Volt Tackle (move)
| Volt Tackle ボルテッカー Voltteccer | ||||||||||||
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Volt Tackle (Japanese: ボルテッカー Voltteccer) 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 1/3 of the damage done to the target. This move has a 10% chance of paralyzing the target.
Learnset
Generation III
By breeding
There is only one way to get Volt Tackle, which is only available in Pokémon Emerald. The player must breed a female Pikachu or Raichu holding a Light Ball with any Pokémon in the same egg group as Pikachu. If the Pikachu 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.
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0172
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| style="background: #FFF" | Pichu
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Any Pokémon in the Ground or Fairy Egg Group
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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Generation IV
By breeding
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0172
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| style="background: #FFF" | Pichu
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Any Pokémon in the Ground or Fairy Egg Group
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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Special
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.
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Pikachu VoltTackleSSBB1.jpg
Pikachu preparing to use Volt Tackle
- PikachuBrawl FinalSmash.jpg
Pikachu using 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
| The Pokémon runs at the opponent while engulfed in electicity. It then tackles the opponent. | |||
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Pikachu runs at the opponent. Its body then becomes surronded by golden electricity, and it tackles the opponent. | ||
| Ash's Pikachu | May's Egg-Cellent Adventure | Debut | |
| Aura Guardian's Pikachu | The Keystone Pops! | Flashback | |
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Same as above. | ||
| Sho's Raichu | Pika and Goliath! | None | |
Trivia
- Volt Tackle's Japanese name, Voltteccer, 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 Electric-type move introduced in Generation III (had Flare Blitz and Wood Hammer 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
- Dutch: Volt Tackle
- French: Electacle
- German: Volttackle
- Italian: Locomovolt
- Spanish: Placaje Eléctrico (Tacleada de Voltios in Latin American dub)
- Brazilian Portuguese: Investida Trovão
- Finnish: Volttitaklaus
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