Supersonic (move)

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Supersonic
ちょうおんぱ Ultrasound
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  55%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Scramble the order of appeal on the next turn.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes audience expect little of other contestants.

Supersonic (Japanese: ちょうおんぱ Ultrasound) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generations I and II

Supersonic causes the target to become confused. Supersonic will fail if the target has a substitute or is already confused.

Generations III to V

Supersonic will fail if the target has the Ability Soundproof or Own Tempo.

Generation VI

Supersonic will now hit opponents behind a substitute.

Description

Games Description
Stad A special Normal-type technique. Supersonic sound waves are used to confuse the target.
Stad2 A special Normal-type move. Supersonic sound waves are used to confuse the target.
GSC Sound waves that cause confusion.
RSE Emits bizarre sound waves that may confuse the foe.
Colo.XD Emits bizarre sound waves that may cause confusion.
FRLG The user generates odd sound waves. It may confuse the foe.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
The user generates odd sound waves from its body. It may confuse the target.
XYORAS
SM Demo
The user generates odd sound waves from its body that confuse the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
012   Butterfree Bug Flying 21 18 18 18 18 18 18
041   Zubat Poison Flying 10 6 6 11 5 5 4 4
5
042   Golbat Poison Flying 10 1, 6 1, 6 1, 11 1, 5 1, 5 1, 4 1, 4
1, 5
048   Venonat Bug Poison   11 9 9 5 5 5
049   Venomoth Bug Poison   1 1, 9 1, 9 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5
072   Tentacool Water Poison 7 6 6 5 5 5
4
073   Tentacruel Water Poison 1, 7 1, 6 1, 6 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5
1, 4
081   Magnemite Electric Steel 29 11 11 11 11 4 4
5
082   Magneton Electric Steel 29 1, 11 1, 11 1, 11 1, 11 1, 4 1, 4
1, 5
090   Shellder Water Water 18 9 9 15 8 8 8
091   Cloyster Water Ice 1 1 1 1 1 1
108   Lickitung Normal Normal 1 7 7 5 5 5
118   Goldeen Water Water 19 10 10 7 7 7
5
119   Seaking Water Water 1, 19 1, 10 1, 10 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7
1, 5
142   Aerodactyl Rock Flying 33 22 22 1 1 1
165   Ledyba Bug Flying   8 8 6 6 6
166   Ledian Bug Flying   1, 8 1, 8 1, 6 1, 6 1, 6
169   Crobat Poison Flying   1, 6 1, 6 1, 11 1, 5 1, 5 1, 4 1, 4
1, 5
170   Chinchou Water Electric   5 5 1 1 1
171   Lanturn Water Electric   1, 5 1, 5 1 1 1
193   Yanma Bug Flying   31 31 45 22 22 22
226   Mantine Water Flying   10 8 1, 4 1, 4 1, 3 1, 3
278   Wingull Water Flying     7 6 6 6
5
279   Pelipper Water Flying     7 6 6 6
5
293   Whismur Normal Normal     21 21 21 21
18
294   Loudred Normal Normal     23 23 23 23
18
295   Exploud Normal Normal     23 23 23 23
18
329   Vibrava Ground Dragon       33 33 29 29
19
330   Flygon Ground Dragon       33 33 29 29
19
458   Mantyke Water Flying       4 4 3 3
462   Magnezone Electric Steel       1, 11 1, 11 1, 4 1, 4
1, 5
463   Lickilicky Normal Normal       5 5 5
469   Yanmega Bug Flying       22 22 22
489   Phione Water Water       16 16 16
490   Manaphy Water Water       16 16 16
535   Tympole Water Water         5 5
536   Palpitoad Water Ground         1, 5 1, 5
537   Seismitoad Water Ground         1, 5 1, 5
666   Vivillon Bug Flying           21
714   Noibat Flying Dragon           1
715   Noivern Flying Dragon           1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
029   Nidoran♀ Poison Poison                         
032   Nidoran♂ Poison Poison                         
084   Doduo Normal Flying                                   
120   Staryu* Water Water        
138   Omanyte Rock Water                                            
147   Dratini Dragon Dragon                        
163   Hoothoot Normal Flying                                   
170   Chinchou Water Electric             
183   Marill Water Fairy                  
211   Qwilfish Water Poison                               
223   Remoraid Water Water                                            
276   Taillow Normal Flying                                
366   Clamperl Water Water                        
370   Luvdisc Water Water                      
393   Piplup Water Water                               
441   Chatot Normal Flying                         
527   Woobat Psychic Flying                            
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts the Confused status on the target, making its attacks and movements erratic.


