Its greatest asset is Sp. Atk — among the highest in the entire Pokédex. Its stat total puts it at the very top: more than 91% of species fall behind. Defensively it can rely on 2 weaknesses, 5 resistances and 1 full immunity. Ground-type moves do nothing to it at all. This is a Legendary Pokémon: one per game, no offspring. Very hard to catch — bring plenty of Poké Balls and something that puts it to sleep or paralyzes it.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Atk.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Atk, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (145) is 40 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Timid +Spe · −Atk Its Speed is higher than 87% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Modest +SpA · −Atk If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Abilities
- Volt Absorb Absorbs electric moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
How players use it
Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.
Rank 110 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.41% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
Countless charred remains mar the landscape of places through which Thundurus has passed.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Thundurus (Therian Forme) takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Thundurus (Therian Forme) does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.
Moves (90)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (77 via TM/TR, 15 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Thunder Shock | Electric | Special | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 5 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 10 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85% | 15 |
| 13 | Revenge | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100% | 10 |
| 15 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 20 | Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 25 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 25 | Heal Block | Psychic | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 30 | Charge | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 35 | Volt Switch | Electric | Special | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 40 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 45 | Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 50 | Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 55 | Hammer Arm | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 90% | 10 |
| 60 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 65 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70% | 10 |
| 67 | Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 70 | Thrash | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 10 |
| 75 | Wildbolt Storm | Electric | Special | 100 | 80% | 10 |