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Unlike most other attacks ''Pokémon'' use in [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games]], there has never been an attack named Thunder Jolt in any of the ''Pokémon'' RPGs. Thunder Jolt was, however, present on the [[bulbapedia:Pikachu (Base Set 58)|original Pikachu card]] as one of the many moves invented for the [[bulbapedia:TCG|Pokémon Trading Card Game]] (TCG). The name of the move in the Smash Bros. games likely arose either from the popularity of the trading cards at the time of ''[[SSB]]'' or from a mistranslation of "[[Bulbapedia:Thunderbolt (move)|Thunderbolt]]", the name of a move Pikachu is known to use in the mainstream games and the anime. | Unlike most other attacks ''Pokémon'' use in [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games]], there has never been an attack named Thunder Jolt in any of the ''Pokémon'' RPGs. Thunder Jolt was, however, present on the [[bulbapedia:Pikachu (Base Set 58)|original Pikachu card]] as one of the many moves invented for the [[bulbapedia:TCG|Pokémon Trading Card Game]] (TCG). The name of the move in the Smash Bros. games likely arose either from the popularity of the trading cards at the time of ''[[SSB]]'' or from a mistranslation of "[[Bulbapedia:Thunderbolt (move)|Thunderbolt]]", the name of a move Pikachu is known to use in the mainstream games and the anime. | ||
The move itself does show up in the Pokémon | The move itself does show up in the Pokémon: Indigo League season episode ''[[bulbapedia:EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'', where Pikachu is ordered by Ash to do a very weak Thundershock. This results in a very tiny static shot that is almost identical to the move shown in Smash. | ||
==Description from the ''[[Melee]]'' Instruction Booklet== | ==Description from the ''[[Melee]]'' Instruction Booklet== | ||
