Supersonic (move)

Supersonic ちょうおんぱ Soundwave

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  55% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   ???

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Supersonic (Japanese: ちょうおんぱ Soundwave) is a fairly accurate non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Supersonic causes the opponent to become confused.

Supersonic will fail if the opponent has a substitute or is already confused.

In the anime

File:ZubatSupersonic.jpg

Brock's Zubat using Supersonic.

File:Mothim Supersonic.JPG

Cheryl's Mothim using Supersonic

Pokémon

Zubat. Small blue circles are released from Zubat's Mouth. The circles then grow in size and fly towards the opponent. Any Pokémon that gets hit by the circles instantly becomes confused.

• Used by Brock's Zubat from Clefairy and the Moon Stone to ???. Debut.

Mothim. Invisible circles are released from Mothim. The circles then grow in size and fly towards the opponent. Any Pokémon that gets hit by the circles instantly becomes confused.

• Used by Cheryl's Mothim in An Angry Combeenation!.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Butterfree at Lv.21 (R/G/B)
• Butterfree at Lv.18 (Yel.)
• Zubat at Lv.10
• Golbat at Lv.--
• Golbat at Lv.10
• Venonat at Lv.11 (Yel.)
• Venomoth at Lv.-- (Yel.)
• Tentacool at Lv.7
• Tentacruel at Lv.--
• Tentacruel at Lv.7
• Magnemite at Lv.29
• Magneton at Lv.--
• Magneton at Lv.29
• Shellder at Lv.18
• Cloyster at Lv.--
• Lickitung at Lv.--
• Goldeen at Lv.19
• Seaking at Lv.--
• Seaking at Lv.19
• Aerodactyl at Lv.33

Generation II

By leveling up

• Butterfree at Lv.18
• Zubat at Lv.6
• Golbat at Lv.--
• Golbat at Lv.6
• Venonat at Lv.9
• Venomoth at Lv.--
• Venomoth at Lv.9
• Tentacool at Lv.6
• Tentacruel at Lv.--
• Tentacruel at Lv.6
• Magnemite at Lv.11
• Magneton at Lv.--
• Magneton at Lv.11
• Shellder at Lv.9
• Cloyster at Lv.--
• Lickitung at Lv.7
• Goldeen at Lv.10
• Seaking at Lv.10
• Aerodactyl at Lv.22
• Ledyba at Lv.8
• Ledian at Lv.--
• Ledian at Lv.8
• Crobat at Lv.--
• Crobat at Lv.6
• Chinchou at Lv.5
• Lanturn at Lv.--
• Lanturn at Lv.5
• Yanma at Lv.31
• Mantine at Lv.10

By breeding

• Nidoran♀
• Nidoran♂
• Doduo
• Staryu (G/S)
• Omanyte
• Dratini
• Hoothoot
• Chinchou
• Marill
• Qwilfish
• Remoraid

Generation III

By leveling up

• Butterfree at Lv.18
• Zubat at Lv.6 (R/S/E)
• Zubat at Lv.11 (FR/LG)
• Golbat at Lv.6 (R/S/E)
• Golbat at Lv.11 (FR/LG)
• Golbat at Lv.--
• Venonat at Lv.9
• Venomoth at Lv.--
• Venomoth at Lv.9
• Tentacool at Lv.6
• Tentacruel at Lv.--
• Tentacruel at Lv.6
• Magnemite at Lv.11
• Magneton at Lv.--
• Magneton at Lv.11
• Shellder at Lv.9 (R/S/E)
• Shellder at Lv.15 (FR/LG)
• Cloyster at Lv.--
• Lickitung at Lv.7
• Goldeen at Lv.10
• Seaking at Lv.--
• Seaking at Lv.10
• Aerodactyl at Lv.22
• Ledyba at Lv.8
• Ledian at Lv.--
• Ledian at Lv.8
• Crobat at Lv.6 (R/S/E)
• Crobat at Lv.11 (FR/LG)
• Crobat at Lv.--
• Chinchou at Lv.5
• Lanturn at Lv.--
• Lanturn at Lv.5
• Yanma at Lv.31 (R/S/E)
• Yanma at Lv.45 (FR/LG)
• Mantine at Lv.8
• Wingull at Lv.7
• Pelipper at Lv.7
• Whismur at Lv.21
• Loudred at Lv.23
• Exploud at Lv.23

By breeding

• Nidoran♀
• Nidoran♂
• Doduo
• Omanyte
• Dratini
• Hoothoot
• Marill
• Qwilfish
• Remoraid
• Taillow
• Clamperl
• Luvdisc

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Butterfree at Lv.18
• Zubat at Lv.5
• Golbat at Lv.--
• Golbat at Lv.5
• Venonat at Lv.5
• Venomoth at Lv.--
• Venomoth at Lv.5
• Tentacool at Lv.5
• Tentacruel at Lv.--
• Tentacruel at Lv.5
• Magnemite at Lv.11
• Magneton at Lv.--
• Magneton at Lv.11
• Shellder at Lv.8
• Cloyster at Lv.--
• Lickitung at Lv.5
• Goldeen at Lv.7
• Seaking at Lv.--
• Seaking at Lv.7
• Aerodactyl at Lv.--
• Ledyba at Lv.6
• Ledian at Lv.--
• Ledian at Lv.6
• Crobat at Lv.--
• Crobat at Lv.5
• Chinchou at Lv.--
• Lanturn at Lv.--
• Yanma at Lv.22
• Mantine at Lv.--
• Mantine at Lv.4
• Wingull at Lv.6
• Pelipper at Lv.6
• Whismur at Lv.21
• Loudred at Lv.23
• Exploud at Lv.23
• Vibrava at Lv.33
• Flygon at Lv.33
• Mantyke at Lv.4
• Magnezone at Lv.--
• Magnezone at Lv.11
• Lickilicky at Lv.5
• Yanmega at Lv.22
• Phione at Lv.16
• Manaphy at Lv.16

By breeding

• Nidoran♀
• Nidoran♂
• Doduo
• Omanyte
• Dratini
• Hoothoot
• Marill
• Qwilfish
• Remoraid
• Taillow
• Clamperl
• Luvdisc
• Piplup
• Chatot

In other languages

Spanish: Supersónico, French: Ultrason, German: Superschall.