Shock Wave (move)

Shock Wave でんげきは Electric Shock Wave

Battles Type  Electric Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  60 Accuracy  —% 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 III TM34 in Generation III TM34 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   The appeal works great if performed first.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Shock Wave (Japanese: でんげきは Electrical Shock Wave) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TM34 from Generation III to Generation IV.

Effect

Shock Wave inflicts damage and is unaffected by modifications to the accuracy stat and evasion stat. It will not hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of moves such as Dig, Fly and Dive.

Description

Games Description RSE A fast and unavoidable electric attack.* Zaps the foe with a jolt of electricity that never misses.* FRLG A rapid jolt of electricity strikes the foe. It can't be evaded. A fast and unavoidable electric attack.* Zaps the target with a jolt of electricity that never misses.* PMDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It never misses. The user strikes the foe with a quick jolt of electricity. This attack cannot be evaded. The user strikes the target with a quick jolt of electricity. This attack cannot be evaded. The user strikes the target with a quick jolt of electricity. This attack never misses.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric				19				21	15	15
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric				19				21	15	15
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric				19				21	15	15
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost				22				22			22
522		Blitzle	Electric		Electric								11			11
523		Zebstrika	Electric		Electric								11			11
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying								22			22
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying								25			'
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
170		Chinchou*	Water	Electric
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric
403		Shinx	Electric		Electric
522		Blitzle	Electric		Electric
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying
618		Stunfisk*	Ground	Electric
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		Type		Machine
					I --		II --		III TM34		IV TM34		V --		VI --
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	✔			✔						✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric	✔			✔						✔
029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison	✔			✔						✔
030		Nidorina	Poison		Poison	✔			✔						✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔			✔						✔
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	✔			✔						✔
033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison	✔			✔						✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔			✔						✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔						✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔						✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔						✔
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel	✔			✔						✔
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel	✔			✔						✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	✔			✔						✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	✔			✔						✔
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric	✔			✔						✔
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric	✔			✔						✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison	✔			✔						✔
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison	✔			✔						✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock	✔			✔						✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	✔			✔						✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass				✔						✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔						✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	✔			✔						✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	✔			✔						✔
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric	✔			✔						✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	✔			✔						✔
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	✔			✔						✔
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	✔			✔						✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔			✔						✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔						✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔						✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric	✔			✔						✔
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric	✔			✔						✔
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric	✔			✔						✔
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying	✔			✔						✔
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric	✔			✔						✔
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric	✔			✔						✔
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	✔			✔						✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔						✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	✔			✔						✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	✔			✔						✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric	✔			✔						✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric	✔			✔						✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark	✔			✔						✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔						✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	✔			✔						✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass	✔			✔						✔
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
278		Wingull	Water	Flying	✔			✔						✔
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	✔			✔						✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔						✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔						✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔						✔
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
294		Loudred	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock	✔			✔						✔
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	✔			✔						✔
304		Aron	Steel	Rock	✔			✔						✔
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock	✔			✔						✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock	✔			✔						✔
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric	✔			✔						✔
310		Manectric	Electric		Electric	✔			✔						✔
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	✔			✔						✔
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	✔			✔						✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug	✔			✔						✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug	✔			✔						✔
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison	✔			✔						✔
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison	✔			✔						✔
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔						✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔						✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
351		Castform	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal	✔			✔						✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔						✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔						✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark	✔			✔						✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock	✔			✔						✔
378		Regice	Ice		Ice	✔			✔						✔
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel	✔			✔						✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic	✔			✔						✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic	✔			✔						✔
382		Kyogre	Water		Water	✔			✔						✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground	✔			✔						✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying	✔			✔						✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	✔			✔						✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic				✔						✔
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal				✔						✔
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water				✔						✔
403		Shinx	Electric		Electric				✔						✔
404		Luxio	Electric		Electric				✔						✔
405		Luxray	Electric		Electric				✔						✔
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock				✔						✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock				✔						✔
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel				✔						✔
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel				✔						✔
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric				✔						✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal				✔						✔
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying				✔						✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying				✔						✔
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal				✔						✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal				✔						✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost				✔						✔
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal				✔						✔
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal				✔						✔
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic				✔						✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic				✔						✔
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal				✔						✔
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark				✔						✔
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal				✔						✔
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel				✔						✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal				✔						✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock				✔						✔
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass				✔						✔
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric				✔						✔
468		Togekiss	Fairy	Flying				✔						✔
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal				✔						✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting				✔						✔
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel				✔						✔
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost				✔						✔
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost				✔						✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic				✔						✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic				✔						✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic				✔						✔
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon				✔						✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon				✔						✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal				✔						✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon				✔						✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark				✔						✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal				✔						✔
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.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0025 Pikachu Electric Pokéwalker - Yellow Forest Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0170 Chinchou Water Electric Dream World - Sparkling Sea 0179 Mareep Electric Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0278 Wingull Water Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 0417 Pachirisu Electric Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0479 RotomLv.10 Electric Ghost Dream World - Spooky Manor 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

