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 communicateDedenne 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.
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
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| Generation VI | | Kalos
Coastal #110 | | Hoenn
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| X | Its whiskers serve as antennas. By sending and receiving electrical waves, it can communicate with others over vast distances. |
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| 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. |
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| Omega Ruby | Its whiskers serve as antennas. By sending and receiving electrical waves, it can communicate with others over vast distances. |
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| 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. |
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| Generation VIII | | Galar
Isle of Armor #103 | | Sinnoh
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| This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. |
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| Sword | A Dedenne's whiskers pick up electrical waves other Dedenne send out. These Pokémon share locations of food or electricity with one another. |
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| Shield | Since Dedenne can't generate as much electricity on its own, it steals electricity from outlets or other electric Pokémon. |
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| Generation IX | | Paldea
#200 | | Kitakami
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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Game locations
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In side games
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Stats
Base stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dedenne
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dedenne
- 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 Dedenne
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Dedenne
- 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 Dedenne
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dedenne
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dedenne
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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Side game data
Pokémon Rumble Rush | Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds | Base HP: 52 | | | Base Attack: 75 | Base Defense: 51 | Base Speed: 70 |
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New Pokémon Snap | | Photodex entry #040 | | Dedenne love electricity, so they tend to live near humans. One often comes to my lab to feed on the electricity. Speaking of which, I was pretty shocked when it erased some of my data! |
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Evolution data
Sprites
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In the anime
Main series
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 almost 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.
A Dedenne appeared in Searching for Chivalry!, under the ownership of Wikstrom.
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 The Cuteness Quotient!.
A Dedenne appeared in Under Color of Darkness!.
A Dedenne appeared in a fantasy in Sleuths for Truth!.
A Trainer's Dedenne appeared in HZ049.
Pokédex entries
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| 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. |
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Pokémon Evolutions
A Dedenne appeared in The Visionary, where one explored the stone circle of Geosenge Town before being disturbed by the arrival of the ultimate weapon.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Main article: Clemont's DedenneA Dedenne appeared in Kangaskhan...Kangascan't, under the ownership of a Beauty.
A Dedenne was used to power the Prism Tower during a blackout in Chespin Sows the Seeds of Change.
Bonnie's Dedenne first appeared in Zygarde Agitated. It was used to help free the Pokémon captured by Team Flare on Route 10.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
Dedenne appeared in Pocket Monsters XY.
In the TCG
Main article: Dedenne (TCG)Other appearances
Dedenne trophy in Super Smash Bros. for 3DSDedenne appears as a Poké Ball Pokémon. It uses Discharge upon being released. It also appears as a trophy in both versions of the game.
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.
Trivia
Origin
Dedenne seems to be based on a gerbil, a Japanese dormouse, or a hamster, combined with a television antenna. Dedenne's Fairy type may reference 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
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| More languages |  Hebrew | דדנה Dedenne | Transcription of English/Japanese name |  Hindi | डेडेन्ने 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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