Sonic Boom (move)

	Sonic Boom; ソニックブーム Sonic Boom
Type	Normal
Category	Special
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	—
Accuracy	90%
Priority	0
	Does not make contact; Affected by Protect; Not affected by Magic Coat; Not affected by Snatch; Affected by Mirror Move; Affected by King's Rock;
	Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Introduced	Generation I
	Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.;
Condition	Cool
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	0
	Works well if it's the same type as the one before.
Condition	Cool
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
	A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition	Cool
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
	An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.
	On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I; Generation II; Generation III; Generation IV; Generation V; Generation VI; Generation VII; Generation VIII; Generation IX; ;

Sonic Boom (Japanese: ソニックブーム Sonic Boom), formatted as SonicBoom prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Sonic Boom always inflicts exactly 20 damage if it hits. It has no secondary effects and does not take weaknesses or resistances into account. Sonic Boom is not affected by type immunities, so it can hit Ghost-type Pokémon.

Generation II to VII

Sonic Boom is now affected by type immunities, so it cannot hit Ghost-type Pokémon normally. In Generation II only, its base power is displayed as 20 instead of —.

Generation VIII onwards

Sonic Boom cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games	Description
Stad	A Normal-type attack. It inflicts a set amount of damage regardless of the target's type.
Stad2	A Normal-type attack. It always inflicts a set amount of damage.
GS C	Always inflicts 20HP damage.
RS EColoXD	Launches shock waves that always inflict 20 HP damage.
FRLG	The foe is hit with a shock wave that always inflicts 20-HP damage.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The foe is hit with a destructive shock wave that always inflicts 20 HP damage.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE	The target is hit with a destructive shock wave that always inflicts 20 HP damage.
SwSh BDSP LA SV	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

#		Egg Groups		Level
				I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
										SM USUM	PE
0081	Magnemite	Mineral		Mineral	21	16	16	14	14^BW 11^B2W2	11	17	15
0082	Magneton	Mineral		Mineral	1, 21	1, 16	16	14	14^BW 1, 11^B2W2	1^XY 1, 11^ORAS	17	15
0100	Voltorb	Mineral		Mineral	17	17	15	8	8	8^XY 4^ORAS	4	6
0101	Electrode	Mineral		Mineral	1, 17	1, 17	1, 15	1, 8	1, 8	1^XY 1, 4^ORAS	1, 4	1, 6
0193	Yanma	Bug		Bug		19	19^RSE 17^FRLG	14	14	14	14
0329	Vibrava	Bug	Dragon				1	1	1	1
0330	Flygon	Bug	Dragon				1	1	1	1
0418	Buizel	Water 1	Field				1	1	1	1
0419	Floatzel	Water 1	Field				1	1	1	1
0462	Magnezone	Mineral		Mineral				14	14^BW 1, 11^B2W2	1^XY 1, 11^ORAS	17
0469	Yanmega	Bug		Bug				14	14	14	14
0801	Magearna All forms	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#		Egg Groups	Egg Move
			II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
								SM USUM
0167	Spinarak	Bug	Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0517	Munna	Field	Field				✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation II

#		Egg Groups	Obtained with
0021	Spearow	Flying	Flying	New York Pokémon Center
0123	Scyther	Bug	Bug	New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Sonic Boom deals a fixed amount of damage varying with each game. In the Rescue Team series, Sonic Boom does 55 HP damage. From the Explorers series onwards, the move does 20 HP damage instead.

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
MDRB	-	-	22	-	100%	-	10 tiles away	All	Yes
MDTD S	-	-	11	-	95%	-	10 tiles away	All	Yes
BSL	-	-	11	-	95%	-	10 tiles away	All	Yes
SMD	-	-	20	40	80%	98%	Front	Enemy	Yes
MDRTDX	-	-	20	?	80%	?%	Front	Enemy	Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = Pokémon Platinum. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Sonic Boom

