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Mt. Thunder
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Mt. Thunder (Japanese: 雷鳴 Mt. Thunder) is the sixth dungeon in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX. It contains 13 total floors and is a mountain where many of the native Pokémon are Electric-type. The dungeon's first section consists of 10 floors and ends in Mt. Thunder Peak (Japanese: 雷鳴 山頂), which takes place on the craggy mountain exterior and contains a further 3 floors. It is the first dungeon to feature a boss fight with a Legendary Pokémon: Zapdos.

Mt. Thunder 雷鳴
Mt. Thunder
Basic info
Floors: 13*
Rest stops: Yes
Traps: NoRB
YesRTDX
Monster Houses: No
Main type: Electric, Poison*, Electric*RB
ElectricRTDX
Boss: Zapdos
Allowances
Recruiting: Yes
Items: Allowed
Money: Allowed
Starting level: Current
Team members: 3
Location

Gameplay

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, there is no chance of finding a Monster House, a Kecleon Shop, or a buried item in this dungeon. In Rescue Team DX, Kecleon Shops can appear in this dungeon.

Pokémon encountered

Generation III

Mt. Thunder

Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
Weedle (Pokémon) Weedle 1-4 8 11.4%
Nidoran♂ (Pokémon) Nidoran♂ 1-4 12 12.6%
Electrike (Pokémon) Electrike 1-4 12 7.8%
Cacnea (Pokémon) Cacnea 1-4 11 7.2%
Pidgeotto (Pokémon) Pidgeotto 2-5 11 -19%
Beedrill (Pokémon) Beedrill 5-8 10 Unrecruitable
Electabuzz (Pokémon) Electabuzz 5-8 12 Unrecruitable
Stantler (Pokémon) Stantler 5-9 9 7.2%
Ampharos (Pokémon) Ampharos 6-10 12 Unrecruitable
Gligar (Pokémon) Gligar 7-10 12 8.5%
Manectric (Pokémon) Manectric 8-10 9 Unrecruitable
Growlithe (Pokémon) Growlithe 9-10 10 10.6%

Mt. Thunder Peak

Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
Growlithe (Pokémon) Growlithe 1-2 10 10.6%
Electabuzz (Pokémon) Electabuzz 1-2 12 Unrecruitable
Ampharos (Pokémon) Ampharos 1-2 12 Unrecruitable
Gligar (Pokémon) Gligar 1-2 12 8.5%
Manectric (Pokémon) Manectric 1-2 9 Unrecruitable
Zapdos (Pokémon) Zapdos 3 25 30% Boss
Zapdos cannot be recruited until after the credits roll.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
Nidoran♂ (Pokémon) Nidoran♂ 1-5 15 10.8%
Electrike (Pokémon) Electrike 1-5 15 10.8%
Cacnea (Pokémon) Cacnea 1-5 15 10.8%
Stantler (Pokémon) Stantler 1-5 15 10.8%
Pidgeotto (Pokémon) Pidgeotto 6-12 18 10.8%
Electabuzz (Pokémon) Electabuzz 6-12 30 8.2%
Gligar (Pokémon) Gligar 6-12 15 10.8%
Manectric (Pokémon) Manectric 6-12 26 10.8%
Growlithe (Pokémon) Growlithe 6-12 15 10.8%
Zapdos (Pokémon) Zapdos 13 17 100% Boss
Fainted Pokémon
Zubat (Pokémon) Zubat 2-12 17 100%
Tauros (Pokémon) Tauros 2-12 17 100%
Hoppip (Pokémon) Hoppip 2-12 17 100%
Dunsparce (Pokémon) Dunsparce 2-12 17 100%
Heracross (Pokémon) Heracross 2-12 17 100%
Smoochum (Pokémon) Smoochum 2-12 19 100%
Strong Foe
Dragonite (Pokémon) Dragonite 3-12 55 Unrecruitable
-6.4%Shiny
Zapdos cannot be recruited until after the credits roll.
Shiny Dragonite can only be recruited with a Friend Bow.

Items

Generation III

Mt. Thunder

Item Floors
4-194 Poké 1-10F
Gold Ribbon 1-10F
Power Band 1-10F
Special Band 1-10F
3-4 Gravelerock 1-10F
Apple 1-10F
Black Gummi 1-10F
Blue Gummi 1-10F
Brown Gummi 1-10F
Clear Gummi 1-10F
Gold Gummi 1-10F
Gray Gummi 1-10F
Orange Gummi 1-10F
Pink Gummi 1-10F
Red Gummi 1-10F
Sky Gummi 1-10F
White Gummi 1-10F
Yellow Gummi 1-10F
Cheri Berry 1-10F
Oran Berry 1-10F
Pecha Berry 1-10F
Blast Seed 1-10F
Max Elixir 1-10F
Aerial Ace 1-10F
Attract 1-10F
Brick Break 1-10F
Bullet Seed 1-10F
Dig 1-10F
Facade 1-10F
Frustration 1-10F
Giga Drain 1-10F
Hidden Power 1-10F
Rest 1-10F
Return 1-10F
Roar 1-10F
Safeguard 1-10F
Secret Power 1-10F
Shadow Ball 1-10F
Shock Wave 1-10F
Taunt 1-10F
Thief 1-10F
Torment 1-10F
Toxic 1-10F
Link Box 1-10F

