Supersonic (move)

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Supersonic
ちょうおんぱ Soundwave
Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  55%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Scramble the order of appeal on the next turn.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Supersonic (Japanese: ちょうおんぱ Soundwave) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Supersonic causes the target to become confused. Supersonic will fail if the target has a Substitute, is already confused, or has the ability Soundproof or Own Tempo.

Description

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Games Description
GSC Sound waves that cause confusion.
BW The user generates odd sound waves from its body. It may confuse the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
012 Butterfree Butterfree Bug Flying 21 18 18 18 18 18 '
041 Zubat Zubat Poison Flying 10 6 6 11 5 5 '
042 Golbat Golbat Poison Flying --, 10 --, 6 --, 6 --, 11 --, 5 --, 5 '
048 Venonat Venonat Bug Poison   11 9 9 5 5 '
049 Venomoth Venomoth Bug Poison   -- --, 9 --, 9 --, 5 --, 5 '
072 Tentacool Tentacool Water Poison 7 6 6 5 5 '
073 Tentacruel Tentacruel Water Poison --, 7 --, 6 --, 6 --, 5 --, 5 '
081 Magnemite Magnemite Electric Electric 29 11 11 11 11 '
082 Magneton Magneton Electric Electric --, 29 --, 11 --, 11 --, 11 --, 11 '
090 Shellder Shellder Water Water 18 9 9 15 8 8 '
091 Cloyster Cloyster Water Ice -- -- -- -- -- '
108 Lickitung Lickitung Normal Normal -- 7 7 5 5 '
118 Goldeen Goldeen Water Water 19 10 10 7 7 '
119 Seaking Seaking Water Water --, 19 --, 10 --, 10 --, 7 --, 7 '
142 Aerodactyl Aerodactyl Rock Flying 33 22 22 -- -- '
165 Ledyba Ledyba Bug Flying   8 8 6 6 '
166 Ledian Ledian Bug Flying   --, 8 --, 8 --, 6 --, 6 '
169 Crobat Crobat Poison Flying   --, 6 --, 6 --, 11 --, 5 --, 5 '
170 Chinchou Chinchou Water Electric   5 5 -- -- '
171 Lanturn Lanturn Water Electric   --, 5 --, 5 -- -- '
193 Yanma Yanma Bug Flying   31 31 45 22 22 '
226 Mantine Mantine Water Flying   10 8 --, 4 --, 4 '
278 Wingull Wingull Water Flying     7 6 6 '
279 Pelipper Pelipper Water Flying     7 6 6 '
293 Whismur Whismur Normal Normal     21 21 21 '
294 Loudred Loudred Normal Normal     23 23 23 '
295 Exploud Exploud Normal Normal     23 23 23 '
329 Vibrava Vibrava Ground Dragon       33 33 '
330 Flygon Flygon Ground Dragon       33 33 '
458 Mantyke Mantyke Water Flying       4 4 '
462 Magnezone Magnezone Electric Steel       --, 11 --, 11 '
463 Lickilicky Lickilicky Normal Normal       5 5 '
469 Yanmega Yanmega Bug Flying       22 22 '
489 Phione Phione Water Water       16 16 '
490 Manaphy Manaphy Water Water       16 16 '
535 Tympole Tympole Water Water         5 '
536 Palpitoad Palpitoad Water Ground         --, 5 '
537 Seismitoad Seismitoad Water Ground         --, 5 '
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
