Thunderclap (move)

If you were looking for the Thunderclap Pokémon, see Zeraora.

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Thunderclap じんらい Thunderclap

Battles Type  Electric Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  +1 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IX Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Thunderclap (Japanese: じんらい Thunderclap) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced during Generation IX, in The Indigo Disk. It is one of the signature moves of Raging Bolt.

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• Effect
• Description
• Learnset
  • By leveling up
• In other games
  • Pokémon Masters EX
  • Spin-off series games
• Trivia
• In other languages

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Effect

Thunderclap has a priority of +1. If Thunderclap's target has selected a physical or special attack and has not yet had a chance to execute its move, Thunderclap will damage the target; otherwise, Thunderclap will fail. Thunderclap only depends on the move the target has selected, and is not affected by any consideration of whether the attack can actually be executed, such as status conditions like sleep or freeze or Abilities like Truant.

Description

Games Description SV This move enables the user to attack first with a jolt of electricity. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Level
					IX
					SV
1021		Raging Bolt		No Eggs Discovered	49
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.

In other games

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Buddy move
Fully Charged Thunderclap	Special	—	3	180	216	100%	An opponent	—	Activation Condition: When the user's Sp. Atk is raised. Deactivation Condition: When the user's Sp. Atk is not raised. Makes the target flinch. Turns the field of play's terrain into EX Electric Terrain the first time this attack move is successful each battle. Increases the Sync Move ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by two ranks.	Sygna Suit Iono & Raging Bolt
Sync move
Name	Category	State		Base power	Max power	Target		Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair
Exclusive Stream Reveal Thunderclap	Special	Default		250	300	An opponent		—	No additional effect.	Sygna Suit Iono & Raging Bolt
		6★ EX							Implements the following field effect just before the user's sync move is used the first time each battle. Extends the field effect duration only that time. • Electric Terrain
		6★ EX with EX role							The first time the user's sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.

Spin-off series games

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Trivia

• This move's name is the same as the category of Zeraora.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	迅雷 Seunlèuih
	Mandarin	迅雷 Xùnléi
French		Vif Éclair
German		Sturmblitz
Italian		Saetta
Korean		질풍신뢰 Jilpung Silloe
Spanish		Relámpago Súbito

Variations of the move Sucker Punch
Sucker Punch Thunderclap

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