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Thunderbolt

Type	Power	Accuracy	PP	Priority
Electric	95	100%	15	0

Description

Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

Competitive Use

Thunderbolt is the most powerful special Electric-type attack with 100% accuracy, which makes it a staple STAB move on many different Electric-type Pokemon, who typically have high Special. Most notably, it pairs well with Ice Beam to form the BoltBeam combination, a two-move combination that covers every Pokemon in the game for at least neutral damage. The fact that Thunderbolt has relatively high power for almost no negative side-effects whatsoever only serves to improve its case. Thunderbolt is a move of which to make good use. Zapdos is the main user of this move, obliterating opposing Lapras and Starmie.

Related Moves

Thunder is a much more powerful but less accurate alternative.

Pokémon	Type	Tier	HP	Atk	Def	Spc	Spe	BST
Chansey	Normal	OU	250	5	5	105	50	415
Clefable	Normal	UU	95	70	73	85	60	383
Dragonite	Dragon / Flying	OU	91	134	95	100	80	500
Electabuzz	Electric	UU	65	83	57	85	105	395
Electrode	Electric	UU	60	50	70	80	140	400
Gengar	Ghost / Poison	OU	60	65	60	130	110	425
Gyarados	Water / Flying	UU	95	125	79	100	81	480
Jolteon	Electric	UU	65	65	60	110	130	430
Kangaskhan	Normal	UU	105	95	80	40	90	410
Lapras	Water / Ice	OU	130	85	80	95	60	450
Lickitung	Normal	UU	90	55	75	60	30	310
Magneton	Electric	UU	50	60	95	120	70	395
Mew	Psychic	Uber	100	100	100	100	100	500
Mewtwo	Psychic	Uber	106	110	90	154	130	590
Mr. Mime	Psychic	UU	40	45	65	100	90	340
Muk	Poison	UU	105	105	75	65	50	400
Nidoking	Poison / Ground	UU	81	92	77	75	85	410
Nidoqueen	Poison / Ground	UU	90	82	87	75	76	410
Persian	Normal	OU	65	70	60	65	115	375
Porygon	Normal	UU	65	60	70	75	40	310
Primeape	Fighting	UU	65	105	60	60	95	385
Raichu	Electric	UU	60	90	55	90	100	395
Raticate	Normal	UU	55	81	60	50	97	343
Rhydon	Ground / Rock	OU	105	130	120	45	40	440
Snorlax	Normal	OU	160	110	65	65	30	430
Starmie	Water / Psychic	OU	60	75	85	100	115	435
Tauros	Normal	OU	75	100	95	70	110	450
Weezing	Poison	UU	65	90	120	85	60	420
Wigglytuff	Normal	UU	140	70	45	50	45	350
Zapdos	Electric / Flying	OU	90	90	85	125	100	490