Power

Thunder

Electricspecial

Has a chance to paralyze the target.

Contents

Battle data
In-battle effect
TM & HM
Generation changes
Related moves

Power110

Accuracy70%

PP10

Priority0

Effect chance30%

In-battle effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a chance to paralyze the target. During Rain Dance, this move has 100% accuracy. It also has a (100 - accuracy)% chance to break through the protection of Protect and Detect. During Sunny Day, this move has 50% accuracy.

TM & HM

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Thunder is taught by TM25, TM38, TM106, TM166 — the number varies by game.

Game	Machine
Black & White	TM25
Black 2 & White 2	TM25
Colosseum	TM25
Crystal	TM25
Diamond & Pearl	TM25
Emerald	TM25
FireRed & LeafGreen	TM25
Gold & Silver	TM25
HeartGold & SoulSilver	TM25
Legends: Z-A	TM106
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee	TM38
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire	TM25
Platinum	TM25
Red & Blue	TM25
Ruby & Sapphire	TM25
Scarlet & Violet	TM166
Sun & Moon	TM25
The Indigo Disk	TM166
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon	TM25
X & Y	TM25
XD: Gale of Darkness	TM25
Yellow	TM25

Changes across generations

Thunder had different stats in earlier games. A dash means that value was unchanged from what it is today, and an arrow marks what happened when that era ended — ▲ raised or ▼ lowered.

Games	Type	Power	Accuracy	PP
Through Gen 2 (G/S)	—	— Power increased after this	—	—
Through Gen 6 (X/Y)	—	120 Power decreased after this	—	—
Current	Electric	110	70%	10

Thunder

In-battle effect

TM & HM

Changes across generations

Pokémon that learn Thunder

Other Electric moves

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