Tackle (move)

This article is about the move Tackle. For the field move, see Field Move.

Tackle たいあたり Body Blow

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  35 (max. 56) Power  35 Accuracy  95% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Tackle (Japanese: たいあたり Body Blow) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Tackle deals damage and has no secondary effect.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison -- 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison -- 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison -- 0007 Squirtle Water -- 0008 Wartortle Water -- 0009 Blastoise Water -- 0010 Caterpie Bug -- 0019 Rattata Normal -- 0020 Raticate Normal -- 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison -- 0030 Nidorina Poison -- 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground -- 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison -- 0033 Nidorino Poison -- 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground -- 0048 Venonat Bug Poison -- 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison -- 0074 Geodude Rock Ground -- 0075 Graveler Rock Ground -- 0076 Golem Rock Ground -- 0081 Magnemite Electric -- 0082 Magneton Electric -- 0090 Shellder Water -- 0091 Cloyster Water Ice -- 0095 Onix Rock Ground -- 0100 Voltorb Electric -- 0101 Electrode Electric -- 0109 Koffing Poison -- 0110 Weezing Poison -- 0120 Staryu Water -- 0121 Starmie Water Psychic -- 0128 Tauros Normal -- 0129 Magikarp Water 15 0130 Gyarados Water Flying -- 0133 Eevee Normal -- 0134 Vaporeon Water -- 0135 Jolteon Electric -- 0136 Flareon Fire -- 0137 Porygon Normal -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison -- 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison -- 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison -- 0007 Squirtle Water -- 0008 Wartortle Water -- 0009 Blastoise Water -- 0010 Caterpie Bug -- 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying -- 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying -- 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying -- 0019 Rattata Normal -- 0020 Raticate Normal -- 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison -- 0030 Nidorina Poison -- 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground -- 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison -- 0033 Nidorino Poison -- 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground -- 0048 Venonat Bug Poison -- 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison -- 0074 Geodude Rock Ground -- 0075 Graveler Rock Ground -- 0076 Golem Rock Ground -- 0077 Ponyta Fire -- 0078 Rapidash Fire -- 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic -- 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic -- 0081 Magnemite Electric Steel -- 0082 Magneton Electric Steel -- 0090 Shellder Water -- 0095 Onix Rock Ground -- 0100 Voltorb Electric -- 0101 Electrode Electric -- 0109 Koffing Poison -- 0110 Weezing Poison -- 0120 Staryu Water -- 0121 Starmie Water Psychic -- 0128 Tauros Normal -- 0129 Magikarp Water 15 0133 Eevee Normal -- 0134 Vaporeon Water -- 0135 Jolteon Electric -- 0136 Flareon Fire -- 0137 Porygon Normal -- 0143 Snorlax Normal -- 0152 Chikorita Grass -- 0153 Bayleef Grass -- 0154 Meganium Grass -- 0155 Cyndaquil Fire -- 0156 Quilava Fire -- 0157 Typhlosion Fire -- 0161 Sentret Normal -- 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying -- 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying -- 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying -- 0166 Ledian Bug Flying -- 0179 Mareep Electric -- 0180 Flaaffy Electric -- 0181 Ampharos Electric -- 0183 Marill Water -- 0184 Azumarill Water -- 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 10 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying -- 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying 10 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying -- 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 10 0193 Yanma Bug Flying -- 0196 Espeon Psychic -- 0197 Umbreon Dark -- 0199 Slowking Water Psychic -- 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic -- 0204 Pineco Bug -- 0205 Forretress Bug Steel -- 0208 Steelix Steel Ground -- 0209 Snubbull Normal -- 0210 Granbull Normal -- 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison -- 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting -- 0220 Swinub Ice Ground -- 0222 Corsola Water Rock -- 0226 Mantine Water Flying -- 0231 Phanpy Ground -- 0233 Porygon2 Normal -- 0234 Stantler Normal -- 0236 Tyrogue Fighting -- 0241 Miltank Normal -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison -- 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison -- 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison -- 0007 Squirtle Water -- 0008 Wartortle Water -- 0009 Blastoise Water -- 0010 Caterpie Bug -- 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying -- 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying -- 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying -- 0019 Rattata Normal -- 0020 Raticate