Thunder Wave (move)

Thunder Wave
でんじは Electromagnetic Wave
Thunder Wave VII.png
Thunder Wave VII 2.png
Type  Electric
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  90%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1
Jamming  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles all of the Pokémon to act before the user.

Thunder Wave (Japanese: でんじは Electromagnetic Wave) is a non-damaging Electric-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM45 in Generation I before losing its TM status in Generation II. It regained its TM status, albeit as TM73, in Generation IV onwards.

Effect

Generations I-VI

Thunder Wave has 100% accuracy and paralyzes the target.

Thunder Wave takes types into consideration, so it cannot usually affect Ground-type Pokémon. This will take type changes into account, such as if Thunder Wave is affected by Normalize (which would make Ghost-type Pokémon immune to it).

In the Generation I handheld games only, Thunder Wave can affect a target behind a substitute.

Thunder Wave can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra two appeal points if Charge was used in the prior turn. It can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing Hex and Smelling Salts to give extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

Generation VII

Thunder Wave's accuracy was lowered to 90%.

If powered up by an Electrium Z into Z-Thunder Wave, the user's Special Defense stat is raised by one stage.

Description

Games Description
Stad A special move that causes paralysis. When paralyzed, the victim has a one-in-four chance of immobility.
Stad2 A special move that causes paralysis. The victim has a one-in-four chance of immobility.
GSC A move that may cause paralysis.
RSE A weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the foe.
FRLG A weak electric shock that is sure to cause paralysis if it hits.
Colo.XD A weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target.
DPPtHGSSPBR A weak electric charge is launched at the foe. It causes paralysis if it hits.
BWB2W2 A weak electric charge is launched at the target. It causes paralysis if it hits.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0025     Field Fairy 9RGB
8Y
8 8 10 10 13XY
18ORAS
18SMUSUM
15PE
0026     Field Fairy 1
0081    
 
Mineral Mineral 35 21 21 17 17BW
15B2W2
15XY
13ORAS
11SM
7USUM
10PE
0082    
 
Mineral Mineral 38 21 21 17 17BW
15B2W2
15XY
13ORAS
11SM
1, 7USUM
1, 10PE
0125     Human-Like Human-Like 19B2W2 19 19SMUSUM
11PE
0135     Field Field 40RGB
42Y
42 42 57 57BW
33B2W2
33 33SMUSUM
21PE
0137     Mineral Mineral 27PE
0145    
 
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 13 13 8 8 8 8
0147     Water 1 Dragon 10 8 8 5 5 5 5SMUSUM
7PE
0148     Water 1 Dragon 1, 10 1, 8 1, 8 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5SMUSUM
1, 7PE
0149    
 
Water 1 Dragon 1, 10 1, 8 1, 8 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5SMUSUM
1, 7PE
0170    
 
Water 2 Water 2 1 1 6 6 6 6
0171    
 
Water 2 Water 2 1 1 1, 6 1, 6 1, 6 1, 6
0172     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 8 8 10 10 13XY
18ORAS
18
0179     Monster Field 16 16 14 14BW
4B2W2
4 4
0180     Monster Field 18 18 14 14BW
1, 4B2W2
1, 4 1, 4
0181     Monster Field 1, 18 1, 18 1, 14 1, 14BW
1, 4B2W2
1, 4 1, 4
0239     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 19B2W2 19 19
0299     Mineral Mineral 22 25 25BW
15B2W2
15XY
13ORAS
13
0309     Field Field 4 4 4 4XY
1ORAS
1
0310     Field Field 1, 4 1, 4 1, 4 1, 4XY
1ORAS
1
0311     Fairy Fairy 4 3 3 3XY
1ORAS
1
0312     Fairy Fairy 4 3 3 3XY
1ORAS
1
0417     Field Fairy 33 33 33
0462    
 
Mineral Mineral 17 17BW
15B2W2
15XY
13ORAS
11SM
1, 7USUM
0466     Human-Like Human-Like 19B2W2 19 19
0476    
 
Mineral Mineral 25 25BW
15B2W2
15XY
13ORAS
13
0479    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1
0522     Field Field 15 15 15
0523     Field Field 1, 15 1, 15 1, 15
0595    
 
Bug Bug 4 4 4
0596    
 
Bug Bug 1, 4 1, 4 1, 4
0602     Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1
0603     Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1
0694    
 
Monster Dragon 31 31
0698    
 
Monster Monster 5 5
0699    
 
Monster Monster 5 1, 5
0702    
 
Field Fairy 23 23
0796     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 7
0808     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 18PE
0809     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 1, 18PE
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.


By TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
TM45
II
--
III
--
IV
TM73
V
TM73
VI
TM73
VII
TM73
VIII
--
IX
--
0019     Field Field
0020     Field Field
0025     Field Fairy
0026     Field Fairy
026A  
Raichu
Alola Form
 
 
Field Fairy
0035     Fairy Fairy
0036     Fairy Fairy
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy
0063     Human-Like Human-Like
0064     Human-Like Human-Like
0065     Human-Like Human-Like
074A  
Geodude
Alola Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral PE
075A  
Graveler
Alola Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral PE
076A  
Golem
Alola Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral PE
0079    
 
Monster Water 1
0080    
 
Monster Water 1
0081    
 
Mineral Mineral
0082    
 
Mineral Mineral
0096     Human-Like Human-Like
0097     Human-Like Human-Like
0100     Mineral Mineral
0101     Mineral Mineral
0113     Fairy Fairy
0120     Water 3 Water 3
0121    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0125     Human-Like Human-Like
0130    
 
Water 2 Dragon
0135     Field Field
0137     Mineral Mineral
0145    
 
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
0147     Water 1 Dragon
0148     Water 1 Dragon
0149    
 
Water 1 Dragon
0150     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
0151     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
0170    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0171    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0172     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
0173     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
0174    
 
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
0175     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
0176    
 
Flying Fairy
0177    
 
Flying Flying
0178    
 
Flying Flying
0179     Monster Field
0180     Monster Field
0181     Monster Field
0190     Field Field
0198    
 
Flying Flying
0199    
 
Monster Water 1
0200     Amorphous Amorphous
0203    
 
Field Field
0206     Field Field
0209     Field Fairy
0210     Field Fairy
0211    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0223     Water 1 Water 2
0224     Water 1 Water 2
0233     Mineral Mineral
0234     Field Field
0239     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
0241     Field Field
0242     Fairy Fairy
0243     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
0248    
 
Monster Monster
0249    
 
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
0250    
 
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
0251    
 
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
0263     Field Field
0264     Field Field
0280    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0281    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0282    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0299     Mineral Mineral
0300     Field Fairy
0301     Field Fairy
0306    
 
Monster Monster
0309     Field Field
0310     Field Field
0311     Fairy Fairy
0312     Fairy Fairy
0313     Bug Human-Like
0314     Bug Human-Like
0325     Field Field
0326     Field Field
0351     Fairy Amorphous
0352     Field Field
0353     Amorphous Amorphous
0354     Amorphous Amorphous
0358     Amorphous Amorphous
0359     Field Field
0377     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
0378     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
0379     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
0380    
 
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
0381    
 
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
0382     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
0383     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
0384    
 
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
0385    
 
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
0386     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
0399     Water 1 Field
0400    
 
Water 1 Field
0403     Field Field
0404     Field Field
0405     Field Field
0417     Field Fairy
0424     Field Field
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0426    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0427     Field Human-Like
0428     Field Human-Like
0429     Amorphous Amorphous
0430    
 
Flying Flying
0433     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
0439    
 
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
0440     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
0462    
 
Mineral Mineral
0466     Human-Like Human-Like
0468    
 
Flying Fairy
0474     Mineral Mineral
0475    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0476    
 
Mineral Mineral
0478    
 
Fairy Mineral
0479    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0480     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
0481     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
0482     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
0483    
 
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
0484    
 
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
0486     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
0487    
 
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
0488     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
0491     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
0493     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
0494    
 
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
0505     Field Field
0506     Field Field
0507     Field Field
0508     Field Field
0509     Field Field
0510     Field Field
0517     Field Field
0518     Field Field
0522     Field Field
0523     Field Field
0527    
 
Field Flying
0528    
 
Field Flying
0531     Fairy Fairy
0561    
 
Flying Flying
0572     Field Field
0573     Field Field
0574     Human-Like Human-Like
0575     Human-Like Human-Like
0576     Human-Like Human-Like
0577     Amorphous Amorphous
0578     Amorphous Amorphous
0579     Amorphous Amorphous
0585    
 
Field Field
0586    
 
Field Field
0587    
 
Field Field
0595    
 
Bug Bug
0596    
 
Bug Bug
0597    
 
Grass Mineral
0598    
 
Grass Mineral
0599     Mineral Mineral
0600     Mineral Mineral
0601     Mineral Mineral
0602     Amorphous Amorphous
0603     Amorphous Amorphous
0604     Amorphous Amorphous
0605     Human-Like Human-Like
0606     Human-Like Human-Like
0618    
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0624    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0625    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0632    
 
