Matcha Gotcha (move)

Matcha Gotcha シャカシャカほう Rustle-Rustle Cannon

Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation IX 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 IX

Matcha Gotcha (Japanese: シャカシャカほう Rustle-Rustle Cannon) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation IX. It is the signature move of Sinistcha.

Effect

Matcha Gotcha deals damage and restores the user's HP equal to up to half of the damage dealt. It also has a 20% chance of burning targets.

Matcha Gotcha hits both opponents in a Double Battle.

If the target has the Ability Liquid Ooze, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.

If Matcha Gotcha is used in a Double Battle when one of the opponents has the ability Liquid Ooze, the user will take damage from that ability first, and then heal of HP from the other opponent.

If the user is holding a Big Root, the HP restored is increased by 30% (making the restored HP 65% of the damage dealt). Big Root does not increase the damage dealt.

Upon execution, Matcha Gotcha will thaw the user if frozen. Matcha Gotcha also thaws a frozen target hit by it.

Description

Games Description SV The user fires a blast of tea that it mixed. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						IX
						SV
1013		Sinistcha All forms		Mineral	Amorphous	Evo.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Sinistcha Restoring health
The user fires a blast of tea that it mixed. This restores the user's health.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Sinistcha whisks its body around, sending splatters of hot green tea at the opponent. When the move makes contact, Sinistcha regains some of its lost health.
Carmine's Sinistcha	HZ069		Debut

Trivia

• Matcha Gotcha is the only:
  • Grass-type move that can inflict a burn.
  • HP-draining move that has an additional effect.
  • HP-draining move that can target all adjacent opponents without affecting allies.
• Despite its Japanese name containing ほう "cannon", it is not one of the ball and bomb moves.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 刷刷茶炮 Chaatchaat Chàhpaau Mandarin 刷刷茶炮 Shuāshuā Chápào French Mortier Matcha German Quirlschuss Italian Spruzzatè Korean 휘적휘적포 Hwijeok-Hwijeok Po Spanish Cañón Batidor

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