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Pokemon Sword and Shield

Thunder Stone Effect and How to Get It

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Thunder Stone Effect and How to Get It

This is a page on the Thunder Stone, one of the evolutionary stones in Pokemon Sword and Shield, Isle of Armor, and the Crown Tundra DLC. Read on to see this item's effect and the Pokemon that evolve using it, and how to find and where to get Thunder Stone.

Thunder Stone Effect

Thunder Stone ImageThunder Stone
Effect A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokemon evolve. It has a distinct thunderbolt pattern.

Pokemon that Evolve Using Thunder Stone

Pikachu ImagePikachu Raichu ImageRaichu
Eevee ImageEevee Jolteon ImageJolteon
Charjabug ImageCharjabug Vikavolt ImageVikavolt
Magneton ImageMagneton Magnezone ImageMagnezone

How to Get Thunder Stone

Locations

Places This Item Can Be Found
North Lake Miloch Lake of Outrage

Obtain from the Digging Duo

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You have a chance to obtain Thunder Stone from the Digging Duo located near the nursery in the Wild Area.

However, you have to pay 500 Watts for them to start digging up random items for you, with the chance of receiving an evolutionary stone.

You will need lots of Watts for the target evolutionary stone to appear. Click the link below to learn how to get Watts easily.
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Found in the Lake of Outrage

You can acquire all kinds of evolutionary stones in the Lake of Outrage. However, you need to have the second Rotom Bike, obtainable on Route 9, to move across water.
Lake of Outrage Map and Obtainable Pokemon

Found in North Lake Miloch

You can find a Thunder Stone on top of the cliff in North Lake Miloch. It is placed on the edge of the cliff.

North Lake Miloch Map and Obtainable Pokemon

List of All Evolutionary Stone Items

Item Effect
Dawn Stone Dawn Stone A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokemon evolve. It sparkles like a glittering eye.
Dusk Stone Dusk Stone A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokemon evolve. It holds shadows as dark as can be.
Fire Stone Fire Stone A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokemon evolve. The stone has a fiery orange heart.
Galarica Cuff Galarica Cuff Give to Galarian Slowpoke to evolve it into Galarian Slowbro.
Galarica Wreath Galarica Wreath Give to Galarian Slowpoke to evolve it into Galarian Slowking.
Ice Stone Ice Stone A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokemon evlove. It has an unmistakable snowflake pattern.
Leaf Stone Leaf Stone A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokemon evolve. It has an unmistakable leaf pattern.
Moon Stone Moon Stone A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokemon evolve. It is as black as the night sky.
Shiny Stone Shiny Stone A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokemon evolve. It shines with a dazzling light.
Sun Stone Sun Stone A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokemon evolve. It burns as red as the evening sun.
Thunder Stone Thunder Stone A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokemon evolve. It has a distinct thunderbolt pattern.
Water Stone Water Stone A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokemon evolve. It is the blue of a pool of clear water.

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