In the anime

 
Tympole
 
Venomoth
 
Noivern
The user generates odd sound waves from its body.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Zubat releases small blue or yellow circles from its mouth at the opponent. The circles grow in size as they reach the opponent.
Brock's Zubat Clefairy and the Moon Stone Debut
Dr. Anna's Mimi Hassle in the Castle None
A wild Zubat A Six Pack Attack! None
  Tentacruel raises its tentacles into the air and gets a flaming blue aura. The opponent is then hit with invisible waves of energy and a loud sound fills their ears, or the middle red gem on Tentacruel forehead glows red and releases multiple red circles that expand outward with a piercing ringing sound.
Captain Crook's Tentacruel Viva Las Lapras None
A wild Tentacruel The Joy of Water Pokémon None
  Thin blue circles are emitted from Lickitung's mouth at the opponent. The circles move and expand outward with a piercing ringing sound.
Jessie's Lickitung The Whistle Stop None
  One big blue circle is released from Golbat's mouth. The circle then grows in size and flies towards the opponent, or Golbat releases multiple light blue or red circles from its mouth that reflect an opponent's attack back at it, or Golbat releases multiple transparent circles from its mouth at the opponent, confusing it.
Brock's Golbat Hassle in the Castle None
Agatha's Golbat The Scheme Team None
J's henchmen's Golbat Mutiny in the Bounty! None
Galactic Grunt's multiple Golbat The Needs of Three! None
  Venonat jumps up and points the top of its head towards the opponent. Thin blue circles are then released from the top of its head at the opponent, or Venonat releases one large transparent wave from its body at the opponent.
Aya's Venonat Ariados, Amigos None
A Venonat Conway used briefly Camping it Up! None
  Crobat releases multiple thin light blue circles from its mouth at the opponent, causing it to hold its ears in pain.
Brock's Crobat Plant It Now... Diglett Later None
  The orb on Lanturn's head glows yellow or white and it releases light blue circles at the opponent.
Dorian's Lanturn Just Add Water None
Naomi's Lanturn Lapras of Luxury None
  Goldeen's horn glows light blue and it releases thin blue circles from it at the opponent.
Misty's Goldeen Just Add Water None
  A blue orb appears in between Mantine's ears and the orb releases thin blue circles from it at the opponent.
Dorian's Mantine Just Add Water None
  Whismur releases multiple blue energy disks from its mouth at the opponent.
Alanna's Whismur A Poké-BLOCK Party None
  The insides of Loudred's ears glow blue. Then, it releases multiple blue soundwaves from its ears at the opponent in pairs.
Guy's Loudred Exploud and Clear None
  Vibrava flaps its wings fast, making a large blue circle appear in front of them and fires it at the opponent.
Multiple wild Vibrava Beg, Burrow, and Steal None
  Venomoth's eyes glow blue and it releases blue circles from its body at the opponent.
Katie's Venomoth A Judgment Brawl None
A Team Rocket Grunt's Venomoth The Ole' Berate and Switch! None
  Butterfree releases light blue circles from its mouth at the opponent, confusing it.
Xander's Butterfree Caterpie's Big Dilemma None
  Mothim releases multiple large transparent circles from its mouth at the opponent, confusing it.
Cheryl's Mothim An Angry Combeenation! Mothim cannot legally learn Supersonic
  Phione releases multiple transparent circles from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Phione Hold the Phione! None
  Magnezone releases multiple transparent rings from its eye at the opponent. Sometimes, its middle eye glows red.
A wild Magnezone Regaining the Home Advantage! None
Barret's Magnezone Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry! None
  Tympole releases several sound waves at the opponent. When it hits the opponent, it explodes on impact, making the opponent confused.
Multiple wild Tympole Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open! None
  Palpitoad releases several sound waves from its mouth, causing pain in its opponent's ears.
Ash's Palpitoad Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open! None
  Noibat lets out sound waves from its ears, hurting the ears of everyone around it.
Ash's Noibat A Not-So-Flying Start! None
  Noivern lets out sound waves from its ears, hurting the ears of everyone around it.
Ash's Noivern An Electrifying Rage! None


In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga


In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga


In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team manga


In other generations

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 超音波 Chāoyīnbō
  Czech Nadzvukový útok
  Danish Overlyd
Supersonisk
  Dutch Supersonisch
  Finnish Yliääni
  French Ultrason
  German Superschall
  Greek Υπέρηχος Ypérichos
  Indonesian Supersonik
  Italian Supersuono
  Korean 초음파 Cho-Eumpa
  Norwegian Supersonisk
  Polish Superdźwięk
Portuguese   Brazil Supersônico
Ataque Supersônico (XY094)
  Portugal Supersônico
  Romanian Supersonic
  Serbian Supersonični Napad
  Spanish Supersónico
  Swedish Överljud
  Turkish Ses Ötesi
  Vietnamese Sóng Siêu Âm


Variations of the move Sing
  Grass WhistleSingSupersonic


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