Thunder Shock (move)
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Thunder Shock (Japanese: でんきショック Electric Shock), formatted as ThunderShock prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Generation I
ThunderShock inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of paralyzing the target. ThunderShock cannot paralyze Electric-type Pokémon.
Generations II to V
ThunderShock can now paralyze Electric-type Pokémon.
ThunderShock can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra four appeal points if Charge was used in the prior turn.
Generation VI onward
Thunder Shock can no longer paralyze Electric-type Pokémon once again, due to them now being immune to paralysis.
Thunder Shock can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if Charge was used in the prior turn.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
Form change
Generation IV
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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479 | Rotom | Rotom |
File:ElectricIC Big.png File:GhostIC Big.png |
Amorphous | Having no other movesPtHGSS | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Generation V
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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479 | Rotom | Rotom |
File:ElectricIC Big.png File:GhostIC Big.png |
Amorphous | Having no other moves | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Generation VI
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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025 | Pikachu | Pikachu Cosplay Pikachu |
File:ElectricIC Big.png | Undiscovered | Having no other movesORAS | |
479 | Rotom | Rotom |
File:ElectricIC Big.png File:GhostIC Big.png |
Amorphous | Having no other moves | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Generation VII
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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479 | Rotom | Rotom |
File:ElectricIC Big.png File:GhostIC Big.png |
Amorphous | Having no other moves | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Generation VIII
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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479 | Rotom | Rotom |
File:ElectricIC Big.png File:GhostIC Big.png |
Amorphous | Having no other moves | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
In Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time and Darkness and Sky, ThunderShock is a move with 1 base power, 88% accuracy, and 17 PP. The user damages enemy in front, and might inflict paralysis on them. This move's base critical hit rate is lower than normal, at 2%.
Pokémon Conquest
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Stars: ★★
Power: 24
Accuracy: 100%
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Effect: Has a 10% chance of paralyzing each target. |
Users: Pichu Mareep |
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.
Pokémon Masters EX
Category | Move Gauge | MP | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Effect Tag | Description |
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Special | 1 | — | 17 | 20 | 100% | An opponent | — | Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target paralyzed. |
Past Description
- Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a very small chance of leaving the target paralyzed.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U
Pikachu uses Thunder Shock as its custom neutral special 3, replacing Thunder Jolt. It doesn't travel as far and is less powerful than Thunder Jolt, but at the end of the attack there is a burst of electricity, which deals more damage.
Pokémon GO
24px Thunder Shock | |||||||||||
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Updates
- Gyms & Raids
- July 30, 2016
- Energy boost: 7 → 8
- February 16, 2017
- Power: 5 → 6
- Energy boost: 8 → 9
- Duration: 0.6 → 1.1 seconds
- February 21, 2017
- Power: 6 → 5
- Energy boost: 9 → 8
- Duration: 1.1 → 0.6 seconds
Description
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In the anime
Main series
150px | 150px | 150px | 150px |
Mareep | Pikachu | Magneton | Stunfisk |
The opponent is hit by a bolt of lightning from the user. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
025 Pikachu | 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 | |
026 Raichu | 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 | |
081 Magnemite | Magnemite's body becomes surrounded by bright yellow electricity and it releases multiple yellow bolts of lightning from its body at the opponent, or Magnemite charges bright yellow electricity at the ends of its magnets which it fires as two bolts that converge in front of it, from which a singular large bolt of bright yellow electricity is shot at the opponent. | ||
A wild Magnemite | Sparks Fly for Magnemite | None | |
Ethan's Magnemite | Get Along, Little Pokémon | None | |
Ethan's Number 6 | Get Along, Little Pokémon | None | |
The electric company's Magnemite | Current Events | None | |
Three wild Magnemite | Stealing Peace of Mind! | None | |
Benjamin's Magnemite | Gone with the Windworks! | None | |
Clemont's Magnemite | Clemont's Got a Secret! | None | |
082 Magneton | 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 | |
Clemont's Magneton | Clemont's Got a Secret! | None | |
Belmondo's Magneton | Confronting the Darkness! | None | |
239 Elekid | 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 | |
125 Electabuzz | Electabuzz fires yellow electricity from the ends of its antennae at the opponent. | ||
Drake's Electabuzz | Enter the Dragonite | None | |
179 Mareep | Yellow sparks appear around Mareep's ears and it fires a blast of light blue or yellow electricity from its body at the opponent. | ||
Mary's Fluffy | Mild 'n Wooly | None | |
Ellen's Mareep | Mild 'n Wooly | None | |
Ellie's Mareep | The Light of Floccesy Ranch! | None | |
180 Flaaffy | 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: Entei | None | |
Sullivan's Hannah | Whiscash and Ash | None | |
185 Sudowoodo | 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 | |
172 Pichu | 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 | |
Spiky-eared Pichu | Arceus and the Jewel of Life | None | |
Ukulele Pichu | Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Part 1) | None | |
Lena's Pichu | A Jolting Switcheroo! | None | |
Pichu (anime) | Enter Pikachu! | None | |
135 Jolteon | Jolteon releases a powerful cyclone of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent. | ||
Satsuki's Jolteon | Trouble's Brewing | None | |
A wild Jolteon | Eevee & Friends | None | |
243 Raikou | Raikou releases a small yellow electric blast from its forehead at the opponent. | ||
Raikou (The Legend of Thunder!) | The Legend of Thunder! | None | |
181 Ampharos | Yellow sparks appear around Ampharos's ears, then it releases one or multiple bolts of yellow lightning at the opponent from its body or ears. | ||
Watt's Ampharos | Manectric Charge | None | |
Ellie's Ampharos | The Light of Floccesy Ranch! | None | |
618 Stunfisk | 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 | |
702 Dedenne | Dedenne releases a beam of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent. | ||
Clemont's Dedenne | A Battle of Aerial Mobility! | None |
Pokémon Origins
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Zapdos | |||
The opponent is hit by bolts of lightning from the user. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
145 Zapdos | Zapdos releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent. | ||
Red's Zapdos | File 4: Charizard | Debut |
Pokémon Generations
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Pikachu | |||
The opponent is hit by bolts of lightning from the user. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
025 Pikachu | Pikachu releases multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its cheeks at the opponent. | ||
Red's Pikachu | The Adventure | Debut |
In the manga
Aim to Be a Card Master!!
