Boltund
Boltund is a Electric-type Pokémon, the Dog Pokémon, number 836 (#0836) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 1 m tall and weighs 34 kg.
Boltund is the Dog Pokémon, a lean Electric hound that, the Pokédex says, can run nonstop for three whole days and easily tops 80 km/h (50 mph).
How to pronounce Boltund
Boltund is pronounced BOHL-tund. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Boltund said out loud:
In Japanese it is パルスワン (Pulsewan).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Boltund is 1.0 m tall and weighs 34 kg. It is a sleek, yellow-topped hound with a muted green lower body, white markings on its muzzle and chest, and spikes on its hind legs. Held up, its thin tail forms a lightning bolt.
Behaviour
The Pokédex says Boltund sends the electricity it generates down into its legs to keep them strong. Bulbapedia calls it the enemy of Thievul.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Sword and Shield it is found at Dusty Bowl, Lake of Outrage and Motostoke Riverbank, and in the Crown Tundra at Ballimere Lake.
Powers
Boltund has Strong Jaw, with Competitive hidden. It starts with Electrify, runs electric attacks such as Spark, Charge and Wild Charge, bites with Crunch and sets up Electric Terrain at level 62. A base Speed of 121 with 90 Attack and 90 Special Attack makes it a very fast mixed attacker.
Name origin
Boltund may combine 'bolt' with Hund (German and Swedish for 'dog') or 'hound'. The Japanese name is Pulsewan (パルスワン), which may join 'pulse' and wanwan (a bark), and Bulbapedia says it may also nod to Pulseman, a Game Freak video game.
Design inspiration
Boltund seems to combine a greyhound and an English foxhound, and its sighthound look could also recall a lurcher. Its feud with Thievul may reference fox hunting, in which foxhounds hunted red foxes. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Boltund evolves from Yamper at level 25 and is the final stage.
In the games
Boltund, the evolution of Yamper, is found in the wild in Galar and the Crown Tundra in Sword and Shield, where it debuted. It is not available in Scarlet and Violet or Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Two Boltund appear in 'As Long as I'm with My Friends'. The animated short Dragonite and the Special Delivery reveals in its epilogue that Rio's family Yamper has evolved into a Boltund.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia says the logo of a company called DENSOKU is a silhouette of Boltund.
- In Pokémon Adventures, Sonia's Yamper turns out to be a Boltund in 'Fwoom!! Goodbye, Galar'.
- It shares the category Dog Pokémon with Dachsbun.
Base stats
- HP: 69
- Attack: 90
- Defense: 60
- Sp. Atk: 90
- Sp. Def: 60
- Speed: 121
Boltund’s base stat total is 490. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Boltund weak to?
Boltund takes extra damage from Ground (2×) moves.
It resists Electric (½×), Flying (½×), Steel (½×).
Evolution
What does Boltund evolve from?
Boltund evolves from Yamper at level 25.
Boltund is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Yamper, Boltund.
Abilities
- Strong Jaw: Strengthens biting moves to 1.5× their power.
- Competitive (hidden ability): Raises Special Attack by two stages upon having any stat lowered.
Moves
Moves Boltund learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrify | Electric | Status | — |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Nuzzle | Electric | Physical | 20 |
| 1 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 15 | Roar | Normal | Status | — |
| 20 | Spark | Electric | Physical | 65 |
| 28 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — |
| 34 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 41 | Charge | Electric | Status | — |
| 48 | Wild Charge | Electric | Physical | 90 |
| 55 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 |
| 62 | Electric Terrain | Electric | Status | — |
TM moves (34)
Boltund can learn 34 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Thunder Wave, Dig, Rest, Snore, Protect, Charm, Attract, Facade, Swift, Helping Hand, Thunder Fang, Fire Fang, Round, Volt Switch, Snarl, Electric Terrain, Eerie Impulse, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Agility, Focus Energy, Substitute, Endure, Sleep Talk, Crunch, Uproar, Hyper Voice, Bulk Up, Electro Ball, Wild Charge, Play Rough, Psychic Fangs.
Egg moves (5), which Yamper can hatch knowing:Discharge, Double-Edge, Flame Charge, Howl, Sand Attack.
Move tutor moves (1): Rising Voltage.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Field.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Fast (800,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Speed effort values.
- Base experience yield: 172.
Pokédex entries
It sends electricity through its legs to boost their strength. Running at top speed, it easily breaks 50 mph. (Shield)
This Pokémon generates electricity and channels it into its legs to keep them going strong. Boltund can run nonstop for three full days. (Sword)
Names around the world
| Japanese | パルスワン |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Pulsewan |
| French | Fulgudog |
| German | Bellektro |
| Spanish | Boltund |
| Italian | Boltund |
| Korean | 펄스멍 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 逐电犬 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 逐電犬 |
Trivia
- Taller than 47% of all Pokémon (1 m).
- Heavier than 57% of all Pokémon (34 kg).
- Base stat total 490, ranked #338 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Speed, ranked #35 of 1,025.
- One of 69 Electric-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 88 yellow Pokémon.
- Number 27 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 48 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Boltund (Pokémon), Serebii: Boltund (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (BOHL-tund): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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