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Bolt Strike らいげき Lightning Strike

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Battles Type  Electric Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  130 Accuracy  85% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Bolt Strike (Japanese: らいげき Lightning Strike) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation V. It is one of the signature moves of Zekrom.

Effect

Bolt Strike inflicts damage and has a 20% chance of paralyzing the target. It will double the power of Fusion Flare if Bolt Strike is used immediately before the Pokémon using Fusion Flare, during that use.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric	100			100
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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0494 Victini Psychic Fire Pokémon Center Tohoku Victini 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 other games

Pokémon Conquest

Bolt Strike is the only move of Zekrom. It has a chance to paralyze the target.

In the anime

Zekrom
The user gives off masses of yellow electricity and at the same time tackles down onto the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The electric generator inside Zekrom's tail starts to spin and glow light blue with electricity. Zekrom then clenches its fists and its body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity with large yellow lightning bolts coming off it as well. Zekrom then flies down at the opponent and slams its body into it.
Zekrom (M14)	White—Victini and Zekrom Black—Victini and Reshiram		Debut

In other generations

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

Trivia

• Bolt Strike has the highest base power of all Electric-type moves.

In other languages

Language Title Dutch Bliksemslag French Charge Foudre* ChargeFoudre* German Blitzschlag Italian Lucesiluro Korean 뇌격 Nyaegyuk Brazilian Portuguese Queda de Raios Spanish Ataque Fulgor* At. Fulgor*

Variations of the move Bolt Strike
Bolt Strike Blue Flare

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