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* In some copies of {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, using Thunder or {{m|Thunderbolt}} [[List of minor glitches#Thunder glitch|may cause]] the [[game freeze|game to freeze]] during the moves' animation sequences. This can be remedied by turning off the [[battle animation]]s in the options menu. Also, in {{game2|FireRed|LeafGreen|Emerald}}, the sound of Thunder or Thunderbolt may get stuck until the game resets. | * In some copies of {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, using Thunder or {{m|Thunderbolt}} [[List of minor glitches#Thunder glitch|may cause]] the [[game freeze|game to freeze]] during the moves' animation sequences. This can be remedied by turning off the [[battle animation]]s in the options menu. Also, in {{game2|FireRed|LeafGreen|Emerald}}, the sound of Thunder or Thunderbolt may get stuck until the game resets. | ||
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Thunder (Japanese: かみなり Thunder) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I and has been TM25 since its introduction.
Effect
Generation I
Thunder deals damage and has a 10% chance of paralyzing the target.
Thunder can't paralyze a target that has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.
Generation II
Thunder has 100% accuracy when used during heavy rain, and has 50% accuracy if used during bright sunlight. It also has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target. It can hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of Fly.
Generation III
Same as previous generations, but also deals double damage on a Pokémon using Bounce.
Generation IV
Diamond and Pearl
Same as previous generations, but if used in heavy rain, it can penetrate through Protect or Detect.
Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver
The ability for Thunder to penetrate Protect and Detect is not present anymore in Pokémon Platinum or Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
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By TM25
Generation II
By leveling up
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By TM25
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Generation III
By leveling up
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By TM25
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By TM25
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Generation V
By leveling up
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By TM25
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Other appearances
- Pikachu uses Thunder as its down B attack in the Super Smash Bros. series.
In the anime
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Pikachu fires a massive beam of electricity from its body at the opponent. | ||
| Ash's Pikachu | Showdown at Dark City! | Debut | |
| Drake's Ditto in the form of Pikachu | Hello, Pummelo! | Used via Transform | |
| Duplica's Ditto in the form of Pikachu | Imitation Confrontation | Used via Transform | |
| Duplica's Mini-Dit in the form of Pikachu | Imitation Confrontation | Used via Transform | |
| Ritchie's Sparky | A Promise is a Promise | None | |
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Jolteon fires a massive beam of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent. | ||
| Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Jolteon | The Ultimate Test | None | |
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Electabuzz fires multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent, or Electabuzz gathers electricity in between the horns on its head, and it fires a blast of yellow electricity from its horns at the opponent. | ||
| Drake's Electabuzz | Enter the Dragonite | None | |
| Dr. Namba's Electabuzz | A Promise is a Promise | None | |
| Paul's Electabuzz | Smells Like Team Spirit! | None | |
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Dragonite charges electricity in its antennae and fires a beam of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent. | ||
| Drake's Dragonite | Enter the Dragonite | None | |
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Magnemite's eye glows red and its magnets become surrounded in yellow static. It then releases a powerful blast of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent. | ||
| Multiple wild Magnemite | The Poké Spokesman | None | |
| Anthony's Magnemite | You Said a Mouthful! | None | |
| A mirage Magnemite | The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon | None | |
| A Magnemite Brock used briefly | Camping it Up! | None | |
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Magneton's eyes glow red and its magnets become surrounded in yellow static. It then releases a powerful blast of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent. Sometimes, the electricity has black sparks surrounding it. | ||
| Multiple wild Magneton | The Poké Spokesman | None | |
| Electric Company's Magneton | Current Events | None | |
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Yellow sparks surround Raikou's body, and it releases a powerful blast of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent. | ||
| Raikou (Legend of Thunder) | The Legend of Thunder! | None | |
| A wild Raikou | Three Sides to Every Story! | None | |
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Dragonair calls upon storm clouds and a blue or yellow lightning bolt hits the opponent. | ||
| Clair's Dragonair | Great Bowls of Fire! | None | |
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Volbeat charges electricity in its antennae and fires a beam of yellow electricity at the opponent from them. | ||
| Volt's Volbeat | That's Just Swellow | None | |
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Plusle fires a powerful beam of yellow electricity from its body into the air. The beam then curves and hits the opponent. | ||
| A wild Plusle | Pikachu's Summer Festival | None | |
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Minun fires a powerful beam of yellow electricity from its body into the air. The beam then curves and hits the opponent. | ||
| A wild Minun | Pikachu's Summer Festival | None | |
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Banette points one of its arms at the opponent and releases a yellow electric blast from it. | ||
| Harley's Banette | Deceit and Assist | None | |
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Mareep releases a yellow electrical blast from its body at the opponent. | ||
| Cadee's Mareep | A Chip Off the Old Brock | None | |
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Ampharos releases a yellow electrical blast from its body at the opponent. | ||
| McCauley's Ampharos | A Chip Off the Old Brock | None | |
| Karsten's Ampharos | Drifloon on the Wind! | None | |
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Flaaffy releases a yellow electrical blast from its body at the opponent. | ||
| Mariah's Flaaffy | A Chip Off the Old Brock | None | |
| A Coordinator's Flaaffy | Dressed for Jess Success! | None | |
