Electric Surge (Ability ID: 226)

In-Game Description

"Casts Electric Terrain on entry. Lasts 8 turns."

Extended In-Game Description (280-300 chars)

Creates Electric Terrain for 8 turns (12 with Terrain Extender) on entry. Grounded Pokemon can't fall asleep and Electric moves gain 50% power. Rising Voltage doubles damage on grounded targets. Prevents sleep for all grounded Pokemon. Overrides other terrains when activated.

Character count: 300

Detailed Mechanical Explanation

Electric Surge automatically sets Electric Terrain when the Pokémon enters battle, providing powerful Electric-type support and sleep immunity.

Trigger Conditions

• Activates immediately upon entering battle
• Uses onEntry hook with TryChangeBattleTerrain
• Overwrites any existing terrain (Grassy, Psychic, Misty)

Terrain Duration

• Base Duration: 8 turns
• Extended Duration: 12 turns with Terrain Extender item
• Timer counts down at end of each turn
• Can be permanent in special battle conditions

Electric Terrain Effects

1. Electric-type Power Boost:

   • Electric moves used by grounded Pokémon: 1.5x power (50% boost)
   • Only affects Pokémon touching the ground
   • Flying-types, Levitate, Magnet Rise users unaffected

2. Sleep Prevention:

   • Grounded Pokémon cannot fall asleep
   • Already sleeping Pokémon don't wake up
   • Rest fails for grounded Pokémon
   • Yawn fails to cause sleep on grounded targets

3. Move Interactions:

   • Rising Voltage: 2x base power (140) vs grounded targets
   • Nature Power: Becomes Thunderbolt
   • Secret Power: May cause paralysis
   • Camouflage: User becomes Electric-type

4. Ability Synergies:

   • Hadron Engine: Boosts Special Attack in Electric Terrain
   • Quark Drive: Activates stat boost
   • Surge Surfer: Doubles Speed on Electric Terrain

Grounded vs Ungrounded

Grounded (affected by terrain):

• Non-Flying types without Levitate
• Not using Magnet Rise/Telekinesis
• Not holding Air Balloon

Special Cases:

• Pokémon with Electric Surge/Hadron Engine treated as terrain-affected even if not grounded
• Roost temporarily grounds Flying-types
• Gravity grounds all Pokémon

Special Interactions

• Weather: Permanent Electric Terrain created by Rain Thunderstorm weather
• Terrain Competition: Only one terrain active at a time
• Misty Terrain: Overrides when Electric Surge activates
• Max Moves: Max Lightning extends duration

Disabled Abilities

Electric Surge prevents these abilities from activating on switch-in:

• ABILITY_GENERATOR
• ABILITY_ENERGIZED

Implementation Details

• Uses STATUS_FIELD_ELECTRIC_TERRAIN flag
• Script: BattleScript_ElectricSurgeActivates
• Terrain timer managed by gFieldTimers.terrainTimer
• Standard 1.5x multiplier (UQ_4_12(1.5))