Last Resort (move)

Last Resort とっておき The Best

This move can be used only after the user has used all the other moves it knows in the battle.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  130 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  0 Jam  0 +1 if first to appeal

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  0 Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.

Last Resort on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Last Resort on Eevee's Movedex

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

Effect

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.

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

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 133 Eevee Normal 50 134 Vaporeon Water 50 135 Jolteon Electric 50 136 Flareon Fire 50 175 Togepi Normal 51 176 Togetic Normal Flying 51 190 Aipom Normal 43 196 Espeon Psychic 50 197 Umbreon Dark 50 231 Phanpy Ground 37 311 Plusle Electric 48 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 65 417 Pachirisu Electric 37 424 Ambipom Normal 43 433 Chingling Psychic 22 446 Munchlax Normal 49 470 Leafeon Grass 50 471 Glaceon Ice 50 482 Azelf Psychic 61 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 breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 019 Rattata Normal Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Glaceon, Leafeon Aipom, Ambipom Phanpy, Donphan Pachirisu 052 Meowth Normal Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon Aipom, Ambipom Phanpy, Donphan Pachirisu 161 Sentret Normal Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon Aipom, Ambipom Phanpy, Donphan Pachirisu 174 Igglybuff Normal Pachirisu Togetic, Togekiss 255 Torchic Fire Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon Aipom, Ambipom Phanpy, Donphan Pachirisu 300 Skitty Normal Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon Aipom, Ambipom Phanpy, Donphan Pachirisu 440 Happiny Normal Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff Togetic, Togekiss Skitty, Delcatty Plusle Pachirisu 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.

By move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 019 Rattata Normal 020 Raticate Normal 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 052 Meowth Normal 053 Persian Normal 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 113 Chansey Normal 133 Eevee Normal 134 Vaporeon Water 135 Jolteon Electric 136 Flareon Fire 137 Porygon Normal 143 Snorlax Normal 151 Mew Psychic 161 Sentret Normal 162 Furret Normal 173 Cleffa Normal 174 Igglybuff Normal 175 Togepi Normal 176 Togetic Normal Flying 190 Aipom Normal 196 Espeon Psychic 197 Umbreon Dark 206 Dunsparce Normal 209 Snubbull Normal 210 Granbull Normal 216 Teddiursa Normal 217 Ursaring Normal 231 Phanpy Ground 233 Porygon2 Normal 234 Stantler Normal 242 Blissey Normal 251 Celebi Psychic Grass 255 Torchic Fire 256 Combusken Fire Fighting 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 263 Zigzagoon Normal 264 Linoone Normal 300 Skitty Normal 301 Delcatty Normal 311 Plusle Electric 312 Minun Electric 327 Spinda Normal 335 Zangoose Normal 351 Castform Normal 352 Kecleon Normal 358 Chimecho Psychic 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 399 Bidoof Normal 400 Bibarel Normal Water 417 Pachirisu Electric 424 Ambipom Normal 427 Buneary Normal 428 Lopunny Normal 431 Glameow Normal 432 Purugly Normal 440 Happiny Normal 446 Munchlax Normal 468 Togekiss Normal Flying 470 Leafeon Grass 471 Glaceon Ice 474 Porygon-Z Normal 482 Azelf Psychic 489 Phione Water 490 Manaphy Water 491 Darkrai Dark 492 Shaymin Land Forme Grass 492 Shaymin Sky Forme Grass Flying 493 Arceus Dark Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• It is, as of Generation IV, the only known move that has a base power of 130, although the variable move Fling when used with an Iron Ball also has a base power of 130.
• It is physically impossible to use Last Resort when the user is holding a Choice item. A move such as Trick can fix this, however.
  • However, it is possible for a Buneary or Lopunny with the Klutz ability to use Last Resort while holding a Choice item (as Klutz prevents the item from working anyway).

In other languages

• French : Dernierecour
• Spanish: Última Baza
• German : Zuflucht
• Italian: Ultimascelta

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.