029 Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀ Poison Poison Lickitung LickitungWhismurLoudredExploud LickitungLickilickyWhismurLoudredExploud LickitungLickilickyWhismurLoudredExploud
032 Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂ Poison Poison Lickitung LickitungWhismurLoudredExploud LickitungLickilickyWhismurLoudredExploud LickitungLickilickyWhismurLoudredExploud
084 Doduo Doduo Normal Flying ZubatGolbatCrobatAerodactyl ZubatGolbatCrobatAerodactylWingullPelipper ZubatGolbatCrobatAerodactylWingullPelipper ZubatGolbatCrobatAerodactylWingullPelipper
120 Staryu Staryu Water Water TentacoolTentacruelShellderCloyster      
138 Omanyte Omanyte Rock Water TentacoolTentacruelShellderCloysterMantine TentacoolTentacruelShellderCloysterMantineWingullPelipper TentacoolTentacruelShellderCloysterMantineWingullPelipper TentacoolTentacruelShellderCloysterMantineWingullPelipperTympolePalpitoadSeismitoad
147 Dratini Dratini Dragon Dragon Mantine MantineWingullPelipper MantineWingullPelipper MantineWingullPelipperTympolePalpitoadSeismitoad
163 Hoothoot Hoothoot Normal Flying ZubatGolbatCrobatAerodactyl ZubatGolbatCrobatAerodactylWingullPelipper ZubatGolbatCrobatAerodactylWingullPelipper ZubatGolbatCrobatAerodactylWingullPelipper
170 Chinchou Chinchou Water Electric GoldeenSeakingChinchouLanturn GoldeenSeakingChinchouLanturn GoldeenSeakingChinchouLanturn GoldeenSeakingChinchouLanturn
183 Marill Marill Water Water Mantine MantineWingullPelipper MantineWingullPelipper MantineWingullPelipper
211 Qwilfish Qwilfish Water Poison GoldeenSeakingChinchouLanturn GoldeenSeakingChinchouLanturn GoldeenSeakingChinchouLanturn GoldeenSeakingChinchouLanturnTympolePalpitoadSeismitoad
223 Remoraid Remoraid Water Water GoldeenSeakingChinchouLanturnMantine GoldeenSeakingChinchouLanturnMantineWingullPelipperWhismurLoudredExploud GoldeenSeakingChinchouLanturnMantineWingullPelipperWhismurLoudredExploud GoldeenSeakingChinchouLanturnMantineWingullPelipperWhismurLoudredExploudTympolePalpitoadSeismitoad
276 Taillow Taillow Normal Flying   ZubatGolbatCrobatAerodactylWingullPelipper ZubatGolbatCrobatAerodactylWingullPelipper ZubatGolbatCrobatAerodactylWingullPelipper
366 Clamperl Clamperl Water Water   MantineWingullPelipper MantineWingullPelipper MantineWingullPelipperTympolePalpitoadSeismitoad
370 Luvdisc Luvdisc Water Water   GoldeenSeakingChinchouLanturn GoldeenSeakingChinchouLanturn GoldeenSeakingChinchouLanturn
393 Piplup Piplup Water Water     MantineWingullPelipperWhismurLoudredExploud MantineWingullPelipperWhismurLoudredExploudTympolePalpitoadSeismitoad
441 Chatot Chatot Normal Flying     ZubatGolbatCrobatWingullPelipper ZubatGolbatCrobatWingullPelipper
527 Woobat Woobat Psychic Flying       ZubatGolbatCrobatAerodactylWingullPelipperWhismurLoudredExploud
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 the anime

