Volt Tackle (move)

Volt Tackle ボルテッカー Volteccer

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Battles Type  Electric Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   After this move, the user is more easily startled.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Volt Tackle on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Volt Tackle on Eevee's Movedex

Volt Tackle (Japanese: ボルテッカー Volteccer) is a damage-dealing Electric-type 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 ⅓ of the damage done to the target. This move has a 10% chance of paralyzing the target.

Learnset

By breeding

While Volt Tackle can be performed in any of the Generation III games, it can only be obtained via Pokémon Emerald or later. There is only one method of obtaining Volt Tackle, which involves breeding a female Pikachu or Raichu holding a Light Ball with any Pokémon in the same egg group (or breed a Pikachu or Raichu of any gender holding a Light Ball with a Ditto). If the Pikachu or Raichu 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. Since this will not work in any game prior to Emerald, trading is the only legitimate way of obtaining Volt Tackle in an older game (like Ruby and Sapphire).

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric			Any Pokémon in the Field or Fairy egg group	Any Pokémon in the Field or Fairy egg group				Any Pokémon in the Field or Fairy egg group
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

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. Also, in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver when the player goes to the shrine with a Pikachu-Colored Pichu, he/she will receive Spiky-eared Pichu, who comes knowing Volt Tackle.

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 025 Pikachu Electric Pokémon Battle Revolution 025 Pikachu Electric Pokéwalker - Yellow Forest 172 Spiky-eared Pichu Electric Ilex Forest (requires Pikachu-colored Pichu) Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Note that the Surfing Pikachu must forget Surf to be sent to Generation V, and the Spiky-eared Pichu cannot be traded at all.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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  Pikachu preparing to use 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

Volt Tackle collision	Pikachu	Raichu
The Pokémon runs at the opponent while engulfed in electricity. It then tackles the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Pikachu	Pikachu runs at the opponent. Its body then becomes surrounded by golden electricity, and it tackles the opponent. While covered in electricity, Pikachu's body looks black and white. When hit by recoil damage, its body becomes surrounded by yellow sparks of electricity.
Ash's Pikachu	May's Egg-Cellent Adventure		Debut
Volkner's Pikachu	Flint Sparks the Fire		None
Narissa's Ditto One in the form of Pikachu	Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!		Used via Transform
Raichu	Raichu runs at the opponent. Its body then becomes surrounded by golden electricity, and it tackles the opponent. While covered in electricity, Raichu's body looks black and white.
Sho's Raichu	Pika and Goliath!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Pikachu and Pichu
The user electrifies itself, then charges at the foe. It causes considerable damage to the user as well.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Pikachu	Pikachu flies through the air and charges at the opponent. As it does, a stream of electricity spirals around its body. As it travels, it leaves behind a streak of energy. Pikachu then slams into the opponent. When it does, it stays there for a moment and suddenly a large orb of energy surrounds its body and explodes.
Red's Pika	The Final Battle IX		Debut
Yellow's Chuchu	The Final Battle IX		Debut
Pichu	Pichu flies through the air and charges at the opponent. As it does, a stream of electricity spirals around its body. As it travels, it leaves behind a streak of energy. Pichu then slams into the opponent. When it does, it stays there for a moment and suddenly a large orb of energy surrounds its body and explodes.
Gold's Pichu	The Final Battle IX		Debut

In other generations

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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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Volt Tackle's Japanese name, Volteccer, 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, Wood Hammer, and Wild Charge existed in Generation III, they would have been special as well).
• Prior to Generation V, Volt Tackle was the only non-TM, non-move tutor move, not counting Struggle, that cannot be learned via leveling up by any Pokémon. It now shares this status with V-Create.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 伏特攻擊 Fútè Gōngjí Dutch Volt Tackle Finnish Voltti-isku French Électacle German Volttackle Greek Εφόρμηση Ηλεκτρικής Τάσης Hebrew מכת וולט Mackat volt Italian Locomovolt Korean 볼트태클 Volt Tackle Portuguese Brazil Equipamento Volt Investida Trovão Portugal Investida Trovão Serbian Voltažno Rušenje Spanish Latin America Tacleada de Voltios Spain Placaje Eléctrico

Variations of the move Double-Edge
Double-Edge • Volt Tackle • Brave Bird • Flare Blitz • Wood Hammer • Head Charge

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