Tackle (move)

This article is about the move Tackle. For the field move, see Field Move (Ranger).

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Tackle たいあたり Body Blow

File:Tackle.png

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  35 (max. 56) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch 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 I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Quite an appealing move.

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

Tackle (Japanese: たいあたり Body Blow) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generations I to IV

Tackle deals damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation V

Tackle's power changed from 35 to 50 and its accuracy from 95% to 100%.

Generation VII

Tackle's power changed from 50 to 40.

Description

Games Description StadStad2 A Normal-type attack. Many Pokémon know this attack right from the start. GSC A full-body charge attack. RSE Charges the foe with a full-body tackle. FRLG A physical attack in which the user charges, full body, into the foe. ColoXD Charges the target with a full-body tackle. DPPtHGSS A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the foe with its whole body. BWB2W2 XYORAS SM A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	1	1	1	1	1	1
0002		Ivysaur		Monster	Grass	1	1	1	1	1	1
0003		Venusaur		Monster	Grass	1	1	1	1	1	1
0007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0008		Wartortle		Monster	Water 1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0009		Blastoise		Monster	Water 1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0010		Caterpie		Bug		Bug	1	1	1	1	1	1
0016		Pidgey		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1
0017		Pidgeotto		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1
0018		Pidgeot		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1
0019		Rattata		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1	1
0020		Raticate		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1	1
0029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field	1	1
0030		Nidorina		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	1	1
0031		Nidoqueen		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	1	1
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	1	1
0033		Nidorino		Monster	Field	1	1
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field	1	1
0048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	1	1	1	1	1	1
0049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	1	1	1	1	1	1
0074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral	1	1	1	1	1	1
0075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral	1	1	1	1	1	1
0076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral	1	1	1	1	1	1
0077		Ponyta		Field		Field		1	1RSE	1	1	1
0078		Rapidash		Field		Field		1	1RSE
0079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1		1	1	1	1	1
0080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1		1	1	1	1	1
0081		Magnemite		Mineral		Mineral	1	1	1	1	1	1
0082		Magneton		Mineral		Mineral	1	1	1	1	1	1
0090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3	1	1	1	1	1	1
0095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	1	1	1	1	1	1
0100		Voltorb		Mineral		Mineral	1	1	1	5	5	5XY 1ORAS
0101		Electrode		Mineral		Mineral	1	1	1	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5XY 1ORAS
0109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	1	1	1	1	1
0110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	1	1	1	1	1
0120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	1	1	1	1	1	1
0121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	1	1
0128		Tauros		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1	1
0129		Magikarp		Water 2	Dragon	15	15	15	15	15	15
0130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon	1Y
0133		Eevee		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1	1
0134		Vaporeon		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1	1
0135		Jolteon		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1	1
0136		Flareon		Field		Field	1	1	1	1	1	1
0137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral	1	1	1	1	1	1
0143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster		1	1	1	1	1
0152		Chikorita		Monster	Grass		1	1	1	1	1
0153		Bayleef		Monster	Grass		1	1	1	1	1