Bug Bug
0633    
 
Dragon Dragon
0634    
 
Dragon Dragon
0635    
 
Dragon Dragon
0638    
 
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
0642    
 
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
0644    
 
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
0648    
 
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
0649    
 
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
0676     Field Field
0677     Field Field
0678     Field Field
678F  
Meowstic
Female
  Field Field
0694    
 
Monster Dragon
0695    
 
Monster Dragon
0698    
 
Monster Monster
0699    
 
Monster Monster
0702    
 
Field Fairy
0707    
 
Mineral Mineral
0716     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
0720  
Hoopa
Confined
 
 
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
720U  
Hoopa
Unbound
 
 
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
0736     Bug Bug
0737    
 
Bug Bug
0738    
 
Bug Bug
0755    
 
Grass Grass
0756    
 
Grass Grass
0772     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
0773     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
0777    
 
Field Fairy
0778    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0780    
 
Monster Dragon
0785    
 
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
0791    
 
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
0792    
 
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
0793    
 
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
0796     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
0800     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
800DM  
Necrozma
Dusk Mane
 
 
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 USUM
800DW  
Necrozma
Dawn Wings
 
 
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 USUM
0801    
 
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
0807     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 USUM
0808     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 PE
0809     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 PE
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.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0223     Water 1 Water 2
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.


By Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
FRLG E XD
0019     Field Field
0020     Field Field
0025     Field Fairy
0026     Field Fairy
0035     Fairy Fairy
0036     Fairy Fairy
0039     Fairy Fairy
0040     Fairy Fairy
0063     Human-Like Human-Like
0064     Human-Like Human-Like
0065     Human-Like Human-Like
0079    
 
Monster Water 1
0080    
 
Monster Water 1
0081    
 
Mineral Mineral
0082    
 
Mineral Mineral
0096     Human-Like Human-Like
0097     Human-Like Human-Like
0100     Mineral Mineral
0101     Mineral Mineral
0113     Fairy Fairy
0120     Water 3 Water 3
0121    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0122     Human-Like Human-Like
0125     Human-Like Human-Like
0130    
 
Water 2 Dragon
0135     Field Field
0137     Mineral Mineral
0145    
 
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
0147     Water 1 Dragon
0148     Water 1 Dragon
0149    
 
Water 1 Dragon
0150     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
0151     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
0170    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0171    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0172     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
0173     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
0174     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
0175     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
0176    
 
Flying Fairy
0177    
 
Flying Flying
0178    
 
Flying Flying
0179     Monster Field
0180     Monster Field
0181     Monster Field
0190     Field Field
0198    
 
Flying Flying
0199    
 
Monster Water 1
0200     Amorphous Amorphous
0203    
 
Field Field
0206     Field Field
0209     Field Fairy
0210     Field Fairy
0211    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0223     Water 1 Water 2
0224     Water 1 Water 2
0233     Mineral Mineral
0234     Field Field
0239     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
0241     Field Field
0242     Fairy Fairy
0243     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
0248    
 
Monster Monster
0249    
 
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
0250    
 
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
0263     Field Field
0264     Field Field
0280     Amorphous Amorphous
0281     Amorphous Amorphous
0282     Amorphous Amorphous
0299     Mineral Mineral
0300     Field Fairy
0301     Field Fairy
0306    
 
Monster Monster
0309     Field Field
0310     Field Field
0311     Fairy Fairy
0312     Fairy Fairy
0313     Bug Human-Like
0314     Bug Human-Like
0335     Field Field
0351     Fairy Amorphous
0352     Field Field
0353     Amorphous Amorphous
0354     Amorphous Amorphous
0359     Field Field
0377     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
0378     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
0379     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
0380    
 
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
0381    
 
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
0382     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
0383     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
0384    
 
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
0385    
 
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
0386  
Deoxys
Normal Forme
  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
386A  
Deoxys
Attack Forme
  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
386D  
Deoxys
Defense Forme
  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
386S  
Deoxys
Speed Forme
  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
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.


In other games

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U

Pikachu uses Thunder Wave as its custom neutral special 2, replacing Thunder Jolt. Thunder Wave does less damage than Thunder Jolt, but it leaves the opponent stunned for a short period of time.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Causes paralysis in the target. A Pokémon affected by paralysis is incapable of attacking or using moves.
MDTDS Afflicts the target with a Paralysis status. A Pokémon with the Paralysis status condition has slowed movement and is incapable of action.
BSL てきポケモンを まひじょうたいにかえる まひじょうたいの ポケモンは わざが だせない
MDGtI It causes the Paralysis status condition to an enemy. With the Paralysis status, the enemy's Travel Speed goes down and it can't attack or use moves.
SMD It inflicts paralysis on an enemy.

