Sonic Boom (move)

Sonic Boom ソニックブーム Sonic Boom

Battles Type  Normal Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  – Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Sonic Boom (Japanese: ソニックブーム Sonic Boom), formatted as SonicBoom prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Sonic Boom deals 20 damage, regardless of the user's type, the opponent's type, and any other effects. Ghost-types are able to be hit by this move despite their usual immunity to Normal-type moves.

Generation II and on

Ghost-type Pokémon are immune to Sonic Boom.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Red and Blue Rescue Team, this move does 55 damage, while in Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky it does 20 damage.

Description

Games Description A Normal-type attack. It inflicts a set amount of damage regardless of the target's type. A Normal-type attack. It always inflicts a set amount of damage. Always inflicts 20HP damage. RSE Launches shock waves that always inflict 20 HP damage. FRLG The foe is hit with a shock wave that always inflicts 20-HP damage. The foe is hit with a destructive shock wave that always inflicts 20 HP damage. The target is hit with a destructive shock wave that always inflicts 20 HP damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel	21			16			16			14				14	11	11
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel	--, 21			--, 16			16			14				14	--, 11	--
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric	17			17			15			8				8			8
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric	--, 17			--, 17			--, 15			--, 8				--, 8			--
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying				19			19	17	14				14			14
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon										--				--			--
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon										--				--			--
418		Buizel	Water		Water										--				--			--
419		Floatzel	Water		Water										--				--			--
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel										14				14	--, 11	--
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying										14				14			14
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic
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 event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0021 Spearow Normal Flying New York Pokémon Center 0123 Scyther Bug Flying New York Pokémon Center 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

Magnezone File:Plasma Grunt Magnemite SonicBoom.png Magnemite Yanmega Crobat
The foe is hit with a destructive shock wave.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Yanma flaps its wings at a fast speed and one or multiple shockwaves heads towards the opponent, or Yanma's wings glow white and it waves them, releasing a shockwave from its wings at the opponent.
Zachary Evans's Yanma	Wings 'N' Things		Debut
Forrester Franklin's Yanma	All in a Day's Wurmple		None
Jessie's Yanma	The Thief that Keeps on Thieving!		None
Tyler's Yanma	The Thief the Keeps on Thieving!		None
	Crobat flaps its wings so fast that they become a blur, and a cyclone of wind and white circles come out of them and hit the opponent.
Brock's Crobat	Lapras of Luxury		Crobat cannot legally learn Sonic Boom
	Buizel's two tails glow white and it flips around, sending a large white shockwave at the opponent.
Ash's Buizel	Buizel Your Way Out of This!		None
	Yanmega's wings glow white and it waves its wings, releasing one large white shockwave or multiple smaller shockwaves from them at the opponent.
Jessie's Yanmega	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None
	All three of Magnezone's magnets glow white and it spins around, sending a large white shockwave at the opponent.
A wild Magnezone	Regaining the Home Advantage!		None
	Magnemite spins rapidly around, sending a large white shockwave at the opponent.
A Team Plasma Grunt's Magnemite	Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!		None

In the manga

In the Ash and Pikachu manga

Yanma
The user releases shock waves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Yanma releases shock waves from its wings.
Hiroto's Yanma	The Cowardly God Of Plagues		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Magnemite and Magneton Voltorb and Electrode
The foe is hit with a destructive shock wave.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Magneton's body becomes surrounded by an orb of energy. When the opponent comes into contact with Magneton, they bounce off the orb.
A wild Magneton	Electro Magneton		Debut
	Magnemite's body becomes surrounded by orbs of energy.
Two wild Magnemite	Electro Magneton		Debut
	Electrode's body starts to glow and it lets off multiple sound waves from its body.
Ken's Electrode	Ekans the Ecstasy		None
	Voltorb's body starts to glow and it lets off multiple sound waves from its body.
Ken's Voltorb	Ekans the Ecstasy		None
	Buizel turns around and waves its tails horizontally. As it does, it releases a beam of energy from its tails at the opponent. When it waves its tails, they leave behind a trail of energy.
Uji's Buizel	Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank II		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Although the sound-based moves are introduced in Generation III, Sonic Boom is listed in move index number near other Generation I sound-based moves; Growl, Sing, Roar, and Supersonic.
  • Soundproof does not block this attack, even though it is based on sound.
• In Pokémon Stadium 2, Sonic Boom is disabled in the Little Cup due to low level Pokémon having low HP.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 音爆 Yīn​bào​ Danish Lydmursbrag Dutch Supersonische Knal Finnish Äänipommi (original series) Ääniaalto (Advanced Generation series) French Sonicboom German Ultraschall Greek Ηχοέκρηξη Indonesian SonicBoom Italian Sonicboom Korean 소닉붐 Sonic Boom Polish Bomba Dźwięku Portuguese Brazil Bomba Sônica Portugal Detonação Sónica Romanian Explozia Sonică Unda Sonică Serbian Sonična Bomba Spanish Latin America Bomba Sónica (Original Series & Diamond and Pearl) Explosion Sónica (DP Battle Dimencion & Galactic Battles) Explosónica (DP Sinnoh League Victors) Spain Bomba Sónica

Set-damage moves
Sonic Boom • Dragon Rage

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