Electrified
- “Electrified! Enemies that make contact will get hurt!”
- —Battle text, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Electrified is a positive status condition encountered in the Paper Mario series. It is indicated by an icon containing a buzzing lightning bolt, and by the affected character's body flashing intermittently (in Paper Mario), or by small lightning bolts emanating out of the affected character (in The Thousand-Year Door). If the electrified character is struck with a contact attack, the attacker will take 1 damage and be unable to continue their attack should it have multiple parts (such as Mario's jump rebound or The Master's combo attacks). Attacks with a delay between making contact and damaging (for example, a Fuzzy's HP leeching) are most strongly affected, as electrification will interrupt the attack before any damage is done and completely protect the user.
Watt is the only character, friend or foe, to be electrified at all times. A Volt Shroom will electrify the recipient for a few turns. The Zap Tap badge will electrify Mario for as long as it is equipped. The Lucky Start badge has a 25% chance to electrify Mario for two turns upon entering battle. Certain enemies like Dark Puffs, and especially the Chapter 6 boss of Paper Mario, Huff N. Puff, can electrify themselves, while Magikoopas can electrify themselves or their allies. Finally, in The Thousand-Year Door, some falling stage lights can lightly damage and electrify combatants.
An electrified character is immune to the negative effects of opponents' electrification; for example, an electrified Mario can safely jump on a Duplighost's Watt, a charged Ruff Puff, or Huff N. Puff without being damaged or having his attack interrupted.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビリビリ Biribiri |
Onomatopoeia for electric shocking equivalent to "bzzzt" |
| Spanish (NOE) | Carga eléctrica (Paper Mario)[1] Electrificado (The Thousand-Year Door)[2] |
Electric Charge Electrified |
