Mt. Silver (held by Red's Pikachu) Held by wild Pikachu (5% chance)
PW		Yellow Forest
P B R	Held by Secret Gift Pikachu
B W	Held by Singing Pikachu, Pikachu Festival Pikachu, Pika Pika Carnival Pikachu, Summer 2012 Pikachu, Summer Carnival Pikachu, World Championships 2012 Pikachu, Pokémon Center 15th Anniversary Pikachu (event)
B2 W2	Held by Pokémon Center 15th Anniversary Pikachu (event)
X Y		Held by wild Pikachu (5% chance)
OR AS	Route 120	Held by wild Pikachu (5% chance)
S M US UM	Resolution Cave	Held by wild Pikachu (5% chance)
Sw Sh	Held by World Cap Pikachu (event)	Held by wild Pikachu (5% chance)
Sw Sh IoA		Cram-o-matic (Electric: 82-90 points)

In spin-off games

Light Ball in Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

In Pokémon: Magikarp Jump, Light Ball is a Friendship Item that is received as a reward after beating the Friend League. It summons Pikachu as a helper Pokémon.

Trivia

Because Pikachu cannot be found in the wild in Unova, Thief and similar moves no longer permanently steal items held by Trainers' Pokémon from Generation V onward, and Poké Transfer does not transfer held items, the Light Ball cannot be obtained in Generation V outside of events. However, it is coded to be an item held by wild Pikachu, with a 1%* ^{B W} /5% ^{B2 W2} probability.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	電氣球 Dihnhei Kàuh
Chinese	Mandarin	電氣球 / 电气球 Diànqì Qiú
French		Balle Lumière* Ballelumiere*
German		Kugelblitz
Italian		Elettropalla
Korean		전기구슬 Jeongi Guseul
Spanish		Bola Luminosa* Bolaluminosa*