Thunder

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Thunder

かみなり Thunder

Generation:	I

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	110
Accuracy:	70%
PP:	10
Affects:	All Enemies
Secondary Effect:	May Cause Paralysis
Priority:
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	2 ♥♥

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Thunder is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation I. In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it is available as TM38.

Description

Effect

In battle

Originally, it deals damage and has a 10% chance to paralysed non electric types. It could paralyze electric types In generation II-V, but returned to being unable to paralyze electric types In Generation VI, due to the type being immune to paralysis.

In generation II, The paralyze chance is buffed to 30%.

Thunder never misses in heavy rain, but has 50% accuracy in intense sunlight. It may also paralyze the target. It also hits Pokémon that are in the semi invulnerable turn of Fly, Bounce or Sky Drop. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, due to a glitch Thunder has a 30% chance to bypass Protect and Detect in rain, but starting in Pokémon Platinum, Blizzard can no longer bypass them.

Its base power was nerfed from 120 to 110 In Generation VI.

Contests

Startles all Pokémon that have already appealed.

If Charge,Lock-On or Rain Dance was used before Thunder, it gives 2 extra appeal Points in Gen III.

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, if Rain Dance and Charge are used before thunder, the appeals bonus is now 3.

Super Contests

Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Level
			I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Pikachu	electric	43 RG 41 Y	41	41	45	50	50 XY 58 ORAS	58 SMUSUM 30 PE
	Magnemite	electric/steel							44 PE
	Magneton	electric/steel							56 PE
	Electabuzz	electric	54	58	58	58	62 BW 55 B2W2	55	55 SMUSUM 50 PE
	Jolteon	electric	54 RB 52 Y	52	52	71	71 BW 45 B2W2	45	45 SMUSUM 31 PE
	Zapdos	electric/flying	51	73	85	78	78	78	78 SMUSUM 64 PE
	Mareep	electric		37	37	46	55 BW 46 B2W2	46	46
	Flaaffy	electric		45	45	43	65 BW 56 B2W2	56	56
	Ampharos	electric		57	57	68	79 BW 62 B2W2	62	62
	Elekid	electric		49	49	46	56 BW 43 B2W2	43	43
	Raikou	electric		71	71	71 DP 85 Pt	85	85	85
	Electrike	electric			36	49	52	52 XY 49 ORAS	49
	Manectric	electric			45	61	66	66 XY 54 ORAS	54
	Plusle	electric			37	38	42	42 XY 43 ORAS	43
	Minun	electric			37	38	42	42 XY 43 ORAS	43
	Electivire	electric				58	62 BW 55 B2W2	55	55
	Thundurus	electric/flying					67	67	61
	Zekrom	dragon/electric					78	78	78
	Heliolisk	electric						1	1
	Dedenne	electric/fairy						45	45
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM25

Trivia

• Thunder can break some Generation III games when used.
  • Some copies of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Version will crash if this move or Thunderbolt was used and battle animations are on.
  • Pokémon Emerald Version, and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Version may have its sound loop endlessly until the game is reset.
• Its TM number is Pikachu’s National Pokédex number(025).
  • Along with Thunderbolt and Razor Leaf, it has an upgraded variant in the manga.

Gallery

Main games

• Thunder depicted in Generation III
• Thunder depicted in Generation VII

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Main series

• Thunder being used by Sparky
• Thunder being used by Drake's Electabuzz
• Thunder being used by Drake's Dragonite
• Thunder being used by Harley's Banette
• Thunder being used by Mariah's Flaaffy
• Thunder being used by Volt's Volbeat
• Thunder being used by May's Munchlax via Metronome
• Thunder being used by Paul's Electabuzz
• Thunder being used by Gary's Electivire
• Thunder being used by Volkner's Raichu
• Thunder being used by Volkner's Luxray
• Thunder being used by a wild Zekrom
• Thunder being used by a wild Thundurus in Incarnate form
• Thunder being used by a wild Thundurus in Therian form
• Thunder being used by Geraldo's Reuniclus
• Thunder being used by Ash's Pikachu
• Thunder being used by Tierno's Raichu
• Thunder being used by Clemont's Magneton
• Thunder being used by Bourgain's Electivire
• Thunder being used by a wild Zeraora
• Thunder being used by a Trainer's Jolteon

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Spin-offs & shorts

• Thunder being used by a Male trainer's Pikachu

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Pokémon Adventures

• Thunder being used by Anabel's Raikou

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