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{{Infobox Special Move | {{Infobox Special Move | ||
|name=Thunder Jolt | |name=Thunder Jolt | ||
|image={{tabber|title1=Pikachu| | |image={{tabber|title1=Pikachu|tab1=[[File:PikachuNeutralSpecialUltimate.jpeg|300px]]|title2=Pichu|tab2=[[File:PichuNeutralSpecialUltimate.jpeg|300px]]}} | ||
|caption=Thunder Jolt in | |caption=Thunder Jolt in {{forwiiu}}. | ||
|user=[[Pikachu]] | |user=[[Pikachu]] | ||
|user2=[[Pichu]] | |user2=[[Pichu]] | ||
|universe={{uv|Pokémon}} | |universe={{uv|Pokémon}} | ||
|interwiki=bulbapedia | |||
|interwikiname=Bulbapedia | |||
|interwikipage=Thunder Jolt | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{tabber|align=center|title1=Melee|tab1= | |||
{{cquote|''Use this ground-hugging projectile attack while standing or jumping.''|cite=''Melee''{{'}}s instruction manual}} | |||
|title2=Brawl|tab2= | |||
{{cquote|''Release a jolt of electricity that moves forwards by bouncing along the ground. Also usable in midair.''|cite=''Brawl''{{'}}s instruction manual}} | |||
|title3=3DS|tab3= | |||
{{cquote|''Fire bouncing balls of electricity.''|cite=''Smash for 3DS''{{'}}s foldout}} | |||
|title4=Pikachu (Ultimate)|tab4= | |||
{{cquote|''Sends a ball of electricity bouncing along the stage.''|cite=Description from ''Ultimate''{{'}}s Move List (Pikachu)}} | |||
|title5=Pichu (Ultimate)|tab5= | |||
{{cquote|''Sends a ball of electricity bouncing across the stage. The ball is faster than Pikachu's!''|cite=Description from ''Ultimate''{{'}}s Move List (Pichu)}}}} | |||
'''Thunder Jolt''' ({{ja|でんげき|Dengeki}}, ''Electric Shock'') is [[Pikachu]] and [[Pichu]]'s [[neutral special move]]. | '''Thunder Jolt''' ({{ja|でんげき|Dengeki}}, ''Electric Shock'') is [[Pikachu]] and [[Pichu]]'s [[neutral special move]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Pichu Thunder Jolt Move.jpg|Pichu's Thunder Jolt in ''Melee''.|200px]] | ||
The user will shoot a small ball of electricity that will hit their opponent. | |||
Upon use, the user drops a sphere of electricity diagonally downwards, which can deal with medium damage as it falls. If it lands on a surface, it turns into an arcing wave of electricity that hops along the terrain's surface and deals slightly less damage. However, Pichu's version deals consistent damage in ''Ultimate'' regardless of the circumstances. The projectile will wrap around corners and snake along walls and even ceilings if the corners are not too sharp and it lives long enough; it cannot wrap around the underside of soft platforms due to there being no ceiling to latch onto. When the move is used on the ground, it essentially turns into the waveform immediately. | Upon use, the user drops a sphere of electricity diagonally downwards, which can deal with medium damage as it falls. If it lands on a surface, it turns into an arcing wave of electricity that hops along the terrain's surface and deals slightly less damage. However, Pichu's version deals consistent damage in ''Ultimate'' regardless of the circumstances. The projectile will wrap around corners and snake along walls and even ceilings if the corners are not too sharp and it lives long enough; it cannot wrap around the underside of soft platforms due to there being no ceiling to latch onto. When the move is used on the ground, it essentially turns into the waveform immediately. | ||
Like its other [[special move|specials]] and electrically charged attacks, Thunder Jolt [[recoil damage|damages]] Pichu upon use, inflicting 1% (0. | Like its other [[special move|specials]] and electrically charged attacks, Thunder Jolt [[recoil damage|damages]] Pichu upon use, inflicting 1% (0.4% in ''Ultimate'') damage each time. However, it deals considerably more damage than Pikachu's to compensate. {{SSBU|Kirby}} also gets the damage if using the move after having [[Inhale (Kirby)|copied]] Pichu. | ||
==Customization== | ==Customization== | ||
Special Move customization was added in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the variations: | Special Move customization was added in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the variations: | ||
{{CustomSet|Pikachu|Neutral|name1=Thunder Jolt|desc1 | {{CustomSet|Pikachu|Neutral|name1=Thunder Jolt|desc1=Send a ball of electricity bouncing along the stage.|name2=Thunder Wave|desc2=The ball of electricity paralyzes foes but does less damage.|name3=Thunder Shock|desc3=Shoot a ball of electricity horizontally. Triggers a small blast as it disappears.|altlink3=Thunder Shock (Pikachu)}} | ||
