Plusle
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| Plusle | |
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 National Manectric - Plusle (#311) - Minun Hoenn Manectric - Plusle (#080) - Minun |
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| Japanese name | プラスル (Purasuru) |
| Stage | Basic |
| Evolves from | None |
| Evolves to | None |
| Generation | Third |
| Species | Cheering Pokémon |
| Type | Electric |
| Height | 1 ft 4 in (0.4 m) |
| Weight | 9.3 lb (4.2 kg) |
| Ability | Plus |
Plusle (プラスル Purasuru?) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Plusle in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.[2]
"Plusle" is derived from "plus", here a reference to positive electric charge. A similar Pokémon is Minun, a reference to negative electric charge.
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[edit] Characteristics
Plusle's appearance is rather similar to Pikachu and its pre-evolved form, Pichu. Its fur is pale yellow and turns red in its ears, forepaws, tail and cheeks. Its tail and cheeks are drawn in the style of a plus sign.
[edit] Biology
Plusle is a very friendly and social Pokémon. It likes nothing better than to cheer its fellows up. In battle, it encourages and rallies its partner on in a manner similar to a cheerleader. It flashes and crackles with electric sparks all over its body and can short out the electricity coming out of its paws to create an electric version of a pompom. If its friend loses besides its support, it begins to cry loudly. Plusle tends to absorb electricity by climbing up telephone poles.[3]
[edit] In the video games
Plusle is found in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald in Route 110. It is encountered far more frequently in Pokémon Sapphire, perhaps because it is colored red, like Minun, which has the inverse charge of Plusle and is thus "attracted" to it. In the Emerald version, the player can trade a Volbeat for a Plusle in Fortree City. Plusle is also awarded to the player in Pokémon Colosseum after Miror B. is defeated. Minun, curiously enough, is not available in that game.
Plusle has good speed and special attack, and decent special defense, with the rest of its stats being about average. Its ability and attacks it learns strongly encourage the player to use it in a Double (2 vs. 2) battle, especially partnered with Minun. On its own, Plusle is far weaker.
Strategies for Plusle and Minun pairings generally consist of one Pokémon attacking and the other using supportive moves, such as Rain Dance to increase Thunder's accuracy, Helping Hand, Fake Tears (which lowers special defense), Thunder Wave, etc. Unfortunately, Plusle's repertoire of offensive moves limits itself to Electric and Normal-type attacks, and a single use of Earthquake will hit both Plusle and Minun at once for almost certainly fatal damage. (However, in Pokémon XD, one optional puzzle requires the player to use Plusle and Minun to defeat a Miltank and a Tropius, both carrying Earthquake.)
In Pokémon Ranger, Plusle is Solana's (the female hero) partner.
[edit] In the anime
- Plusle appeared along with Minun for the first time in episode #316 ("A Different Kind of Misty"). They belonged to a small boy who took care of a lighthouse. This junior trainer and his Plusle made another appearance in episode #328 ("Cheer Pressure"), where he used it and Minun as part of a cheerleading team.
- Plusle and Minun have also made appearances in the seventh movie, Destiny Deoxys, as well as the short preceding it.
- Plusle and Minun were the stars in the movie, "Plusle and Minun and The Princess Rescue", which was shown during the episode "Lights, Camerupt, Action".
- A Plusle is owned by Salana, a Pokémon Ranger.
[edit] In other Media
Plusle’s appearances in the TCG have been identical to those of Minun thus far, for the two Pokémon have never been seen in any one set without each other. Plusle has five cards under its name, one of which is promotional. Its first mainstream appearance was in EX Dragon as a rare holographic card where it shared the Chain of Events Poke-Body with its partner Minun. It next appeared in EX Hidden Legends, then in EX Deoxys, and later in EX Emerald. All five Plusle cards feature resistance to Steel.
There is also a Plusle toy known as the Pokémon Pocket Monster Plusle which was distributed by Tomy.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Publications
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
- Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5
[edit] External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Plusle as a species
- Serebii.net’s 4th Gen Pokédex entry for Plusle
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke - Plusle Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
- Smogon.com - Plusle Tactical Data
- WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Plusle Previously hosted by Wikibooks
