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#0642 · Unova · Generation 5 · legendary

# Thundurus

Bolt Strike Pokémon · Electric/Flying-type

![Thundurus official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/642.webp)

Thundurus is a [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric)/[Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying)-type Pokémon, the Bolt Strike Pokémon, number 642 (#0642) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the [Unova](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/unova) region. It is 1.5 m tall and weighs 61 kg.

Thundurus is the Bolt Strike Pokémon, a storm spirit that legend says has fought Tornadus since time immemorial. It scorches forests as it flies, yet the same lightning is said to enrich the soil it strikes.

## How to pronounce Thundurus

Thundurus is pronounced **THUN-der-us**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Thundurus said out loud:

[Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/642.mp3)

In Japanese it is ボルトロス (Voltolos).

Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce).

## Lore

### Biology

Thundurus is a blue, muscular, genie-like Pokémon, 1.5 m tall and 61 kg, with one long purple horn, jagged white hair and a spiky white moustache. Below the waist it trails off into a cloud, and its long purple tail is threaded through a row of dark orbs, each carrying a spike. Every Thundurus is male.

### Behaviour

Thundurus is a feared troublemaker. It flies about shooting lightning, which sets forests alight, so the Pokédex says it is disliked, and it leaves charred ruins wherever it has passed. Bulbapedia adds that it can conjure small thunderstorms and wrap itself in a shield of wind.

### Habitat

Bulbapedia places it in the skies, typically above the oceans, and the Pokédex has it flying around Unova. In Scarlet and Violet it can only arrive by Pokémon HOME transfer or event.

### Powers

Its Ability Prankster gives its status moves priority, and its Hidden Ability Defiant sharply raises Attack when a stat is lowered. Its signature move is Wildbolt Storm, which Bulbapedia says no other Pokémon can learn; in Scarlet and Violet's data it arrives at level 75. The Reveal Glass switches Thundurus to its Therian Forme, a sleek, serpent-like body 3 m tall with paw-like hands, hind legs and a different Ability, Volt Absorb. That form trades Attack (105) and Speed (101) for a Special Attack of 145, and in Legends: Arceus the Pokédex says it appears from nowhere and pulverises foes with bolts from its tail orbs. In either form it is a fast special attacker.

### Name origin

Thundurus may blend 'thunderous' with Aeolus, the Greek ruler of the winds. The Japanese name is Voltolos (ボルトロス), which may combine 'volt' with Aiolos, the Greek form of Aeolus.

### Design inspiration

Bulbapedia says Thundurus is based on Raijin, the Japanese kami of thunder and lightning. It also reports Junichi Masuda's remark that the Therian Forme matches the Azure Dragon of Chinese myth, and Legends: Arceus places Thundurus in the eastern Cobalt Coastlands, the Azure Dragon's direction. The Incarnate Forme may also borrow from genies. These readings are fan inference except where a developer is named.

### In the games

Thundurus is one of the three forces of nature, introduced in Black and White, where it roams Unova in White while Black players needed a trade or event. In Generation VI, Battle Chatelaine Nita uses one in the Battle Maison, and in Legends: Arceus it appears in the Cobalt Coastlands during thunderstorms. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.

### In the anime

Thundurus made its series debut in the two-part 'Stopping the Rage of Legends!', fighting Tornadus on Milos Island after Team Rocket wrecked a shrine there. In 'Unova's Survival Crisis!' it appeared in both Formes after Giovanni summoned it to the Abyssal Ruins.

### Fun facts

- Its category, the Bolt Strike Pokémon, matches the name of the move Bolt Strike, but Thundurus cannot learn it: the move belongs to Zekrom.
- Its Incarnate Forme has exactly the same base stats as Tornadus, its supposed rival.
- In the Generation VII games a coding error stopped Therian Forme Thundurus from learning Smart Strike.
- Its first appearance in animation was a cameo in the ending credits of the Black version of the film Victini and Reshiram, where it raised a thunderstorm that Ash and a friend ran into.

Sources: [Bulbapedia: Thundurus (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Thundurus_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Thundurus (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/thundurus/)

## Base stats

- HP: **79**
- Attack: **115**
- Defense: **70**
- Sp. Atk: **125**
- Sp. Def: **80**
- Speed: **111**

Thundurus’s base stat total is **580**. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.

## Type matchups

### What is Thundurus weak to?

Thundurus takes extra damage from [Ice](https://pokee.si/types/ice) (2×), [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock) (2×) moves.

It resists [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass) (½×), [Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/fighting) (½×), [Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying) (½×), [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) (½×), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel) (½×).

It is immune to [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground) moves.

## Evolution

Thundurus does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.

## Forms

- **Therian Thundurus** (Forme): [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric)/[Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying)-type, base stat total 580 (HP 79, Attack 105, Defense 70, Sp. Atk 145, Sp. Def 80, Speed 101). Ability: [Volt Absorb](https://pokee.si/abilities/volt-absorb).

## Abilities

- [Prankster](https://pokee.si/abilities/prankster): Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.
- [Defiant](https://pokee.si/abilities/defiant) (hidden ability): Raises Attack two stages upon having any stat lowered.

