Volt Tackle

Volt Tackle (Japanese: ボルテッカー, Hepburn: Volteccer) is an Electric-type physical move. It is exclusive to the Pikachu Evolutionary line of Pokémon.

Description

Games	Description
RSE	A life-risking tackle that slightly hurts the user.
FRLG	The user throws an electrified tackle. It hurts the user a little.
DPPtHGSS	The user electrifies itself, then charges at the foe. It causes considerable damage to the user as well.
BWB2W2	The user electrifies itself, then charges. It causes considerable damage to the user and may leave the target with paralysis.
XYORAS	The user electrifies itself, then charges. This also damages the user quite a lot. This may leave the target with paralysis.
SMUSUM	The user electrifies itself, then charges. It also damages the user quite a lot. This may leave the target with paralysis.
	The user electrifies itself and charges the target. This also damages the user quite a lot. This attack may leave the target with paralysis.

Learnset

By breeding

By Move Tutor

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Games
	Pikachu	electric	Field/Fairy	SM USUM
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

By event

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Games

• Volt Tackle is one of Pichu, Pikachu and Raichu's strongest attacks. It is learned by breeding a member of the Pikachu family with another one with a Light Ball.
• Volt Tackle is an Electric type move, with 120 power and 100 accuracy. It is also a Physical move.
• Volt Tackle can cause paralysis, but also delivers to the user 1/3 of the damage inflicted. This move in power is equal to Thunder; however, Volt Tackle has a 100 percent accuracy, whereas Thunder has a 70 percent accuracy when the weather is not set to Rain. The other difference between the two attacks is that Volt Tackle has recoil, while Thunder does not.
• Pichu, Pikachu and Raichu's Volt Tackle is more powerful than Thunder, because they tend to increase more attack than Sp. Attack.

In the Super Smash Bros. series

In the Super Smash Bros. series, Volt Tackle is Pikachu's Final Smash in every title since Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Pichu's since Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Upon using the move, Pikachu or Pichu turns into a large ball of electricity, able to fly around the stage freely and damage opponents they touch. The player can press the attack button to discharge electricity, dealing greater damage and knockback. After discharging, the player has to wait a second for the move to recharge. Once Volt Tackle is about to end, Pikachu or Pichu begins to slow down, and their movement becomes slightly restricted. Additionally, Pikachu cannot fly past the blast lines in this form. The only difference with Pichu's Volt Tackle is that it is stronger and deals recoil damage to the user.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, a ball of light appears alongside Pikachu that follows the direction the player is holding, serving as a guide, though the this ball deals no damage to opponents. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, there is a trophy of Volt Tackle that can be unlocked by clearing All-Star Mode with Pikachu.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Volt Tackle is automatically controlled, as Pikachu flies rapidly across the screen multiple times before finishing with a burst of electricity that launches opponents away.

How to obtain

• To get a Pichu that knows Volt Tackle, you can breed a female Pikachu that is holding the Light Ball with another Pokémon that is in its Egg Group so that your Pichu will hatch with Volt Tackle being known. Or you can breed a Ditto and female Pikachu, and get a Pichu.
• In Generation IV, get a male Cherrim and a female Pikachu, put both in the day-care, and have Pikachu hold the Light Ball. Now, you should then have a Pichu that knows Volt Tackle.
• In Generation VII a lady can teach a Pikachu in Konikoni City to use this move.

Profiles

Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy

Trivia

• Its Japanese name, Volteccer, is based on the signature move of the character Pulseman. Two years before Game Freak made Pokémon, they created Pulseman, a Sega Genesis/Master Drive game. It should also be noted that Team Galactic and Rotom are also homages to Pulseman (Team Galactic based on Galaxy Gang, the main antagonists of Pulseman; and Rotom looks slightly like him—it can even go from the digital world to the "real world" and back in a similar fashion). However, Rotom isn't able to learn Volt Tackle.

Gallery

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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

