Thunder Shock (move)

Thunder Shock
でんきショック Electric Shock
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Type  Electric
Category  Special
PP  30 (max. 48)
Power  40
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Thunder Shock (Japanese: でんきショック Electric Shock), formatted as ThunderShock prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

ThunderShock inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of paralyzing the target. ThunderShock cannot paralyze Electric-type Pokémon.

Generations II to V

ThunderShock can now paralyze Electric-type Pokémon.

Generation VI

Thunder Shock can no longer paralyze Electric-type Pokémon.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 An Electric-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of paralyzing the target.
GSC An attack that may cause paralysis.
RSE An electrical attack that may paralyze the foe.
FRLG An electric shock attack that may also leave the foe paralyzed.
Colo.XD An electrical attack that may paralyze the target.
DPPtHGSS A jolt of electricity is hurled at the foe to inflict damage. It may also leave the foe paralyzed.
BWB2W2 A jolt of electricity is hurled at the target to inflict damage. It may also leave the target with paralysis.
XYORAS A jolt of electricity crashes down on the target to inflict damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
025   Pikachu Electric Electric 1 1 1 1 1 1
026   Raichu Electric Electric 1 1 1 1 1 1
081   Magnemite Electric Steel 25 6 6 6 6 7 7
082   Magneton Electric Steel 1, 25 1, 6 1, 6 1, 6 1, 6 1, 7 1, 7
125   Electabuzz Electric Electric 34     1, 7 1, 6 1, 5 1, 5
135   Jolteon Electric Electric 1, 31 1, 16 16 16 15 15 9 9
145   Zapdos Electric Flying 1 1 1 1 1 1
172   Pichu Electric Electric   1 1 1 1 1
179   Mareep Electric Electric   9 9 10 10 8 8
180   Flaaffy Electric Electric   1, 9 1, 9 1, 10 1, 10 1, 8 1, 8
181   Ampharos Electric Electric   1, 9 1, 9 1, 10 1, 10 1, 8 1, 8
239   Elekid Electric Electric       7 6 5 5
243   Raikou Electric Electric   11 8 8 8 8
462   Magnezone Electric Steel       1, 6 1, 6 1, 7 7
1, 7
466   Electivire Electric Electric       1, 7 1, 6 1, 5 1, 5
479   Rotom Electric Ghost       1 1 1
587   Emolga Electric Flying         1 1
599   Klink Steel Steel         11 11
600   Klang Steel Steel         1, 11 11
601   Klinklang Steel Steel         1, 11 11
618   Stunfisk Ground Electric         9 9
642   Thundurus Electric Flying         1 1
694   Helioptile Electric Normal           6
702   Dedenne Electric Fairy           7
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.


Form change

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0479   Rotom
Electric Ghost Having no other moves when changing into this formPtHGSS
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0479   Rotom
Electric Ghost Having no other moves when changing into this form
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0025   Pikachu
Electric Having no other moves when taking off the costumeORAS
0479   Rotom
Electric Ghost Having no other moves when changing into this form
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In other games

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★
Power: 24
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has a 10% chance of paralyzing each target.
Users:      
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U

Pikachu uses Thunder Shock as its custom neutral special 3, replacing Thunder Jolt. It doesn't travel as far and is less powerful than Thunder Jolt, but at the end of the attack there is a burst of electricity, which deals more damage.

Pokémon GO

  Thunder Shock
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 5
Energy boost 8
Duration 0.6 seconds
Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy boost ?
Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
      
 
By Elite Fast TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Thunder Shock had an energy gain of 7%.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also cause paralysis and prevent any attacks or moves.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Paralysis status condition. A Pokémon with the Paralysis status has slowed movement and is incapable of action.
Conq. Shock the target, with a potential to inflict paralysis.
MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also cause the Paralysis status condition. With the Paralysis status, the enemy's Travel Speed goes down and it can't attack or use moves.


