Thunder (move): Difference between revisions

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'''Thunder''' (Japanese: '''かみなり''' ''Thunder'') is a damage-dealing {{type|Electric}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation I]].  It is [[TM25]] in all [[generation]]s so far.
'''Thunder''' (Japanese: '''かみなり''' ''Lightning'') is a damage-dealing {{type|Electric}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation I]].  It is [[TM25]] in all [[generation]]s so far.
 
The Japanese name of this move, かみなり (kanji: 雷), can refer to both "thunder" and "lightning". This explains the inaccuracy in the English name as {{wp|thunder}} is the sound produced from {{wp|lightning}}, the flash of light that the move refers to.  


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* Every Pokémon that can learn Thunder by leveling up gets [[Same-type attack bonus|STAB]] on it.
* Every Pokémon that can learn Thunder by leveling up gets [[Same-type attack bonus|STAB]] on it.
**{{p|Zekrom}} is the only Pokémon to learn Thunder by level up that does not have the {{type|Electric}} as its ''primary'' type.
**{{p|Zekrom}} is the only Pokémon to learn Thunder by level up that does not have the {{type|Electric}} as its ''primary'' type.
*Thunder in real life is the booming sound heard during a storm, not the flash of light (which is called lightning).
* Both Thunder and {{m|Hurricane}} never miss during {{DL|weather conditions|heavy rain}}. This may be a relation to a thunderstorm.
*Both Thunder and {{m|Hurricane}} never miss during {{DL|weather conditions|heavy rain}}. This may be a relation to a thunderstorm.
** {{p|Dragonite}} is the only Pokémon that can learn both moves. This would also include {{p|Zapdos}} if it had been able to learn Hurricane like the other [[legendary birds]].
** {{p|Dragonite}} is the only Pokémon that can learn both moves. This would also include {{p|Zapdos}} if it had been able to learn Hurricane like the other [[legendary birds]].


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