ThunderShock (move)

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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 (Japanese: でんきショック Electric Shock) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

ThunderShock inflicts damage and has a 9.8% chance of paralyzing the target. ThunderShock cannot paralyze a target that has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.

Generation II onwards

The effects of ThunderShock continue into this generation, however, it has a 10% chance of paralyzing the target.

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		31^RG ^B
135	Jolteon	Electric		16^Y
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

Pokémon	Method

	Pikachu	Hit by ThunderShock
The opponent is hit by a bolt of lightning from the the user.
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Pikachu	Pikachu lights up and then releases a yellow lighting bolt. The visual effect varies, from being a ball of electricity to an electrical wave.
Ash's Pikachu	Pokémon - I Choose You!		Debut
Ritchie's Pikachu (Sparky)	Friends To the End		None
Drake's Ditto in the form of Pikachu	Hello, Pummelo!		None
Raichu	Raichu lights up and then releases a yellow lightning bolt.
Lt. Surge's Raichu	Electric Shock Showdown		None
Katrina's Raichu	Lights, Camera, Quack-tion!		None
Kay's Raichu	Stage Fight!		None
Magnemite	Magnemite glows bright yellow, and sparks are released from its body.
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
Drake's Electabuzz	Enter the Dragonite		None
Electric Company's Electabuzz	Current Events		None
Mareep	Sparks appear around Mareep's ears and it fires a blast of light blue electricity from its body.
Mary's Mareep (Fluffy)	Mild 'n Wooly		None
Ellen's Mareep	Mild 'n Wooly		None
Flaaffy	Sparks appear around Flaffy's ears and it fires a blast of light blue electricity from its body.
Molly's Flaffy	Spell of the Unown		None
Sullivan's Flaaffy (Hannah)	Whiscash and Ash		None
Sudowoodo	Sparks appear around Sudowoodo's heand branch and it fires a yellow electric blast from it. (Used via Mimic).
a wild Sudowoodo	Type Casting		None
Pichu	Pichu's body sparks and it sends a bolt of electricity towards the opponent. The electricity also shocks the Pichu.
The Pichu Brothers	Pikachu and Pichu		None
Multiple wild Pichu	The Apple Corp!		None
Jolteon	Jolteon releases a powerful cyclone of yellow electricity towards the opponent.
Satsuki's Jolteon	Trouble's Brewing		None
Raikou	Raikou releases a small electric blast from its forehead.
A wild Raikou	The Legend of Thunder		None
Elekid	Sparks appear around Elekid's horns. Then, it releases an electrical blast from them.
Casey's Elekid	Here's Lookin' at you, Elekid		None
Ampharos	Same as Above.
Watt's Ampharos	Manectric Charge		None