Sonic Boom (move): Difference between revisions

SonicBoom (Japanese: ソニックブーム Sonic Boom) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

SonicBoom deals 20 damage, regardless of the user's type, the opponent's type, and any other effects. Template:Type2s are able to be hit by this move despite their usual immunity to Normal-type moves.

Generation II and on

Template:Type2 Pokémon are immune to SonicBoom.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Red and Blue Rescue Team, this move does 55 damage, while in Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky it does 20 damage.

Description

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Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
081		Magnemite	Electric		Electric	21			16			16			14				14			'
082		Magneton	Electric		Electric	--, 21			--, 16			16			14				14			'
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric	17			17			15			8				8			'
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric	--, 17			--, 17			--, 15			--, 8				--, 8			'
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying				19			19	17	14				14			'
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon										--				--			'
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon										--				--			'
418		Buizel	Water		Water										--				--			'
419		Floatzel	Water		Water										--				--			'
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel										14				14			'
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying										14				14			'
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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic
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 II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0021 Spearow Normal Flying New York Pokémon Center 0123 Scyther Bug Flying New York Pokémon Center 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

Magnezone Buizel Yanmega Crobat
The foe is hit with a destructive shock wave.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Yanma flaps its wings at a fast speed and one or multiple shockwaves heads towards the opponent, or Yanma's wings glow white and it waves them, releasing a shockwave from its wings at the opponent.
Zachary Evans's Yanma	Wings 'N' Things		Debut
Forrester Franklin's Yanma	All in a Day's Wurmple		None
Jessie's Yanma	The Thief that Keeps on Thieving!		None
Tyler's Yanma	The Thief the Keeps on Thieving!		None
	Crobat flaps its wings so fast that they become a blur, and a cyclone of wind and white circles come out of them and hit the opponent.
Brock's Crobat	Lapras of Luxury		Crobat cannot legally learn SonicBoom
	Buizel's two tails glow white and it flips around, sending a large white shockwave at the opponent.
Ash's Buizel	Buizel Your Way Out of This!		None
	Yanmega's wings glow white and it waves its wings, releasing a large white shockwave at the opponent.
Jessie's Yanmega	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None
	All three of Magnezone's magnets glow white and it spins around, sending a large white shockwave at the opponent.
A wild Magnezone	Regaining the Home Advantage!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Magnemite and Magneton File:Voltorb Electrode SonicBoom Adventures.png Voltorb and Electrode
The foe is hit with a destructive shock wave.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Magneton's body becomes surrounded by an orb of energy. When the opponent comes into contact with Magneton, they bounce off the orb.
A wild Magneton	Electro Magneton		Debut
	Magnemite's body becomes surrounded by orbs of energy.
Two wild Magnemite	Electro Magneton		Debut
	Electrode's body starts to glow and it lets off multiple soundwaves from its body.
Ken's Electrode	Ekans the Ecstasy		None
	Voltorb's body starts to glow and it lets off multiple soundwaves from its body.
Ken's Voltorb	Ekans the Ecstasy		None
	Buizel turns around and waves its tails horizontally. As it does, it releases a beam of energy from its tails at the opponent. When it waves its tails, they leave behind a trail of energy.
Uji's Buizel	VS. Staravia and Skuntank II		None

Trivia

• Despite being a Normal-type move, Smeargle (through Sketch) is the only Normal-type Pokémon that can learn this move.
• Although the sound-based moves are introduced in Generation III, SonicBoom is listed in move index number near with another Generation I sound-based moves; Growl, Sing, Roar, and Supersonic.
• For unknown reasons, the move's animation was changed between the Japanese and international versions of Generation II. Whereas the Japanese version depicted SonicBoom as a boomerang being thrown towards the target, the international versions instead depict the move as a tornado approaching and hitting the foe.

In other generations

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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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 音爆 Yīn​bào​ Dutch Supersonische Knal French Sonicboom German Ultraschall Greek Ηχοέκρηξη Italian Sonicboom Korean 소닉붐 Sonic Boom Polish Bomba Dźwięku Portuguese Brazil Bomba Sônica Portugal Detonação Sônica Serbian Sonična Bomba Spanish Latin America Bomba Sónica (Season 1-10) Explosion Sónica (Season 11-present) Spain Bomba Sónica

Set-damage moves
Sonic Boom • Dragon Rage

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