Matcha Gotcha (move)

Matcha Gotcha シャカシャカほう Rustle-Rustle Cannon

Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation IX Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Matcha Gotcha (Japanese: シャカシャカほう Rustle-Rustle Cannon) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation IX. It is the signature move of Sinistcha.

Effect

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: When targeting two opponents in a Double Battle in which one opponent has Liquid Ooze, does the user heal HP first, or does Liquid Ooze damage the user first? You can discuss this on the talk page.

Matcha Gotcha deals damage and restores the user's HP equal to up to half of the damage dealt. It also has a 20% chance of burning targets.

Matcha Gotcha hits both opponents in a Double Battle.

If the user is holding a Big Root, the HP restored is increased by 30% (making the restored HP 65% of the damage dealt). Big Root does not increase the damage dealt.

If the target has the Ability Liquid Ooze, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.

If either the user or the target is frozen, they will be thawed by Matcha Gotcha.

Description

Games Description SV The user fires a blast of tea that it mixed. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
1013		Sinistcha		Mineral	Amorphous	Evo.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Trivia

• Matcha Gotcha is the only Grass-type move that can inflict a burn.
• Despite its Japanese name containing ほう "cannon", it is not one of the ball and bomb moves.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 刷刷茶炮 Chaatchaat Chàhpaau Mandarin 刷刷茶炮 Shuāshuā Chápào French Mortier Matcha German Quirlschuss Italian Spruzzatè Korean 휘적휘적포 Hwijeok-Hwijeok Po Spanish Cañón Batidor

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