Thunder

Type

Electric

Gen.

Power

110

Accuracy

70%

Priority

Effect Summary

Deals damage and has a 30% chance% to paralyze

the target.

Detailed Effect

Thunder deals damage and has a 30% chance of paralyzing

the target. Pokémon are immune to paralysis

if:

they are an Electric -type Pokémon
have the ability Limber
are behind a Substitute

If used during rain

, Thunder ignores accuracy

. If used during harsh sunlight

, its accuracy

drops to 50%.
Thunder can hit Pokémon during the first semi-invulnerable of Bounce, Fly or Sky Drop.

In Gen 1 the chance to paralyze is 10%
In Gen 1-5 Thunder has 120 power
In Diamond and Pearl this move has a 30% chance of breaking through Protect and Detect

Description

GS C	An attack that may cause paralysis.
RS E	A lightning attack that may cause paralysis.
FRLG	A brutal lightning attack that may also leave the foe paralyzed.
DP HGSS PL	A wicked thunderbolt is dropped on the foe to inflict damage. It may also leave the target paralyzed.
COL B2W2	A wicked thunderbolt is dropped on the target to inflict damage. It may also leave the target with paralysis.
XY ORAS SM USUM LGPLGE SWSH	A wicked thunderbolt is dropped on the target to inflict damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.

Meta Information

Move Target

Normal

Affects a selected adjacent target.

means that the Pokémon can not be selected.

means that the Pokémon can be selected.

means that the Pokémon will be selected.

Effect Type

Damage	Deals damage.
Paralysis	Paralyzes the target.

Interactions

Blocked by Detect and Protect	This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move	A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.

Other Languages

Thunder

かみなり (Kaminari)

Donner

Fatal-Foudre

Tuono

Trueno

번개 (Beongae)

打雷 (Dǎléi / Dálèuih)

Level Up

Machine

TM25

TM38

TR09

TM166

Contest Information

Contest

Contest Condition	Cool
Color	Red
Flavor	Spicy

Contest Effect

Effect	Attempts to jam all Pokémon that have appealed this turn.
Description	Startles all Pokémon that have done their appeals.
Jam	🖤🖤
Appeal	❤️❤️

Super Contest Effect

Description	Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Appeal	❤️❤️