Plusle (Japanese: プラスル Prasle) is an Electric-type Pokémon introduced in Generation III.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, but can be thought as a counterpart to Minun. Plusle, along with Minun, is one of the two Partner Pokémon available at the beginning of the Pokémon Ranger.
Biology
Plusle is a cream-colored bipedal Pokémon with red markings. It has a dot-like nose and a cream-colored plus sign in the middle of its circular red cheeks. It has long, flat ears that are mostly red. Its limbs are stubby and digitless, and it has red front paws. Its short tail is tipped with a red plus sign.
Plusle can create sparkly pom-poms by shorting out the electrical current in its palms. It uses these pom-poms to cheer on its teammates and will cry loudly if they lose. It climbs telephone poles to absorb electricity. It lives in grasslands and savannas. Plusle is often seen together with Minun.
Prior to Generation V, Plusle was the only known Pokémon that could have Plus as an Ability.
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III. |
| Generation III | | Hoenn
#080 | | Kanto
#— | | Ruby | 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. | | Sapphire | 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. | | Emerald | 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. | | FireRed | It cheers on partners while scattering sparks from its body. It climbs telephone poles to absorb electricity. | | LeafGreen | | |
| Generation IV | | Sinnoh
#— | | Johto
#— | | Diamond | It cheers on friends with pom-poms made of sparks. It drains power from telephone poles. | | Pearl | | Platinum | | HeartGold | It absorbs electricity from telephone poles. It shorts out its body to create crackling noises. | | SoulSilver | | |
| Generation V | | | Unova
#— | | Black | It cheers on friends with pom-poms made of sparks. It drains power from telephone poles. | | White | | Black 2 | It cheers on friends with pom-poms made of sparks. It drains power from telephone poles. | | White 2 | | |
| Generation VI | | Kalos
Central #096 | | Hoenn
#082 | | X | It cheers on friends with pom-poms made of sparks. It drains power from telephone poles. | | Y | It absorbs electricity from telephone poles. It shorts out its body to create crackling noises. | | Omega Ruby | 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. | | Alpha Sapphire | 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. | | |
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| Generation IX | | Paldea
#— | | Kitakami
#— | | Blueberry
#119 | | Scarlet | It cheers on partners while scattering sparks from its body. It climbs telephone poles to absorb electricity. | | Violet | This Pokémon absorbs electricity from telephone poles. It shorts out the electricity stored inside its body to create noises. | | |
Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III. |
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| Generation IV | | | Diamond | Pearl | | | Platinum | | | HeartGold | SoulSilver | | Routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 29, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 46, and 48, National Park (Hoenn Sound) | | | Pal Park | | | |
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In side games
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Plusle will not appear in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team until a rescue mission involving it has been completed, using a Wonder Mail code such as the following:
- F ? R P F ? ... ? ? + 7 ?
- C T ? H 6 4 ? 0 R ? ? ?
- Objective: Escort Plusle to Minun on floor 5 of Thunderwave Cave.
In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Plusle is available in Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Plusle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Plusle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Plusle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Plusle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Plusle
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Plusle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Plusle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger | Group: | | Poké Assist: | 
| Field move: | None | | Loops: 3 | Min. exp.: 3 | Max. exp.: 3 | Browser entry R-067
| | Plusle discharges electricity to immobilize targets during a capture attempt. | | |
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Pokémon Rumble Rush  | Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds | Base HP: 51 | | | Base Attack: 74 | Base Defense: 50 | Base Speed: 60 | | |
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Evolution data
Sprites
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III. |
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In the anime
Major appearances
Plusle debuted alongside Minun in A Different Kind of Misty!. Both Pokémon were owned by Thatcher, who was responsible for protecting a lighthouse. In Cheer Pressure, Thatcher was training them to be cheerleaders. Both were often seen outside of their Poké Balls.
In Lights, Camerupt, Action!, a Plusle starred with a Minun in a film Elijah directed. In the film, they and Pikachu set out to rescue Princess Kirlia from an evil Exploud.
In Destiny Deoxys, a Plusle and Minun served as the movie's comic relief. The pair helped Tory Lund to overcome his fear of Pokémon. Both briefly reappeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai, which chronicled the preceding nine movies.
