Volt Tackle (move)

Volt Tackle ボルテッカー Volteccer

File:Volt Tackle.png

Battles Type  Electric Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

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

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

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   After this move, the user is more easily startled.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Volt Tackle (Japanese: ボルテッカー Volteccer) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III. It is the signature move of the Pichu evolutionary line.

Effect

Volt Tackle inflicts damage, and the user receives recoil damage equal to ⅓ of the damage done to the target. This move has a 10% chance of paralyzing the target.

Learnset

By breeding

While Volt Tackle can be performed in any of the Generation III games, it can only be obtained via Pokémon Emerald or later. There is only one method of obtaining Volt Tackle, which involves breeding a female Pikachu or Raichu holding a Light Ball with any Pokémon in the same egg group (or breed a Pikachu or Raichu of any gender holding a Light Ball with a Ditto). If the Pikachu or Raichu and its mating partner are put into the daycare and they meet the conditions to produce an egg, the hatched Pichu will have Volt Tackle. Since this will not work in any game prior to Emerald, trading is the only (legitimate) way of obtaining Volt Tackle in an older game (like Ruby and Sapphire).

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric			Any Pokémon in the Field or Fairy egg group	Any Pokémon in the Field or Fairy egg group				Any Pokémon in the Field or Fairy egg group
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.

Special move

A Pikachu that knows Volt Tackle (as well as Surf) can be obtained from Pokémon Battle Revolution after beating all of the colosseums once. The move can also be obtained in the same way as in Generation III. Also, in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver when the player goes to the shrine with a Pikachu-Colored Pichu, he/she will receive Spiky-eared Pichu, who comes knowing Volt Tackle.

#   Pokémon Type 0025 Pikachu Electric Pokémon Battle Revolution 0025 Pikachu Electric Pokéwalker - Yellow Forest 0172 Spiky-eared Pichu Spiky-eared Pichu Electric Ilex Forest (requires Pikachu-Colored Pichu) Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Note that the Surfing Pikachu must forget Surf to be sent to Generation V, and the Spiky-eared Pichu cannot be traded at all.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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  Pikachu preparing to use Volt Tackle

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Volt Tackle is Pikachu's Final Smash. When used, Pikachu will be enveloped by a blue ball of electricity. The ball does major damage and can even pass through platforms, though it is very hard to control.

Trophy information

"Pikachu, transformed into a ball of light that can slam into foes. It can also fly to chase down those who try to jump out of range. Sparks get stronger when you press the attack button. However, its increased inertia makes midair movement tough. If you get carried away flying, the effect will end, and you'll destroy yourself. Be careful it doesn't happen to you."

In the anime

Volt Tackle collision File:Pikachu BW Volt Tackle.png Pikachu Raichu
The Pokémon runs at the opponent while engulfed in electricity. It then tackles the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Pikachu runs at the opponent. Its body then becomes surrounded by golden electricity, and it tackles the opponent. While covered in electricity, Pikachu's body looks black and white. When hit by recoil damage, its body becomes surrounded by yellow sparks of electricity.
Ash's Pikachu	May's Egg-Cellent Adventure		Debut
Volkner's Pikachu	Flint Sparks the Fire		None
Narissa's Ditto One in the form of Pikachu	Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!		Used via Transform
	Raichu runs at the opponent. Its body then becomes surrounded by golden electricity, and it tackles the opponent. While covered in electricity, Raichu's body looks black and white.
Sho's Raichu	Pika and Goliath!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Pika Chuchu Pichu Volt Tackle.png Pikachu and Pichu
The user electrifies itself, then charges at the foe. It causes considerable damage to the user as well.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pikachu flies through the air and charges at the opponent. As it does, a stream of electricity spirals around its body. As it travels, it leaves behind a streak of energy. Pikachu then slams into the opponent. When it does, it stays there for a moment and suddenly a large orb of energy surrounds its body and explodes.
Red's Pika	The Final Battle IX		Debut
Yellow's Chuchu	The Final Battle IX		Debut
	Pichu flies through the air and charges at the opponent. As it does, a stream of electricity spirals around its body. As it travels, it leaves behind a streak of energy. Pichu then slams into the opponent. When it does, it stays there for a moment and suddenly a large orb of energy surrounds its body and explodes.
Gold's Pichu	The Final Battle IX		Debut

In other generations

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Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Volt Tackle's Japanese name, Volteccer, comes from an attack that Pulseman, the protagonist of a Game Freak game of the same name, could use. Both attacks are a reference to Tekkaman, whose signature attack was also called Voltekka.
• Volt Tackle is the only move that causes recoil to have ever been a special move, due to it being an Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III (had Flare Blitz, Wood Hammer, and Wild Charge existed in Generation III, they would have been special as well).
• Volt Tackle is the only non-TM, non-move tutor move that cannot be learned via leveling up by any Pokémon.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 伏特攻擊 Fútè Gōngjí Dutch Volt Tackle Finnish Voltti-isku (anime) French Électacle German Volttackle Greek Εφόρμηση Ηλεκτρικής Τάσης Hebrew מכת וולט Mackat volt Italian Locomovolt Korean 볼트태클 Volt Tackle Portuguese Investida Trovão Serbian Voltažno Rušenje Spanish Latin America Tacleada de Voltios (anime) Spain Placaje Eléctrico

Variations of the move Double-Edge
Double-Edge • Volt Tackle • Flare Blitz • Brave Bird • Wood Hammer • Wave Crash

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