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Catastropika ひっさつのピカチュート Certain-kill Pikachoot
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Target
Foe
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Foe
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Foe
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Self
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Ally
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Ally
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May affect anyone adjacent to the user
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Availability
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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.
Effect
Generation VII
Catastropika does damage and has no secondary effect.
Generation VIII
Catastropika cannot be selected in a battle.
Description
Games
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Description
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SMUSUM
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The user, Pikachu, surrounds itself with the maximum amount of electricity using its Z-Power and pounces on its target with full force.
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SwSh
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This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.
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Learnset
Pikachu can use Catastropika if it knows Volt Tackle, holds a Pikanium Z, and if its Trainer wears a Z-RingSM or Z-Power RingUSUM.
Only regular Pikachu can use Catastropika. Pikachu in a cap cannot use Catastropika, even if it knows Volt Tackle, holds a Pikanium Z, and its Trainer wears a Z-Ring or Z-Power Ring.
In the anime
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Pikala
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Preparing
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Pikachu
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Used In
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Notes
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Pikachu
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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.
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Pikala's Boss
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A Plethora of Pikachu!
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Debut
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Appearance
Pose
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.
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Chinese
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Cantonese
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皮卡皮卡必殺擊 Pika Pika Bītsaatgīk
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Mandarin
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皮卡皮卡必殺擊 / 皮卡皮卡必杀击 Píkǎ Píkǎ Bìshājí / Píkǎ Píkǎ Bìshājī
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French
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Pikachute Foudroyante
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German
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Perfektes Pika-Projektil
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Italian
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Super Pikaboom
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Korean
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필살피카슛 Pilsal Pika-shoot
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Polish
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Katastropika
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Brazilian Portuguese
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Catástrofe Pikachu
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Russian
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Катастропика Katastropika
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Spanish
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Pikavoltio Letal
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