Thunder Wave

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Thunder Wave

でんじは Electromagnetic Wave

Generation:	I

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	-
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	20
Affects:	Anyone but user
Secondary Effect:
Priority:
Contact:	No

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	1 ♥

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Thunder Wave is an Electric-type move introduced in Generation I that many Electric-type Pokémon can learn. It paralyzes the opponent with a jolt of electricity. Its type for Pokemon contest is Cool.

Trivia

• Thunder Wave is the only status move that takes type immunities into account, as all other status moves ignore type immunities.
  • This also makes it the only status move that is incapable of hitting a certain type of Pokémon (not taking into account Abilities or other factors other than typing).

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

• Thunder Wave in Generation I.
• Thunder Wave in Generation II.
• Thunder Wave depicted in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen.
• Thunder Wave depicted in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
• Thunder Wave depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

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Side games

• Thunder Wave depicted in XD.

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Main series

• Thunder Wave being used by Ethan's Jolteon.
• Thunder Wave being used by Clair's Dragonair.
• Thunder Wave being used by Solana's Plusle.
• Thunder Wave being used by Clemont's Heliolisk/
• Thunder Wave being used by Alain's Bisharp.
• Thunder Wave being used by Murkrow.
• Thunder Wave being used by Volkner's Rotom.

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