Volt Tackle

Electric-type charged move in Pokémon GO.

Volt Switch

Volt Tackle+

Volt Tackle

Category

Charged

Type

Electric

Gyms & Raids

Power

Energy

-33

Duration

3.5s

DPS

25.71

DPE

2.73

Trainer Battles

Power

Energy

-40

DPE

2.25

Rankings compare charged moves only. Type ranks show position and call out ties; all-type percentages include ties. Lower Energy costs rank higher.

Gyms & Raids

Category

Charged

Duration

3.5s

Power

Tied for rank 11 in Electric; 2 moves share rank 11 among 16 eligible Electric-type charged moves.Top 50.4 percent across all types; 130 of 258 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Energy

-33

Tied for best in Electric; 3 moves share rank 1 among 16 eligible Electric-type charged moves.Top 33.5 percent across all types; 86 of 257 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPE

2.73

Best in Electric; rank 1 of 16 eligible Electric-type charged moves.Top 4.3 percent across all types; 11 of 257 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPS

25.71

Rank 14 of 16 eligible Electric-type charged moves.Top 70.6 percent across all types; 182 of 258 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Trainer Battles

Category

Charged

Turns

Power

Tied for rank 6 in Electric; 3 moves share rank 6 among 16 eligible Electric-type charged moves.Top 38.3 percent across all types; 98 of 256 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Energy

-40

Tied for rank 3 in Electric; 4 moves share rank 3 among 16 eligible Electric-type charged moves.Top 33.6 percent across all types; 86 of 256 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPE

2.25

Best in Electric; rank 1 of 16 eligible Electric-type charged moves.Top 6.3 percent across all types; 16 of 256 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Effect

100% chance to reduce the User's Defense by 20%

Archetype

Self-Debuff Spam

Volt Switch

Volt Tackle+

Volt Tackle

Category

Charged

Type

Electric

Gyms & Raids

Power

Energy

-33

Duration

3.5s

DPS

25.71

DPE

2.73

Trainer Battles

Power

Energy

-40

DPE

2.25

These are the strongest Pokémon that can learn the Electric-type move Volt Tackle.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle
18.11
167.5
89.6
828.1s
14.38
2
Mega Raichu X
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle
15.39
180.4
83.1
974.4s
12.77
3
Alolan Raichu
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle
11.21
101.8
147.3
1338.5s
8.82
4
Raichu
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle
10.78
96.2
156.0
1391.7s
8.47

Ranked Pokémon whose recommended PvP moveset includes Volt Tackle. Pick a league to see its rankings.

Great

Ultra

Mega Edition

Great

Ultra

Rank	Pokémon	Fast Move	Charged Move 1	Charged Move 2	League
#189 of 1145	Raichu	Volt Switch Multipurpose	Volt Tackle Self-Debuff Spam	Trailblaze Boost	Great League
#231 of 1145	Alolan Raichu	Volt Switch Multipurpose	Volt Tackle Self-Debuff Spam	Psyshock Spam/Bait	Great League