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

If a Raichu/Pikachu is breeding that knows Thunder Punch via TM, you can breed it onto a Pichu.

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@BaronVonThomadon III
That’s true but as I said Thunder Punch is late-game….
Unless OP has completed the game
then your completely right

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Also Volt Tackle is still a good move

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Raichu can also learn Thunder Punch on evolution.

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OP is asking for Thunder Punch. Volt Tackle is not easily obtainable either, because Light Ball can only be obtained from a wild Pikachu at a 5% chance. Volt tackle also has 1/3 recoil, so it's quality is not great

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If OP had a Raichu/Pikachu that knows Thunder Punch, then they would probably not have asked this question.
Either way, the answer is correct insofar as Thunder Punch is not an egg move for Pichu in Sw/Sh (and I'll edit it to make that clearer).

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@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?