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Elekid spins its arms at a fast speed and yellow sparks appear around its horns. It then fires a bolt of yellow electricity at the opponent from its body. | ||
| A wild Elekid | Reversing the Charges | None | |
| Paul's Elekid | When Pokémon Worlds Collide! | None | |
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Munchlax points at the opponent with both hands and a bolt of lightning comes down from the sky and shocks the opponent. | ||
| May's Munchlax | Harley Rides Again | Used via Metronome | |
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Manectric fires a blast of yellow or blue electricity from its body at the opponent. | ||
| A Coordinator's Manectric | What I Did For Love! | None | |
| Jaco's Manectric | The Electrike Company! | None | |
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Electrike's body becomes surrounded by yellow sparks and it releases a beam of blue electricity from its body into the air. The beam then curves and hits the opponent from above. | ||
| Jaco's Electrike | The Electrike Company! | None | |
| Cal's Electrike | The Electrike Company! | None | |
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Raichu's body becomes surrounded by electricity and it fires a massive yellow beam of electricity at the opponent. | ||
| Sho's Raichu | Pika and Goliath! | None | |
| Volkner's Raichu | The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore! | None | |
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The balls on the ends of Electivire's antennae become surrounded by yellow electricity. Then, Electivire's whole body becomes surrounded by electricity and it fires a blast of it from its body at the opponent, or the balls at the end of Electivire's antennae become surrounded by yellow electricity, and it fires a beam of yellow electricity from the antennae at the opponent, or Electivire puts its tails on the opponent and they become surrounded by yellow static. Its body then becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and it fires a beam of yellow electricity from the end of its tails at the opponent. | ||
| Gary's Electivire | The Needs of the Three! | None | |
| Paul's Electivire | Casting a Paul on Barry! | None | |
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The bands on Zekrom's tail glow light blue with electricity and it flies into the air, releasing a powerful beam of electricity from it straight down, striking the opponent, or Zekrom's wings become surrounded in light blue electricity and it releases a beam of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent. | ||
| A wild Zekrom | In the Shadow of Zekrom! | None | |
In the manga
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| The user shocks the opponent with a powerful blast of electricity. | |||
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Electivire fires a powerful bolt of electricity from the sky at the opponent. | ||
| Team Galactic's Electivire | Escape From Team Galactic | Debut | |
Pokémon Adventures
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| The opponent is hit by a massive bolt of lightning. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Pikachu's body becomes surrounded by electricity and a large bolt of lightning comes out of the sky and strikes the opponent. | ||
| Red's Pika | ...But Fearow Itself! | Debut | |
| Zapmolcuno | Zapmolcuno waves its wing and a powerful lightning bolt comes out and hits the opponent. | ||
| Zapmolcuno | The Winged Legends | None | |
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Raikou releases electrical sparks from the purple cloud on its back at the opponent. As it is fired, the sparks merge together and form a large blast of electricty, or the purple cloud on Raikou's back glows longer and rises into the air, turning into the giant thunder cloud. Raikou then fires a large beam of electricity from the thunder cloud at the opponent. | ||
| Anabel's Raikou | Really Raikou & Entirely Entei I | None | |
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Electabuzz points one of its index fingers into the air and a thunder cloud forms above it. When it swings its arm down, a large lightning bolt then comes out of the cloud and strikes the opponent. | ||
| Lt. Surge's Electabuzz | Electrifying Magnemite | None | |
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Groudon releases streams of electricity from its body into the sky. The electricity flashes brightly, and Groudon puts its hands together in front of it. Then, an orb of electricity forms in between Groudon's hands and a huge beam of electricity comes crashing down from the sky at the opponent. | ||
| Maxie's Groudon | VS. Kyogre & Groudon VIII | None | |
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Manectric jumps on the opponent and calls upon a thunder cloud. A large bolt of lightning them comes down from the cloud and strikes Manectric, causing its body to become surrounded by lightning. The attack also hurts Manectric. | ||
| Wattson's Manectric | VS. Ninjask | None | |
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Plusle puts its hands together and fires a beam of electricity from in between its hands at the opponent. | ||
| Ruby's Plusle | The Final Showdown VI | None | |
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Minun puts its hands together and fires a beam of electricity from in between its hands at the opponent. | ||
| Sapphire's Minun | The Final Showdown VI | None | |
In other generations
Trivia
- In some copies of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, using Thunder or Thunderbolt may cause the game to freeze during the moves' animation sequences. This can be remedied by turning off the battle animations in the options menu. Also, in Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald, the sound of Thunder or Thunderbolt may get stuck until the game resets.
- The TM for Thunder is the same number as Pikachu's National Pokédex number. Pikachu is also the first Pokémon by National Pokédex order to learn it via level up.
- Thunder shares its name with Zapdos's Japanese name.
- Every Pokémon that can learn Thunder by leveling up gets a STAB on it.
In other languages
- Chinese: 打雷 Dǎléi
- Dutch: Donder
- Finnish: Ukkonen, Salama
- French: Fatal-foudre
- German: Donner
- Greek: Κεραυνός
- Italian: Tuono
- Korean: 번개 Beongae
- Norwegian: Torden
- Polish: Piorun
- Portuguese (Brasil): Trovão
- Spanish: Trueno
- Serbian: Grom
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| Generation I HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation II HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 | |
| Generation III TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation III HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE | |
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |
| Generation V TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 | |
| Generation V HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 | |
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