Catastropika (move)

Catastropika ひっさつのピカチュート Certain-kill Pikachoot

Battles Type  Electric Category  Physical PP  — (max. —) Power  210 Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Makes contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Catastropika (Japanese: ひっさつのピカチュート Certain-kill Pikachoot) is a damage-dealing Electric-type Z-Move introduced in Generation VII. It is the exclusive Z-Move of Pikachu, and an upgraded version of its signature move, Volt Tackle. It is tied for the highest base power of all moves with Pulverizing Pancake.

Effect

Catastropika does damage.

Description

Games Description SM The user, Pikachu, surrounds itself with the maximum amount of electricity using its Z-Power and pounces on its target with full force.

Learnset

Pikachu can use Catastropika if it knows Volt Tackle, holds a Pikanium Z, and if its Trainer wears a Z-Ring.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 皮卡皮卡必殺擊 Pika Pika Bītsaatgīk Mandarin 皮卡皮卡必殺擊 / 皮卡皮卡必杀击 Píkǎ Píkǎ Bìshājí / Píkǎ Píkǎ Bìshājī French Pikachute Foudroyante German Perfektes Pika-Projektil Italian Super Pikaboom Korean 필살피카슛 Pilsal Pika-shoot Polish Katastropika Russian Катастропика Katastropika Spanish Pikavoltio Letal

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