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Damage-dealing	A Acid Bubble Ember Powder Snow Thunder Shock Aeroblast Spacial Rend Ancient Power Ominous Wind Silver Wind Arm Thrust Water Shuriken Aqua Jet Accelerock B Barb Barrage Infernal Parade Bite Heart Stamp Blizzard Hurricane Thunder Bolt Beak Fishious Rend Bone Rush Rock Blast Brine Hex Venoshock Bullet Seed Icicle Spear C Catastropika Pulverizing Pancake Circle Throw Dragon Tail Collision Course Electro Drift Counter Mirror Coat Cross Chop Stone Edge Crush Claw Razor Claw Crunch Flash Cannon Shadow Ball D Dig Dive Discharge Lava Plume Double-Edge Brave Bird Flare Blitz Wave Crash Wood Hammer Volt Tackle Drill Peck Dragon Claw Power Gem Seed Bomb Strength X-Scissor Dynamax Cannon Behemoth Bash Behemoth Blade Dynamic Punch Inferno E Earthquake Judgment Eruption Dragon Energy Water Spout F False Swipe Hold Back Fire Punch Ice Punch Signal Beam Thunder Punch Relic Song Fire Spin Clamp Sand Tomb Whirlpool Flail Reversal Flame Charge Chilling Water Pounce Struggle Bug Trailblaze Flamethrower Ice Beam Thunderbolt Fury Attack Barrage Fusion Flare Fusion Bolt G Giga Drain Drain Punch Horn Leech Gyro Ball Electro Ball H Hammer Arm Ice Hammer Heavy Slam Heat Crash Hyper Beam Blast Burn Frenzy Plant Giga Impact Hydro Cannon Meteor Assault Roar of Time Rock Wrecker Hyper Fang Zen Headbutt I Icy Wind Electroweb Mud Shot Snarl Iron Tail Dragon Rush J Jump Kick Supercell Slam K Karate Chop Poison Tail L Last Respects Rage Fist Leaf Blade Attack Order Low Kick Grass Knot Lunge Apple Acid Drum Beating Grav Apple Fire Lash Luster Purge Mist Ball M Megahorn Power Whip Precipice Blades Metal Burst Comeuppance N Needle Arm Force Palm O Octazooka Mirror Shot Mud Bomb Overheat Draco Meteor Fleur Cannon Leaf Storm P Pluck Bug Bite Pound Branch Poke Fairy Wind Gust Leafage Scratch Tackle Psybeam Aurora Beam Bubble Beam Chatter Low Sweep Sludge Spark Psyblade Hydro Steam Psychic Bug Buzz Earth Power Energy Ball Psyshock Body Press Q Quick Attack Bullet Punch Ice Shard Mach Punch Shadow Sneak Vacuum Wave R Return Frustration Revenge Avalanche Rollout Ice Ball S Sacred Fire Diamond Storm Seismic Toss Night Shade Shadow Bone Liquidation Skull Bash Electro Shot Sky Attack Freeze Shock Ice Burn Slash Aqua Cutter Cross Poison Night Slash Psycho Cut Shadow Claw Sludge Wave Moonblast Springtide Storm Bleakwind Storm Sandsear Storm Wildbolt Storm Steel Beam Chloroblast Stomp Steamroller Stomping Tantrum Lash Out Temper Flare Stone Axe Ceaseless Edge Stored Power Power Trip Sucker Punch Thunderclap Sunsteel Strike Moongeist Beam Photon Geyser Superpower Armor Cannon Close Combat Dragon Ascent Headlong Rush Super Fang Nature's Madness Ruination Surf Hyper Voice Land's Wrath Petal Blizzard Thousand Arrows Thousand Waves Swift Aerial Ace Feint Attack Magical Leaf Magnet Bomb Shadow Punch Shock Wave T Techno Blast Multi-Attack Thief Covet Thrash Outrage Petal Dance Raging Fury U U-turn Volt Switch W Waterfall Dark Pulse Extrasensory Iron Head Poison Jab Scald Zing Zap Weather Ball Terrain Pulse Wring Out Crush Grip Hard Press Elemental fangs Fire Fang Ice Fang Thunder Fang One-hit knockout moves Fissure Guillotine Horn Drill Sheer Cold Pledge moves Fire Pledge Grass Pledge Water Pledge Let's Go Partner Pika Papow Veevee Volley Bouncy Bubble Buzzy Buzz Sizzly Slide Glitzy Glow Baddy Bad Sappy Seed Freezy Frost
Status	After You Quash Camouflage Reflect Type Charm Captivate Eerie Impulse Fake Tears Feather Dance Confide Play Nice Conversion Conversion 2 Destiny Bond Grudge Disable Embargo Heal Block Taunt Torment Follow Me Rage Powder Foresight Miracle Eye Odor Sleuth Forest's Curse Trick-or-Treat Guard Split Power Split Harden Sharpen Heal Bell Aromatherapy Heal Pulse Floral Healing Aqua Ring Ingrain Jungle Healing Lunar Blessing Magnetic Flux Gear Up Meditate Defense Curl Howl Withdraw Memento Lunar Dance Healing Wish Mind Reader Lock-On Mist Lucky Chant Safeguard Morning Sun Moonlight Shore Up Synthesis Mud Sport Water Sport No Retreat Clangorous Soul Poison Powder Stun Spore Protect Baneful Bunker Burning Bulwark Detect King's Shield Obstruct Silk Trap Spiky Shield Quick Guard Crafty Shield Wide Guard Quiver Dance Coil Recover Heal Order Milk Drink Roost Slack Off Soft-Boiled Roar Whirlwind Sand Attack Flash Smokescreen Screech Metal Sound Sing Grass Whistle Supersonic Skill Swap Guard Swap Heart Swap Power Swap Speed Swap Sleep Powder Lovely Kiss Sweet Kiss Soak Magic Powder Spider Web Block Mean Look Spikes Stealth Rock Sticky Web Toxic Spikes Splash Celebrate Hold Hands Stockpile Bulk Up Calm Mind Cosmic Power Dragon Dance Hone Claws Swords Dance Acid Armor Amnesia Autotomize Barrier Iron Defense Nasty Plot Rock Polish Tail Whip Leer Trick Switcheroo Trick Room Magic Room Wonder Room Worry Seed Entrainment Simple Beam Terrain moves Electric Terrain Grassy Terrain Misty Terrain Psychic Terrain Weather moves Hail Rain Dance Sandstorm Snowscape Sunny Day

