Thunder Shock (move)

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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

ThunderShock inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of paralyzing the target. ThunderShock cannot paralyze a target that has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0025   Pikachu
Electric --
0026   Raichu
Electric --
0081   Magnemite
Electric 25
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 --
6
0135   Jolteon
Electric 16
0145   Zapdos
Electric Flying --
0172   Pichu
Electric --
0179   Mareep
Electric 9
0180   Flaaffy
Electric --
9
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 --
6
0135   Jolteon
Electric 16
0145   Zapdos
Electric Flying --
0172   Pichu
Electric --
0179   Mareep
Electric 9
0180   Flaaffy
Electric --
9
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 --
6
0125   Electabuzz
Electric --
7
0135   Jolteon
Electric 15
0145   Zapdos
Electric Flying --
0172   Pichu
Electric --
0179   Mareep
Electric 10
0180   Flaaffy
Electric --
10
0181   Ampharos
Electric --
10
0239   Elekid
Electric 7
0243   Raikou
Electric 8
0462   Magnezone
Electric Steel --
6
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.


Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0025   Pikachu
Electric --
0026   Raichu
Electric --
0081   Magnemite
Electric Steel 6
0082   Magneton
Electric Steel --
6
0125   Electabuzz
Electric --
6
0135   Jolteon
Electric 15
0145   Zapdos
Electric Flying --
0172   Pichu
Electric --
0179   Mareep
Electric 10
0180   Flaaffy
Electric --
10
0181   Ampharos
Electric --
10
0239   Elekid
Electric 6
0243   Raikou
Electric 8
0462   Magnezone
Electric Steel --
6
0466   Electivire
Electric --
6
0479   Rotom
Electric Ghost --
0479   Rotom
Electric Fire --
0479   Rotom
Electric Water --
0479   Rotom
Electric Ice --
0479   Rotom
Electric Flying --
0479   Rotom
Electric Grass --
0587 Emonga Emonga
Electric Flying --
0599 Giaru Giaru
Steel 11
0600 Gigiaru Gigiaru
Steel --
11
0601 Gigigiaru Gigigiaru
Steel --
11
0618 Maggyo Maggyo
Ground Electric 9
0642 Borutorosu Borutorosu
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.


Special move

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0479   Rotom
Electric Ghost (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

The opponent is hit by a bolt of lightning from the the user.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Pikachu's body glows yellow, then it releases a yellow lighting bolt from its body at the opponent, or Pikachu releases a ball of electricity from its body at the opponent.
Ash's Pikachu Pokémon - I Choose You! Debut
Ritchie's Sparky Friends To the End None
Drake's Ditto in the form of Pikachu Hello, Pummelo! None
  Raichu's body glows yellow and it releases a yellow lightning bolt from its body at the opponent.
Lt. Surge's Raichu Electric Shock Showdown None
Katrina's Raichu Lights, Camera, Quack-tion! None
Kay's Raichu Stage Fight! None
  Magnemite's body glows bright yellow and it releases a yellow bolt of lightning from its body at the opponent.
A wild Magnemite Sparks Fly for Magnemite None
Ethan's Magnemite Get Along, Little Pokémon None
Electric Company's Magnemite Current Events None
Benjamin's Magnemite Gone with the Windworks! None
  Electabuzz fires yellow electricity from the ends of its antennae at the opponent.
Drake's Electabuzz Enter the Dragonite None
Electric Company's Electabuzz Current Events None
  Yellow sparks appear around Mareep's ears and it fires a blast of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Mary's Fluffy Mild 'n Wooly None
Ellen's Mareep Mild 'n Wooly None
  Yellow sparks appear around Flaaffy's ears and it fires a blast of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Molly's Flaaffy Spell of the Unown None
Sullivan's Hannah Whiscash and Ash None
  Yellow sparks appear around Sudowoodo's head branch and it fires a yellow electric blast from it at the opponent.
A wild Sudowoodo Type Casting Used via Mimic
  Pichu's body sparks and it sends a bolt of yellow electricity at the opponent. The electricity also shocks Pichu.
The Pichu Brothers Pikachu and Pichu None
Multiple wild Pichu The Apple Corp! None
A Coordinator's Pichu May, We Harley Drew'd Ya! None
Ben's Ukelele Pichu SS023 None
  Jolteon releases a powerful cyclone of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Satsuki's Jolteon Trouble's Brewing None
  Raikou releases a small yellow electric blast from its forehead at the opponent.
Raikou (Legend of Thunder) The Legend of Thunder! None
  Yellow sparks appear around Elekid's horns. Then, it releases a yellow electrical blast from them at the opponent. Sometimes, it spins its arms to gather electricity.
Casey's Elekid Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid None
A wild Elekid Three Sides to Every Story! None
  Yellow sparks appear around Ampharos's ears, then it releases a bolt of lightning at the opponent from its body or ears.
Watt's Ampharos Manectric Charge None
Karsten's Ampharos Drifloon on the Wind! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Trivia

In other languages

  • Danish Tordenkile
  • Dutch: Donderschok
  • French: Eclair
  • German: Donnerschock
  • Hindi: Bijli Ka Jhatka
  • Italian: Tuonoshock
  • Norwegian: Tordensjokk
  • Portuguese (Brazilian): Choque do Trovão
  • Spanish (Latin American): Attacktrueno
  • Spanish: Impactrueno


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