Bellibolt
Bellibolt is a Electric-type Pokémon, the EleFrog Pokémon, number 939 (#0939) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 113 kg.
Bellibolt is the EleFrog Pokémon, a plump, easygoing Electric type that makes electricity with a belly-button dynamo every time its wobbly body squashes and stretches. The two 'eyeballs' on its head are not eyes at all.
How to pronounce Bellibolt
Bellibolt is pronounced BEL-ee-bohlt. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Bellibolt said out loud:
In Japanese it is ハラバリー (Harabarie).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Bellibolt is a large, round, squishy frog, 1.2 m (3'11") tall and 113 kg (249.1 lbs), mostly green, with orange markings over its head, back and lower half and small orange feet. Its grey belly sits under a see-through membrane, with a yellow organ inside that looks like a navel: the belly-button dynamo. As its strong stomach muscles expand and contract, the dynamo produces electricity, which the Pokédex says is released through the eyeball-like bumps on its head.
Behaviour
Bellibolt can move quickly but usually chooses to be sluggish. Bulbapedia says it is easygoing and hard to train to start fights, because it does not notice opponents until it is attacked.
Habitat
Bulbapedia says it is rarely seen in the wild, and only now and then along riverbanks, and Serebii lists river as its biome. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in places such as Tagtree Thicket, Casseroya Lake and Glaseado Mountain.
Powers
Its Ability Electromorphosis doubles the power of its next Electric move whenever it is hit, and only Bellibolt is known to have it. Static is its other regular Ability, with Damp hidden. It uses Discharge, Zap Cannon and Electric Terrain, with Slack Off for recovery. With base HP 109 and Special Attack 103 it is a bulky special attacker, though its Speed of 45 is poor.
Name origin
Bellibolt combines belly and bolt. The Japanese name is Harabarie (ハラバリー), which may combine hara (belly) and baribari, a crackling sound.
Design inspiration
Bellibolt looks like a frog, perhaps the Cuyaba dwarf frog, which has big fake eyes on its backside. The link between frogs and electricity may nod to Galvani's experiments with frog legs, and its belly dynamo may recall a plasma globe. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Bellibolt is the final form of Tadbulb, and no level is needed: a Thunder Stone does it.
In the games
Bellibolt is the partner Pokémon of Iono, the Electric-type Gym Leader of Levincia, who uses a level 23 one alongside Wattrel, Luxio and Mismagius in Scarlet and Violet, where it debuted. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Iono's Bellibolt debuted in 'Someone We Can't See! Whosawhatsit?' and Terastallized into an Electric type in 'Trending Terastallization! Dance, Dance, Quaxly!', in her Tera Training battle against Dot.
Fun facts
- Bellibolt was teased on 12 October 2022 in a video asking fans to guess Iono's partner Pokémon, and was revealed two days later.
- At night its stomach makes a strange noise to show that it is hungry, according to Bulbapedia, which cites the official Scarlet and Violet site.
- One fixed Bellibolt at Casseroya Lake in Scarlet and Violet has a Water Tera Type, even though it is a pure Electric Pokémon.
Base stats
- HP: 109
- Attack: 64
- Defense: 91
- Sp. Atk: 103
- Sp. Def: 83
- Speed: 45
Bellibolt’s base stat total is 495. Its highest stat is HP.
Type matchups
What is Bellibolt weak to?
Bellibolt takes extra damage from Ground (2×) moves.
It resists Electric (½×), Flying (½×), Steel (½×).
Evolution
What does Bellibolt evolve from?
Bellibolt evolves from Tadbulb (Thunder Stone).
Bellibolt is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Tadbulb, Bellibolt.
Abilities
- Electromorphosis: When hit by an attack, the power of the next Electric-type move it uses is doubled.
- Static: Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.
- Damp (hidden ability): Prevents Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.
Moves
Moves Bellibolt learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 |
| 1 | Slack Off | Normal | Status | — |
| 7 | Thunder Shock | Electric | Special | 40 |
| 11 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 |
| 17 | Charge | Electric | Status | — |
| 21 | Spark | Electric | Physical | 65 |
| 24 | Mud Shot | Ground | Special | 55 |
| 25 | Flail | Normal | Physical | — |
| 32 | Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 |
| 36 | Weather Ball | Normal | Special | 50 |
| 40 | Electric Terrain | Electric | Status | — |
| 45 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 |
| 50 | Zap Cannon | Electric | Special | 120 |
TM moves (34)
Bellibolt can learn 34 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Mud-Slap, Protect, Water Pulse, Acid Spray, Confuse Ray, Chilling Water, Charge Beam, Swift, Mud Shot, Endure, Volt Switch, Rain Dance, Sleep Talk, Electro Ball, Reflect, Light Screen, Thunder Wave, Rest, Eerie Impulse, Substitute, Hyper Voice, Thunderbolt, Electric Terrain, Wild Charge, Giga Impact, Hyper Beam, Thunder, Tera Blast, Charge, Toxic, Weather Ball, Muddy Water, Supercell Slam, Electroweb.
Egg moves (3), which Tadbulb can hatch knowing:Muddy Water, Parabolic Charge, Soak.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Water 1.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 50 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 HP effort values.
- Base experience yield: 173.
Pokédex entries
What appear to be eyeballs are actually organs for discharging the electricity generated by Bellibolt's belly-button dynamo. (Violet)
When this Pokémon expands and contracts its wobbly body, the belly-button dynamo in its stomach produces a huge amount of electricity. (Scarlet)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ハラバリー |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Harabarie |
| French | Ampibidou |
| German | Wampitz |
| Spanish | Bellibolt |
| Italian | Bellibolt |
| Korean | 찌리배리 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 电肚蛙 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 電肚蛙 |
Trivia
- Slowest Electric type in Gen 9: 45 Speed, shared with 1 other.
- Taller than 58% of all Pokémon (1.2 m).
- Heavier than 85% of all Pokémon (113 kg).
- Base stat total 495, ranked #317 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is HP, ranked #67 of 1,025.
- One of 69 Electric-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 34 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 45 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 50: about 6.5% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Bellibolt (Pokémon), Serebii: Bellibolt (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (BEL-ee-bohlt): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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