In the anime

In the main series

 
Mareep
 
Pikachu
 
Magneton
 
Stunfisk
The opponent is hit by a bolt of lightning from the user.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Pikachu's body glows yellow, then it releases a yellow lightning bolt from its body at the opponent, or Pikachu's cheeks glow yellow, then it releases multiple lightning bolts from its body at the opponent, or Pikachu releases a ball of electricity from its body at the opponent.
Ash's Pikachu Pokémon - I Choose You! Debut
Nurse Joy's multiple Pikachu Pokémon Emergency! None
Duplica's Ditto in the form of Pikachu Ditto's Mysterious Mansion Used via Transform
Ritchie's Sparky Friends To the End None
Drake's Ditto in the form of Pikachu Hello, Pummelo! Used via Transform
  Raichu's body glows yellow and it releases a yellow lightning bolt from its body at the opponent.
Lt. Surge's Raichu Electric Shock Showdown None
Kay's Raichu Stage Fight! None
  Magnemite's body becomes surrounded by bright yellow electricity and it releases multiple yellow bolts of lightning from its body at the opponent, or Magnemite charges bright yellow electricity at the ends of its magnets which it fires as two bolts that converge in front of it, from which a singular large bolt of bright yellow electricity is shot at the opponent.
A wild Magnemite Sparks Fly for Magnemite None
Ethan's Magnemite Get Along, Little Pokémon None
Ethan's Number 6 Get Along, Little Pokémon None
Electric Company's Magnemite Current Events None
Three wild Magnemite Stealing Peace of Mind! None
Benjamin's Magnemite Gone with the Windworks! None
Clemont's Magnemite Clemont's Got a Secret! None
  Magneton's body becomes surrounded in bright yellow electricity and it releases multiple small yellow bolts of lightning from its body at the opponent.
Multiple wild Magneton Sparks Fly for Magnemite None
Clemont's Magneton Clemont's Got a Secret! None
Belmondo's Magneton Confronting the Darkness! None
  Yellow sparks appear around Elekid's horns. Then, it releases a yellow electrical blast from them at the opponent. Sometimes, it spins its arms to gather electricity.
A wild Elekid Pikachu's Rescue Adventure None
Casey's Elekid Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid None
A wild Elekid Three Sides to Every Story! None
  Electabuzz fires yellow electricity from the ends of its antennae at the opponent.
Drake's Electabuzz Enter the Dragonite None
Electric Company's Electabuzz Current Events None
  Yellow sparks appear around Mareep's ears and it fires a blast of light blue or yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Mary's Fluffy Mild 'n Wooly None
Ellen's Mareep Mild 'n Wooly None
Ellie's Mareep The Light of Floccesy Ranch! None
  Yellow sparks appear around Flaaffy's ears and it fires a blast of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Molly's Flaaffy Spell of the Unown: Entei None
Sullivan's Hannah Whiscash and Ash None
  Yellow sparks appear around Sudowoodo's head branch and it fires a yellow electric blast from it at the opponent.
A wild Sudowoodo Type Casting Used via Mimic
  Pichu's body sparks and it sends a bolt of yellow electricity at the opponent. The electricity sometimes shocks Pichu as well.
The Pichu Brothers Pikachu and Pichu None
Multiple wild Pichu The Apple Corp! None
A Coordinator's Pichu May, We Harley Drew'd Ya! None
Spiky-eared Pichu Arceus and the Jewel of Life None
Ukulele Pichu Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Part One) None
Lena's Pichu A Jolting Switcheroo! None
  Jolteon releases a powerful cyclone of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Satsuki's Jolteon Trouble's Brewing None
A wild Jolteon Eevee & Friends None
  Raikou releases a small yellow electric blast from its forehead at the opponent.
Raikou (The Legend of Thunder!) The Legend of Thunder! None
  Yellow sparks appear around Ampharos's ears, then it releases one or multiple bolts of yellow lightning at the opponent from its body or ears.
Watt's Ampharos Manectric Charge None
Ellie's Ampharos The Light of Floccesy Ranch! None
  Stunfisk's body glows white and its body becomes surrounded in small yellow sparks. Its body then glows yellow when it's finished charging and it fires multiple beams of electricity from its body at the opponent, or Stunfisk raises its tailfin into the air and its body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity. It then fires a beam of yellow electricity from its tailfin at the opponent.
Cilan's Stunfisk Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open! None
  Dedenne releases a beam of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Clemont's Dedenne A Battle of Aerial Mobility! None


In Pokémon Origins

 
Zapdos


The opponent is hit by bolts of lightning from the user.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Zapdos releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Red's Zapdos File 4: Charizard Debut


In Pokémon Generations

 
Pikachu


The opponent is hit by bolts of lightning from the user.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Pikachu releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its cheeks at the opponent.
Red's Pikachu The Adventure Debut


In the manga

In the Aim to Be a Card Master!! manga


In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga


In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga


In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga


In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga


In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga


In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 電擊 Diànjí
  Danish Tordenkile
  Dutch Donderschok
  Finnish Ukkosisku*
Salamaisku
  French Éclair*
Eclair*
  German Donnerschock
  Greek Ηλεκτροπληξία
  Hebrew הלם רעם Helem Ra'am
  Hindi बिजली का झटका Bijli Ka Jhatka
  Italian Tuonoshock
  Korean 전기쇼크 Jeongi Shock
  Norwegian Tordensjokk
  Polish Piorunujący Wstrząs (original series)
Szok Elektryczny (DP onwards)
Portuguese   Brazil Choque Elétrico
Trovoada de Choques (XY Series and TCG)
  Portugal Raio-Trovão
  Serbian Električni Šok
Spanish   Latin America Impactrueno
  Spain Impactrueno
  Turkish Yıldırım Şoku
  Vietnamese Sốc Điện



Variations of the move Acid
  AcidBubbleEmberThunder ShockPowder Snow


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