# '''Thunder Jolt''': Default. | # '''Thunder Jolt''': Default. | ||
# '''Thunder Wave''': Inflicts roughly half as much damage and travels much less distance, but [[paralyze]]s targets. | # '''Thunder Wave''': Inflicts roughly half as much damage and travels much less distance, but [[paralyze]]s targets. | ||
# '''Thunder Shock''': Is thrown horizontally and disappears upon hitting the ground without bouncing. Initially weaker than the regular variant, but unleashes a powerful blast at the end. | # '''Thunder Shock''': Is thrown horizontally and disappears upon hitting the ground without bouncing. Initially weaker than the regular variant, but unleashes a powerful blast at the end. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[File:ThunderJoltOrigin.png|thumb| | [[File:ThunderJoltOrigin.png|thumb|left|100px|Thunder Jolt in the ''Pokémon'' TCG.]] | ||
Unlike most other | Unlike most other attacks ''Pokémon'' use in [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games]], there has never been an attack named Thunder Jolt in any of the ''Pokémon'' RPGs. Thunder Jolt was, however, present on the [[bulbapedia:Pikachu (Base Set 58)|original Pikachu card]] as one of the many moves invented for the [[bulbapedia:TCG|Pokémon Trading Card Game]] (TCG); both the English and the Japanese names on the card match the ''Smash'' move's name in the respective versions of ''Smash Bros.''. The name of the move in the ''Smash Bros.'' games likely arose from the popularity of the trading cards at the time of ''[[Smash 64]]''. The move's effect in the TCG, where it damages Pikachu under certain circumstances, is similar to how Thunder Jolt works when used by Pichu; however, all of Pichu's electric type moves damage itself. | ||
Its custom versions, however, are actual moves in the ''Pokémon'' games and match their effects accurately. {{iw|bulbapedia|Thunder Wave|move}} does no damage in the Pokémon RPGs, but it inflicts the Paralysis status. {{iw|bulbapedia|Thunder Shock|move}} is a basic low-level Electric-type attack that many Electric-type Pokémon start with. Both moves can be learned by Pikachu in all main series ''Pokémon'' games. | |||
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File:Ssb64pikachu.jpg|Artwork of Thunder Jolt in the ''Super Smash Bros. 64'' instruction manual. | File:Ssb64pikachu.jpg|Artwork of Thunder Jolt in the ''Super Smash Bros. 64'' instruction manual. | ||
File:TJolt SSB.png|Thunder Jolt in ''Smash 64''. | File:TJolt SSB.png|Thunder Jolt in ''Smash 64''. | ||
File:Pikachu-character-super-smash-bros-melee.jpg|thumb| | File:Pikachu-character-super-smash-bros-melee.jpg|thumb|Thunder Jolt in ''[[Melee]]''. | ||
File:Pikachu Thunder Jolt air.png|Thunder Jolt performed in midair in ''[[Brawl]]''. | File:Pikachu Thunder Jolt air.png|Thunder Jolt performed in midair in ''[[Brawl]]''. | ||
File:Pikachu Thunder Jolt.png|Thunder Jolt following the [[platform]] it lands on in ''Brawl''. | File:Pikachu Thunder Jolt.png|Thunder Jolt following the [[platform]] it lands on in ''Brawl''. | ||
Pikachu and Pit SSB4 Wii U.jpg| | Pikachu and Pit SSB4 Wii U.jpg|Prerelease shot of Thunder Jolt in {{forwiiu}}. | ||
Thunder_Jolt_SSB4.jpeg|Pikachu using Thunder Jolt in the final release of ''Wii U''. | Thunder_Jolt_SSB4.jpeg|Pikachu using Thunder Jolt in the final release of ''Wii U''. | ||
Pikachu SSBU Skill Preview Neutral Special.png|Pikachu using Thunder Jolt as shown by | Pikachu SSBU Skill Preview Neutral Special.png|Pikachu using Thunder Jolt as shown by a Skill Preview in ''Ultimate''. | ||
Pichu SSBU Skill Preview Neutral Special.png|Pichu using Thunder Jolt as shown by | Pichu SSBU Skill Preview Neutral Special.png|Pichu using Thunder Jolt as shown by a Skill Preview in ''Ultimate''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*In ''Smash 64'', an interesting [[glitch]] can occur. When the user sends a grounded Thunder Jolt over a ledge (such as the one left of the [[Greenhouse]] on [[Hyrule Castle]]) while an opponent {{SSB|Fox}}'s [[Reflector]] is active (and very near but not touching the wall), the Thunder Jolt's sprite will continue through the opponent with the animation direction reversed in a sort of electrical moonwalk, making the arc appear to bounce completely vertically rather than parabolically. This is purely visual and does not affect its [[hitbox]], speed or duration. | *In ''Smash 64'', an interesting [[glitch]] can occur. When the user sends a grounded Thunder Jolt over a ledge (such as the one left of the [[Greenhouse]] on [[Hyrule Castle]]) while an opponent {{SSB|Fox}}'s [[Reflector]] is active (and very near but not touching the wall), the Thunder Jolt's sprite will continue through the opponent with the animation direction reversed in a sort of electrical moonwalk, making the arc appear to bounce completely vertically rather than parabolically. This is purely visual and does not affect its [[hitbox]], speed or duration. | ||
*The voice clip played when Pikachu uses the move in ''Smash 64'' is taken directly from a [https://twitter.com/ComJayOfficial/status/1043256874009673729 scene] in [[bulbapedia:EP024|episode 24]] of the ''Pokémon'' anime series. | *The voice clip played when Pikachu uses the move in ''Smash 64'' is taken directly from a [https://twitter.com/ComJayOfficial/status/1043256874009673729 scene] in [[bulbapedia:EP024|episode 24]] of the ''Pokémon'' anime series. | ||
{{Multiple Special Moves|Pikachu|Pichu}} | |||
== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Pikachu (SSB)/Neutral special|Pikachu's neutral special in ''Smash 64'']] | |||
*[[Pikachu (SSB)/Neutral special]] | *[[Pikachu (SSBM)/Hitboxes|Pikachu's neutral special in ''Melee'']] | ||
*[[Pikachu (SSBM)/ | *[[Pikachu (SSBB)/Neutral special|Pikachu's neutral special in ''Brawl'']] | ||
*[[Pikachu (SSBB)/Neutral special]] | *[[Pikachu (SSB4)/Neutral special|Pikachu's neutral special in ''Smash 4'']] | ||
*[[Pikachu (SSB4)/Neutral special | *[[Pichu (SSBM)/Hitboxes|Pichu's neutral special in ''Melee'']] | ||
*[[Pichu (SSBM)/ | |||
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