0154		Meganium		Monster	Grass		1	1	1	1	1
0155		Cyndaquil		Field		Field		1	1	1	1	1
0156		Quilava		Field		Field		1	1	1	1	1
0157		Typhlosion		Field		Field		1	1	1	1	1
0161		Sentret		Field		Field		1
0163		Hoothoot		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1
0164		Noctowl		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1
0165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug		1	1	1	1	1
0166		Ledian		Bug		Bug		1	1	1	1	1
0179		Mareep		Monster	Field		1	1	1	1	1
0180		Flaaffy		Monster	Field		1	1	1	1	1
0181		Ampharos		Monster	Field		1	1	1	1	1
0183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy		1	1	1	1	1
0184		Azumarill		Water 1	Fairy		1	1	1	1	1
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass		10	10	10	10	8
0188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass		1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 8
0189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass		1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 8
0193		Yanma		Bug		Bug		1	1	1	1	1
0196		Espeon		Field		Field		1	1	1	1	1
0197		Umbreon		Field		Field		1	1	1	1	1
0199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1		1	1	1	1	1
0203		Girafarig		Field		Field		1	1	1	1	1
0204		Pineco		Bug		Bug		1	1	1	1	1
0205		Forretress		Bug		Bug		1	1	1	1	1
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral		1	1	1	1	1
0209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy		1	1	1	1	1
0210		Granbull		Field	Fairy		1	1	1	1	1
0211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2		1	1	1	1	1
0214		Heracross		Bug		Bug		1	1	1	1	1
0220		Swinub		Field		Field		1	1	1	1	1
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3		1	1	1	1	1
0226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1		1	1	1	1	1
0231		Phanpy		Field		Field		1	1	1	1	1
0233		Porygon2		Mineral		Mineral		1	1	1	1	1
0234		Stantler		Field		Field		1	1	1	1	1
0236		Tyrogue		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		1	1	1	1	1
0241		Miltank		Field		Field		1	1	1	1	1
0258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1			1	1	1	1
0259		Marshtomp		Monster	Water 1			1	1	1	1
0260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1			1	1	1	1
0261		Poochyena		Field		Field			1	1	1	1
0262		Mightyena		Field		Field			1	1	1	1
0263		Zigzagoon		Field		Field			1	1	1	1
0264		Linoone		Field		Field			1	1	1	1
0265		Wurmple		Bug		Bug			1	1	1	1
0285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass			4	5	5	5XY 1ORAS
0286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass			1, 4	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5XY 1ORAS
0296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like			1	1	1	1
0297		Hariyama		Human-Like		Human-Like			1	1	1	1
0299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral			1	1	1	1
0300		Skitty		Field	Fairy			1	1	1	1
0304		Aron		Monster		Monster			1	1	1	1
0305		Lairon		Monster		Monster			1	1	1	1
0306		Aggron		Monster		Monster			1	1	1	1
0309		Electrike		Field		Field			1	1	1	1
0310		Manectric		Field		Field			1	1	1	1
0313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like			1	1	1	1
0314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like			1	1	1	1
0322		Numel		Field		Field			1	1	1	1
0323		Camerupt		Field		Field			1	1	1	1
0327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like			1	1	1	1
0337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral			1	1	1	1
0338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral			1	1	1	1
0349		Feebas		Water 1	Dragon			15	15	15	15
0351		Castform		Fairy	Amorphous			1	1	1	1
0369		Relicanth		Water 1	Water 2			1	1	1	1
0370		Luvdisc		Water 2		Water 2			1	1	1	1
0387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass				1	1	1
0388		Grotle		Monster	Grass				1	1	1
0389		Torterra		Monster	Grass				1	1	1
0394		Prinplup		Water 1	Field				1	1	1
0395		Empoleon		Water 1	Field				1	1	1
0396		Starly		Flying		Flying				1	1	1
0397		Staravia		Flying		Flying				1	1	1
0398		Staraptor		Flying		Flying				1	1	1
0399		Bidoof		Water 1	Field				1	1	1
0400		Bibarel		Water 1	Field				1	1	1
0403		Shinx		Field		Field				1	1	1
0404		Luxio		Field		Field				1	1	1
0405		Luxray		Field		Field				1	1	1
0410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster				1	1	1
0411		Bastiodon		Monster		Monster				1	1	1
0412		Burmy		Bug		Bug				10	10	10
