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.

Effect

Catastropika does damage and has no secondary effect.

Description

Games Description SMUSUM 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.

Only regular Pikachu can use Catastropika. Pikachu in a cap cannot use Catastropika, even if it knows Volt Tackle, holds a Pikanium Z, and its Trainer wears a Z-Ring.

In the anime

File:Pikarla Catastropika pose.png Pikarla File:Pikarla Bancho Catastropika text.png Preparing File:Pikarla Bancho Catastropika.png Pikachu
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Pikachu strikes a series of synchronized poses with its Trainer to build Z-Power. Pikachu then jumps into its Trainer's arms and is thrown into the air, where it starts spinning around rapidly and becomes surrounded by yellow electricity. It then slams into the opponent with great force.
Pikarla's Banchō	SM091		Debut Base move is Volt Tackle

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

Type-based Z-Moves
Breakneck Blitz • All-Out Pummeling • Supersonic Skystrike • Acid Downpour • Tectonic Rage Continental Crush • Savage Spin-Out • Never-Ending Nightmare • Corkscrew Crash Inferno Overdrive • Hydro Vortex • Bloom Doom • Gigavolt Havoc • Shattered Psyche Subzero Slammer • Devastating Drake • Black Hole Eclipse • Twinkle Tackle
Species-based Z-Moves
Catastropika • 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt • Stoked Sparksurfer • Extreme Evoboost Pulverizing Pancake • Genesis Supernova • Sinister Arrow Raid • Malicious Moonsault Oceanic Operetta • Splintered Stormshards • Let's Snuggle Forever • Clangorous Soulblaze Guardian of Alola • Searing Sunraze Smash • Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom Light That Burns the Sky • Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike

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