How do I breed Thunder Punch onto a Pichu in Gen 8?

Question

Is it even possible?

Comments

Is there a chance of getting thunder punch? I tried breeding a Male Raichu and a Female Pikachu to get a Lvl. 1 Pichu, but the only moves it got were Thunder Shock and Tail Whip.

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Does the Raichu have Thunder Punch on it?

Answer 1

Pichu cannot learn Thunder Punch as an egg move in Sw/Sh (source). It can learn it using TM05 but getting that is in the late-game.

A solution would be Volt Tackle, which is obtained by breeding Pichu with one parent holding a Light Ball. That means the resulting Pichu will have Volt Tackle when it hatches

Hope this helps :)

Comments

@Fizz Thank you

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@BaronVonThomason III
Volt Tackle does have recoil but is powerful in compensation. Plus it’s easier for OP to obtain if they haven’t completed the game

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Thanks a lot, will try :)

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No prob :)

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Btw have you completed the game, @awkward?