0413		Wormadam		Bug		Bug				1	1	1
0414		Mothim		Bug		Bug				1	1	1
0420		Cherubi		Fairy	Grass				1	1	1
0421		Cherrim		Fairy	Grass				1	1	1
0436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral				1	1	1
0437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral				1	1	1
0443		Gible		Monster	Dragon				1	1	1
0444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon				1	1	1
0445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon				1	1	1
0446		Munchlax		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				1	1	1
0449		Hippopotas		Field		Field				1	1	1
0450		Hippowdon		Field		Field				1	1	1
0458		Mantyke		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				1	1	1
0462		Magnezone		Mineral		Mineral				1	1	1
0469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug				1	1	1
0470		Leafeon		Field		Field				1	1	1
0471		Glaceon		Field		Field				1	1	1
0474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		Mineral				1	1	1
0476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral				1	1	1
0495		Snivy		Field	Grass					1	1
0496		Servine		Field	Grass					1	1
0497		Serperior		Field	Grass					1	1
0498		Tepig		Field		Field					1	1
0499		Pignite		Field		Field					1	1
0500		Emboar		Field		Field					1	1
0501		Oshawott		Field		Field					1	1
0502		Dewott		Field		Field					1	1
0503		Samurott		Field		Field					1	1
0504		Patrat		Field		Field					1	1
0505		Watchog		Field		Field					1	1
0506		Lillipup		Field		Field					1	1
0507		Herdier		Field		Field					1	1
0508		Stoutland		Field		Field					1	1
0524		Roggenrola		Mineral		Mineral					1	1
0525		Boldore		Mineral		Mineral					1	1
0526		Gigalith		Mineral		Mineral					1	1
0540		Sewaddle		Bug		Bug					1	1
0541		Swadloon		Bug		Bug					1	1
0542		Leavanny		Bug		Bug					1	1
0550		Basculin		Water 2		Water 2					1	1
0554		Darumaka		Field		Field					1	1
0555		Darmanitan		Field		Field					1	1
0585		Deerling		Field		Field					1	1
0586		Sawsbuck		Field		Field					1	1
0597		Ferroseed		Grass	Mineral					1	1
0598		Ferrothorn		Grass	Mineral					1	1
0602		Tynamo		Amorphous		Amorphous					1	1
0618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous						1
0631		Heatmor		Field		Field						1
0633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon					1	1
0650		Chespin		Field		Field						1
0651		Quilladin		Field		Field						1
0652		Chesnaught		Field		Field						1
0659		Bunnelby		Field		Field						1
0660		Diggersby		Field		Field						1
0661		Fletchling		Flying		Flying						1
0662		Fletchinder		Flying		Flying						1
0663		Talonflame		Flying		Flying						1
0664		Scatterbug		Bug		Bug						1
0667		Litleo		Field		Field						1
0668		Pyroar		Field		Field						1
0669		Flabébé		Fairy		Fairy						1
0670		Floette		Fairy		Fairy						1
670E		Floette Eternal Flower		Fairy		Fairy						1
0672		Skiddo		Field		Field						1
0673		Gogoat		Field		Field						1
0674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like						1
0675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like						1
0676		Furfrou		Field		Field						1
0679		Honedge		Mineral		Mineral						1
0680		Doublade		Mineral		Mineral						1
0684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy						1
0685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy						1
0686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2						1
0687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2						1
0690		Skrelp		Water 1	Dragon						1
0691		Dragalge		Water 1	Dragon						1
0696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon						1
0697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon						1
0700		Sylveon		Field		Field						1
0701		Hawlucha		Human-Like		Human-Like						1
0702		Dedenne		Field	Fairy						1
0703		Carbink		Fairy	Mineral						1
0704		Goomy		Dragon		Dragon						1
0705		Sliggoo		Dragon		Dragon						1
0706		Goodra		Dragon		Dragon						1
0707		Klefki		Mineral		Mineral						1
0708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous						1
0709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous						1
0712		Bergmite		Monster		Monster						1
0713		Avalugg		Monster		Monster						1
0714		Noibat		Flying		Flying						1
0715		Noivern		Flying		Flying						1
0719		Diancie		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						1
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 other games

