Thunderbolt
Pokémon that run it
| Pokémon | Teams | Share of its teams | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
 Farigiraf | 5,819 | 39.18% | 49.88% |
 Wash Rotom | 4,404 | 74.54% | 48.70% |
 Heat Rotom | 852 | 66.05% | 48.25% |
 Dragonite | 731 | 12.17% | 50.09% |
 Gardevoir | 427 | 11.31% | 49.17% |
 Froslass | 350 | 5.44% | 48.76% |
 Archaludon | 320 | 2.64% | 44.39% |
 Eelektross | 245 | 61.25% | 40.36% |
 Ampharos | 239 | 81.85% | 42.46% |
 Gholdengo | 239 | 2.93% | 43.52% |
 Manectric | 237 | 57.95% | 47.12% |
 Heliolisk | 207 | 64.89% | 44.50% |
 Mow Rotom | 183 | 63.76% | 48.47% |
 Drampa | 171 | 25.18% | 44.76% |
 Frost Rotom | 168 | 82.35% | 43.10% |
 Raichu | 136 | 1.56% | 39.16% |
 Jolteon | 108 | 49.54% | 41.66% |
 Meowstic ♀ | 103 | 66.45% | 47.69% |
 Bellibolt | 101 | 42.08% | 41.88% |
 Dragalge | 80 | 30.30% | 41.41% |
 Gengar | 52 | 1.06% | 38.89% |
 Dragonite | 49 | 13.76% | 52.50% |
 Dragapult | 47 | 3.71% | 43.97% |
 Hisuian Goodra | 47 | 18.36% | 40.04% |
 Alolan Raichu | 28 | 37.84% | 39.13% |
 Clefable | 28 | 2.47% | 47.97% |
 Froslass-Mega | 27 | 4.95% | 53.45% |
 Pikachu | 26 | 16.77% | 39.32% |
 Stunfisk | 25 | 83.33% | 37.78% |
 Tyranitar | 25 | 0.31% | 36.04% |
 Starmie | 22 | 3.32% | 42.91% |
 Goodra | 19 | 27.14% | 37.14% |
 Rotom | 19 | 61.29% | 30.37% |
 Gardevoir | 17 | 7.46% | 39.56% |
 Mr. Rime | 17 | 10.00% | 26.61% |
 Meowstic | 16 | 3.92% | 39.62% |
 Manectric | 15 | 42.86% | 42.31% |
 Oranguru | 15 | 2.60% | 45.71% |
 Eelektross | 13 | 72.22% | 33.33% |
 Ampharos | 12 | 85.71% | 42.11% |
 Drampa | 9 | 23.68% | 24.32% |
 Castform | 8 | 33.33% | 55.00% |
 Fan Rotom | 8 | 61.54% | 40.45% |
 Aurorus | 6 | 5.45% | 32.00% |
 Gengar | 5 | 1.15% | 39.13% |
 Rampardos | 5 | 6.67% | 8.33% |
 Wyrdeer | 4 | 3.39% | 46.94% |
 Aromatisse | 3 | 4.76% | 55.56% |
 Dragalge | 3 | 75.00% | 33.33% |
 Emolga | 3 | 12.50% | 37.50% |
 Gyarados | 3 | 0.25% | 18.75% |
 Luxray | 3 | 4.92% | 38.10% |
 Mimikyu | 3 | 0.34% | 15.00% |
 Slurpuff | 3 | 14.29% | 53.33% |
 Wigglytuff | 3 | 12.50% | 38.89% |
 Low Key Toxtricity | 2 | 3.64% | 0.00% |
 Pincurchin | 2 | 3.17% | 23.08% |
 Raging Bolt | 2 | 100.00% | 25.00% |
 Audino | 1 | 0.92% | 50.00% |
 Farigarif | 1 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
Showing the 60 species that run it most, of 64.
All-time figures across every format. Method
Thunderbolt FAQ
All-time, whole corpusIs Thunderbolt good in Pokémon Champions VGC?
Thunderbolt is ranked #33 of 453 moves by usage, carried by 15,243 teams (16.91% of teams). Those teams have won 48.35% of 162,034 games, below the 50% line. Usage says how many players trusted it; the win rate says how those games went.
Which Pokémon run Thunderbolt the most?
Farigiraf, Wash Rotom and Heat Rotom are the top species carrying it, by teams. The win rate beside each one is that species' own record, not this move's.
| Name | Share of its teams | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farigiraf | 39.18% | 49.88% | 62,133 |
| Wash Rotom | 74.54% | 48.70% | 48,810 |
| Heat Rotom | 66.05% | 48.25% | 9,319 |
| Dragonite | 12.17% | 50.09% | 7,668 |
| Gardevoir | 11.31% | 49.17% | 4,261 |
| Froslass | 5.44% | 48.76% | 3,638 |
| Archaludon | 2.64% | 44.39% | 3,215 |
| Eelektross | 61.25% | 40.36% | 2,188 |
| Ampharos | 81.85% | 42.46% | 2,181 |
| Gholdengo | 2.93% | 43.52% | 2,176 |
| Manectric | 57.95% | 47.12% | 2,451 |
| Heliolisk | 64.89% | 44.50% | 2,180 |
| Mow Rotom | 63.76% | 48.47% | 1,995 |
| Drampa | 25.18% | 44.76% | 1,622 |
| Frost Rotom | 82.35% | 43.10% | 1,942 |
| Raichu | 1.56% | 39.16% | 1,269 |
| Jolteon | 49.54% | 41.66% | 1,169 |
| Meowstic ♀ | 66.45% | 47.69% | 952 |
| Bellibolt | 42.08% | 41.88% | 936 |
| Dragalge | 30.30% | 41.41% | 838 |
Is Thunderbolt spread across the metagame, or concentrated on a few Pokémon?
Spread: Farigiraf alone carries 38.17% of the 15,243 teams running Thunderbolt, and its top three species together account for 72.66%.
How reliable is Thunderbolt's win rate?
The 48.35% figure is a posterior mean, not a raw average; the interval behind it is 48.15%–48.55%, from 162,034 games. That is a narrow band for a figure with this many games behind it.
Where do these numbers come from?
Tournament decklists and real match records for Pokémon Champions, ingested from Limitless, Victory Road and the official circuit. These figures are all-time over the whole corpus, not scoped to a format or window the way the boards above the search bar are. Win rates are shrunk toward the field average rather than printed raw, so a thin sample cannot top a board.