Electric Charged move

Thunderbolt

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

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−50

Cost per use

Duration

2.5s

Animation time

DPS

32.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 80
Energy: −50
Duration: 2.5s
DPS: 32.0 dmg/s
DPE: 1.6 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 1.80s
Damage window end: 2.30s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 90
Energy: −55
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.64 dmg/energy

Editor's notes

Thunderbolt is a Electric-type charged move in Pokémon GO. Hits for 80 base power and costs 50 energy.

In PvP it deals 1.64 damage per energy.

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Mewtwo, Zapdos, Magmortar and Raikou, which is where you will most often see it put to work.

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 Thunderbolt

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	Mewtwo Psychic	4,724	300	182	214
2	Zapdos ElectricFlying	3,987	253	185	207
3	MagmortarElite TM Fire	3,542	247	172	181
4	Raikou Electric	3,903	241	195	207
5	Jolteon Electric	3,266	232	182	163
6	Pawmot ElectricFighting	2,979	232	141	172
7	Melmetal Steel	4,070	226	190	264
8	Kilowattrel ElectricFlying	2,763	221	132	172
9	Heliolisk ElectricNormal	2,940	219	168	158
10	Eelektross Electric	3,090	217	152	198
11	Mew Psychic	3,692	210	210	225
12	Electabuzz Electric	2,639	198	158	163
13	Cinccino Normal	2,535	198	130	181
14	Aurorus RockIce	3,169	186	163	265
15	Rotom ElectricGhost	2,297	185	159	137
16	Girafarig NormalPsychic	2,314	182	133	172
17	Weezing Poison	2,592	174	197	163
18	Aromatisse Fairy	2,647	173	150	226
19	Electrode Electric	2,373	173	173	155
20	Plusle Electric	2,011	167	129	155
21	Meowstic Psychic	2,402	166	167	179
22	Magnemite ElectricSteel	1,540	165	121	93
23	Luxio Electric	1,680	159	95	155
24	Emolga ElectricFlying	1,847	158	127	146
25	Miltank Normal	2,662	157	193	216
26	Eelektrik Electric	1,940	156	130	163
27	Klang Steel	2,088	150	174	155
28	Pawmo ElectricFighting	1,469	147	82	155
29	Minun Electric	1,916	147	150	155
30	Lanturn WaterElectric	2,358	146	137	268

FAQ

Is Thunderbolt a good move?

Thunderbolt deals 80 base damage over 2.5 seconds, which works out at 32.0 DPS and 1.6 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Electric moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Thunderbolt?

The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Mewtwo, Zapdos, Magmortar.

Is Thunderbolt better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 80 power for 50 energy over 2.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 90 power for 55 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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