Shock Wave (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Electric
Category	Special
Power	60
Accuracy	∞
PP	20 (max. 32)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 3

Machine/Record

Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald	TM34
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	TM34
B.Diamond/S.Pearl	TM34

Effects

Shock Wave deals damage and ignores changes to the Accuracy and Evasion stats. However, it will not hit Pokémon during the invulnerable stage of Bounce, Dig, Dive, Fly, Phantom Force, Shadow Force or Sky Drop.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Electrium Z and uses its Z-Power, Shock Wave turns into Gigavolt Havoc and has base power 120.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Shock Wave
Japanese	でんげきは (Dengekiha)
German	Schockwelle
French	Onde de Choc
Italian	Ondashock
Spanish	Onda Voltio
Korean	전격파
Chinese (Simplified)	电击波
Chinese (Traditional)	電擊波

Game descriptions

Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	A fast and unavoidable electric attack.
FireRed/LeafGreen	A rapid jolt of electricity strikes the foe. It can’t be evaded.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The user strikes the foe with a quick jolt of electricity. This attack cannot be evaded.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user strikes the target with a quick jolt of electricity. This attack cannot be evaded.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user strikes the target with a quick jolt of electricity. This attack never misses.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user strikes the target with a quick jolt of electricity. This attack never misses.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user strikes the target with a quick jolt of electricity. This attack never misses.
Scarlet/Violet	The user strikes the target with a quick jolt of electricity. This attack never misses.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Shock Wave at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.