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Electabuzz | |||
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The user releases electricity from its body. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
125 Electabuzz | Electabuzz holds one of its arms up and releases electricity from it. | ||
Kenta's Electabuzz | Cross-Cultural Battle "The Golden-Haired Lady" | Debut |
The Electric Tale of Pikachu
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Pikachu | |||
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The user releases an electric shock attack from its body. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
025 Pikachu | 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 |
Pokémon Adventures
150px | 150px | 150px | 150px |
Flaaffy | Pikachu | Jolteon | Electabuzz |
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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 | |
025 Pikachu | Pikachu fires a bolt of electricity from the tip of its tail at the opponent. | ||
Red's Pika | Wanted: Pikachu! | Debut | |
135 Jolteon | Jolteon fires a bolt of electricity from its body at the opponent. | ||
Red's Vee | Blame it on Eevee | None | |
145 Zapdos | 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 | |
081 Magnemite | Magnemite fires multiple bolts of electricity from its body at the opponent. | ||
Two wild Magnemite | Electro Magneton | None | |
082 Magneton | Magneton fires bolts of electricity from the tips of its magnets at the opponent. | ||
A wild Magneton | Electro Magneton | None | |
125 Electabuzz | 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 | |
239 Elekid | Elekid releases a bolt of electricity at the opponent from its body. | ||
Ken's Elekid | Into the Unown | None | |
180 Flaaffy | Flaaffy's body becomes surrounded by electric sparks and it fires a weak beam of electricity from its body at the opponent. | ||
Crystal's Flaaffy | A Flaaffy Kerfuffle | None | |
243 Raikou | Raikou releases a small beam of electricity the end of its tail at the opponent. | ||
Anabel's Raikou | Skirting Around Surskit II | None |
Magical Pokémon Journey
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Pikachu | Pichu | ||
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The user releases an electric shock attack from its body. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
025 Pikachu | Pikachu charges power, then releases it in the form of an electric shock attack. | ||
Pikachu | Oh, that Cute, Cute Jigglypuff! | Debut | |
172 Pichu | Pichu charges power, then releases it in the form of an electric shock attack. | ||
Pichu | The Accidental Treasure | None |
Phantom Thief Pokémon 7
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Electivire | |||
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The user shocks the opponent with powerful electricity. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
466 Electivire | Electivire grabs the opponent and shocks them with its tails. | ||
Team Galactic's Electivire | Escape From Team Galactic | Debut |
Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~
150px | 150px | 150px | 150px |
Pichu | |||
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The user releases electricity. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
172 Pichu | Pichu releases small bits of electricity from its cheeks. | ||
A wild Pichu | The Yellow Scroll: Hanbei vs Kanbei | Debut |
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
150px | 150px | 150px | 150px |
Elekid | Mareep | ||
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The user releases electricity from its body. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
239 Elekid | Elekid stands on its head and releases electricity from the antennae. | ||
Gold's Elekid | Extreme Power!! The Friday Pokémon | Debut | |
179 Mareep | The wool on Mareep stands up and discharges electricity from it. | ||
Akira's Mareep | Let's Fight! The Mini Pokémon Tournament | None |
Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All
150px | 150px | 150px | 150px |
Pikachu | Mareep | ||
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The user zaps the foe with an electric charge. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
025 Pikachu | Pikachu charges and releases an electric charge at the foe. | ||
Shu's Pikachu | Fierce Foe - Venusaur! | Debut | |
179 Mareep | Mareep releases an electric charge at the foe. | ||
Rin's Mareep | GDZ66 | None |
Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!
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Magnezone | |||
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The user releases electricity from its body. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
462 Magnezone | Magnezone lifts one of its magnets and discharges electricity from it. | ||
A Trainer's Magnezone | PBK6 | Debut |
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
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Electabuzz | |||
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The user releases electricity from its body. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
125 Electabuzz | Electabuzz releases electricity from its body. | ||
A wild Electabuzz | I Want to Become Popular!! | Debut |
In other generations
Core series games
File:ThunderShock I.png | File:ThunderShock II.png | File:ThunderShock III.png | File:ThunderShock IV.png |
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Side series games
Spin-off series games
In other languages
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