Thunder Punch

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Thunder Punch

かみなりパンチ Thunder Punch

Generation:	I

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	75
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	15*, max: ?
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

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:	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

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Thunder Punch is an Electric-type move introduced in Generation I that after making contact, may cause paralysis. It is a physical type move with 75 power and 100% accuracy.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	An electric punch. It may paralyze.
RSE	An electrified punch that may paralyze the foe.
FRLG	The foe is punched with an electrified fist. It may leave the foe paralyzed.
DPPtHGSS	The foe is punched with an electrified fist. It may leave the target with paralysis.
BWB2W2	The target is punched with an electrified fist. It may also leave the target with paralysis.
XYORAS SMUSUMPE SWSH	The target is punched with an electrified fist. This may also leave the target with paralysis.

Effects

Thunder Punch has a 10% chance of paralyzing the opponent.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Raichu	electric	Field/Fairy							1, Evo.PE	1, Evo.
	Geodude	rock/electric	Mineral							22SMUSUM 27PE
	Graveler	rock/electric	Mineral							22SMUSUM 31PE
	Golem	rock/electric	Mineral							22SMUSUM 31PE
	Hitmonchan	fighting	Human-Like	43	26	26	31	36	36	36SMUSUM 30PE	24
	Electabuzz	electric	Human-Like	42	1, 9	1, 9	28	38BW 29B2W2	29	29SMUSUM 33PE	28
	Dragonite	dragon/flying	Water 1/Dragon				1	1	1	1	1
	Ampharos	electric	Monster/Field		30	30	30	30	30	1, Evo.
	Elekid	electric	Undiscovered		9	9	28	38BW 29B2W2	29	29	28
	Medicham	fighting/psychic	Human-Like			1	1	1	1	1
	Dusclops	ghost	Amorphous				1	1	1	1	1
	Electivire	electric	Human-Like				28	38BW 29B2W2	29	29	28
	Magmortar	fire	Human-Like				1	1	1	1
	Dusknoir	ghost	Amorphous				1	1	1	1	1
	Regigigas	normal	Undiscovered				1	1	1	1
	Buzzwole	bug/fighting	Undiscovered							1
	Xurkitree	electric	Undiscovered							23	40
	Marshadow	fighting/ghost	Undiscovered							1	1
	Zeraora	electric	Undiscovered							29USUM	1
	Melmetal	steel	Undiscovered							1, Evo.PE	1, Evo.
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 TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Charmander	fire	Monster/Dragon							TM23PE	TM05
	Charmeleon	fire	Monster/Dragon							TM23PE	TM05
	Charizard	fire/flying	Monster/Dragon							TM23PE	TM05
	Pikachu	electric	Field/Fairy		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Raichu	electric	Field/Fairy		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Raichu	electric/psychic	Field/Fairy							TM23PE	TM05
	Nidoqueen	poison/ground	Undiscovered		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Nidoking	poison/ground	Monster/Field		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Clefairy	fairy	Fairy		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Clefable	fairy	Fairy		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Jigglypuff	normal/fairy	Fairy		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Wigglytuff	normal/fairy	Fairy		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Mankey	fighting	Field		TM41					TM23PE
	Primeape	fighting	Field		TM41					TM23PE
	Abra	psychic	Human-Like		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Kadabra	psychic	Human-Like		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Alakazam	psychic	Human-Like		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Machop	fighting	Human-Like		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Machoke	fighting	Human-Like		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Machamp	fighting	Human-Like		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Geodude	rock/ground	Mineral							TM23PE
