Thunder (move)

Thunder かみなり Thunder

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Battles Type  Electric Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  70% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM25 in Generation I TM25 in Generation II TM25 in Generation III TM25 in Generation IV TM25 in Generation V

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  2 ♥♥ Startles all Pokémon that have done their appeals.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Thunder on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Thunder on Eevee's Movedex

Thunder (Japanese: かみなり Thunder) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation I. It is TM25 in all generations so far.

Effect

Generation I

Thunder deals damage and has a 10% chance of paralyzing the target.

Generation II

Thunder has 100% accuracy when used during heavy rain, and has 50% accuracy if used during bright sunlight. It also has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target. It can hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of Fly.

Generation III

Same as previous generations, but also deals double damage on a Pokémon using Bounce.

Generation IV

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl it has a 30% chance to penetrate through Protect or Detect when used in heavy rain, but not in Pokémon Platinum onwards.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	43	41	41			41			45				50
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	54			58			58			58				62
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric	54	52	52			52			71				71
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	51			73			85			78				78
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric	no			37			37			46				55
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric	no			45			45			53				65
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	no			57			57			68				79
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric	no			49			49			46				56
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric	no			71			71			71		85	85
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric	no			no			36			49				52
310		Manectric	Electric		Electric	no			no			45			61				66
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	no			no			37			38				42
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	no			no			37			38				42
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric	no			no			no			58				62
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying	no			no			no			no				67
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric	no			no			no			no				78
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM25		II TM25		III TM25		IV TM25		V TM25
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
030		Nidorina	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
081		Magnemite	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
082		Magneton	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
120		Staryu	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric				✔			✔			✔				✔
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric				✔			✔			✔				✔
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric				✔			✔			✔				✔
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric				✔			✔			✔				✔
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric				✔			✔			✔				✔
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric				✔			✔			✔				✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost				✔			✔			✔				✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic				✔			✔			✔				✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric				✔			✔			✔				✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric				✔			✔			✔				✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark							✔			✔				✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock							✔			✔				✔
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock							✔			✔				✔
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric							✔			✔				✔
310		Manectric	Electric		Electric							✔			✔				✔
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric							✔			✔				✔
312		Minun	Electric		Electric							✔			✔				✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug							✔			✔				✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug							✔			✔				✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔
351		Castform	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost							✔			✔				✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost							✔			✔				✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark							✔			✔				✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock							✔			✔				✔
378		Regice	Ice		Ice							✔			✔				✔
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel							✔			✔				✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic							✔			✔				✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic							✔			✔				✔
382		Kyogre	Water		Water							✔			✔				✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground							✔			✔				✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying							✔			✔				✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic							✔			✔				✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic							✔			✔				✔
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal										✔				✔
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water										✔				✔
403		Shinx	Electric		Electric										✔				✔
404		Luxio	Electric		Electric										✔				✔
405		Luxray	Electric		Electric										✔				✔
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock										✔				✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock										✔				✔
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel										✔				✔
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel										✔				✔
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric										✔				✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal										✔				✔
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying										✔				✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying										✔				✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal										✔				✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost										✔				✔
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal										✔				✔
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal										✔				✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal										✔				✔
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel										✔				✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal										✔				✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock										✔				✔
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric										✔				✔
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal										✔				✔
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel										✔				✔
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost										✔				✔
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost										✔				✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic										✔				✔
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon										✔				✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon										✔				✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal										✔				✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon										✔				✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark										✔				✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal										✔				✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire														✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal														✔
508		Stoutland	Normal		Normal														✔
522		Blitzle	Electric		Electric														✔
523		Zebstrika	Electric		Electric														✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal														✔
573		Cinccino	Normal		Normal														✔
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic														✔
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic														✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic														✔
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying														✔
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric														✔
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel														✔
601		Klinklang	Steel		Steel														✔
603		Eelektrik	Electric		Electric														✔
604		Eelektross	Electric		Electric														✔
618		Stunfisk	Electric	Ground														✔
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying														✔
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric														✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic														✔
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel														✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Other appearances

• Pikachu uses Thunder as its down B attack in the Super Smash Bros. series.

