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Thundurus
Bolt Strike Pokémon
They say this wielder of electricity has waged war with its nemesis, Tornadus, since time immemorial. The lightning bolts it hurls pierce the very earth and enrich the soil.
Details
Height1.5 m
Weight61.0 kg
Gender100.0% ♂ · 0.0% ♀
Catch rate3
Base friendship90
Growth rateslow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
79
Attack
115
Defense
70
Sp. Atk
125
Sp. Def
80
Speed
111
Total
580
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Pivot
- Item
- Heavy-Duty Boots
- Ability
- {"Prankster","Defiant"}
- Nature
- {"Timid","Naive"}
- EVs
- 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Nasty Plot
- Item
- Heavy-Duty Boots / Leftovers
- Nature
- Timid
- EVs
- 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- IVs
- —
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Thundurus can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Thundurus.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Thunder Shock | Electric | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 10 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 11 | Twister | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 13 | Revenge | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 14 | Spark | Electric | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 15 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 20 | Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 22 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 25 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 25 | Heal Block | Psychic | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 30 | Charge | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 31 | Extrasensory | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 35 | Volt Switch | Electric | Special | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 45 | Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 55 | Hammer Arm | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 90 | 10 |
| 60 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 65 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| 67 | Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 70 | Thrash | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 75 | Wildbolt Storm | Electric | Special | 100 | 80 | 10 |