Blitzle Luxray Mismagius Zebstrika
The opponent is hit by a bolt of blue electricity from the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Lairon creates two blue orbs of electricity above its head and above its tail. It then fires a blue lightning bolt from each orb at the opponent.
Savannah's Lairon	Cruisin' for a Losin'		Debut
	Swalot charges a blue ball of electricity in between its hands, and it fires a beam of electricity from the ball at the opponent.
Dominick's Swalot	From Brags to Riches		None
	Registeel grabs onto the opponent and it releases multiple bolts of blue electricity from them into the opponent.
A wild Registeel	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		None
	Misdreavus's body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and it emits waves of electricity from its body all around it.
Zoey's Misdreavus	Mounting a Coordinator Assault!		None
	Darkrai fires a blue beam of electricity from one or both of its hands at the opponent.
Darkrai (M10)	The Rise of Darkrai		None
	Tangrowth lifts its arms above its head and forms a blue energy ball. It then fires blue beams of energy from the ball at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Tangrowth	The Rise of Darkrai		None
	Glameow's tail sparks with yellow electricity and a ball of blue electricity appears at the end of it. It then fires multiple beams of electricity from the ball at the opponent, or yellow electricity rises from Glameow's back and forms a light blue ball of electricity. Glameow then fires a light blue beam of electricity from the ball at the opponent.
Zoey's Glameow	A Stand-up Sit-Down!		None
	Delcatty's body becomes surrounded in light blue or yellow electricity, or Delcatty's tail becomes surrounded in light blue electricity and it fires a beam of yellow electricity at the opponent from its tail, or yellow electricity comes off the purple tip of Delcatty's tail or its body and forms into a light blue ball of electricity. It then fires a light blue beam of electricity from the ball at the opponent.
Lila's Delcatty	Battling the Generation Gap!		None
	Nidoran♂ releases a beam of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Multiple wild Nidoran♂	Leading a Stray!		None
	Rattata releases a beam of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Multiple wild Rattata	Leading a Stray!		None
	Regirock grabs onto the opponent and its body becomes surrounded by light blue electricity, or Regirock's arms becomes surrounded in yellow sparks and it puts them together, creating a light blue orb of electricity. It then fires a beam of light blue electricity from the ball at the opponent.
Brandon's Regirock	A Pyramiding Rage!		None
	Nidoqueen's body becomes surrounded in light blue electricity and it releases a beam of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Damos's four Nidoqueen	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Absol's body becomes surrounded in light blue electricity and it releases a beam of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Damos's four Absol	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Luxray's body becomes surrounded in light blue electricity and it releases a beam of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent, or Luxray releases yellow lightning bolts from its body into the air. The lightning bolts meet in the air and form into a light blue ball of electricity. The ball then fires a light blue beam of electricity at the opponent from it.
Damos's three Luxray	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
Volkner's Luxray	The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!		None
	Baltoy's body becomes surrounded in light blue electricity and it releases a beam of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Damos's four Baltoy	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		Baltoy cannot legally learn Shock Wave
	Linoone's body becomes surrounded in light blue electricity and it releases a beam of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Damos's five Linoone	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Nosepass's body becomes surrounded in light blue electricity and it releases a beam of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Damos's four Nosepass	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Claydol's body becomes surrounded in light blue electricity and it releases a beam of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Damos's three Claydol	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		Claydol cannot legally learn Shock Wave