In the anime

Pikachu and Mareep	Thundurus	Electivire	Banette
The opponent is hit by a massive lightning beam from the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Pikachu	Pikachu fires a massive beam of electricity from its body at the opponent.
Ash's Pikachu	Showdown at Dark City!		Debut
Drake's Ditto in the form of Pikachu	Hello, Pummelo!		Used via Transform
Duplica's Ditto in the form of Pikachu	Imitation Confrontation		Used via Transform
Duplica's Mini-Dit in the form of Pikachu	Imitation Confrontation		Used via Transform
Ritchie's Sparky	A Promise is a Promise		None
Jolteon	Jolteon fires a massive beam of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Jolteon	The Ultimate Test		None
Raichu	Raichu's body becomes surrounded by electricity and it fires a massive yellow beam of electricity at the opponent.
Katrina's Raichu	Lights, Camera, Quack-tion		Japanese version only
Sho's Raichu	Pika and Goliath!		None
Volkner's Raichu	The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!		None
Electabuzz	Electabuzz fires multiple bolts of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent, or Electabuzz gathers electricity in between the horns on its head, and it fires a blast of yellow electricity from its horns at the opponent.
Drake's Electabuzz	Enter the Dragonite		None
Dr. Namba's Electabuzz	A Promise is a Promise		None
Paul's Electabuzz	Smells Like Team Spirit!		None
Dragonite	Dragonite charges electricity in its antennae and fires a beam of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Drake's Dragonite	Enter the Dragonite		None
Magnemite	Magnemite's eye glows red and its magnets become surrounded in yellow static. It then releases a powerful blast of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Multiple wild Magnemite	The Poké Spokesman		None
Anthony's Magnemite	You Said a Mouthful!		None
A mirage Magnemite	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
A Magnemite Brock used briefly	Camping it Up!		None
Magneton	Magneton's eyes glow red and its magnets become surrounded in yellow static. It then releases a powerful blast of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent. Sometimes, the electricity has black sparks surrounding it.
Multiple wild Magneton	The Poké Spokesman		None
Electric Company's Magneton	Current Events		None
Raikou	A large amount of yellow sparks crackle off Raikou's body and its body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity. It then fires a massive blast of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
Raikou (Legend of Thunder)	The Legend of Thunder!		None
A wild Raikou	Three Sides to Every Story!		None
Dragonair	Dragonair calls upon storm clouds and a blue or yellow lightning bolt hits the opponent.
Clair's Dragonair	Great Bowls of Fire!		None
Volbeat	Volbeat charges electricity in its antennae and fires a beam of yellow electricity at the opponent from them.
Volt's Volbeat	That's Just Swellow		None
Plusle	Plusle fires a powerful beam of yellow electricity from its body into the air. The beam then curves and hits the opponent.
A wild Plusle	Pikachu's Summer Festival		None
Minun	Minun fires a powerful beam of yellow electricity from its body into the air. The beam then curves and hits the opponent.
A wild Minun	Pikachu's Summer Festival		None
Banette	Banette points one of its arms at the opponent and releases a yellow electric blast from it.
Harley's Banette	Deceit and Assist		None
Mareep	Mareep releases a yellow electrical blast from its body at the opponent.
Cadee's Mareep	A Chip Off the Old Brock		None
Ampharos	Ampharos releases a yellow electrical blast from its body at the opponent.
McCauley's Ampharos	A Chip Off the Old Brock		None
Karsten's Ampharos	Drifloon on the Wind!		None
Flaaffy	Flaaffy releases a yellow electrical blast from its body at the opponent.
Mariah's Flaaffy	A Chip Off the Old Brock		None
A Coordinator's Flaaffy	Dressed for Jess Success!		None
Elekid	Elekid spins its arms at a fast speed and yellow sparks appear around its horns. It then fires a bolt of yellow electricity at the opponent from its body.
A wild Elekid	Reversing the Charges		None
Paul's Elekid	When Pokémon Worlds Collide!		None
Munchlax	Munchlax points at the opponent with both hands and a bolt of lightning comes down from the sky and shocks the opponent.
May's Munchlax	Harley Rides Again		Used via Metronome
Manectric	Manectric fires a blast of yellow or blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Manectric	What I Did For Love!		None
Jaco's Manectric	The Electrike Company!		None
Electrike	Electrike's body becomes surrounded by yellow sparks and it releases a beam of blue electricity from its body into the air. The beam then curves and hits the opponent from above.
Jaco's Electrike	The Electrike Company!		None
Cal's Electrike	The Electrike Company!		None
Electivire	The balls on the ends of Electivire's antennae become surrounded by yellow electricity. Then, Electivire's whole body becomes surrounded by electricity and it fires a blast of it from its body at the opponent, or the balls at the end of Electivire's antennae become surrounded by yellow electricity, and it fires a beam of yellow electricity from the antennae at the opponent, or Electivire puts its tails on the opponent and they become surrounded by yellow static. Its body then becomes surrounded in yellow electricity and it fires a beam of yellow electricity from the end of its tails at the opponent.
Gary's Electivire	The Needs of the Three!		None
Paul's Electivire	Casting a Paul on Barry!		None
Zekrom	The bands on Zekrom's tail glow light blue with electricity and it flies into the air, releasing a powerful beam of electricity from it straight down, striking the opponent, or Zekrom's wings become surrounded in light blue electricity and it releases a beam of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
A wild Zekrom	In the Shadow of Zekrom!		None
Thundurus	Thundurus's body becomes surrounded by blue electricity, and it releases a beam of light blue electricity from its hands at the opponent.
A wild Thundurus	BW059		None