Minkarp slowly build up a negative electrical charge as they swim, passively discharging the energy from their scales. A thin stream of hydrogen bubbles constantly comes from their body, their charge splitting the water into its component elements.
Its swimming muscles are weak, so it is easily washed away by currents. At a meeting of Pokémon academics, it was announced that simultaneous exposure to electricity from a Plusle and Minkarp will promote circulation and boost vitality.
