Why Thunder Wave can't hit Ground-types?
Aug. 28, 2010It’s status move, so why it cannot hit Ground-types?
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Immunity is based on the moves type, not damaging vs. non damaging moves. The same reason Toxic has no effect on Steel types, as they are immune to poison (the type, not the condition.)
Thunder Wave is the only status move that takes the type chart into account.Consequently, it is the only status move that cannot hit Ground-type Pokémon (even when other status moves are affected by Electrify).
sourceie. Thunder wave is just programmed differently from other status moves, like confuse ray. I don’t know why the programmers did this.
Thunder Wave is a status move which involves a weak charge which paralyses the foe.
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald - A weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the foe.
This is the explanation given by dbhere.Ground types don’t get affected by electricity. So T-Wave won’t affect the Ground Types.
