ThunderShock (move)

ThunderShock でんきショック Electric Shock

A jolt of electricity is hurled at the foe to inflict damage. It may also leave the foe paralyzed.

Battles Type  Electric Category  Special PP  30 (max. 48) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0 A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

ThunderShock on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex ThunderShock on Eevee's Movedex

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. ThunderShock cannot paralyze a target that has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 025 Pikachu Electric -- 026 Raichu Electric -- 081 Magnemite Electric 25 082 Magneton Electric -- 082 Magneton Electric 25 125 Electabuzz Electric 34 135 Jolteon Electric 31RGB 135 Jolteon Electric 16Y 145 Zapdos Electric Flying -- 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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 025 Pikachu Electric -- 026 Raichu Electric -- 081 Magnemite Electric Steel 6 082 Magneton Electric Steel -- 082 Magneton Electric Steel 6 135 Jolteon Electric 16 145 Zapdos Electric Flying -- 172 Pichu Electric -- 179 Mareep Electric 9 180 Flaaffy Electric -- 180 Flaaffy Electric 9 181 Ampharos Electric -- 181 Ampharos Electric 9 243 Raikou Electric 11 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 025 Pikachu Electric -- 026 Raichu Electric -- 081 Magnemite Electric Steel 6 082 Magneton Electric Steel -- 082 Magneton Electric Steel 6 135 Jolteon Electric 16 145 Zapdos Electric Flying -- 172 Pichu Electric -- 179 Mareep Electric 9 180 Flaaffy Electric -- 180 Flaaffy Electric 9 181 Ampharos Electric -- 181 Ampharos Electric 9 243 Raikou Electric 11 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 025 Pikachu Electric -- 026 Raichu Electric -- 081 Magnemite Electric Steel 6 082 Magneton Electric Steel -- 082 Magneton Electric Steel 6 125 Electabuzz Electric -- 125 Electabuzz Electric 7 135 Jolteon Electric 15 145 Zapdos Electric Flying -- 172 Pichu Electric -- 179 Mareep Electric 10 180 Flaaffy Electric -- 180 Flaaffy Electric 10 181 Ampharos Electric -- 181 Ampharos Electric 10 239 Elekid Electric 7 243 Raikou Electric 8 462 Magnezone Electric Steel -- 462 Magnezone Electric Steel 6 466 Electivire Electric -- 466 Electivire Electric 7 479 Rotom Normal Rotom Electric Ghost -- 479 Rotom Heat Rotom Electric Ghost -- 479 Rotom Wash Rotom Electric Ghost -- 479 Rotom Frost Rotom Electric Ghost -- 479 Rotom Fan Rotom Electric Ghost -- 479 Rotom Mow Rotom Electric Ghost -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Special move

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 479 Rotom Normal Rotom Electric Ghost Pokémon Platinum (having no other moves) 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

Raichu	Pikachu	Hit by ThunderShock
The opponent is hit by a bolt of lightning from the the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Pikachu	Pikachu's body glows yellow, then it releases a yellow lighting bolt 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
Ritchie's Sparky	Friends To the End		None
Drake's Ditto in the form of Pikachu	Hello, Pummelo!		None
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
Katrina's Raichu	Lights, Camera, Quack-tion!		None
Kay's Raichu	Stage Fight!		None
Magnemite	Magnemite's body glows bright yellow and sparks are released 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
Electabuzz	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
Mareep	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
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		None
Sullivan's Hannah	Whiscash and Ash		None
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
Pichu	Pichu's body sparks and it sends a bolt of yellow electricity at the opponent. The electricity also shocks Pichu.
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
Natsuya's Ukelele Pichu	SS023		None
Jolteon	Jolteon releases a powerful cyclone of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Satsuki's Jolteon	Trouble's Brewing		None
Raikou	Raikou releases a small yellow electric blast from its forehead at the opponent.
A wild Raikou	The Legend of Thunder!		None
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.
Casey's Elekid	Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid		None
A wild Elekid	Three Sides to Every Story!		None
Ampharos	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

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Pikachu
A jolt of electricity is hurled at the foe to inflict damage. It may also leave the foe paralyzed.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round Used In		Notes
Pikachu	Pikachu sends a bolt of electricity from the tip of its tail at the opponent.
Red's Pika	Wanted: Pikachu!		Debut
Jolteon	Jolteon fires a bolt of electricity at the opponent from its body.
Red's Vui	Blame it on Eevee		None

Trivia

• No Generation III Pokémon can learn ThunderShock.
• No non-Electric-type Pokémon can learn ThunderShock.

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Choque do Trovão
• Dutch: Donderschok
• French: Eclair
• German: Donnerschock
• Italian: Tuonoshock
• Danish Tordenkile
• Norwegian: Tordensjokk
• Spanish: Impactrueno
• Latin American: Attacktrueno
• Hindi: Bijli Ki Jhatka

Variations on the move Ember
	Ember | ThunderShock | Powder Snow

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