	Geodude	rock/electric	Mineral							TM23PE
	Graveler	rock/ground	Mineral							TM23PE
	Graveler	rock/electric	Mineral							TM23PE
	Golem	rock/ground	Mineral							TM23PE
	Golem	rock/electric	Mineral							TM23PE
	Grimer	poison	Amorphous		TM41					TM23PE
	Grimer	poison/dark	Amorphous							TM23PE
	Muk	poison	Amorphous		TM41					TM23PE
	Muk	poison/dark	Amorphous							TM23PE
	Gastly	ghost/poison	Amorphous							TM23PE	TM05
	Haunter	ghost/poison	Amorphous							TM23PE	TM05
	Gengar	ghost/poison	Amorphous		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Drowzee	psychic	Human-Like		TM41					TM23PE
	Hypno	psychic	Human-Like		TM41					TM23PE
	Cubone	ground	Monster		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Marowak	ground	Monster		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Marowak	fire/ghost	Monster							TM23PE	TM05
	Hitmonchan	fighting	Human-Like		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Lickitung	normal	Monster		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Rhydon	ground/rock	Monster/Field		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Chansey	normal	Fairy							TM23PE	TM05
	Kangaskhan	normal	Monster		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Mr. Mime	psychic/fairy	Human-Like		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Electabuzz	electric	Human-Like		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Magmar	fire	Human-Like		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Snorlax	normal	Monster		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Dragonite	dragon/flying	Water 1/Dragon		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Mewtwo	psychic	Undiscovered		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered		TM41					TM23PE	TM05
	Typhlosion	fire	Field		TM41
	Sentret	normal	Field		TM41
	Furret	normal	Field		TM41
	Ledyba	bug/flying	Bug		TM41
	Ledian	bug/flying	Bug		TM41
	Pichu	electric	Undiscovered								TM05
	Flaaffy	electric	Monster/Field		TM41
	Ampharos	electric	Monster/Field		TM41
	Sudowoodo	rock	Mineral		TM41						TM05
	Aipom	normal	Field		TM41
	Snubbull	fairy	Field/Fairy		TM41
	Granbull	fairy	Field/Fairy		TM41
	Teddiursa	normal	Field		TM41
	Ursaring	normal	Field		TM41
	Elekid	electric	Undiscovered		TM41						TM05
	Magby	fire	Undiscovered		TM41						TM05
	Miltank	normal	Field		TM41						TM05
	Blissey	normal	Fairy								TM05
	Tyranitar	rock/dark	Monster								TM05
	Treecko	grass	Monster/Dragon								TM05
	Grovyle	grass	Monster/Dragon								TM05
	Sceptile	grass	Monster/Dragon								TM05
	Combusken	fire/fighting	Field								TM05
	Blaziken	fire/fighting	Field								TM05
	Lombre	water/grass	Water 1/Grass								TM05
	Ludicolo	water/grass	Water 1/Grass								TM05
	Ralts	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous								TM05
	Kirlia	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous								TM05
	Gardevoir	psychic/fairy	Human-Like/Amorphous								TM05
	Whismur	normal	Monster/Field								TM05
	Loudred	normal	Monster/Field								TM05
	Exploud	normal	Monster/Field								TM05
	Sableye	dark/ghost	Human-Like								TM05
	Mawile	steel/fairy	Field/Fairy								TM05
	Aggron	steel/rock	Monster								TM05
	Flygon	ground/dragon	Bug/Dragon								TM05
	Dusclops	ghost	Amorphous								TM05
	Metang	steel/psychic	Mineral								TM05
	Metagross	steel/psychic	Mineral								TM05
	Regirock	rock	Undiscovered								TM05
	Regice	ice	Undiscovered								TM05
	Registeel	steel	Undiscovered								TM05
	Groudon	ground	Undiscovered								TM05
	Jirachi	steel/psychic	Undiscovered								TM05
	Buneary	normal	Field/Human-Like								TM05
	Lopunny	normal	Field/Human-Like								TM05
	Munchlax	normal	Undiscovered								TM05
	Riolu	fighting	Undiscovered								TM05
	Lucario	fighting/steel	Field/Human-Like								TM05
	Croagunk	poison/fighting	Human-Like								TM05
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	Human-Like								TM05
