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While it is not known to evolve into or from any Pokémon, Thundurus has a second Forme activated by using the Reveal Glass. Its original Forme, Incarnate Forme, will then become Therian Forme.
Its Therian Forme was officially revealed on May 12, 2012.
In Incarnate Forme, Thundurus is a blue, muscular humanoid Pokémon, which resembles a genie. It is a male-only species with no female counterpart. On its head is a single, long, sharp, purple horn. Thundurus has white, zigzagging, and jutting-styled hair, a spiky white mustache, and two pointed blue ears on either side of its head. Its eyes are yellow with beady white irises and no visible pupils. The front of Thundurus's body is covered in various, irregularly shaped purple spots. Its broad chest consists of two joined diamond-shaped pectorals, its shoulders and elbows are adorned with magatama shapes, and on top of its navel is a teardrop, all colored purple. It has two spotted muscular arms, with five fingers on each hand. Its lower body consists of a trailing cloud, with a thick, long, curling, purple, cable-like tail. Thundurus has six ball-like structures its tail goes through at intervals, like knots in a cord. They are a dark gray color, and each has a long, sharp spike on one side.
In Therian Forme, Thundurus is a large, blue, sleek, bipedal snake or dragon-like Pokémon. The horn on its head is now thicker and extends out more, while its ears become more pointy and pinned back. Thundurus's hair remains the same; the mustache now takes on a more raised snout and fanged-maw-like appearance, with two curving wisps flowing back and past its ears. Its eyes remain yellow, but with larger irises that still lack visible pupils. Its chest remains broad and unchanged, while its navel is bejeweled with a blue gem. Thundurus's arms have lost much of their muscular bulk, and are now slimmer. It has two paw-like hands, each covered in a trailing cloud-like fluff and with three claw-tipped fingers. Thundurus's purple lower half is much smaller than its upper body and consists of two hind legs and its tail. Its feet are elongated, with three downward curved toes and claws. Thundurus's tail also remains largely unchanged, although it is thicker at the base and tapers off, becoming thinner toward the tip.
Thundurus can shoot thunderbolts from its tail. It uses these lightning bolts to annihilate foes into nothingness. It is known to be disliked and feared by people and farmers for its destructive rampages which include fierce thunderstorms. It tends to cause forest fires whenever it flies around shooting lightning. Thundurus's lightning bolts can enrich the soil of any ground it hits. Any area visited by Thundurus is marked by charred remains of areas it destroyed. Thundurus also gets into violent crashes with Tornadus whenever the two meet since the beginning of time. Thundurus can move so fast it can materialize without warning. Thundurus can unleash mini thunderstorms along with surrounding itself with a cloud shield to protect itself from harm.
Thundurus appeared in both of his Formes in Unova's Survival Crisis!, where he was summoned to the Abyssal Ruins by Giovanni and sent on a rampage alongside Tornadus and Landorus. Eventually, the three were freed by Meloetta and departed.
Minor appearances
Thundurus debuted in a cameo appearance during the ending credits of Black—Victini and Reshiram, where he created a thunderstorm that Ash and his friends encountered.
A silhouetted Thundurus appeared in its Therian Forme in a fantasy in Healing the Healer!.
GOTCHA!
A Thundurus briefly appeared in its Therian Forme as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.
Thundurus made his first appearance in Nimbasa City, where he shocked Black after the Nimbasa Gym's roller coaster was sabotaged and forced him to the Gym's roof. Later, Thundurus got in a battle with Tornadus near the Battle Subway. After being stopped by Landorus, the three were captured by Giallo for Team Plasma to use. Later they were used by the Shadow Triad against the Gym Leaders. These Pokémon were then given to Hood Man (Colress) to experiment with how to change them to their alternate forms. He first appeared in Battle on a Roller Coaster.
They say this wielder of electricity has waged war with its nemesis, Tornadus, since time immemorial. The lightning bolts it hurls pierce the very earth and enrich the soil.
Quick as a flash, it materializes out of nowhere. It pulverizes foes into nothingness with showers of devastatingly powerful lightning bolts launched from the string of orbs on its tail.
Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Thundurus and Tornadus have identical base stat distributions in their Incarnate Formes.
Thundurus's category, the Bolt Strike Pokémon, shares its name with the moveBolt Strike in both Japanese and English; however, it cannot learn the move, which is Zekrom's signature move.
Thundurus is the only one of the Forces of Nature that has a type advantage over the other members of the quartet, specifically Tornadus and Enamorus.
In Incarnate Forme, Thundurus is based on Raijin, the kami of thunder and lightning.[1] It may also have drawn some inspiration from genies.
In Therian Forme, Thundurus seems to be based on a reptile, most likely a serpent or dragon. It may also draw inspiration from the Azure Dragon of the Chinese Four Symbols; the Azure Dragon represents the east, and in Hisui, Thundurus roams the eastern Cobalt Coastlands area. Additionally, it may be based on the Qilin, a mythical creature from East Asia described as having a horn on its forehead and occasionally associated with lightning.
Name origin
Thundurus may be a combination of thunderous and possibly Aeolus (ruler of the winds in Greek mythology).
Voltolos may be a combination of volt and Αἴολος Aiolos (Greek name for Aeolus).
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.