Normal -- 0048 Venonat Bug Poison -- 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison -- 0074 Geodude Rock Ground -- 0075 Graveler Rock Ground -- 0076 Golem Rock Ground -- 0077 Ponyta Fire -- 0078 Rapidash Fire -- 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic -- 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic -- 0081 Magnemite Electric Steel -- 0082 Magneton Electric Steel -- 0090 Shellder Water -- 0095 Onix Rock Ground -- 0100 Voltorb Electric -- 0101 Electrode Electric -- 0109 Koffing Poison -- 0110 Weezing Poison -- 0120 Staryu Water -- 0128 Tauros Normal -- 0129 Magikarp Water 15 0133 Eevee Normal -- 0134 Vaporeon Water -- 0135 Jolteon Electric -- 0136 Flareon Fire -- 0137 Porygon Normal -- 0143 Snorlax Normal -- 0152 Chikorita Grass -- 0153 Bayleef Grass -- 0154 Meganium Grass -- 0155 Cyndaquil Fire -- 0156 Quilava Fire -- 0157 Typhlosion Fire -- 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying -- 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying -- 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying -- 0166 Ledian Bug Flying -- 0179 Mareep Electric -- 0180 Flaaffy Electric -- 0181 Ampharos Electric -- 0183 Marill Water -- 0184 Azumarill Water -- 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 10 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying -- 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying 10 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying -- 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 10 0193 Yanma Bug Flying -- 0196 Espeon Psychic -- 0197 Umbreon Dark -- 0199 Slowking Water Psychic -- 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic -- 0204 Pineco Bug -- 0205 Forretress Bug Steel -- 0208 Steelix Steel Ground -- 0209 Snubbull Normal -- 0210 Granbull Normal -- 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison -- 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting -- 0220 Swinub Ice Ground -- 0222 Corsola Water Rock -- 0226 Mantine Water Flying -- 0231 Phanpy Ground -- 0233 Porygon2 Normal -- 0234 Stantler Normal -- 0236 Tyrogue Fighting -- 0241 Miltank Normal -- 0258 Mudkip Water -- 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground -- 0260 Swampert Water Ground -- 0261 Poochyena Dark -- 0262 Mightyena Dark -- 0263 Zigzagoon Normal -- 0264 Linoone Normal -- 0265 Wurmple Bug -- 0285 Shroomish Grass 4 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting -- 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 4 0296 Makuhita Fighting -- 0297 Hariyama Fighting -- 0299 Nosepass Rock -- 0300 Skitty Normal -- 0304 Aron Steel Rock -- 0305 Lairon Steel Rock -- 0306 Aggron Steel Rock -- 0309 Electrike Electric -- 0310 Manectric Electric -- 0313 Volbeat Bug -- 0314 Illumise Bug -- 0322 Numel Fire Ground -- 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground -- 0327 Spinda Normal -- 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic -- 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic -- 0349 Feebas Water 15 0351 Castform Normal -- 0351 Castform Normal -- 0351 Castform Normal -- 0351 Castform Normal -- 0369 Relicanth Water Rock -- 0370 Luvdisc Water -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison -- 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison -- 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison -- 0007 Squirtle Water -- 0008 Wartortle Water -- 0009 Blastoise Water -- 0010 Caterpie Bug -- 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying -- 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying -- 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying -- 0019 Rattata Normal -- 0020 Raticate Normal -- 0048 Venonat Bug Poison -- 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison -- 0074 Geodude Rock Ground -- 0075 Graveler Rock Ground -- 0076 Golem Rock Ground -- 0077 Ponyta Fire -- 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic -- 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic -- 0081 Magnemite Electric Steel -- 0082 Magneton Electric Steel -- 0090 Shellder Water -- 0095 Onix Rock Ground -- 0100 Voltorb Electric 5 0101 Electrode Electric -- 0101 Electrode Electric 5 0109 Koffing Poison -- 0110 Weezing Poison -- 0120 Staryu Water -- 0128 Tauros Normal -- 0129 Magikarp Water 15 0133 Eevee Normal -- 0134 Vaporeon Water -- 0135 Jolteon Electric -- 0136 Flareon Fire -- 0137 Porygon Normal -- 0143 Snorlax Normal -- 0152 Chikorita Grass -- 0153 Bayleef Grass -- 0154 Meganium Grass -- 0155 Cyndaquil Fire -- 0156 Quilava Fire -- 0157 Typhlosion Fire -- 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying -- 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying -- 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying -- 0166 Ledian Bug Flying -- 0179 Mareep Electric -- 0180 Flaaffy Electric -- 0181 Ampharos Electric -- 0183 Marill Water -- 0184 Azumarill Water -- 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 10 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying -- 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying 10 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying -- 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 10 0193 Yanma Bug Flying -- 0196 Espeon Psychic -- 0197 Umbreon Dark -- 0199 Slowking Water Psychic -- 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic -- 0204 Pineco Bug -- 0205 Forretress Bug Steel -- 0208 Steelix Steel Ground -- 0209 Snubbull Normal -- 0210 Granbull Normal -- 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison -- 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting -- 0220 Swinub Ice Ground -- 0222 Corsola Water Rock -- 0226 Mantine Water Flying -- 0231 Phanpy Ground -- 0233 Porygon2 Normal -- 0234 Stantler Normal -- 0236 Tyrogue Fighting -- 0241 Miltank Normal -- 0258 Mudkip Water -- 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground -- 0260 Swampert Water Ground -- 0261 Poochyena Dark -- 0262 Mightyena Dark -- 0263 Zigzagoon Normal -- 0264 Linoone Normal -- 0265 Wurmple Bug -- 0285 Shroomish Grass 5 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting -- 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 5 0296 Makuhita Fighting -- 0297 Hariyama Fighting -- 0299 Nosepass Rock -- 0300 Skitty Normal -- 0304 Aron Steel Rock -- 0305 Lairon Steel Rock -- 0306 Aggron Steel Rock -- 0309 Electrike Electric -- 0310 Manectric Electric -- 0313 Volbeat Bug -- 0314 Illumise Bug -- 0322 Numel Fire Ground -- 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground -- 0327 Spinda Normal -- 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic -- 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic -- 0349 Feebas Water 15 0351 Castform Normal -- 0351 Castform Fire -- 0351 Castform Water -- 0351 Castform Ice -- 0369 Relicanth Water Rock -- 0370 Luvdisc Water -- 0387 Turtwig Grass -- 0388 Grotle Grass -- 0389 Torterra Grass Ground -- 0394 Prinplup Water -- 0395 Empoleon Water Steel -- 0396 Starly Normal Flying -- 0397 Staravia Normal Flying -- 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying -- 0399 Bidoof Normal -- 0400 Bibarel Normal Water -- 0403 Shinx Electric -- 0404 Luxio Electric -- 0405 Luxray Electric -- 0410 Shieldon Rock Steel -- 0411 Bastiodon Rock Steel -- 0412 Burmy Bug 10 0412 Burmy Bug 10 0412 Burmy Bug 10 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass -- 0413 Wormadam Bug Ground -- 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel -- 0414 Mothim Bug Flying -- 0420 Cherubi Grass -- 0421 Cherrim Grass -- 0436 Bronzor Steel Psychic -- 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic -- 0443 Gible Dragon Ground -- 0444 Gabite Dragon Ground -- 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground -- 0446 Munchlax Normal -- 0449 Hippopotas Ground -- 0450 Hippowdon Ground -- 0458 Mantyke Water Flying -- 0462 Magnezone Electric Steel -- 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying -- 0470 Leafeon Grass -- 0471 Glaceon Ice -- 0474 Porygon-Z Normal -- 0476 Probopass Rock Steel -- 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 the anime

File:AG160 155.jpeg Munchlax using Tackle File:Burmy tackle.jpg Burmy using Tackle on Chansey File:Venusaur Heracross Tackle.png Venusaur and Heracross using Tackle on each other
The user launches itself at the opponent, hitting it with a full-body attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Onix charges at the opponent and then tackles it.
Unknown Trainer's Onix	Pokémon - I Choose You!		Debut
Brock's Onix	Showdown in Pewter City		None
Janina's Onix	Nerves of Steelix!		None
	Caterpie tackles the opponent.
Ash's Caterpie	Ash Catches a Pokémon!		None
Bucky's Caterpie	The Dunsparce Deception		None
	Butterfree tackles the opponent.
Ash's Butterfree	The Water Flowers of Cerulean City		None
	Staryu spins around and tackles the opponent.
Misty's Starmie	Pikachu Re-Volts		None
Marina's Starmie	Bye Bye Psyduck		None
	Bulbasaur tackles the opponent.
Ash's Bulbasaur	Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village		None
Professor Oak's Bulbasaur	A Six Pack Attack!		None
May's Bulbasaur	Grass Hysteria		None
	Golem pulls its arms, legs, and head into its shell, and rolls at a fast speed towards the opponent, or just tackles the opponent full on.
Chopper's Golem	The Bridge Bike Gang		None
Giovanni's Golem	The Battle of the Badge		None
Goneff's Golem	The Wayward Wobbuffet		None
Unknown Trainer's Golem	DP141		None
	Geodude tackles the opponent.
Brock's Geodude	Who Gets to Keep Togepi?		None
	Weezing floats down and tackles the opponent.
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Weezing	The Ultimate Test		None
James' Weezing	Dig Those Diglett		None
	Tauros tackles the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Tauros	The Madarin Island Miss Match		None
	Venonat tackles the opponent.
Tracey's Venonat	Pokémon Water War		None
Aya's Venonat	Ariados, Amigos		None
	Chikorita tackles the opponent.
Ash's Chikorita	Gettin' the Bugs Out		None
Casey's Chikorita	The Double Trouble Header		None
	Rattata tackles the opponent.
Casey's Rattata	The Double Trouble Header		None
	Heracross tackles the opponent.
Ash's Heracross	Roll On, Pokémon		None
	Donphan rolls into a ball and tackles the opponent.
