Dragon

Electric Attacks

Fighting

Electric attacks are most effective against Water and Flying Pokémon. (Watch out, Gyarados!)

Electric attacks are weakest against Grass, Electric, and Dragon Pokémon.

All Electric attacks (including Thunder Wave) are completely ineffective against Ground Pokémon. It is therefore essential to have a non-Electric attack on your Electric Pokémon for it have any chance against a Ground Pokémon. Fighting attacks are useful against pure Ground types and very effective against Rock/Ground types, but weak against both Nidoran series. Normal attacks are weak to Rock/Ground Pokémon, but otherwise useful. Fighting attacks might have the edge, since they at least have a chance of being super effective, but it really depends on your selection of attacks and which Ground Pokémon you fear most.

Most Electric attacks are very accurate and all have the potential to paralyze a victim if they hit successfully.

Note that Pokémon affected by another major Status change (eg, poisoned or sleeping Pokémon) cannot be paralyzed. This does not include minor status changes like confusion.

Thunder Wave is unlike other Electric attacks, in that it does no damage whatsoever. But whereas the other attacks only have a small chance of paralyzing the victim, if Thunder Wave hits, the victim will unquestionably be paralyzed. And Thunder Wave hits often, because it is very accurate. This is a very good, if specialized, attack. (You probably don't want both Thunder Wave and Toxic on the same Pokémon, however, since a paralyzed Pokémon cannot be poisoned, and vice versa.)

As kick-ass attacks go, Thunder is pretty krappy. It does the same amount of damage as other top of the line elemental attacks, but it is very inaccurate. It does come with 10 PP, which is more than usual for an attack of its caliber, but not much sucks more than missing twice in a row when you're trying to finish off an opponent. Thunderbolt is far more reliable and is likely to finish off your opponent faster than Thunder.

Thunderbolt is equal to Thunderpunch in every way except power. Thunderbolt has the edge and will cause more damage to your opponent. Thunderpunch is still a good, solid move and not without novelty value on your Electabuzz, but given a choice, Thunderbolt is clearly better.

No contest. Thunderbolt is far superior to Thundershock. Even though Thundershock has twice as many PP as Thunderbolt, Thunderbolt does more than twice as much damage. So unless you enjoy shouting, "Pikachu, Thundershock!", it's not worth keeping.

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