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.

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• Effect
  • Generation VII
  • Generation VIII onwards
• Description
• Learnset
• In animation
  • Pokémon animated series
• Appearance
  • Pose
• Trivia
• In other languages

Effect

Generation VII

Catastropika does damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation VIII onwards

Catastropika cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description SMUSUMPE The user, Pikachu, surrounds itself with the maximum amount of electricity using its Z-Power and pounces on its target with full force. SwShBDSPLA SV This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

Pikachu, or a Pokémon transformed into Pikachu, can use Catastropika if it knows Volt Tackle, holds a Pikanium Z, and if its Trainer wears a Z-Ring^SM or Z-Power Ring^USUM.

Pikachu in a cap cannot use Catastropika, even if they meet the requirements.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Pikala Preparing Pikachu
The user surrounds itself with the maximum amount of electricity it can produce using its gathered Z-Power and pounces on its target with full force.
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.
Pikala's Boss	A Plethora of Pikachu!		Debut

Appearance

Pose

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Trivia

• Along with 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt, Catastropika is the only species-exclusive Z-Move to have a unique pose not shared with other Z-Moves of the same type. Coincidentally, both are exclusive to Pikachu.
• Catastropika has the highest base power of all Electric-type moves.

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 Pilsalpikasyut
Polish		Katastropika
Portuguese	Brazil	Catástrofe Pikachu
	Portugal	Catastropika
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

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.