★
Attack power	4.113774
Charge time	0.62 seconds
Range type	Wide Shot
Number of hits	3
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts a set amount of damage on the target, even at a distance.
MDTD S	Inflicts 20 HP damage on the target, even at a distance.
BSL	はなれたポケモンにかならず２０ダメージをあたえる
MDGtI	UNUSED
SMD MDRTDX	It inflicts a set amount of damage on an enemy.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Pokémon	Method
Crobat Magnezone Magnemite Magneton
The foe is hit with a destructive shock wave.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Yanma flaps its wings at a fast speed and one or multiple shock waves head towards the opponent; or, Yanma's wings glow white and it waves them, releasing a shock wave from its wings at the opponent.
Zachary Evans's Yanma	Wings 'N' Things	Debut
Forrester Franklin's Yanma	All in a Day's Wurmple	None
Jessie's Yanma	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!	None
Tyler's Yanma	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!	None
	Crobat flaps its wings so fast that they become a blur and a cyclone-like shock wave comes out of them and hits the opponent.
Brock's Crobat	Lapras of Luxury	Crobat cannot legally learn Sonic Boom
	Buizel's two tails glow white and it flips around, sending a large, white shock wave at the opponent.
Ash's Buizel	Buizel Your Way Out of This!	None
	Yanmega's wings glow white and it waves its wings, releasing one large, white shock wave or multiple, smaller shock waves from them at the opponent.
Jessie's Yanmega	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!	None
Multiple wild Yanmega	Defending the Homeland!	None
	All three of Magnezone's magnets glow white and it spins around, sending a large, white shock wave at the opponent.
A wild Magnezone	Regaining the Home Advantage!	None
	Magnemite spins rapidly around, sending a large, white shock wave at the opponent.
A Team Plasma Grunt's Magnemite	Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!	None
	Magneton sends a large, white shock wave at the opponent.
Clemont's Magneton	Battling with a Clean Slate!	None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Vibrava Magnemite and Magneton Voltorb and Electrode Buizel
The foe is hit with a destructive shock wave.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Magneton emits multiple shock waves from its body.
Lt. Surge's two Magneton	Go for the Golbat	Debut
A wild Magneton	Electro Magneton	None
	Magnemite emits multiple shock waves from its body.
Three wild Magnemite	Electro Magneton	None
	Electrode's body starts to glow and it emits multiple shock waves from its body.
Ken's Electrode	Ekans the Ecstasy	None
	Voltorb's body starts to glow and it emits multiple shock waves from its body.
Ken's Voltorb	Ekans the Ecstasy	None
	Buizel turns around and waves its tails horizontally. As it does, it releases a large shock wave from its tails at the opponent. When it waves its tails, they leave behind a trail of energy.
Uji's Buizel	Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank II	None
	Vibrava releases multiple loud shock waves at the opponent.
Hugh's Vibrava	Movie Panic	None

In other generations

Core series games

NOTE: The move's animation in Korean Generation II is the same as the Japanese one.

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

In the Japanese and Korean versions of Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, SonicBoom's animation is a shock wave hitting the opponent. In the Western localizations, Sonic Boom uses the Gust animation (a tornado hitting the opponent).
In Little Cup and Little Battle, Sonic Boom is banned due to low level Pokémon having low HP.
Despite its name, Sonic Boom is not considered a sound-based move.
This move's animation in the core series games resembles the move performed by the Street Fighter character Guile with the same name, Sonic Boom.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	音爆 Yāmbaau * 音波爆擊 Yāmbō Baaugīk *
Chinese	Mandarin	音爆 Yīnbào
Czech		Zvukový třesk
Danish		Lydmursbrag
Dutch		Supersone knal
Finnish		Äänipommi (EP177) Ääniaalto (AG014)
French		Sonic Boom^VIII+ Sonicboom^I–VII
German		Ultraschall
Greek		Ηχοέκρηξη
Indonesian		SonicBoom
Italian		Sonicboom
Korean		소닉붐 Sonikbum
Polish		Bomba Dźwięku
Portuguese	Brazil	Explosão Sônica (Pokémon the Series: XY–present, TCG, manga) Bomba Sônica (early animated series)^[specify] Ribombo (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Estouro Sônico (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portuguese	Portugal	Bomba Sónica
Romanian		Explozia Sonică Unda Sonică
Serbian		Sonična bomba
Spanish	Latin America	Explosión Sónica (DP053–DP103, DP135–DP137, BW112–present) Explosónica (DP055–DP058, DP114–DP133, DP145–DP187) Ataque Explosónico (DP116, DP142, DP162, DP168) Bomba Sónica (AG014–DP039, DP106) Supersónico* (DP075) Bum Sónico (DP041–DP046) Rayo Sónico (EP177–EP257)
Spanish	Spain	Bomba Sónica
Turkish		Ses Bombası
Vietnamese		Bom Sóng Âm

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