ThunderShock (move)

ThunderShock でんきショック Electric Shock

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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 Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to 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.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	--			--			--			--				--
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric	--			--			--			--				--
081		Magnemite	Electric		Electric	25			6			6			6				6
082		Magneton	Electric		Electric	--, 25			--, 6			--, 6			--, 6				--, 6
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	34			no			no			--, 7				--, 6
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric	31	16	16			16			15				15
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	--			--			--			--				--
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric	no			--			--			--				--
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric	no			9			9			10				10
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric	no			--, 9			--, 9			--, 10				--, 10
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	no			--, 9			--, 9			--, 10				--, 10
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric	no			no			no			7				6
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric	no			11			8			6				8
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel	no			no			no			--, 6				--, 6
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric	no			no			no			--, 7				--, 6
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost	no			no			no			--				--
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying	no			no			no			no				--
599		Klink	Steel		Steel	no			no			no			no				11
600		Klang	Steel		Steel	no			no			no			no				--, 11
601		Klinklang	Steel		Steel	no			no			no			no				--, 11
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric	no			no			no			no				9
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying	no			no			no			no				--
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 479 Rotom Normal Rotom Electric Ghost Pokémon Platinum (Having no other moves when changing into this form) 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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 479 Rotom Normal Rotom Electric Ghost (Having no other moves when changing into this form) 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

Mareep	Pikachu	Pichu	Stunfisk
The opponent is hit by a bolt of lightning from the the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Pikachu	Pikachu's body glows yellow, then it releases a yellow lighting bolt from its body at the opponent, or Pikachu's cheeks glow yellow, then it releases multiple lighting bolts 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
Nurse Joy's multiple Pikachu	Pokémon Emergency!		None
Duplica's Ditto in the form of Pikachu	Ditto's Mysterious Mansion		Used via Transform
Ritchie's Sparky	Friends To the End		None
Drake's Ditto in the form of Pikachu	Hello, Pummelo!		Used via Transform
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
Kay's Raichu	Stage Fight!		None
Magnemite	Magnemite's body becomes surrounded by bright yellow electricity and it releases multiple yellow bolts of lightning 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
Benjamin's Magnemite	Gone with the Windworks!		None
Magneton	Magneton's body becomes surrounded in bright yellow electricity and it releases multiple small yellow bolts of lightning from its body at the opponent.
Multiple wild Magneton	Sparks Fly for Magnemite		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.
A wild Elekid	Pikachu's Rescue Adventure		None
Casey's Elekid	Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid		None
A wild Elekid	Three Sides to Every Story!		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 sometimes shocks Pichu as well.
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
Ukulele Pichu	Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Part One)		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.
Raikou (Legend of Thunder)	The Legend of Thunder!		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
Stunfisk	Stunfisk's body glows white and its body becomes surrounded in small yellow sparks. Its body then glows yellow when it's finished charging and it fires multiple beams of electricity from its body at the opponent, or Stunfisk raises its tailfin into the air and its body becomes surrounded in yellow electricity. It then fires a beam of yellow electricity from its tailfin at the opponent.
Cilan's Stunfisk	Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!		None

In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

	Pikachu
The user releases an electric shock attack from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Pikachu	Pikachu crouches its body and releases a bolt of electricity from its body all around, shocking the opponent, or Pikachu releases two bolts of electricity from its cheeks at the opponent.
Ash's Pikachu	Pikachu, I See You!		Debut
Jolteon	Jolteon's body becomes surrounded in electricity and it releases multiple bolts of electricity from its body at the opponent.
Sparky's Jolteon	To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That is the Question!		None

Pokémon Adventures

Ampharos	Pikachu	Jolteon
A jolt of electricity is hurled at the foe to inflict damage. It may also leave the foe paralyzed.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter 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
Yellow's Chuchu	The Last Battle XIII		None
Jolteon	Jolteon fires a bolt of electricity at the opponent from its body.
Red's Vee	Blame it on Eevee		None
Zapdos	Zapdos fires a bolt of electricity at the opponent from its body, or Zapdos releases a small beam of electricity from the point of one of its head feathers at the opponent.
Green's Zapdos	Zap! Zap! Zapdos!		None
Magnemite	Magnemite fires multiple bolts of lightning from its body at the opponent.
Two wild Magnemite	Electro Magneton		None
Magneton	Magneton fires lighting bolts from the tips of its magnets at the opponent.
A wild Magneton	Electro Magneton		None
Electabuzz	Electabuzz releases a beam of electricity from the palm of one of its hands at the opponent.
Lt. Surge's Electabuzz	Make Way for Magikarp		None
Elekid	Elekid releases a bolt of electricity at the opponent from its body.
Ken's Elekid	Into the Unown		None
Flaaffy	Flaaffy's body becomes surrounded by electric sparks and it fires a weak beam of electricity from its body at the opponent.
Crys's Flaaffy	A Flaaffy Kerfuffle		None
Raikou	Raikou releases a small beam of electricity from its forehead or the end of its tail at the opponent. When fired, Raikou can control where the beam of electricity will go.
Anabel's Raikou	The Last Battle IV		None
Ampharos	The gem on Ampharos's forehead starts to glow, and it releases two small beams of electricity from it at the opponent.
Jasmine's Amphy	The Last Battle IX		None
Magnezone	Magnezone fires a beam of electricity from the orb at the top of the antennae on its head at the opponent.
Cyrus's Magnezone	VS. Probopass and Magnezone I		None

Magical Pokémon Journey

	Pikachu
The user releases an electric shock attack from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Pikachu	Pikachu charges power, then releases it in the form of an electric shock attack.
Pikachu	Adventuring the Stone		None

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

	Electivire
The user shocks the opponent with powerful electricity.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Electivire	Electivire grabs the opponent and shocks them with its tails.
Team Galactic's Electivire	Escape From Team Galactic		Debut

Pokémon Get da ze!

	Pikachu
The user zaps the foe with an electric charge.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Pikachu	Pikachu charges and releases an electric charge at the foe.
Shū's Pikachu	Fierce Foe - Venusaur!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	RSE	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• No Generation III Pokémon can learn ThunderShock.
• Klink and its evolutions are the only non-Electric-type Pokémon that are able to learn ThunderShock, with the exception of Smeargle.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 電擊 Diànjí Danish Tordenkile Dutch Donderschok French Éclair German Donnerschock Greek Ηλεκτροπληξία Hindi बिजली का झटका Bijli Ka Jhatka Italian Tuonoshock Korean 전기쇼크 Jeongi Shock Norwegian Tordensjokk Portuguese Raio-Trovão Serbian Električni Šok Spanish Latin America Atactrueno(Season 1-12) Impactrueno(Season 13-present) Spain Impactrueno

Variations of the move Ember
Acid • Ember • Powder Snow • ThunderShock

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