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★ Power: 31 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: None

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Tackle
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 12 Energy boost 10 Duration 1.1 seconds Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles Power ? Energy boost ? Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Tackle had an energy gain of 7%.

Description

Games Description MDRB MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. Conq. A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body. SMD It damages an enemy.

In the anime

In the main series

Dedenne Starmie Snorlax Staraptor
The user launches itself at the opponent, hitting it with a full-body attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Onix slams its head into the opponent, or Onix charges at the opponent and tackles it.
Unknown Trainer's Onix	Pokémon - I Choose You!		Debut
Brock's Onix	Showdown in Pewter City		None
Bruno's Onix	To Master the Onixpected!		None
Crystal Onix	The Crystal Onix		None
Janina's Onix	Nerves of Steelix!		None
	Caterpie tackles the opponent.
Ash's Caterpie	Ash Catches a Pokémon!		None
Bucky's Caterpie	The Dunsparce Deception		None
A wild Caterpie	Butterfree and Me!		None
	Pinsir tackles the opponent.
Samurai's Pinsir	Challenge of the Samurai		Pinsir cannot legally learn Tackle
	Koffing tackles the opponent.
James's Koffing	Clefairy and the Moon Stone		None
	Butterfree tackles the opponent.
Ash's Butterfree	The Water Flowers of Cerulean City		None
	Staryu spins around and tackles the opponent.
Misty's Staryu	The Water Flowers of Cerulean City		None
	Starmie spins around and tackles the opponent.
Misty's Starmie	The Water Flowers of Cerulean City		None
Marina's Starmie	Bye Bye Psyduck		None
	Bulbasaur tackles the opponent.
Ash's Bulbasaur	Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village		None
A Bulbasaur brought by Prof. Oak	A Six Pack Attack!		None
May's Bulbasaur	Grass Hysteria		None
	Weezing floats down and tackles the opponent.
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Weezing	The Ultimate Test		None
James's Weezing	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
	Porygon tackles the opponent.
Jessie's Porygon Zero	EP038		None
Dr. Akihabara's Porygon	EP038		None
	Vaporeon tackles the opponent.
Rainer's Vaporeon	The Battling Eevee Brothers		Japanese version only
Sumomo's Vaporeon	Trouble's Brewing		None
	Golem pulls its arms, legs, and head into its shell, and rolls at a fast speed towards the opponent.
Chopper's Golem	The Bridge Bike Gang		None
Giovanni's Golem	The Battle of the Badge		None
Goneff's Golem	The Wayward Wobbuffet		None
	Geodude tackles the opponent.
Brock's Geodude	Who Gets to Keep Togepi?		None
	Graveler floats through the air and tackles the opponent.
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Graveler	The Ultimate Test		None
Rory's Graveler	Spring Fever		None
	Squirtle tackles the opponent. Sometimes Squirtle withdraws its head into its shell while using the move.
Ash's Squirtle	The Misty Mermaid		None
A Squirtle brought by Prof. Oak	A Six Pack Attack!		None
May's Squirtle	On Cloud Arcanine		None
Squirtle of Team Go-Getters	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate		None
	Nidoking tackles the opponent.
Gary's Nidoking	The Battle of the Badge		None
	Beedrill tackles the opponent.
Jeanette's Beedrill	The Fourth Round Rumble		Beedrill cannot legally learn Tackle
	Charmander tackles the opponent.
Ritchie's Zippo	Friend and Foe Alike		Charmander cannot legally learn Tackle
	Ivysaur charges and tackles the opponent.
Assunta's Ivysaur	Friends to the End		None
Crystal's Ivysaur	Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!		None
	Lickitung tackles the opponent.
Jessie's Lickitung	Pikachu Re-Volts		Lickitung cannot legally learn Tackle
	Victreebel tackles the opponent.
James's Victreebel	Pikachu Re-Volts		Victreebel cannot legally learn Tackle
	Arbok tackles the opponent.
Jessie's Arbok	A Shipful of Shivers		Arbok cannot legally learn Tackle
Duplica's Ditto in the form of Arbok	Imitation Confrontation		Used via Transform Arbok cannot legally learn Tackle
	Tauros tackles the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Tauros	The Mandarin Island Miss Match		None
	Venonat tackles the opponent.
Tracey's Venonat	Pokémon Water War		None
Aya's Venonat	Ariados, Amigos		None
A wild Venonat	Leading a Stray!		None
	Charizard tackles the opponent.