	Exploud's body becomes surrounded in light blue electricity and it releases a beam of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Damos's two Exploud	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Manectric's body becomes surrounded in light blue electricity and it releases a beam of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Damos's five Manectric	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Electrike's body becomes surrounded in light blue electricity and it releases a beam of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Damos's five Electrike	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Nidoking's body becomes surrounded in electricity and it releases a beam of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Damos's two Nidoking	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Probopass's body becomes surrounded in light blue electricity and it releases a beam of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Damos's three Probopass	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Yellow sparks come off Mismagius's face and forms a light blue ball of electricity in front of it. Then, light blue electricity shoots out from the ball at the opponent, or a light blue ball of energy appears in front of Mismagius's body and it creates a spiderweb-like shield in front of its body.
Zoey's Mismagius	Coming Full — Festival Circle!		Japanese version only Referred as Thunder Wave in the English dub
	Blitzle raises its head and yellow electricity starts to gather at the tip of Blitzle's mane. After a moment, its mane starts to glow yellow with electricity as well. When it is finished charging electricity, the mane on its head starts to crackle with electricity. Blitzle then lowers its head and fires a beam of yellow electricity from the tip of its mane at the opponent. Sometimes, when fully powered up, it can fire three beams of electricity from its mane instead of one. Sometimes, Blitzle doesn't even gather electricity in its mane at all.
Stephan's Blitzle	Oshawott's Lost Scalchop!		None
	All the white parts on Zebstrika's body glow yellow with electricity. Then, an orb of yellow electricity forms in between the top two spikes on top of Zebstrika's mane. When the orb is finished charging, it sparks with yellow electricity. Zebstrika then fires a jagged beam of yellow electricity from the orb at the opponent.
Stephan's Zebstrika	Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!		None
	Shinx's body becomes surrounded in light blue electricity and it releases multiple beams of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Aspertia Gym's Shinx	There's a New Gym Leader in Town!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Luxray Cranidos
The user shoots electricity from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Minun jumps into the air above the opponent and fires an electric blast from its body at the opponent.
Sapphire's Minun	VS. Spoink II		Debut
	Cranidos jumps into the air and waves its arms from the top of its head to the floor. Multiple beams of electricity appear in the sky and then strike the opponent.
Roark's Cranidos	A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium		None
	Luxray waves one of its paws from the air to the ground, firing multiple lightning bolts from the sky at the opponent.
Pearl's Rayler	Showdown with Houndoom		None
	Spiritomb jumps forward and static electricity comes off Spiritomb's body and surrounds the battlefield, shocking the opponent.
Cynthia's Spiritomb	VS. Spiritomb		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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 電擊波 Diànjī Bō Dutch Schokgolf Finnish Shokkiaalto (AG078) Paineaalto (AG127) French Onde de Choc German Schockwelle Greek Κύμα Καταπληξίας Hindi झटकों की तरंगे Zatkon ki Tarangé Indonesian Gelombang Listrik Gelombang Kilat Italian Ondashock Korean 전격파 Jeongyeokpa Polish Fala szoku Portuguese Brazil Onda de Choque Portugal Onda de Choque Romanian Unda de Șoc Serbian Šok Talas Spanish Latin America Onda de choque Spain Onda Voltio

Variations of the move Swift
Feint Attack • Shadow Punch • Aerial Ace • Magnet Bomb Swift • Magical Leaf • Shock Wave

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