Plusle
Plusle is a Electric-type Pokémon, the Cheering Pokémon, number 311 (#0311) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 4.2 kg.
Plusle is the Cheering Pokémon, an Electric-type cheerleader that is often seen with its partner Minun. The Pokédex says it cries loudly if its side loses.
How to pronounce Plusle
Plusle is pronounced PLUS-ul. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Plusle said out loud:
In Japanese it is プラスル (Prasle).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Plusle is 0.4 m tall and 4.2 kg, a two-legged, cream-coloured Pokémon with red markings. Its nose is a small dot, each round red cheek carries a cream plus sign, and its long, flat ears are mostly red. Its stubby limbs have no separate digits, its front paws are red, and its short tail ends in a red plus sign.
Behaviour
Plusle shorts out the current in its palms to make sparkling pom-poms, which it waves to cheer on its teammates. When a teammate puts in a good effort it crackles with joy. It also scales telephone poles to drink in their electricity. Bulbapedia says it has even been seen waving its pom-poms in its sleep, and thinks it may be dreaming of cheering for others.
Habitat
Grassland, in the Pokédex's habitat categories. In Scarlet and Violet it is available through trade or Pokémon HOME, and in the wild in The Indigo Disk's Terarium, in the Canyon and Polar Biomes and Chargestone Cavern. It is not in Legends: Z-A.
Powers
Plusle's Ability is Plus, which boosts its Special Attack when a friendly Pokémon has Plus or Minus, and its hidden Ability is Lightning Rod. It uses Spark and Thunder, supports with Helping Hand, Encore and Charm, and Nasty Plot sharpens its Special Attack. Base Speed of 95 and Special Attack of 85 make it the offensive half of the pair.
Name origin
Plusle may come from 'plus', for positive electric charge, and may also be a partial anagram of 'pulse'. The Japanese name is Prasle (プラスル).
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia suggests Plusle may be modelled on a cheerleading mouse, chipmunk or rabbit, and it might also be a positive electric charge in animal form. These are fan readings.
In the games
In Pokémon Colosseum, Plusle is Duking's favourite Pokémon and chooses to join Wes after he rescues it from Cipher, and in Pokémon Ranger it is Solana's Partner Pokémon. It first appeared in Ruby and Sapphire.
In the anime
Plusle debuted alongside Minun in 'A Different Kind of Misty!', both owned by Thatcher, whose job was to guard a lighthouse, and who was training them as cheerleaders in 'Cheer Pressure'. In 'The Green Guardian', Solana's Plusle acts as her Partner Pokémon.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia says that before Generation V, no Pokémon other than Plusle could have the Ability Plus.
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl contains an unused playable-character file named 'Pra_Mai', and some players guess that Plusle and Minun were once planned as a duo like the Ice Climbers.
- Plusle appeared as a disc shooter among the Pokémon toys that McDonald's gave away in 2006.
Base stats
- HP: 60
- Attack: 50
- Defense: 40
- Sp. Atk: 85
- Sp. Def: 75
- Speed: 95
Plusle’s base stat total is 405. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Plusle weak to?
Plusle takes extra damage from Ground (2×) moves.
It resists Electric (½×), Flying (½×), Steel (½×).
Evolution
Plusle does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Abilities
- Plus: Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when a friendly Pokémon has Plus or Minus.
- Lightning Rod (hidden ability): Redirects single-target Electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.
Moves
Moves Plusle learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Play Nice | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — |
| 4 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — |
| 7 | Spark | Electric | Physical | 65 |
| 10 | Encore | Normal | Status | — |
| 13 | Switcheroo | Dark | Status | — |
| 16 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 |
| 19 | Electro Ball | Electric | Special | — |
| 22 | Copycat | Normal | Status | — |
| 26 | Charge | Electric | Status | — |
| 31 | Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 |
| 34 | Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — |
| 37 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 40 | Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 |
| 43 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 |
| 46 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — |
| 49 | Entrainment | Normal | Status | — |
TM moves (39)
Plusle can learn 39 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Charm, Fake Tears, Agility, Mud-Slap, Protect, Trailblaze, Charge Beam, Facade, Swift, Fling, Endure, Volt Switch, Rain Dance, Thunder Punch, Sleep Talk, Electro Ball, Light Screen, Grass Knot, Thunder Wave, Rest, Eerie Impulse, Skill Swap, Substitute, Encore, Thunderbolt, Play Rough, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Electric Terrain, Nasty Plot, Wild Charge, Thunder, Tera Blast, Charge, Super Fang, Uproar, Endeavor, Electroweb, Alluring Voice.
Egg moves (5):Charm, Nuzzle, Sing, Sweet Kiss, Wish.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Fairy.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 200 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
- Base experience yield: 142.
Pokédex entries
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. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)
Plusle always acts as a cheerleader for its partners. Whenever a teammate puts out a good effort in battle, this Pokémon shorts out its body to create the crackling noises of sparks to show its joy. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)
It absorbs electricity from telephone poles. It shorts out its body to create crackling noises. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, Y)
It cheers on friends with pom-poms made of sparks. It drains power from telephone poles. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, X)
It cheers on partners while scattering sparks from its body. It climbs telephone poles to absorb electricity. (FireRed, LeafGreen)
It has the trait of cheering on its fellow Pokémon. By shorting out the electricity it releases from its paws, it creates pom-poms for cheering. (Emerald)
Names around the world
| Japanese | プラスル |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Prasle |
| French | Posipi |
| German | Plusle |
| Spanish | Plusle |
| Italian | Plusle |
| Korean | 플러시 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 正电拍拍 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 正電拍拍 |
Trivia
- Lightest Electric type in Gen 3: 4.2 kg, shared with 1 other.
- Shortest Electric type in Gen 3: 0.4 m, shared with 1 other.
- Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
- Heavier than 14% of all Pokémon (4.2 kg).
- Base stat total 405, ranked #605 of 1,025.
- One of 69 Electric-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 88 yellow Pokémon.
- Number 60 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
- Can learn 52 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 200: about 26.1% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 6 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: Plusle (Pokémon), Serebii: Plusle (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (PLUS-ul): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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