Ash's Charizard	Pokémon Double Trouble		Charizard cannot legally learn Tackle
	Chikorita tackles the opponent.
Casey's Chikorita	The Double Trouble Header		None
Ash's Chikorita	Chikorita's Big Upset		None
Lyra's Chikorita	Bagged Then Tagged!		None
	Rattata tackles the opponent.
Casey's Rattata	The Double Trouble Header		None
	Pikachu tackles the opponent.
Ash's Pikachu	The Double Trouble Header		Pikachu cannot legally learn Tackle
	Heracross tackles the opponent.
Ash's Heracross	Roll On, Pokémon!		None
	Donphan rolls into a ball and tackles the opponent.
Rochelle's Donphan	Roll On, Pokémon!		None
	Snubbull tackles the opponent.
Madame Muchmoney's Snubbull	Snubbull Snobbery		None
	Ledyba dives down and tackles the opponent.
Arielle's Ledyba	The Whistle Stop		None
	Hoothoot flies into the air and dives down at the opponent at a top speed.
Falkner's Hoothoot	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
	Cyndaquil tackles the opponent.
Ash's Cyndaquil	Good 'Quil Hunting		None
	Metapod jumps up and tackles the opponent.
Bugsy's Metapod	Gettin' the Bugs Out		None
	Wooper tackles the opponent.
Olesia's Wooper	No Big Woop!		Wooper cannot legally learn Tackle
	Mantine tackles the opponent.
Molly Hale's Mantine	Spell of the Unown: Entei		None
A wild Mantine	Mantine Overboard!		None
Dorian's Mantine	Just Add Water		None
	Nidorina charges forward and slams its body into the opponent.
Whitney's Nidorina	A Goldenrod Opportunity		None
Temacu's Nidorina	The Heartbreak of Brock		None
	Umbreon tackles the opponent.
Gary's Umbreon	Power Play		None
	Granbull tackles the opponent.
Madame Muchmoney's Granbull	The Trouble with Snubbull		None
	Totodile tackles the opponent.
Duplica's Mini-Dit in the form of Totodile	Imitation Confrontation		Used via Transform Totodile cannot legally learn Tackle
	Yanma tackles the opponent.
Zachary Evans's Yanma	Wings 'N' Things		None
	Skiploom tackles the opponent.
Ephraim's Skippy	The Grass Route		None
Noctowl	Noctowl flies down and tackles the opponent.
Ash's Noctowl	A Ghost of a Chance		None
	Eevee tackles the opponent.
Sakura's Eevee	Trouble's Brewing		None
May's Eevee	What I Did For Love!		None
	Swinub tackles the opponent.
Rory's Ub	Spring Fever		None
Rory's Su	Spring Fever		None
Rory's Ein	Spring Fever		None
Leona's Swinub	Hot Springing a Leak!		None
	Bayleef tackles the opponent.
Ash's Bayleef	Turning Over a New Bayleef		None
	Marill tackles the opponent.
Pietra's Marill	Right On, Rhydon!		None
	Corsola tackles the opponent.
Professor Elm's Corsola	Around the Whirlpool		None
Misty's Corsola	A Corsola Caper!		None
Multiple Corsola trained by Andrea	A Corsola Caper!		None
	Poliwhirl tackles the opponent.
Misty's Poliwhirl	Wings 'N' Things		Poliwhirl cannot legally learn Tackle
	Jumpluff floats over and tackles the opponent.
A wild Jumpluff	Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!		None
	Phanpy tackles the opponent.
Ash's Phanpy	Hatching a Plan		None
	Tyrogue tackles the opponent headfirst.
Kiyo's Tyrogue	A Tyrogue Full of Trouble		None
	Flareon tackles the opponent.
Egan's Flareon	Some Like it Hot		None
Savannah's Flareon	Cruisin' for a Losin'		None
	Venusaur tackles the opponent.
A Venusaur James borrowed from the Battle Park	One Trick Phony!		None
Spenser's Venusaur	Ka Boom with a View!		None
	Qwilfish tackles the opponent.
Dorian's Qwilfish	Just Add Water		None
	Meganium tackles the opponent.
Casey's Meganium	Here's Lookin' at you, Elekid		None
	Zigzagoon tackles the opponent.
Nicholai's Zigzagoon	In the Knicker of Time!		None
	Forretress closes its shell, spins, and tackles the opponent.
Brock's Forretress	A Bite to Remember		None
	Poochyena tackles the opponent.
Katrina's Poochyena	A Bite to Remember		None
Gym Badge thief's Poochyena	The Blue Badge of Courage		None
	Espeon tackles the opponent.
Annie's Espeon	Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias		None
Sakura's Espeon	The Blue Badge of Courage		None
	Mightyena tackles the opponent.
Butch's Mightyena	Oaknapped!		None
Tabitha's Mightyena	The Spheal of Approval		None
	Wurmple tackles the opponent.
May's Wurmple	All in a Day's Wurmple		None
	Cascoon tackles the opponent.
Jessie's Cascoon	Seeing is Believing!		None
	Silcoon tackles the opponent.
May's Silcoon	Seeing is Believing!		None
	Beautifly tackles the opponent.
May's Beautifly	Seeing is Believing!		None
	Dustox tackles the opponent.
Jessie's Dustox	Seeing is Believing!		None
	Skitty tackles the opponent.
May's Skitty	I Feel Skitty!		None
	Manectric tackles the opponent.
