Thunder Cage (move)

Thunder Cage (Japanese: サンダープリズン Thunder Prison) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Regieleki.

Thunder Cage
サンダープリズン Thunder Prison
Type  Electric
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  80
Accuracy  90%
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Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VIII
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Effect

In addition to dealing damage, Thunder Cage inflicts 1/8 of the target's maximum HP as damage per turn for four to five turns upon use. It also traps the target, preventing switching and escape. If the user switches out, the target will be freed.

If the user of Thunder Cage is holding a Grip Claw, the duration will always be 7 turns. If a Binding Band is held by the user, the damage done at the end of each turn will increase from 1/8 of the target's maximum HP to 1/6.

Description
Games Description
SwSh The user traps the target in a cage of sparking electricity for four to five turns.
BDSP This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.


Learnset

By leveling up
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
894 Regieleki
 Undiscovered Undiscovered 36SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Trivia
  • Thunder Cage most likely draws inspiration from 19th and 20th-century inventions on electromagnetism, such as the Tesla coil or the Faraday cage.

In other languages
Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 雷電囚籠 Lèuihdihn Chàuhlùhng
Mandarin 雷電囚籠 / 雷电囚笼 Léidiàn Qiúlóng
French Voltageôle
German Blitzgefängnis
Italian Elettrogabbia
Korean 썬더프리즌 Sseondeo Peurijeun
Russian Громовая Клетка Gromovaya Kletka
Spanish Electrojaula



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