Electric · Physical move · Gen 3
Volt Tackle
Volt Tackle is a Electric-type physical move introduced in Generation 3. It has 120 base power and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 6 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Electric
Category
Physical
Power
120
Accuracy
100%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
Has 33% recoil. 10% chance to paralyze target. Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target. If the target lost HP, the user takes recoil damage equal to 33% the HP lost by the target, rounded half up, but not less than 1 HP.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (4 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (3 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (4 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Electric attack
2× vsWaterFlying
½× vsElectricGrassDragon
0× vsGround
Pokémon that learn Volt Tackle
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pikachu | Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 |
 Pikachu (Alola Cap) | Electric | 7–8 | |||
 Raichu | Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 |
 Alolan Raichu | Electric/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 |
 Pichu | Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
 Pichu-Spiky-eared | Electric | 4 |
Volt Tackle FAQ
What does Volt Tackle do?
Volt Tackle is a Electric-type physical move with 120 power. Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target. If the target lost HP, the user takes recoil damage equal to 33% the HP lost by the target, rounded half up, but not less than 1 HP.
Which Pokémon can learn Volt Tackle?
6 Pokémon and forms can learn Volt Tackle in at least one game: 4 in Scarlet & Violet, 3 in Pokémon Champions and 4 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Pikachu, Pikachu (Alola Cap), Raichu, Alolan Raichu, Pichu and Pichu-Spiky-eared.
Is Volt Tackle in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 3 Pokémon can use Volt Tackle in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Volt Tackle super effective against?
As a Electric-type attack, Volt Tackle is super effective against Water and Flying, not very effective against Electric, Grass and Dragon and has no effect on Ground (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.