Rochelle's Donphan	Roll On, Pokémon		None
	Snubbull tackles the opponent.
Madame Muchmoney's Snubbull	Snubbull Snobbery		None
	Ledyba dives down and tackles the opponent.
Arielle's Ledyba	The Whistle Stop		None
	Hoothoot flies into the air and dives down at the opponent at a top speed.
Falkner's Hoothoot	Fighting Flyer with Fire		None
	Cyndaquil tackles the opponent.
Ash's Cyndaquil	Good 'Quil Hunting		None
Dawn's Cyndaquil	DP144		None
	Metapod jumps up and tackles the opponent.
Bugsy's Metapod	Gettin' the Bugs Out		None
	Mantine tackles the opponent.
Molly Hale's Mantine	Episode unknown		None
Dorian's Mantine	Just Add Water		None
A Wild Mantine	Mantine Overboard!		None
	Umbreon tackles the opponent.
Gary's Umbreon	Power Play		None
	Granbull tackles the opponent.
Madame Muchmoney's Granbull	The Trouble with Snubbull		None
	Yanma tackles the opponent.
Zachary Evans' Yanma	Wings 'N' Things		None
	Skiploom tackles the opponent.
Ephraim's Skiploom	The Grass Route		None
	Noctowl flies down and tackles the opponent.
Ash's Noctowl	A Ghost of a Chance		None
	Eevee tackles the opponent.
Sakura's Eevee	Trouble's Brewing		None
May's Eevee	What I Did For Love!		None
	Vaporeon tackles the opponent.
Sumomo's Vaporeon	Trouble's Brewing		None
	Graveler floats through the air and tackles the opponent.
Rory's Graveler	Spring Fever		None
	Swinub tackles the opponent.
Rory's Swinub	Spring Fever		None
Leona's Swinub	Hot Springing a Leak!		None
	Bayleef tackles the opponent.
Ash's Bayleef	Turning Over a New Bayleef		None
	Marill tackles the opponent.
Pietra's Marill	Right On, Rhydon!		None
Lulu's Marill	DP137		None
	Corsola tackles the opponent.
Professor Elm's Corsola	Around the Whirlpool		None
Misty's Corsola	A Corsola Caper!		None
	Jumpluff floats over and tackles the opponent.
A Wild Jumpluff	Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!		None
	Phanpy tackles the opponent.
Ash's Phanpy	Hatching a Plan		None
	Tyrogue tackles the opponent with its head.
Kiyo's Tyrogue	A Tyrogue Full of Trouble		None
	Flareon tackles the opponent.
Egan's Flareon	Some Like it Hot		None
Savannah's Flareon	Cruisin' for a Losin'		None
	Venusaur tackles the opponent.
Battle Park Venusaur (used by James)	One Trick Phony!		None
Spenser's Venusaur	Ka Boom with a View!		None
	Qwilfish tackles the opponent.
Dorian's Qwilfish	Just Add Water		None
	Meganium tackles the opponent.
Casey's Meganium	Here's Lookin' at you, Elekid		None
	Espeon charges at the opponent and then tackles it.
Sakura's Espeon	The Blue Badge of Courage!		None
	Skitty tackles the opponent.
May's Skitty	I Feel Skitty!		None
	Squirtle tackles the opponent.
Professor Oak's Squirtle	A Six Pack Attack!		None
	Mudkip tackles the opponent.
Professor Birch's Mudkip	A Six Pack Attack!		None
	Solrock tackles the opponent.
Tate's Solrock	It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!		None
	Lunatone tackles the opponent.
Liza's Lunatone	It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!		None
	Beautifly charges at the opponent and then tackles it.
May's Beautifly	Mean With Envy		None
	Luvdisc tackles the opponent.
Caserin	Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing		None
	Turtwig charges at the opponent and then tackles it.
Ash's Turtwig	Getting Twiggy With It!		None
Gardenia's Turtwig	The Grass-Type is Always Greener!		None
	Magikarp tackles the opponen.
Oralie's Magikarp	Ya Wanna See an Evolution!		None
	Burmy charges at the opponent and then tackles it.
Cheryl's Burmy	Some Enchanted Sweetening!		None
	Miltank charges at the opponent and then tackles it.
Autumn's Miltank	Tanks for the Memories!		None
	Staraptor tackles the opponent.
Barry's Staraptor	Barry's Busting Out All Over!		None
	Aggron tackles the opponent.
A Wild Aggron	Trials and Adulations!		None
	Cherubi tackles the opponent.
Marilyn's Cherubi	Battling a Cute Drama!		None
	Snorlax tackles the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Snorlax	DP141		None

In other languages

• German: Tackle
• French: Charge
• Spanish: Placaje
• Latin American Spanish (anime): Embestida , Tacleada in the later series.
• Italian: Azione
• Norwegian: Takling
• Brazilian Portuguese: Investida