Thunder Shock (move)

ThunderShock
でんきショック Electric Shock

Battles

Type	Electric
Category	Special
PP	30 (max. 48)
Power	40
Accuracy	100%
Priority	0
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range

Opponent	Opponent	Opponent
Self	Ally	Ally
Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Cool
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam	0
A highly appealing move.

Super Contests

Condition	Cool
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cool
Appeal	0
Jamming	0

On Smogon's Movedex:

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

Pokémon	Method
File:EP005 026.jpg Pikachu File:EP003 022.jpg Hit by ThunderShock
The opponent is hit by a bolt of lightning from the the user.
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.
The Pichu Brothers	Pikachu and Pichu	None
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
	Raikou releases a small electric blast from its forehead.
A wild Raikou	The Legend of Thunder	None
	Same as Above.
Watt's Ampharos	Manetric Charge	None