Its greatest asset is Sp. Atk — higher than 93% of species. Its stat total puts it at the very top: more than 91% of species fall behind. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. 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 (125) is 10 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 93% 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.
Regional numbers 3
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Unova | #148 | Black / White |
|---|---|---|
| Unova | #199 | Black 2 / White 2 |
| Hisui | #232 | Legends: Arceus |
Abilities
- Prankster Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.
- Defiant Raises Attack two stages upon having any stat lowered.
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 202 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.06% 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 takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
2010–2016The sprites come straight from the games in which Thundurus appeared — one from each release.
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.
TCG cards (9)
All Thundurus cards →Thundurus has 9 cards in 6 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Thundurus does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.
Where to catch it (5)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Galar
Hoenn
Kalos
Moves (94)
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 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Thunder Shock | Electric | Special | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 5 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 10 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85% | 15 |
| 11 | Twister | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100% | 20 |
| 13 | Revenge | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100% | 10 |
| 14 | Spark | Electric | Physical | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 15 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 20 | Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 22 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 25 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 25 | Heal Block | Psychic | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 30 | Charge | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 31 | Extrasensory | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100% | 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 |