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Dedenne(JP) is a species of Pokémon in the series of the same name. It is Electric / Fairy Pokémon introduced in the sixth generation games, Pokémon X and Y.

Physiology and Behavior[]

Dedenne is a bipedal, orange, rodent-like Pokémon with a round body. It has round black ears with pale yellow interiors, black eyes, a tiny nose, and a prominent upper incisor with a slight point. On each cheek is a circular, dark orange electric sac with two black whiskers. The upper whiskers have branches and resemble antennae, while the lower whiskers are simple. There is a thick black stripe down its back and it has a pale yellow belly. It has stubby limbs with three digits on each paw and a long, thin black tail with a tuft of fur on the tip.

Dedenne's upper whiskers serve as antennae that can send and receive electrical waves. This allows it to communicate with others of its kind over great distances, sharing locations of food or electricity, and sense its surroundings. The simple, lower whiskers are organs that can fire electricity. However, Dedenne is small and its electricity-generating organ is under-developed, making it unable to generate a lot of electricity on its own. It absorbs electricity from other electric Pokémon, or from homes and buildings by plugging its tail into outlets; Dedenne are known to live near humans due to this behavior. When it is low on charge, it curls up and sleeps.

Appearances[]

Main Pokémon games[]

Other Pokémon games[]

Super Smash Bros.[]

Dedenne appears as a Poké Ball Pokémon. It uses Discharge upon being released.

In the anime[]

Clemont's Dedenne debuted in A Battle of Aerial Mobility!, where Clemont tried to catch him for Bonnie as a partner. He finally caught him in A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!. Since then, he was Bonnie's unofficial Pokémon, and was almost always seen outside of his Poké Ball.

Origin and inspiration[]

In-game information[]

Pokédex entries[]

Title Entry
Sixth Pokémon generation
Pokémon X Its whiskers serve as antennas. By sending and receiving electrical waves, it can communicate with others over vast distances.
Pokémon Y It uses its tail to absorb electricity from power plants or from outlets in houses, and then it fires the electricity from its whiskers.
Pokémon Omega Ruby Its whiskers serve as antennas. By sending and receiving electrical waves, it can communicate with others over vast distances.
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire It uses its tail to absorb electricity from power plants or from outlets in houses, and then it fires the electricity from its whiskers.
Seventh Pokémon generation
Pokémon Ultra Sun It sneaks into people's homes and steals electricity from their outlets. When your electric bill seems off, it's the handiwork of this rascal.
Pokémon Ultra Moon Its upper whiskers are sensors that survey its surroundings. Its lower whiskers are organs that shoot electricity.
Eighth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Sword A Dedenne's whiskers pick up electrical waves other Dedenne send out. These Pokémon share locations of food or electricity with one another.
Pokémon Shield Since Dedenne can't generate as much electricity on its own, it steals electricity from outlets or other electric Pokémon.
Ninth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Scarlet It’s small and its electricity-generating organ is not fully developed, so it uses its tail to absorb electricity from people’s homes and charge itself.
Pokémon Violet Dedenne emit electrical waves from the whiskers on their cheeks to communicate with each other. When low on electricity, they curl up and sleep.


Game Locations[]

Title Location(s)
Sixth Pokémon generation
Pokémon X
Route 11, Friend Safari (Electric and Fairy)
Pokémon Y
Route 11, Friend Safari (Electric and Fairy)
Seventh Pokémon generation
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Blush Mountain
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Blush Mountain
Eighth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Sword
Challenge Beach
Pokémon Shield
Challenge Beach
Ninth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Scarlet
West Province: Area Three
North Province: Area Three
Pokémon Violet
West Province: Area Three
North Province: Area Three


Base Stats[]

Base Stats
HP 67
Attack 58
Defense 57
Sp. Attack 81
Sp. Defense 67
Speed 101
Total 431


Moveset[]

Main article: Dedenne/moveset

Gallery[]

Renders[]

Renders
X Y
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Sword Shield
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Scarlet Violet
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Trivia[]

  • During the Pokémon of the Year event held in a Japanese Pokémon Day website in February 2021, Dedenne won first place with 68,396 votes and beat Cinccino at second place (54,444 votes) and Sableye in third (45,526 votes).
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