	Lickilicky	normal	Monster								TM05
	Rhyperior	ground/rock	Monster/Field								TM05
	Electivire	electric	Human-Like								TM05
	Magmortar	fire	Human-Like								TM05
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	Human-Like/Amorphous								TM05
	Dusknoir	ghost	Amorphous								TM05
	Uxie	psychic	Undiscovered								TM05
	Mesprit	psychic	Undiscovered								TM05
	Azelf	psychic	Undiscovered								TM05
	Regigigas	normal	Undiscovered								TM05
	Victini	psychic/fire	Undiscovered								TM05
	Audino	normal	Fairy								TM05
	Timburr	fighting	Human-Like								TM05
	Gurdurr	fighting	Human-Like								TM05
	Conkeldurr	fighting	Human-Like								TM05
	Throh	fighting	Human-Like								TM05
	Sawk	fighting	Human-Like								TM05
	Scraggy	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon								TM05
	Scrafty	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon								TM05
	Reuniclus	psychic	Amorphous								TM05
	Druddigon	dragon	Dragon/Monster								TM05
	Golett	ground/ghost	Mineral								TM05
	Golurk	ground/ghost	Mineral								TM05
	Heatmor	fire	Field								TM05
	Thundurus	electric/flying	Undiscovered								TM05
	Zekrom	dragon/electric	Undiscovered								TM05
	Diggersby	normal/ground	Field								TM05
	Pancham	fighting	Field/Human-Like								TM05
	Pangoro	fighting/dark	Field/Human-Like								TM05
	Heliolisk	electric/normal	Monster/Dragon								TM05
	Hawlucha	fighting/flying	Flying/Human-Like								TM05
	Dedenne	electric/fairy	Field/Fairy								TM05
	Goodra	dragon	Dragon								TM05
	Incineroar	fire/dark	Field								TM05
	Lycanroc	rock	Field								TM05
	Stufful	normal/fighting	Field								TM05
	Bewear	normal/fighting	Field								TM05
	Kommo-o	dragon/fighting	Dragon								TM05
	Tapu Koko	electric/fairy	Undiscovered								TM05
	Buzzwole	bug/fighting	Undiscovered								TM05
	Xurkitree	electric	Undiscovered								TM05
	Marshadow	fighting/ghost	Undiscovered								TM05
	Zeraora	electric	Undiscovered								TM05
	Melmetal	steel	Undiscovered							TM23PE	TM05
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like								TM05
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like								TM05
	Grimmsnarl	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like								TM05
	Obstagoon	dark/normal	Field								TM05
	Morpeko	electric/dark	Field/Fairy								TM05
	Dracozolt	electric/dragon	Undiscovered								TM05
	Arctozolt	electric/ice	Undiscovered								TM05
	Kubfu	fighting	Undiscovered								TM05
	Urshifu	fighting/dark	Undiscovered								TM05
	Urshifu	fighting/water	Undiscovered								TM05
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 Move Tutor

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Games
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime
• Manga

Main games

• Thunder Punch used in Generation I.
• Thunder Punch used in Generation II.
• Thunder Punch used in Generation V

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Main series

• Thunder Punch used by Drake's Electabuzz.
• Thunder Punch used by Casey's Elekid.
• Thunder Punch used by Gary's Electivire.
• Thunder Punch used by Conway's Dusknoir.
• Thunder Punch used by Iris' Dragonite.
• Thunder Punch used by Alain's Mega Charizard X.
• Thunder Punch being used by Zeraora.
• Thunder Punch being used by a Leon's Charizard.

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Spin-offs & shorts

• Thunder Punch used by Shigeo's Ampharos.

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Pokémon Adventures

• Thunder Punch being used by Bruno's Hitmonchan.
• Thunder Punch being used by Crystal's Alakazam.
• Thunder Punch being used by Volkner's Electivire.

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Other manga series

• Thunder Punch being used by Mitsumi's Electivire (In Diamond and Pearl Adventure!).
• Thunder Punch being used by Dusknoir (BET).

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