Thunderbolt (move)

Thunderbolt (Japanese: １０まんボルト 100,000 Volts) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation I.
It is:
* TM24 in Generation I, from Generation III to , and in .
* TM36 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
* TR08 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
* TM126 in Generation IX.
It can be upgraded to the special Z-Move by holding Aloraichium Z, and to the special Z-Move by Pikachu in a cap holding Pikashunium Z.
==Effect==
===Generation I===
Thunderbolt does damage and has a 10% chance of the target. Thunderbolt cannot paralyze Pokémon.
===Generation II to V===
Thunderbolt can now paralyze Electric-type Pokémon.
Thunderbolt can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 4 bonus appeal points if was used in the previous turn.
===Generation VI onwards===
Thunderbolt's power was decreased from 95 to 90. It can no longer paralyze Pokémon once again, due to them now being immune to .
Thunderbolt can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if was used in the prior turn.
===Generation VIII===
====Pokémon Legends: Arceus====
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
===By TM/TR/Move Tutor===
===By ===
===Special move===
====Generation IX====
==In other games==
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Thunderbolt inflicts damage and may leave the target .
===Pokémon Conquest===
===Pokémon GO===
====Updates====
;Gyms & Raids
* July 30, 2016
** Power: 50 → 55
* February 16, 2017
** Power: 55 → 80
** Duration: 2.7 → 2.5 seconds
** Damage window: 1.9 - 2.7 → 1.8 - 2.3 seconds
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Name 	 	Move gauge cost	MP(uses)	Base 	Max 	 	Target 	Effect tag 	Description 	Playable	
Thunderbolt 	2 	— 	47 	56 	100% 	An opponent	— 	Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target paralyzed. 	/Electrode (Support role only) (Support role only)Scottie/Bettie & (in )	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Best Buddies Thunderbolt 	— 	1 	400 	480 	—% 	An opponent	• Sure Hit• Quick Move	Activation Condition: When the user uses any moves three times.
Deactivation Condition: Cannot be deactivated.
Never misses. Uses a maximum of six slots of the user's move gauge. The more amount used, the greater the power of this attack.	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Name 	 	State 	State 	Base 	Max 	Target 	Target 	Effect tag 	Description 	Playable	
High Fashion Thunderbolt 	Default6★ EX	Default6★ EX 	250 	300 	An opponent	An opponent	— 	No additional effect.The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.	 	 	
Light-Up-The-World Thunderbolt	Default6★ EX	Default6★ EX 	200300 	240360	An opponent	An opponent	— 	The more the target's Speed is lowered, the greater the power of this attack. 	 	 	
Notes:
* Thunderbolt:
** Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a very small chance of leaving the target paralyzed.
* Best Buddies Thunderbolt:
** This buddy move was known as B Thunderbolt prior to version 2.38.0.
====In-depth description of Best Buddies Thunderbolt====
For used every slot of the user's move gauge, this attack move's power increases by 25%. This happens before power increases from s apply.Ash & Pikachu on StDk's PomaTools: Details of Best Buddies Thunderbolt are primarily found by configuring Ash & Pikachu's move level at the top the provided link's page (which is at move level 5 by default) followed by entering the "Damage" menu in the upper-right corner, modifying the number of move-gauge slots used, and then hitting the button "Calculate". Then, at the bottom, you'll see Best Buddies Thunderbolt's resulting power, which will be (nearly) equal to one of the figures at the rightmost column of the table in the subsection "In-depth description of Best Buddies Thunderbolt."
The following table demonstrates the different powers that Best Buddies Thunderbolt can have at move level 1, before any skills are applied.
Move gauge slots used	Power increase (%)	Power
0 	0% 	400
1 	25% 	500
2 	50% 	600
3 	75% 	700
4 	100% 	800
5 	125% 	900
6 	150% 	1000
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In Pokémon UNITE, Thunderbolt is 's second move obtained at level 6 by upgrading into it instead of . The user attacks with a strong electric blast at a designated area; damaging and stunning enemies in the area for 1.1s. At level 13, its damage is increased.
===Monopoly: Pokémon Exclusive Kanto Edition===
In the exclusive edition of Monopoly: Pokémon Kanto Edition, Thunderbolt is the Power Card belonging to . Once per game, the player using Pikachu may move every other player's token to , then roll the dice, receiving quadruple the number rolled in Pokémon Dollars from each player, regardless of whether or not they own Zapdos. If Zapdos is not owned by any player, the player using Pikachu is additionally given the opportunity to purchase it from the bank.
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
* In Tie One On!, Macy's was mentioned to have used Thunderbolt on Jackson's off-screen.
* In Betrayed, Bothered, and Beleaguered!, Tony commanded his to use Thunderbolt, but it was defeated by Ash's Riolu before it could execute the command.
===Pokémon Origins===
===Pokémon Generations===
===Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer===
===Pokémon Evolutions===
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
===Movie adaptations===
===Pokémon Adventures===
===Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!===
===Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers===
===Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl===
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
===Pokémon Zensho===
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
Warning: The original animation from Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue contains several short flashes capable of causing epileptic seizures.
===Side series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==Trivia==
* This move's name is the same as the of and .
* Thunderbolt is the only move that can be upgraded into multiple exclusive Z-Moves: 's and 's .
* Thunderbolt's Japanese name, , corresponds with the information present in some of Raichu's Pokédex entries, which state its electric bursts can reach and, in some cases, even exceed 100,000 volts.
* While Thunderbolt is depicted crashing down on the opponent in the handheld games, its depiction in the console games is more akin to how it is depicted in the animated series, as the bolt goes straight toward the opponent. Despite this change, its description still stated "a strong electric blast crashes down on the target" until Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
* In , the battle effect for Thunderbolt contains several more, shorter flashes compared to the animation in the international . The move animation was likely toned down to prevent s.
* In some copies of , using Thunderbolt or may during the moves' animation sequences. This, however, can be prevented by turning off the battle effects in the options menu.
** In , the sound of Thunderbolt or Thunder may get stuck until the game resets.
* As revealed in Climbing the Walls!, Thunderbolt is 's favorite move.
* Because it is a staple in 's moveset since the fifth ever episode, Thunderbolt is one of the most, if not the most, featured move throughout the entire .
* Thunderbolt is among the three attacks enhanced into "new" moves in the Pokémon Adventures manga, the others being and Thunder.
==In other languages==
==References==
Category:Moves that can inflict paralysis
Category:Moves in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
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