Max Lightning (move)

Max Lightning ダイサンダー Dai Thunder

Battles Type  Electric Category  Varies PP  — (max. —) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally 1 Other: May affect any adjacent opponent, but not allies

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

Max Lightning (Japanese: ダイサンダー Dai Thunder) is a damage-dealing Electric-type Max Move introduced in Generation VIII.

Effect

Max Lightning inflicts damage and causes the battlefield to become Electric Terrain. Its power and whether it is a special or physical move depends on the move it is based on.

Base move Pwr. Cat. Aura Wheel 140 Physical Bolt Beak 130 Physical Bolt Strike 140 Physical Charge Beam 100 Special Discharge 130 Special Electro Ball 130 Special Electroweb 110 Special Fusion Bolt 130 Physical Nuzzle 90 Physical Overdrive 130 Special Parabolic Charge 120 Special Plasma Fists 130 Physical Shock Wave 110 Special Spark 120 Physical Thunder 140 Special Thunder Fang 120 Physical Thunder Punch 130 Physical Thunder Shock 90 Special Thunderbolt 130 Special Volt Switch 120 Special Volt Tackle 140 Physical Wild Charge 130 Physical Zap Cannon 140 Special Zing Zap 130 Physical

Description

Games Description SwSh This is an Electric-type attack Dynamax Pokémon use. The user turns the ground into Electric Terrain for five turns.

Learnset

Any Dynamax Pokémon can use Max Lightning if it knows a damaging Electric-type move.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 極巨閃電 Gihkgeuih Símdihn Mandarin 極巨閃電 / 极巨闪电 Jíjù Shǎndiàn French Fulguromax German Dyna-Gewitter Italian Dynasaetta Korean 다이썬더 Dai Thunder Spanish Maxitormenta

Max Moves
Max Strike • Max Knuckle • Max Airstream • Max Ooze • Max Quake Max Rockfall • Max Flutterby • Max Phantasm • Max Steelspike Max Flare • Max Geyser • Max Overgrowth • Max Lightning • Max Mindstorm Max Hailstorm • Max Wyrmwind • Max Darkness • Max Starfall • Max Guard Exclusive to Pokémon GO: Max Spirit
G-Max Moves
G-Max Vine Lash • G-Max Wildfire • G-Max Cannonade • G-Max Befuddle G-Max Volt Crash • G-Max Gold Rush • G-Max Chi Strike • G-Max Terror G-Max Foam Burst • G-Max Resonance • G-Max Cuddle • G-Max Replenish G-Max Malodor • G-Max Meltdown • G-Max Drum Solo • G-Max Fireball G-Max Hydrosnipe • G-Max Wind Rage • G-Max Gravitas • G-Max Stonesurge G-Max Volcalith • G-Max Tartness • G-Max Sweetness • G-Max Sandblast G-Max Stun Shock • G-Max Centiferno • G-Max Smite • G-Max Snooze • G-Max Finale G-Max Steelsurge • G-Max Depletion • G-Max One Blow • G-Max Rapid Flow

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