Wattson's Manectric	Manectric Charge		None
	Mudkip tackles the opponent.
A Mudkip brought by Prof. Birch	A Six Pack Attack!		None
	Luvdisc tackles the opponent.
Misty's Caserin	Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing!		None
	Ampharos tackles the opponent.
Shigeo's Ampharos	Those Darn Electabuzz!		None
	Solrock tackles the opponent.
Tate's Solrock	It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!		None
A Coordinator's Solrock	Settling a Not-So-Old Score!!		None
	Lunatone tackles the opponent.
Liza's Lunatone	It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!		None
	Girafarig tackles the opponent.
Morrison's Girafarig	A Judgment Brawl		None
	Snorlax tackles the opponent.
Ash's Snorlax	The Right Place and the Right Mime		None
	Munchlax tackles the opponent.
May's Munchlax	Harley Rides Again		None
	Marshtomp tackles the opponent.
Brock's Marshtomp	What I Did For Love!		None
	Turtwig charges at the opponent and tackles it. Sometimes clear streaks surround its body as it charges.
Ash's Turtwig	Gettin' Twiggy With It!		None
Gardenia's Turtwig	The Grass-Type is Always Greener!		None
	Magikarp tackles the opponent.
Oralie's Magikarp	Ya See We Want an Evolution!		None
	Burmy tackles the opponent.
Cheryl's Burmy	Some Enchanted Sweetening!		None
	Nosepass tackles the opponent.
Alan's Nosepass	Nosing 'Round the Mountain!		None
	Miltank charges at the opponent and tackles it.
Autumn's Ilta	Tanks for the Memories!		None
	Staraptor pulls in its wings and dives down, tackling the opponent.
Barry's Staraptor	Barry's Busting Out All Over!		None
	Aggron tackles the opponent.
A wild Aggron	Trials and Adulations!		None
	Magnezone slams into the opponent.
A wild Magnezone	Regaining the Home Advantage!		None
Belmondo's Magnezone	Confronting the Darkness!		None
	Snivy jumps and slams into the opponent multiple times.
Trip's Snivy	In The Shadow of Zekrom!		None
	Tepig charges at the opponent and tackles it.
Ash's Tepig	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!		None
Nanette's Tepig	New Places... Familiar Faces!		None
	Oshawott charges at the opponent and tackles it.
Ash's Oshawott	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!		None
	Deerling charges at the opponent and tackles it.
Daniela's Deerling	Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!		None
	Pignite charges at the opponent and then jumps into the air. It then lands on top of the opponent.
Bianca's Pignite	Minccino-Neat and Tidy!		None
Ash's Pignite	Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2		None
	Sewaddle rears up and slams its head into the opponent.
Ash's Sewaddle	Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!		None
	Swadloon jumps forward and slams its body into the opponent.
Ash's Swadloon	Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!		None
	Stoutland jumps forward and slams its body into the opponent.
Burgundy's Stoutland	Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!		None
	Tynamo charges forward at top speed and slams its body into the opponent with great force. While charging, Tynamo moves so fast it turns into a blur.
Elesa's Tynamo	Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!		None
	Gigalith charges at the opponent and rams into it.
A wild Gigalith	Ash Versus the Champion!		None
	Patrat charges at the opponent and tackles it.
Sean's father's Patrat	Battling the Bully!		None
	Watchog charges at the opponent and tackles it.
Mikael's Watchog	Curtain Up, Unova League!		None
	Inkay charges through the air towards the opponent and tackles it.
James's Inkay	A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!		None
	Dedenne charges at the opponent and tackles it.
Clemont's Dedenne	A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!		None
	Chespin charges and tackles the opponent.
Clemont's Chespin	Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!		None
	Spewpa charges and tackles the opponent.
A wild Spewpa	To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!		None
	Furfrou charges and tackles the opponent.
Princess Allie's Furfrou	Awakening the Sleeping Giant!		None
	Rhyhorn charges and tackles the opponent.
A Rhyhorn Serena used	A Race for Home!		Rhyhorn cannot legally learn Tackle
	Magneton charges at the opponent and tackles it.
Belmondo's Magneton	Confronting the Darkness!		None
	Pangoro charges at the opponent and tackles it.
Unknown Trainer's Pangoro	Rotom's Wish!		None
	Noibat charges towards the opponent and tackles it.
Ash's Noibat	Meeting at Terminus Cave!		None

