Normal · Special move · Gen 1
Sonic Boom
Sonic Boom is a Normal-type special move introduced in Generation 1. It has variable or fixed damage and 90% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 16 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Special
Power
—
Accuracy
90%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
Always does 20 HP of damage. Deals 20 HP of damage to the target.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Normal attack
2× vs—
½× vsRockSteel
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Sonic Boom
16 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Magnemite | Electric/Steel | 3–8 | |||
 Magneton | Electric/Steel | 3–8 | |||
 Voltorb | Electric | 3–8 | |||
 Electrode | Electric | 3–8 | |||
 Spinarak | Bug/Poison | 3–7 | |||
 Ariados | Bug/Poison | 3–7 | |||
 Yanma | Bug/Flying | 3–7 | |||
 Vibrava | Ground/Dragon | 4–7 | |||
 Flygon | Ground/Dragon | 4–7 | |||
 Buizel | Water | 4–7 | |||
 Floatzel | Water | 4–7 | |||
 Magnezone | Electric/Steel | 3–8 | |||
 Yanmega | Bug/Flying | 3–7 | |||
 Munna | Psychic | 5–7 | |||
 Musharna | Psychic | 5–7 | |||
 Magearna | Steel/Fairy | 7 |
Sonic Boom FAQ
What does Sonic Boom do?
Sonic Boom is a Normal-type special move. Deals 20 HP of damage to the target.
Which Pokémon can learn Sonic Boom?
16 Pokémon and forms can learn Sonic Boom in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Magnemite, Magneton, Voltorb, Electrode, Spinarak and Ariados.
Is Sonic Boom in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Sonic Boom in Pokémon Champions.
What is Sonic Boom super effective against?
As a Normal-type attack, Sonic Boom is super effective against no types, not very effective against Rock and Steel and has no effect on Ghost (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.