Tympole Supersonic.png
Tympole
Ash Palpitoad Supersonic.png
Palpitoad
Brock Crobat Supersonic.png
Crobat
Aya Venonat Supersonic.png
Venonat
The user generates odd sound waves from its body.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Zubat Zubat releases small blue or yellow circles from its mouth at the opponent. The circles grow in size as they reach the opponent.
Brock's Zubat Clefairy and the Moon Stone Debut
Dr. Anna's Mimi Hassle in the Castle None
A wild Zubat A Six Pack Attack! None
Tentacruel Tentacruel raises its tentacles into the air and gets a flaming blue aura. The opponent is then hit with invisible waves of energy and a loud sound fills their ears, or the middle red gem on Tentacruel forehead glows red and releases multiple red circles that expand outward with a piercing ringing sound.
Captain Crook's Tentacruel Viva Las Lapras None
Dorian's Mantine Just Add Water! None
A wild Tentacruel The Joy of Water Pokémon None
Lickitung Thin blue circles are emitted from Lickitung's mouth at the opponent. The circles move and expand outward with a piercing ringing sound.
Jessie's Lickitung The Whistle Stop None
Golbat One big blue circle is released from Golbat's mouth. The circle then grows in size and flies towards the opponent, or Golbat releases multiple light blue circles from its mouth that reflect an opponent's attack back at it, or Golbat releases multiple transparent circles from its mouth at the opponent, confusing it.
Brock's Golbat Hassle in the Castle None
Agatha's Golbat The Scheme Team None
J's henchmen's Golbat Mutiny in the Bounty! None
Galactic Grunt's Golbat The Needs of Three! None
Venonat Venonat jumps up and points the top of its head towards the opponent. Thin blue circles are then released from the top of its head at the opponent, or Venonat releases one large transparent wave from its body at the opponent.
Aya's Venonat Ariados, Amigos None
A Venonat Conway used briefly Camping it Up! None
Crobat Crobat releases multiple thin light blue circles from its mouth at the opponent, causing it to hold its ears in pain.
Brock's Crobat Plant It Now... Diglett Later None
Lanturn The orb on Lanturn's head glows yellow or white and it releases light blue circles at the opponent.
Dorian's Lanturn Just Add Water None
Naomi's Lanturn Lapras of Luxury None
Goldeen Goldeen's horn glows light blue and it releases thin blue circles from it at the opponent.
Misty's Goldeen Just Add Water None
Mantine A blue orb appears in between Mantine's ears and the orb releases thin blue circles from it at the opponent.
Dorian's Mantine Just Add Water None
Whismur Whismur releases multiple blue energy disks from its mouth at the opponent.
Alanna's Whismur A Poké-BLOCK Party None
Loudred The insides of Loudred's ears glow blue. Then, it releases multiple blue soudwaves from its ears at the opponent in pairs.
Guy's Loudred Exploud and Clear None
Vibrava Vibrava flaps its wings fast, making a large blue circle appear in front of them and fires it at the opponent.
Multiple wild Vibrava Beg, Burrow, and Steal None
Venomoth Venomoth's eyes glow blue and it releases blue circles from its body at the opponent.
Katie's Venomoth A Judgment Brawl None
A Team Rocket Grunt's Venomoth The Ole' Berate and Switch! None
Butterfree Butterfree releases light blue circles from its mouth at the opponent, confusing it.
Xander's Butterfree Caterpie's Big Dilemma None
Mothim Mothim releases multiple large transparent circles from its mouth at the opponent, confusing it.
Cheryl's Mothim An Angry Combeenation! Mothim cannot legally learn Supersonic
Phione Phione releases multiple transparent circles from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Phione Hold the Phione! None
Magnezone Magnezone's red eyes starts to glow red and it fires multiple transparent rings from its eye at the opponent.
A wild Magnezone Regaining the Home Advantage! None
Tympole Tympole opens its mouth and releases a beam of transparent energy with white cirlces inside it at the opponent. When it hits the opponent, it explodes on impact, making the opponent confused.
Multiple wild Tympole Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open! None
Palpitoad Palpitoad takes in a deep breath and releases a beam of transparent energy with invisible circles inside it at the opponent from its mouth, causing the opponent to hold its ears in pain, or Palpitoad opens its mouth and releases multiple transparent circles from its mouth that expands outwards. The noise that Palpitoad makes hurts the opponent's ears.
Ash's Palpitoad Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 超音波 Chāoyīnbō
Denmark Flag.png Danish Supersonisk
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Supersonisch
Finland Flag.png Finnish Yliääni
France Flag.png French Ultrason
Germany Flag.png German Superschall
Greece Flag.png Greek Υπέρηχος
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Supersonik
Italy Flag.png Italian Supersuono
South Korea Flag.png Korean 초음파 Cho-Eumpa
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Supersônico
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Supersonični Napad
Spain Flag.png Spanish Supersónico


Variations of the move Sing
StatusIC HOME.png Grass WhistleSingSupersonic


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