Thunderous Kick (move)

Thunderous Kick らいめいげり Thunder Kick

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  90 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII 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 VIII

Thunderous Kick (Japanese: らいめいげり Thunder Kick) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Galarian Zapdos.

Effect

Thunderous Kick inflicts damage and lowers the target's Defense stat.

Description

Games Description SwSh The user overwhelms the target with lightning-like movement before delivering a kick. This also lowers the target's Defense stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
145		Zapdos Galarian Form		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	45
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 雷鳴蹴擊 Lèuihmìhng Jūkgīk Mandarin 雷鳴蹴擊 / 雷鸣蹴击 Léimíng Cùjí / Léimíng Cùjī French Coup Fulgurant German Donnernder Tritt Italian Calcio Tonante Korean 천둥차기 Cheondung Chagi Russian Молниеносный Пинок Molniyenosnyy Pinok Spanish Patada Relámpago

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