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Last Resort (Japanese: とっておき The Best) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

Last Resort inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. However, it cannot be used until all other moves that the user knows have been fully executed, at least once, during the battle. Moves are not considered to have been used if the Pokémon was switched out after using them.

This counter resets if the user switches out or faints. Last Resort will fail if it is the only move the user knows.

Generation V

Last Resort's power is increased from 130 to 140.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal	50				50	41	41
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water	50				50	41	41
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric	50				50	41	41
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	50				50	41	41
175		Togepi*	Fairy		Fairy	51				49			49
176		Togetic*	Fairy	Flying	51				49			49
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	43				43			43
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic	50				50	41	41
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	50				50	41	41
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground	37				37			37
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	48				51			50 40
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	65				65			65
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric	37				45			45
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal	43				43			43
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic	22				22			22 16
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal	49				57			1, 57
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass	50				50	41	41
471		Glaceon	Ice		Ice	50				50	41	41
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic	61				61			1, 61
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal					36			36
507		Herdier	Normal		Normal					42			42
508		Stoutland	Normal		Normal					51			51
531		Audino	Normal		Normal					55			1, 55 1, 53
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal					45			45
700		Sylveon	Fairy		Fairy								41
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal
174		Igglybuff	Normal	Fairy
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal	no
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal
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.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
035		Clefairy*	Fairy		Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
036		Clefable*	Fairy		Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal	Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal	Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔		✔
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔		✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
173		Cleffa*	Fairy		Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal	Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
175		Togepi*	Fairy		Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
176		Togetic*	Fairy	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark								✔	✔		✔		✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
209		Snubbull*	Fairy		Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
210		Granbull*	Fairy		Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground											✔		✔
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground											✔		✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔		✔
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔		✔		✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔		✔		✔
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy											✔		✔
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔		✔
312		Minun	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔		✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
351		Castform	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔		✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
468		Togekiss*	Fairy	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
471		Glaceon	Ice		Ice								✔	✔		✔		✔
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
489		Phione	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark								✔	✔		✔		✔
492		Shaymin Land Forme	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
492		Shaymin Sky Forme	Grass	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire											✔		✔
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
507		Herdier	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
508		Stoutland	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
573		Cinccino	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
585		Deerling	Normal	Grass											✔		✔
586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass											✔		✔
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying											✔		✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting											✔		✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic											✔		✔
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel											✔		✔
659		Bunnelby	Normal		Normal													✔
660		Diggersby	Normal	Ground													✔
676		Furfrou	Normal		Normal													✔
700		Sylveon	Fairy		Fairy													✔
701		Hawlucha	Fighting	Flying													✔
702		Dedenne	Electric	Fairy													✔
707		Klefki	Steel	Fairy													✔
719		Diancie	Rock	Fairy													✔
720		Hoopa	Psychic	Ghost													✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0263 Zigzagoon Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0025 Pikachu Electric Kyoto Cross Media Experience 2009 Pikachu Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Last Resort will fail if the user does not have at least one move with no PP. The more moves with no PP, the more powerful it becomes.

Description

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Stoutland Pachirisu
The user attacks the opponent after it used all of its other attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pachirisu hits the opponent with its tail.
Platinum's Pachirisu	The Final Dimensional Duel X		Debut
	Stoutland jumps high into the air above the opponent and brings its front paws down as it falls, slamming the opponent into the ground. The move is most powerful when Stoutland has used all of its other moves.
Lenora's Stoutland	Defeating Stoutland		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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• It is impossible to use Last Resort when the user is holding a Choice item, unless the user's Ability is Klutz or the user gained the item via an opponent's use of Trick or a similar move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 珍藏 Zhēncáng French Dernier Recours* Dernierecour* German Zuflucht Greek Τελικό Καταφύγιο Italian Ultimascelta Korean 뒀다쓰기 Dwittaseugi Brazilian Portuguese Último Recurso Spanish Última baza Turkish Son Çare

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