In The Green Guardian, Solana's Plusle is her Partner Pokémon. It reappeared in Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! Part 1 and Part 2.
In Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn! and Playing the Performance Encore!, Ursula owns a Plusle and Minun. In Last Call — First Round!, they tried to embarrass Dawn before an interview with Rhonda but failed. It reappeared with Minun and their Trainer in the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Plusle appeared in Searching for Service with a Smile!, under the ownership of Multa.
Minor appearances
A Plusle appeared in A Fan with a Plan.
A Plusle appeared in PK13.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!, Team A.C.T. rescued a Plusle and Minun.
In Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!, Dawn's flashback featured a Plusle and Minun as she explained why she was afraid of them.
In Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade, a Plusle watched Meloetta's concert.
In The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination!, multiple Plusle fell under the control Team Rocket.
In Performing with Fiery Charm!, a Performer's Plusle competed in the Dendemille Town Showcase with a Minun. In A Performance Pop Quiz!, it competed in the Anistar City Showcase. In Master Class is in Session!, the Master Class Showcase in Gloire City.
In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, a Plusle was living in the forest.
In Party Dancecapades!, a Performer's Plusle attended Monsieur Pierre's dance party.
A Trainer's Plusle appeared in Battling With a Clean Slate!.
Pokédex entries
| Episode | Pokémon | Source | Entry | | DP161 | Plusle | Ash's Pokédex | Plusle, the Cheering Pokémon. Plusle loves to cheer for its fellow Pokémon, and it creates sparkling pom-poms by shorting out the electrical current released from its paws. | |
| Episode | Pokémon | Source | Entry | | JN061 | Plusle and Minun | Goh's Rotom Phone | Plusle and Minun, the Cheering Pokémon. Electric types. They make sparks as they cheer on their friends. If it looks like their friends might lose, they give off even more sparks. | |
In the manga
Ash & Pikachu
Like her anime counterpart, Solana owns a Plusle. It appeared in A 'Thank You' That Transcends Time.
Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic
Solana's Plusle appears in a photo in PRV1.
Pokémon Adventures
- Main article: Ruby's Plusle
Ruby owned a Plusle that he met at the Abandoned Ship in Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun I. He later appeared on Mirage Island, where together with Sapphire's Minun, helped the two rivals learn how to work as a Double Battle team.
Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪
A Plusle appeared in CCP09, where it competed in a Cuteness Contest along with its rival Minun and Haruka's Torchic. It managed to win the competition, having received 34 votes.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
Plusle is the only known Pokémon of Hareta's father, Kaisei. It seems to be related to Hareta's Minun. It first appeared in Hareta's Excellent New Partner...Minun?!.
Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission
Much like the games, Solana has a Plusle as her Partner Pokémon, which is the counterpart to Lunick's Minun. She was used to battle Tiffany and broke her Super Styler and defeated her.
Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire
A Plusle appeared in Annual Big Cleaning Operation!!, under the ownership of Professor Oak.
In the TCG
- Main article: Plusle (TCG)
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Trophy information
It appears with its counterpart, Minun.
"Cheering Pokémon. Plusle and Minun produce positive and negative energy, respectively. They both love cheering on their partners and place the encouragement of their partners over their own safety. To cheer, they short their electric currents to produce sparks that grow in intensity as their partners get into trouble."
Trivia
- Plusle shares its category with its partner Minun. They are both known as the Cheering Pokémon.
- Plusle and Minun share the same base stat total, although the stat distribution is different, with Plusle being more offense-oriented and Minun being more defense-oriented.
- In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, there are several files for unused playable characters. One of these files is named "Pra_Mai", leading some players to speculate that Plusle and Minun were considered to appear as a tag team, like Ice Climbers.
Origin
Plusle seems to be based on a cheerleading mouse, chipmunk, or rabbit. It could also be an incarnation of a positive electric charge.
Name origin
Plusle and Prasle may be derived from plus, possibly in reference to positive electrical charge. It may also be derived from a partial anagram of pulse.
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | प्लसल Plusle | Transcription of English name |  Russian | Пласл Plasl | Transcription of English name |  Thai | พราเซิล Phrasoen | Transcription of Japanese name | |
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