Mt. Thunder Peak

Item Floors
4-194 Poké 1-2F
Brown Gummi 1-2F
Clear Gummi 1-2F
Grass Gummi 1-2F
Gray Gummi 1-2F
Orange Gummi 1-2F
Pink Gummi 1-2F
Red Gummi 1-2F
Silver Gummi 1-2F
Sky Gummi 1-2F
White Gummi 1-2F
Yellow Gummi 1-2F
Oran Berry 1-2F
Blast Seed 1-2F
Max Elixir 1-2F

Generation VIII

Mt. Thunder

Item Floors
10-62 Poké 1-12F
Cover Band 1-12F
Defense Scarf 1-12F
Efficient Bandanna 1-12F
Heal Ribbon 1-12F
Lucky Ribbon 1-12F
Mach Ribbon 1-12F
Nullify Bandanna 1-12F
Power Band 1-12F
Prosper Ribbon 1-12F
Special Band 1-12F
Twist Band 1-12F
Zinc Band 1-12F
Fickle Specs 1-12F
Heavy Rotation Specs 1-12F
3-6 Gravelerock 1-12F
Apple 1-12F
Chesto Berry 1-12F
Cheri Berry 1-12F
Oran Berry 1-12F
Pecha Berry 1-12F
Rawst Berry 1-12F
Blast Seed 1-12F
Eyedrop Seed 1-12F
Sleep Seed 1-12F
Stun Seed 1-12F
Totter Seed 1-12F
Tiny Reviver Seed 1-12F
Training Seed 1-12F
Max Ether 1-12F
Earthquake TM 1-12F
Frost Breath TM 1-12F
Frustration TM 1-12F
Gyro Ball TM 1-12F
Hyper Beam TM 1-12F
Rock Polish TM 1-12F
Swagger TM 1-12F
Thief TM 1-12F
Thunder TM 1-12F
2-4 Confuse Wand 1-12F
2-4 Petrify Wand 1-12F
3-4 Stayaway Wand 1-12F
3-5 Slow Wand 1-12F
2-4 Slumber Wand 1-12F
2 Tunnel Wand 1-12F

Sparkling Floor

Item Floors
Gold Ribbon 1-12F
Life Seed 1-12F
Max Elixir 1-12F
Calcium 1-12F
Carbos 1-12F
Iron 1-12F
Protein 1-12F
Zinc 1-12F

Kecleon Shop

Item Floors
Cover Band 1-12F
Defense Scarf 1-12F
Detect Band 1-12F
Efficient Bandanna 1-12F
Joy Ribbon 1-12F
Mach Ribbon 1-12F
Nullify Bandanna 1-12F
Prosper Ribbon 1-12F
Special Band 1-12F
Heavy Rotation Specs 1-12F
3-6 Gravelerock 1-12F
Apple 1-12F
Max Ether 1-12F
Cheri Berry 1-12F
Oran Berry 1-12F
Pecha Berry 1-12F
Rawst Berry 1-12F
Blast Seed 1-12F
Eyedrop Seed 1-12F
Sleep Seed 1-12F
Stun Seed 1-12F
Tiny Reviver Seed 1-12F
Totter Seed 1-12F
Training Seed 1-12F
Max Ether 1-12F
All Power-Up Orb 1-12F
Foe-Seal Orb 1-12F
Nullify Orb 1-12F
Petrify Orb 1-12F
Quick Orb 1-12F
Rollcall Orb 1-12F
Slumber Orb 1-12F
Totter Orb 1-12F
Wigglytuff Orb 1-12F
2-3 Confuse Wand 1-12F
3-5 Petrify Wand 1-12F
3-5 Slow Wand 1-12F
2 Slumber Wand 1-12F
3 Stayaway Wand 1-12F

Traps encountered

Generation VIII

Note: The percentages are calculated from trap frequencies observed across 22 dungeon runs involving a total of 538 traps. Confidence intervals are given at a 95% confidence level.

Image Trap Floor 1-12
Blast Trap 21.7 ± 2.7 %
Slumber Trap 37.5 ± 5.0 %
Spiky Trap 22.1 ± 2.6 %
Spin Trap 18.6 ± 3.2 %

Bosses

Generation III

First encounter

Rematch

Zapdos Lv.45
HP: 300
Ability:
Held item:
None

Generation VIII

Layout

Interior Mt. Thunder Peak Entrance Summit
III
VIII
 

In the manga

Mt. Thunder in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team

Ginji and Mudkip passed through Mt. Thunder in I Want to be Human Again! on their way to meet Xatu at the Hill of the Ancients. On their way, they encountered Zapdos, who attacked them. At first, they were unable to deal practically any damage on the Legendary bird Pokémon, but eventually Mudkip, encouraged by Ginji, used Mud Sport to protect Ginji from Zapdos's Electric attacks so that he was able to defeat it with a close-range Flamethrower.

In other languages

Mt. Thunder

Language Title
French Mont FoudreRTDX
Mt FoudreRB
German Donnerberg
Italian Monte Tuono
Korean 천둥산 Cheondung-san
Portuguese Monte Thunder*
Spanish Monte Trueno

Mt. Thunder Peak

Language Title
French Mont Foudre - SommetRTDX
Mt Foudre-PicRB
German Donnerberggipfel
Italian Vetta Tuono
Korean 천둥산 중턱 Cheondung-san Jungteog
Spanish Pico Trueno

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