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Burn	Beak Blast Blaze Kick Blazing Torque Blue Flare Burning Bulwark Burning Jealousy Ember Fire Blast Fire Fang Fire Punch Fire Spin Flame Wheel Flamethrower Flare Blitz Fling Heat Wave Ice Burn Infernal Parade Inferno Matcha Gotcha Lava Plume Psycho Shift Pyro Ball Sacred Fire Sandsear Storm Scald Scorching Sands Searing Shot Secret Power Shadow Fire Sizzly Slide Steam Eruption Tri Attack Will-O-Wisp
Frozen	Blizzard Freeze-Dry Freezing Glare Ice Beam Ice Fang Ice Punch Powder Snow Secret Power Shadow Chill Tri Attack
Paralysis	Body Slam Bolt Strike Bounce Buzzy Buzz Combat Torque Dire Claw Discharge Dragon Breath Fling Force Palm Freeze Shock Glare Lick Nuzzle Psycho Shift Secret Power Shadow Bolt Spark Splishy Splash Stoked Sparksurfer Stun Spore Thunder Thunder Fang Thunder Punch Thunder Shock Thunder Wave Thunderbolt Tri Attack Volt Tackle Wildbolt Storm Zap Cannon G-Max G-Max Befuddle G-Max Stun Shock G-Max Volt Crash
Poison	Baneful Bunker Barb Barrage Cross Poison Dire Claw Fling Gunk Shot Mortal Spin Noxious Torque Poison Gas Poison Jab Poison Powder Poison Sting Poison Tail Psycho Shift Secret Power Shell Side Arm Sludge Sludge Bomb Sludge Wave Smog Toxic Spikes Toxic Thread Twineedle Bad poisoning Fling Malignant Chain Poison Fang Psycho Shift Toxic Toxic Spikes G-Max G-Max Befuddle G-Max Malodor G-Max Stun Shock
Sleep	Dark Void Dire Claw G-Max Befuddle G-Max Snooze Grass Whistle Hypnosis Lovely Kiss Psycho Shift Relic Song Rest Secret Power Sing Sleep Powder Spore Wicked Torque Yawn

v · d · e List of moves introduced in Generation III
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	Aerial Ace Air Cutter Arm Thrust Aromatherapy Assist Astonish
B	Blast Burn Blaze Kick Block Bounce Brick Break Bulk Up Bullet Seed
C	Calm Mind Camouflage Charge Cosmic Power Covet Crush Claw
D	Dive Doom Desire Dragon Claw Dragon Dance
E	Endeavor Eruption Extrasensory
F	Facade Fake Out Fake Tears Feather Dance Flatter Focus Punch Follow Me Frenzy Plant
G	Grass Whistle Grudge
H	Hail Heat Wave Helping Hand Howl Hydro Cannon Hyper Voice
I	Ice Ball Icicle Spear Imprison Ingrain Iron Defense
K	Knock Off
L	Leaf Blade Luster Purge
M	Magic Coat Magical Leaf Memento Metal Sound Meteor Mash Mist Ball Mud Shot Mud Sport Muddy Water
N	Nature Power Needle Arm
O	Odor Sleuth Overheat
P	Poison Fang Poison Tail Psycho Boost
R	Recycle Refresh Revenge Rock Blast Rock Tomb Role Play
S	Sand Tomb Secret Power Sheer Cold Shock Wave Signal Beam Silver Wind Skill Swap Sky Uppercut Slack Off Smelling Salts Snatch Spit Up Stockpile Superpower Swallow
T	Tail Glow Taunt Teeter Dance Tickle Torment Trick
U	Uproar
V	Volt Tackle
W	Water Pulse Water Sport Water Spout Weather Ball Will-O-Wisp Wish
Y	Yawn
See also	Generation I Generation II Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX
Generation III