Volt Switch

ボルテッカー Volteccer

Generation:	V

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	70
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	20, max: ?
Affects:	Selected Target
Secondary Effect:	Paralysis
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Volt Switch is an Electric-type move introduced in Generation V.

Description

Games	Description
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh BDSP LA SV	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.

Effect

Volt Switch deals regular damage and forces the Pokémon to switch out into another Pokémon. However, Volt Switch does not force the Pokémon to switch if it fails to hit the target (e.g. due to the target protecting) or if the target is immune to Volt Switch (e.g. due to being a Ground-Type or having the ability Volt Absorb). Additionally, the user will not switch out if Volt Switch activates an opposing Pokémon's Wimp Out, Emergency Exit, or if the target is holding an Eject Button.

If a Pokémon using Volt Switch attacks a Pokémon holding a Red Card, the attacking Pokémon will be forced to switch into a random Pokémon.

Volt Switch allows the user to switch out even if they are trapped, whether by ability (e.g. Shadow Tag) or by move (e.g. Block). Additionally, the user can also switch out using Volt Switch even if they are ingrained, however the effect will not be passed to the next Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Shinx	electric	Field				24	24
	Luxio	electric	Field				31	31
	Luxray	electric	Field				33	33
	Emolga	electric/flying	Field	42	42	42	40
	Thundurus	electric/flying	Undiscovered				35	35
	Helioptile	electric/normal	Monster/Dragon		40	40	24
	Heliolisk	electric/normal	Monster/Dragon				1
	Dedenne	electric/fairy	Field/Fairy		26	26	30	30
	Zeraora	electric	Undiscovered			15USUM	32
	Wattrel	electric/flying	Water 1/Flying					37
	Kilowattrel	electric/flying	Water 1/Flying					43
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Pikachu	electric	Field/Fairy	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80	TM048
	Raichu	electric	Field/Fairy	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80	TM048
	Raichu	electric/psychic	Field/Fairy			TM72	TM80	TM048
	Geodude	rock/electric	Mineral			TM72
	Graveler	rock/electric	Mineral			TM72
	Golem	rock/electric	Mineral			TM72
	Magnemite	electric/steel	Mineral	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80	TM048
	Magneton	electric/steel	Mineral	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80	TM048
	Voltorb	electric	Mineral	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80BDSP	TM048
	Voltorb	electric/grass	Mineral					TM048
	Electrode	electric	Mineral	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80BDSP	TM048
	Electrode	electric/grass	Mineral					TM048
	Electabuzz	electric	Human-Like	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80
	Jolteon	electric	Field	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80	TM048
	Zapdos	electric/flying	Undiscovered	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80	TM048
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80	TM048
	Chinchou	water/electric	Water 2	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80
	Lanturn	water/electric	Water 2	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80
	Pichu	electric	Undiscovered	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80	TM048
	Mareep	electric	Monster/Field					TM048
	Flaaffy	electric	Monster/Field	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80BDSP	TM048
	Ampharos	electric	Monster/Field	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80BDSP	TM048
	Forretress	bug/steel	Bug	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80BDSP	TM048
	Elekid	electric	Undiscovered	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80
	Raikou	electric	Undiscovered	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80
	Nosepass	rock	Mineral	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80BDSP
	Electrike	electric	Field	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80
	Manectric	electric	Field	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80
	Plusle	electric	Fairy	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80BDSP
	Minun	electric	Fairy	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80BDSP
	Shinx	electric	Field	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80	TM048
	Luxio	electric	Field	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80	TM048
	Luxray	electric	Field	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80	TM048
	Pachirisu	electric	Field/Fairy	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80BDSP	TM048
	Magnezone	electric/steel	Mineral	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80	TM048
	Electivire	electric	Human-Like	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80
	Probopass	rock/steel	Mineral	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80BDSP
	Rotom	electric/ghost	Amorphous	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80	TM048
	Blitzle	electric	Field	TM72	TM72	TM72
	Zebstrika	electric	Field	TM72	TM72	TM72
	Emolga	electric/flying	Field	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80
	Joltik	bug/electric	Bug	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80
	Galvantula	bug/electric	Bug	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80
	Klink	steel	Mineral	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80
	Klang	steel	Mineral	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80
	Klinklang	steel	Mineral	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80
	Eelektrik	electric	Amorphous	TM72	TM72	TM72		TM048
	Eelektross	electric	Amorphous	TM72	TM72	TM72		TM048
	Cobalion	steel/fighting	Undiscovered	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80
	Thundurus	electric/flying	Undiscovered	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80	TM048
	Zekrom	dragon/electric	Undiscovered	TM72	TM72	TM72	TM80
	Helioptile	electric/normal	Monster/Dragon		TM72	TM72	TM80
	Heliolisk	electric/normal	Monster/Dragon		TM72	TM72	TM80
	Dedenne	electric/fairy	Field/Fairy		TM72	TM72	TM80	TM048
	Grubbin	bug	Bug			TM72	TM80
	Charjabug	bug/electric	Bug			TM72	TM80
	Vikavolt	bug/electric	Bug			TM72	TM80
	Togedemaru	electric/steel	Field/Fairy			TM72	TM80
	Tapu Koko	electric/fairy	Undiscovered			TM72	TM80
	Xurkitree	electric	Undiscovered			TM72	TM80
	Magearna	steel/fairy	Undiscovered			TM72	TM80	TM048
	Zeraora	electric	Undiscovered			TM72USUM	TM80
	Yamper	electric	Field				TM80
	Boltund	electric	Field				TM80
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like				TM80	TM048
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like				TM80	TM048
	Morpeko	electric/dark	Field/Fairy				TM80
	Regieleki	electric	Undiscovered				TM80	TM048
	Pawmi	electric	Field					TM048
	Pawmo	electric/fighting	Field					TM048
	Pawmot	electric/fighting	Field					TM048
	Tadbulb	electric	Water 1					TM048
	Bellibolt	electric	Water 1					TM048
	Wattrel	electric/flying	Water 1/Flying					TM048
	Kilowattrel	electric/flying	Water 1/Flying					TM048
	Sandy Shocks	electric/ground	Undiscovered					TM048
	Iron Treads	ground/steel	Undiscovered					TM048
	Iron Hands	fighting/electric	Undiscovered					TM048
	Iron Thorns	rock/electric	Undiscovered					TM048
	Miraidon	electric/dragon	Undiscovered					TM048
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

