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Dedenne (Japanese: デデンネ Dedenne) is a dual-type Electric/Fairy Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology

Dedenne using its whiskers to communicate

Dedenne is a bipedal, orange, mouse-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 marking 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 is 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, it is unable to generate a lot of electricity on its own. It absorbs electricity from buildings by plugging its tail into outlets. It also absorbs electricity from other electric Pokémon. This results in the home of the residence it absorbs from getting high electric bills.

In the anime

Major appearances

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 always seen outside of his Poké Ball.

Other

A Mirror World Dedenne appeared in The Cave of Mirrors!, under the ownership of Mirror Clemont. Like the Dedenne of the regular world, it was Mirror Bonnie's partner, and was always seen outside of his Poké Ball.

A Dedenne appeared in The Legend of X, Y, and Z!, under the ownership of a young girl. It and its owner approached an elderly Jan and the petrified Aila, where they learned from the former about the Legendaries Xerneas, Yveltal, and Zygarde.

Minor appearances

Dedenne debuted in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!, where it was seen running alongside a boy in Aquacorde Town.

Four Dedenne appeared in Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids!. Ash, Lillie, and Sophocles encountered them when they were shrunken in size. They started to spark around Togedemaru, which helped alert Pikachu to Ash's location.

A Trainer's Dedenne appeared in Turning the Other Mask!.

A Trainer's Dedenne appeared in Battling Besties!. It was sleeping on its Trainer's lap during the Manalo Conference battle between Lana and Mallow.

A Trainer's Dedenne appeared in JN031.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry XY003 Dedenne Ash's Pokédex Dedenne, the Antenna Pokémon. Dedenne communicates long distance with other Dedenne by sending radio waves through its antenna-like whiskers.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A Dedenne appeared in PS554, under the ownership of a Beauty.

A Dedenne was used to power the Prism Tower during a blackout in Charging After Electrike.

Bonnie's Dedenne first appeared in Zygarde Agitated. It was used to help free the Pokémon captured by Team Flare on Route 10.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Dedenne appeared in Pocket Monsters XY.

In the TCG

Other appearances

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

Trophy information

NA: This Electric/Fairy-type Pokémon's round shape and antennae-like whiskers make it very distinctive. It has a habit of sticking its tail into sockets to absorb electricity. Its Discharge attack shoots off in four directions, passing through obstacles and stunning any fighters it hits along the way.

PAL: This Electric- and Fairy-type Pokémon's round shape and antennae-like whiskers make it very distinctive. It has a habit of sticking its tail into sockets to absorb electricity that it fires from its whiskers. Its Discharge attack shoots off in four directions, passing through obstacles and stunning any fighters it hits along the way.

Dedenne returns as a Pokémon summoned from the Poké Ball, retaining the same behavior from the previous game. It also appears as a Spirit.

Game data

NPC appearances

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Dedenne is a member of the Expedition Society in charge of transmitting signals between Exploration Society members.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Generation VIII Other generations: VI - VII Game Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Sw Sh IoA Rising Voltage Electric Special 70 100% 20 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dedenne

indicates a move that gets when used by Dedenne Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dedenne

indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dedenne Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

Side game data

Evolution

Sprites

Trivia

Dedenne is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 431.

Origin

Dedenne seems to be based on a Japanese dormouse, gerbil, or hamster combined with a television antenna.

Dedenne may also be based on the French version of the tooth fairy (La Petite Souris; i.e. The Little Mouse), which is described as a small mouse that exchanges baby teeth for coins.

Name origin

Dedenne may be a combination of 電気 denki (electricity) and antenne (French for antenna).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese デデンネ Dedenne From 電気 denki and antenne French Dedenne Same as Japanese name Spanish Dedenne Same as Japanese name German Dedenne Same as Japanese name Italian Dedenne Same as Japanese name Korean 데덴네 Dedenne Same as Japanese name Cantonese Chinese 咚咚鼠 Dūngdūngsyú From 咚咚 dūngdūng and 鼠 syú Mandarin Chinese 咚咚鼠 Dōng​dōngshǔ​​ From 咚咚 dōng​dōng​ and 鼠 shǔ More languages Hebrew דדנה Dedenne Transcription of English/Japanese name Hindi देदेने Dedenne Transcription of English/Japanese name Russian Деденне Dedenne Transcription of English/Japanese name Thai เดเด็นเนะ Dedenne Transcription of Japanese name





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