• In Poetry Commotion, Mr. Moore told his Typhlosion to use Tackle. This was in the dub only, as in the original Japanese version, Mr. Moore told Typhlosion to use Headbutt instead, a move which Typhlosion was unable to learn in Generation III.
• In When Pokémon Worlds Collide!, Paul's two Starly were revealed to know Tackle by his Pokédex.
• In Different Strokes for Different Blokes, Paul's Stantler was revealed to know Tackle by his Pokédex.

In Pokémon Origins

Squirtle Geodude Onix Koffing
The user launches itself at the opponent, hitting it with a full-body attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Squirtle tackles the opponent.
Blue's Squirtle	File 1: Red		Debut
	Geodude tackles the opponent.
Brock's Geodude	File 1: Red		None
	Onix tackles the opponent.
Brock's Onix	File 1: Red		None
	Koffing tackles the opponent.
A Team Rocket Grunt's Koffing	File 2: Cubone		None

In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Girafarig Pikachu Swellow Articuno
The user charges at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pikachu charges forward and slams its body into the opponent.
Ash's Pikachu	One Half Of A Poké Ball		Debut Pikachu cannot legally learn Tackle
	Swellow charges forward.
Ash's Swellow	Battle Till The End! Drake, One Of The Elite Four!!		Swellow cannot legally learn Tackle
	Girafarig charges at the opponent.
Morrison's Girafarig	Start Of The Pokémon League!!		None
	Articuno charges at the opponent.
Noland's Articuno	Off To The Battle Frontier!		Articuno cannot legally learn Tackle

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Bulbasaur Eevee
The user attacks the opponent with a body blow.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Eevee charges forward and slams its body into the opponent.
Mikey's Eevee	To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That is the Question!		Debut
	Bulbasaur charges forward and slams its body into the opponent.
Ash's Bulbasaur	Welcome to the Big Leagues		None

In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga

Caterpie Nidoran♀
The user tackles the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Caterpie tackles the opponent.
Midori's Caterpie	PW10		Debut
	Nidoran♀ tackles the opponent.
An Unknown Trainer's Nidoran♀	PW34		Debut

• In PW11, Geodude was mentioned to have known Tackle but it wasn't shown using the move.

In the movie adaptations

The user tackles the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Onix tackles the foe.
Brock's Onix	Celebi: a Timeless Encounter		Debut
	Tepig tackles the foe.
Ash's Tepig	White—Victini and Zekrom		None

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Munchlax
The attacks the opponent with a body blow.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Munchlax tackles the opponent with great force.
Nazuna's Munchlax	A World Covered In Darkness		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Snivy Bulbasaur Grotle and Munchlax Cyndaquil
The user launches itself at the opponent, hitting it with a full-body attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Bulbasaur tackles the opponent.
Red's Saur	Bulbasaur, Come Home!		Debut
	Onix tackles the opponent.
Brock's Onix	The Winged Legends		None
	Golem pulls its arms and legs into its shell and rolls towards the opponent.
Giovanni's Golem	Golly, Golem!		None
	Cyndaquil slams its body into the opponent.
Gold's Exbo	Totodile Rock		None
	Miltank curls itself into a ball and it slams into the opponent.
Whitney's Mil Mil	How Do You Do, Sudowoodo?		None
	Snorlax slams its body into the opponent.
Red's Snor	The Last Battle IX		None
	Nosepass charges and tackles the opponent.
Roxanne's Nosepass	Blowing Past Nosepass II		None
	Turtwig charges at the opponent and slams into it using the back of its shell.
Diamond's Tru	Robust Rotom		None
	Munchlax slams its body into the opponent.
Diamond's Lax	Passing by Probopass and Maneuvering around Magnezone		None
	Grotle charges and slams the top of its body into the opponent.
Diamond's Tru	Passing by Probopass and Maneuvering around Magnezone		None
	Milotic charges forward and slams its head into the opponent.
Cynthia's Milotic	Shunning Spiritomb		None
	Oshawott runs forward and slams its stomach into the opponent.
Bianca's Oshawott	A Nickname for Tepig		None
	Snivy charges forward and slams its stomach into the opponent.
Cheren's Snivy	A Nickname for Tepig		None

• In Wartortle Wars, Green's Blasty was revealed to know Tackle as a Wartortle by Red's Pokédex.

