Thunder Cage (move)

Thunder Cage サンダープリズン Thunder Prison

Battles Type  Electric Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Thunder Cage (Japanese: サンダープリズン Thunder Prison) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Regieleki.

Effect

In addition to dealing damage, Thunder Cage inflicts 1/8 of the target's maximum HP as damage per turn for four to five turns upon use. It also traps the target, preventing switching and escape. If the user switches out, the target will be freed.

If the user of Thunder Cage is holding a Grip Claw, the duration will always be 7 turns. If a Binding Band is held by the user, the damage done at the end of each turn will increase from 1/8 of the target's maximum HP to 1/6.

Description

Games Description SwSh The user traps the target in a cage of sparking electricity for four to five turns.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0894		Regieleki		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	36
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.

Trivia

• Thunder Cage most likely draws inspiration from 19th and 20th-century inventions on electromagnetism, such as the Tesla coil or the Faraday cage.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 雷電囚籠 Lèuihdihn Chàuhlùhng Mandarin 雷電囚籠 / 雷电囚笼 Léidiàn Qiúlóng French Voltageôle German Blitzgefängnis Italian Elettrogabbia Korean 썬더프리즌 Sseondeo Peurijeun Russian Громовая Клетка Gromovaya Kletka Spanish Electrojaula

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