Normal · Physical move · Gen 4
Last Resort
Last Resort is a Normal-type physical move introduced in Generation 4. It has 140 base power and 100% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 149 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Physical
Power
140
Accuracy
100%
PP
5 (max 8)
Priority
0
Effect
Fails unless each known move has been used. This move fails unless the user knows this move and at least one other move, and has used all the other moves it knows at least once each since it became active or Transformed.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (64 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (26 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Normal attack
2× vs—
½× vsRockSteel
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Last Resort
149 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 7 | ||||
| Electric | 4 | ||||
| Electric | 4 | ||||
| Electric/Psychic | 4 | ||||
| Fairy | 4–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Dark | 7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dark | 7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fairy | 4–8 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic/Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | 5–7 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Dragon/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fairy/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal/Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal/Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Electric/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Water/Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal | 6–7 | ||||
| Normal/Ground | 6–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 6–7 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Fighting/Flying | 6–7 | ||||
| Electric/Fairy | 6–7 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Rock/Fairy | 6–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Ghost | 6–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Bug/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Rock | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Electric/Steel | 7 | ||||
| Ghost/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Psychic/Steel | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Steel | 7 | ||||
| Dark/Dragon | 7 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Fighting/Ghost | 7 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Psychic/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dragon/Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Normal/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Ground/Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 |
Last Resort FAQ
What does Last Resort do?
Last Resort is a Normal-type physical move with 140 power. This move fails unless the user knows this move and at least one other move, and has used all the other moves it knows at least once each since it became active or Transformed.
Which Pokémon can learn Last Resort?
149 Pokémon and forms can learn Last Resort in at least one game: 64 in Scarlet & Violet, 26 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Rattata, Alolan Rattata, Raticate, Alolan Raticate, Pikachu and Raichu.
Is Last Resort in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 26 Pokémon can use Last Resort in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Last Resort super effective against?
As a Normal-type attack, Last Resort is super effective against no types, not very effective against Rock and Steel and has no effect on Ghost (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.