Volt Switch
Wake-Up Slap
Volt Tackle
Essentials
Volt Tackle
Summary
User takes 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
Damage Dealt
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1
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1
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½
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½
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1
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1
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2
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1
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½
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0
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
Stats
- Power
- 120; percentile 88.3
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 15, up to 24 with
PP Up - Target
- Selected Pokémon
- Effect chance
- 10
- Priority
- 0 (normal)
Flags
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Makes contact
User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
- Has a charging turn
- Must recharge
- Blocked by Detect and Protect
- Reflectable
- Snatchable
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Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
- Punch-based
- Sound-based
- Unusable during Gravity
- Defrosts when used
- Targets opposite side in triples
- Heals
- Ignores Substitute
Machines
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
Effect
Inflicts regular damage. User takes 1/3 the damage it inflicts in recoil. Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
- Inflicts damage; inflicts status ailment
- 10% chance to inflict Paralysis
- User absorbs 0% of the damage inflicted
Flavor
Flavor Text
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A life-risking tackle that slightly hurts the user.
The user throws an electrified tackle. It hurts the user a little.
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The user electrifies itself, then charges at the foe. It causes considerable damage to the user as well.
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The user electrifies itself, then charges. It causes considerable damage to the user and may leave the target with paralysis.
The user electrifies itself, then charges. It causes considerable damage to the user and may leave the target with paralysis.
Foreign Names
- Spanish
- Placaje Eléc
- Italian
- Locomovolt
- French
- Électacle
- German
- Volttackle
- Czech
- Voltonáraz
- Japanese
- ボルテッカー (borutekkaa)
Contests
Contest
- Type
- Appeal
- ♡♡♡♡♡♡
- Jam
- Flavor text
- After this move, the user is more easily startled.
- Use after
- Use before
- None
Super Contest
- Type
- Appeal
- ♡♡
- Flavor text
- Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.
- Use after
- None
- Use before
- None
Similar moves
No other moves have the same effect as Volt Tackle.
Pokémon
Electric Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.
Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Volt Tackle's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.
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Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
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| Volt Tackle Pichu: Appears on a Pichu whose mother was holding a Light Ball. The father cannot be Ditto. | |||||||||||||||
| • | • | • | Pichu |
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Static
Lightningrod |
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Undiscovered | 20 | 40 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 60 | 205 | |
