Thunder Shock (move)

ThunderShock でんきショック Electric Shock

File:ThunderShock.png

Battles Type  Electric Category  Special PP  30 (max. 48) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not 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  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

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

ThunderShock (Japanese: でんきショック Electric Shock) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

ThunderShock inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of paralyzing the target.

Description

Games Description StadStad2 An Electric-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of paralyzing the target. GSC An attack that may cause paralysis. RSE An electrical attack that may paralyze the foe. FRLG An electric shock attack that may also leave the foe paralyzed. ColoXD An electrical attack that may paralyze the target. DPPtHGSS A jolt of electricity is hurled at the foe to inflict damage. It may also leave the foe paralyzed. BW A jolt of electricity is hurled at the target to inflict damage. It may also leave the target with paralysis. PMDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also cause paralysis and prevent any attacks or moves. PMDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Paralysis status condition. A Pokémon with the Paralysis status has slowed movement and is incapable of action. Conquest Shock the target, with a potential to inflict paralysis.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	--			--			--			--				--			''''
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric	--			--			--			--				--			''''
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel	25			6			6			6				6	7	''''
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel	--, 25			--, 6			--, 6			--, 6				--, 6	--, 7	''''
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	34									--, 7				--, 6	--, 5	''''
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric	31	16	16			16			15				15	9	''''
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	--			--			--			--				--			''''
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric				--			--			--				--			''''
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric				9			9			10				10	8	''''
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric				--, 9			--, 9			--, 10				--, 10	--, 8	''''
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric				--, 9			--, 9			--, 10				--, 10	--, 8	''''
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric										7				6	5	''''
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric				11			8			6				8			''''
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel										--, 6				--, 6	--, 7	''''
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric										--, 7				--, 6	--, 5	''''
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost										--				--			''''
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying														--			''''
599		Klink	Steel		Steel														11			'
600		Klang	Steel		Steel														--, 11			'
601		Klinklang	Steel		Steel														--, 11			'
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric														9			''''
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying														--			''''
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 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost Pokémon Platinum (Having no other moves when changing into this form) Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost (Having no other moves when changing into this form) 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

Mareep Pikachu Pichu Stunfisk
The opponent is hit by a bolt of lightning from the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Pikachu's body glows yellow, then it releases a yellow lightning bolt from its body at the opponent, or Pikachu's cheeks glow yellow, then it releases multiple lightning bolts from its body at the opponent, or Pikachu releases a ball of electricity from its body at the opponent.
Ash's Pikachu	Pokémon - I Choose You!		Debut
Nurse Joy's multiple Pikachu	Pokémon Emergency!		None
Duplica's Ditto in the form of Pikachu	Ditto's Mysterious Mansion		Used via Transform
Ritchie's Sparky	Friends To the End		None
Drake's Ditto in the form of Pikachu	Hello, Pummelo!		Used via Transform
	Raichu's body glows yellow and it releases a yellow lightning bolt from its body at the opponent.
Lt. Surge's Raichu	Electric Shock Showdown		None
Kay's Raichu	Stage Fight!		None
	Magnemite's body becomes surrounded by bright yellow electricity and it releases multiple yellow bolts of lightning from its body at the opponent.
A wild Magnemite	Sparks Fly for Magnemite		None
Ethan's Magnemite	Get Along, Little Pokémon		None
Electric Company's Magnemite	Current Events		None
Benjamin's Magnemite	Gone with the Windworks!		None
	Magneton's body becomes surrounded in bright yellow electricity and it releases multiple small yellow bolts of lightning from its body at the opponent.
Multiple wild Magneton	Sparks Fly for Magnemite		None
	Yellow sparks appear around Elekid's horns. Then, it releases a yellow electrical blast from them at the opponent. Sometimes, it spins its arms to gather electricity.
A wild Elekid	Pikachu's Rescue Adventure		None
Casey's Elekid	Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid		None
A wild Elekid	Three Sides to Every Story!		None
	Electabuzz fires yellow electricity from the ends of its antennae at the opponent.
Drake's Electabuzz	Enter the Dragonite		None
Electric Company's Electabuzz	Current Events		None
	Yellow sparks appear around Mareep's ears and it fires a blast of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Mary's Fluffy	Mild 'n Wooly		None
Ellen's Mareep	Mild 'n Wooly		None
	Yellow sparks appear around Flaaffy's ears and it fires a blast of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
Molly's Flaaffy	Spell of the Unown		None
Sullivan's Hannah	Whiscash and Ash		None
	Yellow sparks appear around Sudowoodo's head branch and it fires a yellow electric blast from it at the opponent.
A wild Sudowoodo	Type Casting		Used via Mimic
	Pichu's body sparks and it sends a bolt of yellow electricity at the opponent. The electricity sometimes shocks Pichu as well.
The Pichu Brothers	Pikachu and Pichu		None
Multiple wild Pichu	The Apple Corp!		None
A Coordinator's Pichu	May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!		None
Ukulele Pichu	Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Part One)		None
	Jolteon releases a powerful cyclone of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Satsuki's Jolteon	Trouble's Brewing		None
	Raikou releases a small yellow electric blast from its forehead at the opponent.
Raikou (Legend of Thunder)	The Legend of Thunder!		None
	Yellow sparks appear around Ampharos's ears, then it releases a bolt of lightning at the opponent from its body or ears.
Watt's Ampharos	Manectric Charge		None
Karsten's Ampharos	Drifloon on the Wind!		None
	Stunfisk's body glows white and its body becomes surrounded in small yellow sparks. Its body then glows yellow when it's finished charging and it fires multiple beams of electricity from its body at the opponent, or Stunfisk raises its tailfin into the air and its body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity. It then fires a beam of yellow electricity from its tailfin at the opponent.
Cilan's Stunfisk	Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!		None

