Move profile

Thunder Punch Pokemon Move

Debut: Generation I

Electric

Power

Accuracy

100

Priority

Battle context

Damage class

Physical

Target

Selected Pokemon

Flavor text

An electric punch. It may paralyze.

Effect

Has a chance to paralyze the target.

Move mechanics

Introduced in Generation I.

How to get Thunder Punch

Thunder Punch learnset by level-up, egg move, tutor, and TM sources. Sampled 48 of 264 official learners — compare fan favorites before committing a move slot.

Level up · 3 species in sample

Ampharos · Lv 30 Ampharos Mega · Lv 30 Buzzwole · Lv 1

Machine availability

TM, TR, and HM item links by version group — open the held item profile for shop and battle context.

Version group	Item
Crystal	Tm41
Gold Silver	Tm41
Lets Go Pikachu Lets Go Eevee	Tm23
Scarlet Violet	Tm68
Sword Shield	Tm05
The Indigo Disk	Tm68
The Teal Mask	Tm68

Species that learn it

264 Pokémon can learn Thunder Punch in the official dataset. Sample profiles below — compare fan favorites before you slot this move on a team.

Abra Aggron Aggron Mega Aipom Alakazam Alakazam Mega Ambipom Ampharos Ampharos Mega Annihilape Arctozolt Audino Audino Mega Azelf Bewear Blaziken Blaziken Mega Blissey Braixen Breloom Buneary Buzzwole Cacnea Cacturne

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