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

Snivy
The user tackles the foe head on.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Snivy tackles the opponent.
Monta's Snivy	Advance Towards the Path of the Strongest!		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder manga

Tepig
The user tackles the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Tepig tackles the opponent.
Shin's Tepig	Justice Trainer Shin Appears!		Debut

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Mareep Bayleef Miltank
The user attacks the opponent with a full body blow.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Bayleef runs to the opponent and tackles it.
Gold's Bayleef	For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd		Debut
	Miltank runs to the opponent and tackles it.
Whitney's Miltank	For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd		Debut
	Mareep runs to the opponent and tackles it.
Akira's Mareep	Let's Fight! The Mini Pokémon Tournament		None

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Caterpie Tyrogue
The user tackles the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Caterpie tackles the opponent.
Shu's Caterpie	Shu and Pikachu's Debut		Debut
	Tyrogue tackles the foe with its body.
Shu's Tyrogue	Do Your Best, Tyrogue!		None

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga

Chikorita
The user slams the foe with its full body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Chikorita slams the opponent with its full body.
Tsubaki's Chikorita	Aim to be the Strongest! The Hot-Blooded Brotherly Combination!!		Debut

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team manga

Koffing
The user tackles the foe with its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Koffing tackles the foe with its body.
Koffing from Team Skull	The Birth Of Team Flame!		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Clefairy Cyndaquil Pidgeotto Cleffa
The user slams the foe with its full body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Clefairy bumps into the opponent with the lower part of its body.
Red's Clefairy	Pikachu Was Kidnapped!!		Debut Clefairy cannot legally learn Tackle
	Cyndaquil bumps into the opponent with the lower part of its body.
Gold's Cyndaquil	Hatch the Pokémon Egg!!		None
	Cleffa tackles the opponent.
An Unknown Trainer's Cleffa	Clefairy Becomes a Father…?!		Cleffa cannot legally learn Tackle
	Swampert tackles the foe.
A Pokémon Hunter's Swampert	A Visitor From Outer Space?!		None
	Pidgeotto tackles the opponent .
Falkner's Pidgeotto	PMHGSS05		None
	Tyrogue bumps into the opponent with the lower part of its body.
Red's Tyrogue	PMHGSS05		None

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

Charmander Onix
The user attacks the opponent with a full body blow.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Charmander tackles the opponent with great force.
Satoshi's Charmander	Prologue: Pallet Town		Debut Charmander cannot legally learn Tackle
	Onix tackles the opponent with great force.
Brock's Onix	Pewter City		None

In other generations

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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Unlike other generations, all of the Generation V starter Pokémon are able to learn Tackle.
• In the anime, Tackle is the most common move to be used by Pokémon that cannot learn it in the games.
• As of Generation VII, Tackle has identical stats to the other two Normal-type moves most Pokémon can learn, Pound and Scratch.

In other languages

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Language Title Chinese Cantonese 撞擊 Johnggīk * 衝擊 Chūnggīk * Mandarin 撞擊 / 撞击 Zhuàngjí * 衝擊 / 冲击 Chōngjí * 身体撞击 Shēntǐ Zhuàngjí * Czech Nárazový útok Danish Tackling Dutch Tackle Finnish Kehopusku (original series) Taklaus (Advanced Generation series) French Charge German Tackle Greek Εφόρμηση Hindi भिड़त का हमला Bhidat kaa hamlaa Indonesian Hantaman Tubuh Tubruk Italian Azione Korean 몸통박치기 Momtongbakchigi Norwegian Takling Polish Pchnięcie (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Zwarcie (original series) Akcja (Diamond & Pearl series onwards) Portuguese Brazil Investida Golpe de Colisão (HeartGold & SoulSilver) Portugal Investida Romanian Placarea Tatonarea Russian Бросок Serbian Rušenje Spanish Latin America Embestida (season 1-7 and Best Wishes series) Tacleada (season 8-11 and BW001) Spain Placaje Swedish Tackling Turkish Dalma Vietnamese Tấn Công Trực Diện

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