Thunder (move)

Thunder (Japanese: Thunder) is a damage-dealing  move introduced in Generation I. It is TM25 in all generations so far.

Generation I
Thunder deals damage and has a 10% chance of the target. Thunder cannot paralyze Pokémon.

Generations II-V
Thunder now has a 30% chance to paralyze the target. Thunder can now paralyze Electric-type Pokémon.

When used during rain, Thunder bypasses checks to always hit, unless the target is in the  of a move such as  or. When used during harsh sunlight, its accuracy is reduced to 50%.

Thunder can hit Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of, and.

Thunder can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra two appeal points if any of the moves, or  was used in the prior turn.

In only, due to a glitch, when used in rain it has a 30% chance to hit a target that has used  or.

Generation VI onward
Thunder's power was reduced from 120 to 110. It can no longer paralyze Pokémon once again, due to them now being immune to.

Thunder can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if either or  was used in the prior turn.

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Thunder damages the enemy in front of the user and may paralyze the enemy. In Gates to Infinity, Thunder hits enemies further away when used by a Gigantic Pokémon.

Super Smash Bros. series
uses as its down special move. It summons a thunderbolt from the sky to attack opponents on the ground. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, Thunder now summons a cloud that fires the thunderbolt, making the attack's range shorter. Additionally, the thunderbolt now acts a Meteor Smash.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, also uses Thunder as its down special move. It functions similarly to Pikachu's Thunder, although it strikes multiple times. If the thunderbolt hits Pichu, it will take damage.

Pokémon GO

 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Thunder had a power of 65.
 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Thunder had a duration of 4.3 seconds.

and may only know this move if they were obtained before February 16, 2017.

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Trivia

 * In some copies of, using Thunder or may cause the game to freeze during the moves' animation sequences. This can be remedied by turning off the battle effects in the options menu.
 * In, the sound of Thunder or Thunderbolt may get stuck until the game resets.
 * The number of the TM for Thunder is the same number as the National Pokédex number of —the first Pokémon by National Pokédex order that is able to learn it by leveling up.
 * Thunder is among the three attacks enhanced into "new" moves in the Pokémon Adventures manga, the others being and.

In other languages
Donner Trueno Fatal-Foudre Tuono かみなり 打雷（招式）