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Pop Shocks

Pop Shocks turns five melee attacks into electric discharges that shock nearby zombies: a Mega GobbleGum of Black Ops III and a Classic Elixir of Black Ops 4.

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Pop Shocks is a Mega GobbleGum of Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombies and a Classic Elixir of Black Ops 4. For five melee attacks, each hit sets off an electrostatic discharge that electrocutes the zombies around.

Overview

First appearanceBlack Ops III, released November 6, 2015
Type / RarityBlack Ops IIIGobbleGum, MegaBlack Ops 4Elixir, Classic
ActivationAutomatic, when melee attacking zombies
Uses5 melee attacks
EffectMelee attacks electrocute nearby zombies
The Pop Shocks gum, an orange ball with rainbow spots showing three figures struck by lightning, Pop Shocks, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

Black Ops III

Orange, the colour of the gums that activate on their own.

Effect, game by game

GameRarityActivationEffect
Black Ops IIIMegaAuto-activates when attacking zombies; 5 activationsMelee attacks trigger an electrostatic discharge, electrocuting nearby zombies. Can instantly kill a Margwa or a Panzersoldat.
Black Ops 4Classic ElixirAuto-activates when melee attacking zombies (5 melees)Melee attacks instantly trigger an electrostatic discharge, electrocuting nearby zombies.

The effect is the same; what changes is the supply. In Black Ops III each gum is used up, while a Classic Elixir of Black Ops 4 has unlimited uses with a cooldown between drinks. Only the Black Ops III description mentions killing a Margwa or Panzersoldat outright.

A player in the IX arena electrocuting a group of zombies with a melee attack, blue sparks around them, Pop Shocks, Call of Duty Black Ops 4 Zombies

The discharge

Zombies wrapped in blue sparks after a melee attack, in the arena of IX.

In Black Ops 4, Fandom notes that Luna, the wolf of the Blood Wolf Bite perk, uses up the charges of an active Pop Shocks Elixir.

How to get it

  • Black Ops III: a Mega GobbleGum, made from Liquid Divinium in Dr. Monty's Factory.
  • Black Ops 4: a Classic Elixir, earned by levelling up.
  • Sword Flay: the other melee gum, five times the melee damage.
  • Burned Out: sets nearby zombies on fire when the player takes damage, a defensive counterpart.
  • Blood Wolf Bite: the Black Ops 4 perk whose wolf drains the Elixir's charges.