Essentials

Bolt Strike

Electric physical

Generation 5

Summary

Has a 20% chance to paralyze the target.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug 1
  • Dark 1
  • Dragon ½
  • Electric ½
  • Fairy 1
  • Fighting 1
  • Fire 1
  • Flying 2
  • Ghost 1
  • Grass ½
  • Ground 0
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison 1
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock 1
  • Steel 1
  • Water 2

Stats

Power
130; percentile 90.2
Accuracy
85% ≈ 110.5 power
PP
5, up to 8.0 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
20
Priority
0 (normal)

Machines

Generation 5
Not a TM
Generation 6
Not a TM
Generation 7
Not a TM
Generation 8
Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 20% chance to paralyze the target.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 5
Black, White, Black 2, White 2

The user charges its target, surrounding itself with a great amount of electricity. It may leave the target with paralysis.

Generation 6
X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire

The user surrounds itself with a great amount of electricity and charges its target. This may also leave the target with paralysis.

Generation 7
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!

The user surrounds itself with a great amount of electricity and charges its target. This may also leave the target with paralysis.

Generation 8
Sword, Shield

The user surrounds itself with a great amount of electricity and charges its target. This may also leave the target with paralysis.

Foreign Names

Japanese
らいげき (raigeki)
らいげき
Korean
뇌격
Chinese
雷擊
雷击
French
Charge Foudre
German
Blitzschlag
Spanish
Ataque Fulgor
Italian
Lucesiluro

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Bolt Strike.

Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Thunder Punch Electric physical 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

Body Slam Normal physical 15 85 100%

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

Thunder Shock Electric special 30 40 100%

Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

Thunderbolt Electric special 15 90 100%

Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

Lick Ghost physical 30 30 100%

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

Zap Cannon Electric special 5 120 50%

Has a 100% chance to paralyze the target.

Spark Electric physical 20 65 100%

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

Dragon Breath Dragon special 20 60 100%

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

Force Palm Fighting physical 10 60 100%

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

Discharge Electric special 15 80 100%

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

Stoked Sparksurfer Electric special 1 175

Has a 100% chance to paralyze the target.

Shadow Bolt Shadow special 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

Pokémon

Electric Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Bolt Strike's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

Generation 5 Generation 6 Sun, Moon
Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon
Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee! Generation 8 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
100 100 100 88 Zekrom Dragon Electric Teravolt genderless Undiscovered 100 150 120 120 100 90 680

1 Pokémon

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