Zippy Zap (move)

Zippy Zap ばちばちアクセル Crackling Accel

Battles Type  Electric Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  50 Accuracy  100% Priority  +2 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation VII Move Tutor in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

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

Zippy Zap (Japanese: ばちばちアクセル Crackling Accel) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. It is one of the signature moves of the partner Pikachu.

Effect

Generation VII

Zippy Zap inflicts damage and will always result in a critical hit. It has a priority of +2, so it is used before all moves that do not have increased priority.

Generation VIII

Zippy Zap cannot be selected in a battle. However, it has been modified: its PP was changed 10 while its power was changed to 80. Additionally, its secondary effect is now raising evasion by one stage, instead of a guaranteed critical hit.

Description

Games Description PE The user attacks the target with bursts of electricity at high speed. This move always goes first and results in a critical hit. SwSh This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

In Let's Go, Pikachu!, the Move Tutor of Zippy Zap is located in Cerulean City's Pokémon Center.

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						SM	USUM	PE
025Pa		Pikachu Partner		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Pokémon Evolutions

Partner Pikachu
The user attacks the target with bursts of electricity at high speed. This move always goes first and results in a critical hit.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Partner Pikachu's body becomes covered in yellow electricity, and it slams into the opponent.
Elaine's Pikachu	The Discovery		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 電電加速 Dihndihn Gāchūk Mandarin 電電加速 / 电电加速 Diàndiàn Jiāsù French Pika-Sprint German Britzelturbo Italian Sprintaboom Korean 파찌파찌액셀 Pajji-Pajji Accel Spanish Pikaturbo

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.