In the anime

 
Murkrow
 
Heliolisk
 
Magnemite
 
Nosepass
The user releases a charge of electricity at the opponent which causes paralysis if it hits.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Yellow or blue sparks surround Jolteon's body.
Ethan's Jolteon Get Along, Little Pokémon Debut
  Mareep releases thin streams of electricity from its body.
Dr. Anna's Mareep Hassle in the Castle None
  Chinchou releases a thin stream of electricity from its antennae orbs at the opponent, or Chinchou's antennae light up and its body becomes surrounded in yellow sparks, or Chinchou creates a yellow ring with orange sparkles inside and around it in-between its antennae, and fires multiple yellow rings from the single ring at the opponent, before the sparkles disappear, paralyzing it.
Dayton's Bright Takin' it on the Chinchou None
Multiple wild Chinchou Takin' it on the Chinchou None
A wild Chinchou Love at First Twirl! None
  Magnemite releases light blue electricity from its body at the opponent, or Magnemite releases blue static electricity from the tips of its magnets at the opponent. The electricity can hold the opponent in the air.
Jasmine's Magnemite Nerves of Steelix! None
Multiple wild Magnemite All Torkoal, No Play None
A wild Magnemite Pikachu's Summer Festival None
  Dragonite releases a stream of blue electricity from the ends of its antennae at the opponent.
Lance's Dragonite Rage of Innocence None
  Dragonair releases a blue stream of electricity from its horn that wraps around the opponent like a rope.
Clair's Dragonair Great Bowls of Fire! None
Magneton Magneton releases blue bolts of electricity from the ends of the magnets on its body. The electricity curves around and ties around the opponent, preventing it from moving.
Jackson's Magneton Tie One On! None
  Nosepass's nose glows yellow and it fires a massive electrical blast from it at the opponent, or Nosepass's body becomes surrounded by blue electricity and it fires static shock waves at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Roxanne's Nosepass Winner by a Nosepass Referred as Hyper Beam in the Japanese version
Hank's Nosepass Aipom and Circumstance! None
  Blue sparks surround Electrike's body, or Electrike releases multiple blue bolts of lightning at the opponent.
Wattson's Electrike Watt's with Wattson? None
  The top of Manectric's head sparks with blue electricity, then it releases multiple blue bolts of lightning at the opponent. When Manectric is charged up, yellow electricity rises from the yellow fur on its body and forms together in the air to form a blue ball of electricity that fires as a beam at the opponent.
Wattson's Manectric Manectric Charge None
  Aggron's claw becomes surrounded in sparks of yellow electricity.
A mirage Aggron The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon None
  Plusle releases bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Solana's Plusle The Green Guardian None
  Heliolisk releases rings of yellow electricity from the tip of its tail at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Clemont's Heliolisk The Moment of Lumiose Truth! None
  Meowstic releases rings of yellow electricity from its hands at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Olympia's Meowstic All Eyes on the Future! None
  Bisharp releases rings of yellow electricity from one of its hands at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Alain's Bisharp Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted! None
  Murkrow releases rings of yellow electricity from its beak at the opponent.
Two wild Murkrow Mimikyu Unmasked! None


In the manga

In the Mobilize!! Pokémon Ranger manga


In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Thunder Wave is the only status move that takes types and type changes into account.
    • Consequently, it is the only status move that cannot hit Ground-type Pokémon (even when affected by Electrify).

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 電磁波 Dihnchìh Bō
Mandarin 電磁波 / 电磁波 Diàncí Bō *
电击波 Diànjí Bō *
  Danish Tordenbølge
  Dutch Dondergolf
  Finnish Ukkosaalto
  French Cage-Éclair*
Cage-Eclair*
  German Donnerwelle
  Greek Κύμα Ηλεκτρομαγνητισμού
  Indonesian Gelombang Elektromagnet
  Italian Tuononda
  Korean 전기자석파 Jeongijaseokpa
  Norwegian Tordenbølge
  Polish Fala Grzmotu*
Burzowa Fala*
Falisty Grom/Fala Gromu*
Piorun Falowy*
Elektrofala*
Fala Pioruna*
Piorunujący Wstrząs*
Fala Elektryczna*
Fala Elektromagnetyczna*
  Brazilian Portuguese Onda Trovão (early anime, The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Onda de Trovão (XY series-present, TCG, manga)
Onda-Trovão (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Serbian Električni talas
  Spanish Onda Trueno
  Swedish Åskvåg
  Turkish Yıldırım Dalgası
  Vietnamese Sóng Điện Từ


Generation I TMs
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26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation I HMs
0102030405
Generation IV TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
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2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960


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