Main games

Main series

v · d · e List of Electric-type moves

Generation I · Generation II · Generation III · Generation IV · Generation V · Generation VI · Generation VII · Generation VIII · Generation IX

A	Aura Wheel

B	Bolt Beak Bolt Strike Buzzy Buzz

C	Charge Charge Beam

D	Discharge Double Shock

E	Eerie Impulse Electric Terrain Electrify Electro Ball Electro Drift Electroweb

F	Fusion Bolt

I	Ion Deluge

M	Magnet Rise Magnetic Flux

N	Nuzzle

O	Overdrive

P	Parabolic Charge Pika Papow Plasma Fists

R	Rising Voltage

S	Shock Wave Spark Supercell Slam

T	Thunder Thunder Cage Thunder Fang Thunder Punch Thunder Shock Thunder Wave Thunderbolt Thunderclap

V	Volt Switch Volt Tackle

W	Wild Charge Wildbolt Storm

Z	Zap Cannon Zing Zap Zippy Zap

See also	Bug-type Dark-type Dragon-type Fairy-type Fighting-type Fire-type Flying-type Ghost-type Grass-type Ground-type Ice-type Normal-type Poison-type Psychic-type Rock-type Steel-type Water-type

Moves

v · d · e List of moves introduced in Generation V

Bug-type · Dark-type · Dragon-type · Electric-type · Fairy-type · Fighting-type · Fire-type · Flying-type · Ghost-type · Grass-type · Ground-type · Ice-type · Normal-type · Poison-type · Psychic-type · Rock-type · Steel-type · Water-type

A	Acid Spray Acrobatics After You Ally Switch Autotomize

B	Bestow Blue Flare Bolt Strike Bulldoze

C	Chip Away Circle Throw Clear Smog Coil Cotton Guard

D	Dragon Tail Drill Run Dual Chop

E	Echoed Voice Electro Ball Electroweb Entrainment

F	Fiery Dance Final Gambit Fire Pledge Flame Burst Flame Charge Foul Play Freeze Shock Frost Breath Fusion Bolt Fusion Flare

G	Gear Grind Glaciate Grass Pledge Guard Split

H	Head Charge Heal Pulse Heart Stamp Heat Crash Heavy Slam Hex Hone Claws Horn Leech Hurricane

I	Ice Burn Icicle Crash Incinerate Inferno

L	Leaf Tornado Low Sweep

M	Magic Room

N	Night Daze

P	Power Split Psyshock Psystrike

Q	Quash Quick Guard Quiver Dance

R	Rage Powder Razor Shell Reflect Type Relic Song Retaliate Round

S	Sacred Sword Scald Searing Shot Secret Sword Shell Smash Shift Gear Simple Beam Sky Drop Sludge Wave Smack Down Snarl Soak Steamroller Stored Power Storm Throw Struggle Bug Synchronoise

T	Tail Slap Techno Blast Telekinesis

V	V-create Venoshock Volt Switch

W	Water Pledge Wide Guard Wild Charge Wonder Room Work Up

See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Generation V