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Pikachu
The user releases an electric shock attack from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pikachu crouches its body and releases a bolt of electricity from its body all around, shocking the opponent, or Pikachu releases two bolts of electricity from its cheeks at the opponent.
Ash's Pikachu	Pikachu, I See You!		Debut
Five wild Pikachu	You Gotta Have Friends		None
	Jolteon's body becomes surrounded in electricity and it releases multiple bolts of electricity from its body at the opponent.
Sparky's Jolteon	To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That is the Question!		None

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Amphy ThunderShock Adventures.png Ampharos Pikachu File:Vee Jolteon ThunderShock.png Jolteon
A jolt of electricity is hurled at the foe to inflict damage. It may also leave the foe paralyzed.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pikachu sends a bolt of electricity from the tip of its tail at the opponent.
Red's Pika	Wanted: Pikachu!		Debut
Yellow's Chuchu	The Last Battle XIII		None
	Jolteon fires a bolt of electricity at the opponent from its body.
Red's Vee	Blame it on Eevee		None
	Zapdos fires a bolt of electricity at the opponent from its body, or Zapdos releases a small beam of electricity from the point of one of its head feathers at the opponent.
Green's Zapdos	Zap! Zap! Zapdos!		None
	Magnemite fires multiple bolts of lightning from its body at the opponent.
Two wild Magnemite	Electro Magneton		None
	Magneton fires lighting bolts from the tips of its magnets at the opponent.
A wild Magneton	Electro Magneton		None
	Electabuzz releases a beam of electricity from the palm of one of its hands at the opponent.
Lt. Surge's Electabuzz	Make Way for Magikarp		None
	Elekid releases a bolt of electricity at the opponent from its body.
Ken's Elekid	Into the Unown		None
	Flaaffy's body becomes surrounded by electric sparks and it fires a weak beam of electricity from its body at the opponent.
Crys's Flaaffy	A Flaaffy Kerfuffle		None
	Raikou releases a small beam of electricity from its forehead or the end of its tail at the opponent. When fired, Raikou can control where the beam of electricity will go.
Anabel's Raikou	The Last Battle IV		None
	The gem on Ampharos's forehead starts to glow, and it releases two small beams of electricity from it at the opponent.
Jasmine's Amphy	The Last Battle IX		None
	Magnezone fires a beam of electricity from the orb at the top of the antennae on its head at the opponent.
Cyrus's Magnezone	VS. Probopass and Magnezone I		None

In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga

Pikachu
The user releases an electric shock attack from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pikachu charges power, then releases it in the form of an electric shock attack.
Pikachu	Adventuring the Stone		None

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

File:Electivire ThunderShock P7.png Electivire
The user shocks the opponent with powerful electricity.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Electivire grabs the opponent and shocks them with its tails.
Team Galactic's Electivire	Escape From Team Galactic		Debut

In the Pokémon Get da ze! manga

File:Shuu Pikachu ThunderShock GDZ.png Pikachu
The user zaps the foe with an electric charge.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pikachu charges and releases an electric charge at the foe.
Shū's Pikachu	Fierce Foe - Venusaur!		Debut

In other generations

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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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• No Generation III Pokémon can learn ThunderShock.
• Klink and its evolutions are the only non-Electric-type Pokémon that are able to learn ThunderShock, with the exception of Smeargle.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 電擊 Diànjí Danish Tordenkile Dutch Donderschok French Éclair German Donnerschock Greek Ηλεκτροπληξία Hindi बिजली का झटका Bijli Ka Jhatka Italian Tuonoshock Korean 전기쇼크 Jeongi Shock Norwegian Tordensjokk Polish Elektrowstrząs Portuguese Raio-Trovão Serbian Električni Šok Spanish Latin America Impactrueno Spain Impactrueno

Variations of the move Acid
Acid • Bubble • Ember • Thunder Shock • Powder Snow

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