Electric Charged move

Thunder

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Thunder, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

100

PvE base damage

Energy

−100

Cost per use

Duration

2.5s

Animation time

DPS

40.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 100
Energy: −100
Duration: 2.5s
DPS: 40.0 dmg/s
DPE: 1 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 1.30s
Damage window end: 2.30s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 100
Energy: −60
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.67 dmg/energy

Editor's notes

By the numbers, Thunder brings 100 power, 100 energy cost and 2.5s duration as a Electric-type charged move.

In PvP it deals 1.67 damage per energy.

Toni Ramón

Founder & lead editor

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy the move costs to fire.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Thunder

Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.

#	Pokemon	Max CP	ATK	DEF	STA
1	Xurkitree Electric	4,451	330	144	195
2	Regigigas Normal	4,914	287	210	221
3	Dialga SteelDragon	4,566	275	211	205
4	Kyogre Water	4,653	270	228	205
5	Zapdos ElectricFlying	3,987	253	185	207
6	Xerneas Fairy	4,275	250	185	246
7	Regieleki Electric	3,170	250	125	190
8	Electivire Electric	3,482	249	163	181
9	Absol Dark	2,857	246	120	163
10	Raikou Electric	3,903	241	195	207
11	Jolteon Electric	3,266	232	182	163
12	Latias DragonPsychic	3,969	228	246	190
13	Banette Ghost	2,599	218	126	162
14	Manectric Electric	2,646	215	127	172
15	Reuniclus Psychic	3,310	214	148	242
16	Ampharos Electric	3,225	211	169	207
17	Starmie WaterPsychic	2,922	210	184	155
18	Mew Psychic	3,692	210	210	225
19	Duosion Psychic	2,282	208	103	163
20	Aggron SteelRock	3,392	198	257	172
21	Electabuzz Electric	2,639	198	158	163
22	Boltund Electric	2,460	197	131	170
23	RaichuElite TM Electric	2,467	193	151	155
24	Rotom ElectricGhost	2,297	185	159	137
25	RegiceElite TM Ice	3,530	179	309	190
26	Mimikyu GhostFairy	2,516	177	199	146
27	Purugly Normal	2,208	172	133	174
28	Solosis Psychic	1,546	170	83	128
29	Kecleon Normal	2,314	161	189	155
30	Ferrothorn GrassSteel	2,625	158	223	179

FAQ

Is Thunder a good move?

Thunder deals 100 base damage over 2.5 seconds, which works out at 40.0 DPS and 1 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Electric moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Thunder?

The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Xurkitree, Regigigas, Dialga.

Is Thunder better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 100 power for 100 energy over 2.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 100 power for 60 energy. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

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