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ThunderShock でんきショック Electric Shock
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Target
Foe
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Foe
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Foe
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Self
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Ally
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Ally
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May affect anyone adjacent to the user
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Availability
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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.
Description
Games
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Description
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An Electric-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of paralyzing the target.
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An attack that may cause paralysis.
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RSE
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An electrical attack that may paralyze the foe.
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FRLG
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An electric shock attack that may also leave the foe paralyzed.
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An electrical attack that may paralyze the target.
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A jolt of electricity is hurled at the foe to inflict damage. It may also leave the foe paralyzed.
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A jolt of electricity is hurled at the target to inflict damage. It may also leave the target with paralysis.
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PMDRB
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Inflicts damage on the target. It may also cause paralysis and prevent any attacks or moves.
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PMDTDS
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Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Paralysis status condition. A Pokémon with the Paralysis status has slowed movement and is incapable of action.
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Conq
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Shock the target, with a potential to inflict paralysis.
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Learnset
#
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Pokémon
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Type
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Level
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I
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II
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III
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IV
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V
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VI
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025
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Pikachu
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Electric
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Electric
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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''''
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026
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Raichu
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Electric
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Electric
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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''''
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081
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Magnemite
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Electric
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Steel
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25
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6
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6
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6
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6
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7
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''''
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082
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Magneton
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Electric
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Steel
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--, 25
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--, 6
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--, 6
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--, 6
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--, 6
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--, 7
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''''
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125
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Electabuzz
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Electric
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Electric
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34
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--, 7
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--, 6
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--, 5
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''''
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135
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Jolteon
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Electric
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Electric
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31
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16
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16
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16
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15
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15
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9
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''''
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145
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Zapdos
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Electric
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Flying
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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''''
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172
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Pichu
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Electric
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Electric
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--
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--
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--
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--
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''''
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179
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Mareep
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Electric
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Electric
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9
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9
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10
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10
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8
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''''
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180
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Flaaffy
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Electric
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Electric
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--, 9
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--, 9
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--, 10
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--, 10
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--, 8
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''''
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181
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Ampharos
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Electric
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Electric
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--, 9
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--, 9
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--, 10
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--, 10
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--, 8
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''''
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239
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Elekid
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Electric
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Electric
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7
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6
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5
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''''
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243
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Raikou
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Electric
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Electric
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11
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8
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6
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8
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''''
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462
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Magnezone
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Electric
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Steel
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--, 6
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--, 6
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--, 7
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''''
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466
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Electivire
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Electric
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Electric
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--, 7
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--, 6
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--, 5
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''''
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479
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Rotom
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Electric
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Ghost
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--
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--
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''''
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587
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Emolga
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Electric
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Flying
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--
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''''
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599
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Klink
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Steel
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Steel
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11
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'
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600
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Klang
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Steel
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Steel
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--, 11
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'
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601
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Klinklang
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Steel
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Steel
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--, 11
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618
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Stunfisk
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Ground
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Electric
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9
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''''
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642
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Thundurus
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Electric
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Flying
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--
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''''
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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.
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Special move
In the anime
Mareep
Pikachu
Pichu
Stunfisk
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The opponent is hit by a bolt of lightning from the user.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Used In
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Notes
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Pikachu's body glows yellow, then it releases a yellow lightning bolt from its body at the opponent, or Pikachu's cheeks glow yellow, then it releases multiple lightning bolts from its body at the opponent, or Pikachu releases a ball of electricity from its body at the opponent.
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Ash's Pikachu
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Pokémon - I Choose You!
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Debut
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Nurse Joy's multiple Pikachu
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Pokémon Emergency!
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None
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Duplica's Ditto in the form of Pikachu
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Ditto's Mysterious Mansion
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Used via Transform
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Ritchie's Sparky
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Friends To the End
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None
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Drake's Ditto in the form of Pikachu
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Hello, Pummelo!
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Used via Transform
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Raichu's body glows yellow and it releases a yellow lightning bolt from its body at the opponent.
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Lt. Surge's Raichu
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Electric Shock Showdown
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None
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Kay's Raichu
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Stage Fight!
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None
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Magnemite's body becomes surrounded by bright yellow electricity and it releases multiple yellow bolts of lightning from its body at the opponent.
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A wild Magnemite
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Sparks Fly for Magnemite
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None
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Ethan's Magnemite
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Get Along, Little Pokémon
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None
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Electric Company's Magnemite
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Current Events
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None
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Benjamin's Magnemite
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Gone with the Windworks!
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None
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Magneton's body becomes surrounded in bright yellow electricity and it releases multiple small yellow bolts of lightning from its body at the opponent.
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Multiple wild Magneton
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Sparks Fly for Magnemite
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None
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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.
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A wild Elekid
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Pikachu's Rescue Adventure
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None
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Casey's Elekid
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Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid
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None
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A wild Elekid
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Three Sides to Every Story!
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None
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Electabuzz fires yellow electricity from the ends of its antennae at the opponent.
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Drake's Electabuzz
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Enter the Dragonite
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None
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Electric Company's Electabuzz
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Current Events
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None
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Yellow sparks appear around Mareep's ears and it fires a blast of light blue or yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
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Mary's Fluffy
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Mild 'n Wooly
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None
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Ellen's Mareep
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Mild 'n Wooly
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None
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Ellie's Mareep
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BW113
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None
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Yellow sparks appear around Flaaffy's ears and it fires a blast of light blue electricity from its body at the opponent.
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Molly's Flaaffy
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Spell of the Unown
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None
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Sullivan's Hannah
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Whiscash and Ash
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None
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Yellow sparks appear around Sudowoodo's head branch and it fires a yellow electric blast from it at the opponent.
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A wild Sudowoodo
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Type Casting
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Used via Mimic
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Pichu's body sparks and it sends a bolt of yellow electricity at the opponent. The electricity sometimes shocks Pichu as well.
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The Pichu Brothers
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Pikachu and Pichu
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None
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Multiple wild Pichu
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The Apple Corp!
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None
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A Coordinator's Pichu
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May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!
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None
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Ukulele Pichu
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Part One)
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None
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Jolteon releases a powerful cyclone of yellow electricity from its body at the opponent.
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Satsuki's Jolteon
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Trouble's Brewing
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None
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Raikou releases a small yellow electric blast from its forehead at the opponent.
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Raikou (Legend of Thunder)
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The Legend of Thunder!
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None
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Yellow sparks appear around Ampharos's ears, then it releases one or multiple bolts of yellow lightning at the opponent from its body or ears.
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Watt's Ampharos
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Manectric Charge
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None
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Ellie's Ampharos
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BW113
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None
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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.
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Cilan's Stunfisk
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Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!
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None
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In the manga
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
Pikachu
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The user releases an electric shock attack from its body.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Chapter Used In
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Notes
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Pikachu charges power, then releases it in the form of an electric shock attack.
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Pikachu
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Adventuring the Stone
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None
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In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga
In the Pokémon Get da ze! manga
In other generations
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Trivia
In other languages