Thunder Shock (move)

ThunderShock
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 but 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  0  
Jamming  0  

ThunderShock (Japanese: でんきショック Electric Shock) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

ThunderShock inflicts damage and has a 9.8% chance of paralyzing the target. ThunderShock cannot paralyze a target that has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.

Generation II onwards

The effects of ThunderShock continue into this generation, however, it has a 10% chance of paralyzing the target.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0025   Pikachu
Electric --
0026   Raichu
Electric --
0081   Magnemite
Electric 25
0082   Magneton
Electric --
0082   Magneton
Electric 25
0125   Electabuzz
Electric 34
0135   Jolteon
Electric 31
0135   Jolteon
Electric 16
0145   Zapdos
Electric Flying --
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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0025   Pikachu
Electric --
0026   Raichu
Electric --
0081   Magnemite
Electric Steel 6
0082   Magneton
Electric Steel --
0082   Magneton
Electric Steel 6
0135   Jolteon
Electric 16
0145   Zapdos
Electric Flying --
0172   Pichu
Electric --
0179   Mareep
Electric 9
0180   Flaaffy
Electric --
0180   Flaaffy
Electric 9
0181   Ampharos
Electric --
0181   Ampharos
Electric 9
0243   Raikou
Electric 11
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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0025   Pikachu
Electric --
0026   Raichu
Electric --
0081   Magnemite
Electric Steel 6
0082   Magneton
Electric Steel --
0082   Magneton
Electric Steel 6
0135   Jolteon
Electric 16
0145   Zapdos
Electric Flying --
0172   Pichu
Electric --
0179   Mareep
Electric 9
0180   Flaaffy
Electric --
0180   Flaaffy
Electric 9
0181   Ampharos
Electric --
0181   Ampharos
Electric 9
0243   Raikou
Electric 11
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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0025   Pikachu
Electric --
0026   Raichu
Electric --
0081   Magnemite
Electric Steel 6
0082   Magneton
Electric Steel --
0082   Magneton
Electric Steel 6
0125   Electabuzz
Electric --
0125   Electabuzz
Electric 7
0135   Jolteon
Electric 15
0145   Zapdos
Electric Flying --
0172   Pichu
Electric --
0179   Mareep
Electric 10
0180   Flaaffy
Electric --
0180   Flaaffy
Electric 10
0181   Ampharos
Electric --
0181   Ampharos
Electric 10
0239   Elekid
Electric 7
0243   Raikou
Electric 8
0462   Magnezone
Electric Steel --
0462   Magnezone
Electric Steel 6
0466   Electivire
Electric --
0466   Electivire
Electric 7
0479   Rotom
Electric Ghost --
0479   Rotom
Electric Ghost --
0479   Rotom
Electric Ghost --
0479   Rotom
Electric Ghost --
0479   Rotom
Electric Ghost --
0479   Rotom
Electric Ghost --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Special move

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0479   Rotom
Electric Ghost Pokémon Platinum
(having no other moves)
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 the anime

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Hit by ThunderShock
The opponent is hit by a bolt of lightning from the the user.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Pikachu lights up and then releases a yellow lighting bolt. The visual effect varies, from being a ball of electricity to an electrical wave.
Ash's Pikachu Pokémon - I Choose You! Debut
Ritchie's Pikachu (Sparky) Friends To the End None
Drake's Ditto in the form of Pikachu Hello, Pummelo! None
  Raichu lights up and then releases a yellow lightning bolt.
Lt. Surge's Raichu Electric Shock Showdown None
Katrina's Raichu Lights, Camera, Quack-tion! None
Kay's Raichu Stage Fight! None
  Magnemite glows bright yellow, and sparks are released from its body.
Wild Magnemite Sparks Fly for Magnemite None
Ethan's Magnemite Get Along, Little Pokémon None
Electric Company's Magnemite Current Events None
  Electabuzz fires yellow electricity from the ends of its antennae
Drake's Electabuzz Enter the Dragonite None
Electric Company's Electabuzz Current Events None
  Sparks appear around Mareep's ears and it fires a blast of light blue electricity from its body.
Mary's Mareep (Fluffy) Mild 'n Wooly None
Ellen's Mareep Mild 'n Wooly None
  Sparks appear around Flaffy's ears and it fires a blast of light blue electricity from its body.
Molly's Flaffy Spell of the Unown None
Sullivan's Flaaffy (Hannah) Whiscash and Ash None
  Sparks appear around Sudowoodo's heand branch and it fires a yellow electric blast from it. (Used via Mimic).
a wild Sudowoodo Type Casting None
  Pichu's body sparks and it sends a bolt of electricity towards the opponent. The electricity also shocks the Pichu.
Multiple wild Pichu The Apple Corp! None
  Jolteon releases a powerful cyclone of yellow electricity towards the opponent.
Satsuki's Jolteon Trouble's Brewing None
  Same as Above.
Watt's Ampharos Manetric Charge None


Trivia

In other languages

  • Dutch: Donderschok
  • French: Eclair
  • German: Donnerschock
  • Italian: Tuonoshock
  • Norwegian: Tordensjokk
  • Spanish: Impactrueno
  • Latin American: Attacktrueno
  • Hindi: Bijli Ki Jhatka

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