This is silly to post, but I've been thinking: thunder and lightning are two different things right? Thunder is sound and lightning is the actual light (what we see) of the electricity.

Electric Pokemon have always been able to learn moves like "thunder" or "thundershock" or "thunderpunch," but the way they are presented in battle is like that of a lightning bolt.

So I ask, why do they go with "thunderbolt" instead of "lightningbolt?" Is it because it sounds better? Or is Nintendo trying to mess with our heads and confuse us?

If these moves are going to be use "thunder" in their names, I say that "Soundproof" Pokemon like Exploud should never be affected by these moves since they are immune to sound attacks. Otherwise, the moves don't make sense.

Huh, huh?

Yes, they should have called it lightning bolt. Maybe they choose thunder because it SOUNDS cooler . I wish I knew what came up into nintendo's mind and yes louderd should be immune to thunder.

For the longest time, I've called lighting, thunder because of pokemon. :l But yea, thunder sounds alot cooler~! =p

Lighteningbolt doesn't fit into the text box. It's longer than ten characters.

:O Whoa I thought I was the only one who realized this! Maybe when the game was being made they realized Thunder sounded cooler than Lightning? I suppose it will be another thing added to the list of Nintendo mysteries...