## Moves

### Moves Thundurus learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Thunder Shock](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder-shock) | Electric | Special | 40 |
| 1 | [Astonish](https://pokee.si/moves/astonish) | Ghost | Physical | 30 |
| 5 | [Leer](https://pokee.si/moves/leer) | Normal | Status | — |
| 10 | [Swagger](https://pokee.si/moves/swagger) | Normal | Status | — |
| 15 | [Bite](https://pokee.si/moves/bite) | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 20 | [Shock Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/shock-wave) | Electric | Special | 60 |
| 25 | [Agility](https://pokee.si/moves/agility) | Psychic | Status | — |
| 30 | [Charge](https://pokee.si/moves/charge) | Electric | Status | — |
| 35 | [Volt Switch](https://pokee.si/moves/volt-switch) | Electric | Special | 70 |
| 40 | [Crunch](https://pokee.si/moves/crunch) | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 45 | [Discharge](https://pokee.si/moves/discharge) | Electric | Special | 80 |
| 50 | [Uproar](https://pokee.si/moves/uproar) | Normal | Special | 90 |
| 55 | [Hammer Arm](https://pokee.si/moves/hammer-arm) | Fighting | Physical | 100 |
| 60 | [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance) | Water | Status | — |
| 65 | [Thunder](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder) | Electric | Special | 110 |
| 70 | [Thrash](https://pokee.si/moves/thrash) | Normal | Physical | 120 |
| 75 | [Wildbolt Storm](https://pokee.si/moves/wildbolt-storm) | Electric | Special | 100 |

### TM moves (54)

Thundurus can learn 54 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Agility](https://pokee.si/moves/agility), [Scary Face](https://pokee.si/moves/scary-face), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Acrobatics](https://pokee.si/moves/acrobatics), [Thief](https://pokee.si/moves/thief), [Charge Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/charge-beam), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Snarl](https://pokee.si/moves/snarl), [Fling](https://pokee.si/moves/fling), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Volt Switch](https://pokee.si/moves/volt-switch), [Sunny Day](https://pokee.si/moves/sunny-day), [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance), [Smart Strike](https://pokee.si/moves/smart-strike), [Brick Break](https://pokee.si/moves/brick-break), [Zen Headbutt](https://pokee.si/moves/zen-headbutt), [U-turn](https://pokee.si/moves/u-turn), [Foul Play](https://pokee.si/moves/foul-play), [Bulk Up](https://pokee.si/moves/bulk-up), [Body Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/body-slam), [Thunder Punch](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder-punch), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Electro Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/electro-ball), [Grass Knot](https://pokee.si/moves/grass-knot), [Thunder Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder-wave), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Taunt](https://pokee.si/moves/taunt), [Flash Cannon](https://pokee.si/moves/flash-cannon), [Dark Pulse](https://pokee.si/moves/dark-pulse), [Eerie Impulse](https://pokee.si/moves/eerie-impulse), [Fly](https://pokee.si/moves/fly), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Crunch](https://pokee.si/moves/crunch), [Psychic](https://pokee.si/moves/psychic), [Thunderbolt](https://pokee.si/moves/thunderbolt), [Electric Terrain](https://pokee.si/moves/electric-terrain), [Nasty Plot](https://pokee.si/moves/nasty-plot), [Wild Charge](https://pokee.si/moves/wild-charge), [Sludge Bomb](https://pokee.si/moves/sludge-bomb), [Giga Impact](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-impact), [Focus Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/focus-blast), [Hyper Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/hyper-beam), [Thunder](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/tera-blast), [Charge](https://pokee.si/moves/charge), [Smack Down](https://pokee.si/moves/smack-down), [Knock Off](https://pokee.si/moves/knock-off), [Uproar](https://pokee.si/moves/uproar), [Weather Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/weather-ball), [Lash Out](https://pokee.si/moves/lash-out), [Supercell Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/supercell-slam), [Electroweb](https://pokee.si/moves/electroweb), [Sludge Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/sludge-wave).

## Breeding & training

- Gender: 100% male, 0% female.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- Egg cycles: 120 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 15,360).
- Catch rate: 3 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 90.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 Attack effort values.
- Base experience yield: 261.

## Pokédex entries

They say this wielder of electricity has waged war with its nemesis, Tornadus, since time immemorial. The lightning bolts it hurls pierce the very earth and enrich the soil. *(Legends: Arceus)*

As it flies around, it shoots lightning all over the place and causes forest fires. It is therefore disliked. *(Black 2, White 2, Y, Alpha Sapphire)*

The spikes on its tail discharge immense bolts of lightning. It flies around the Unova region firing off lightning bolts. *(White, X, Omega Ruby)*

Countless charred remains mar the landscape of places through which Thundurus has passed. *(Black)*

## Names around the world

- **Japanese**: ボルトロス
- **Romaji**: Voltolos
- **French**: Fulguris
- **German**: Voltolos
- **Spanish**: Thundurus
- **Italian**: Thundurus
- **Korean**: 볼트로스
- **Chinese (Simplified)**: 雷电云
- **Chinese (Traditional)**: 雷電雲

## Trivia

- Highest Sp. Atk among Electric types in Gen 5: 125.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Flying types in Gen 5: 125, shared with 1 other.
- Taller than 72% of all Pokémon (1.5 m).
- Heavier than 72% of all Pokémon (61 kg).
- Base stat total 580, ranked #69 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Sp. Atk, ranked #52 of 1,025.
- One of 5 Pokémon that are both Electric and Flying.
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 149 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
- Can learn 64 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 3: about 0.4% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Has 1 alternate form.
- Appears in 4 distinct Pokédex entries.

## Sources and fact-checking

- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Thundurus (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Thundurus_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Thundurus (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/thundurus/).
- Pronunciation (THUN-der-us): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

**Last checked:** 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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