Tackle (move)
- This article is about the move Tackle. For the field move, see Field Move.
| Tackle たいあたり Body Blow | ||||||||||||
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Tackle (Japanese: たいあたり Body Blow) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Generation I-IV
Tackle deals damage and has no secondary effect. In these Generations, Tackle's base power was 35 and accuracy was 95%.
Generation V
Tackle's power changed from 35 to 50 and accuracy from 95% to 100%. Otherwise, it is exactly the same as before.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||||
| 001 | 
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Bulbasaur | Grass | Poison | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
| 002 | 
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Ivysaur | Grass | Poison | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
| 003 | 
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Venusaur | Grass | Poison | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
| 007 | 
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Squirtle | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 008 | 
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Wartortle | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 009 | 
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Blastoise | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 010 | 
|
Caterpie | Bug | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 016 | 
|
Pidgey | Normal | Flying | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||
| 017 | 
|
Pidgeotto | Normal | Flying | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||
| 018 | 
|
Pidgeot | Normal | Flying | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||
| 019 | 
|
Rattata | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||
| 020 | 
|
Raticate | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||
| 029 | 
|
Nidoran♀ | Poison | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 030 | 
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Nidorina | Poison | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 031 | 
|
Nidoqueen | Poison | Ground | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 032 | 
|
Nidoran♂ | Poison | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 033 | 
|
Nidorino | Poison | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 034 | 
|
Nidoking | Poison | Ground | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 048 | 
|
Venonat | Bug | Poison | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
| 049 | 
|
Venomoth | Bug | Poison | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
| 074 | 
|
Geodude | Rock | Ground | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
| 075 | 
|
Graveler | Rock | Ground | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
| 076 | 
|
Golem | Rock | Ground | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
| 077 | 
|
Ponyta | Fire | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 078 | 
|
Rapidash | Fire | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 079 | 
|
Slowpoke | Water | Psychic | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 080 | 
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Slowbro | Water | Psychic | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 081 | 
|
Magnemite | Electric | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 082 | 
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Magneton | Electric | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 090 | 
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Shellder | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 091 | 
|
Cloyster | Water | Ice | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 095 | 
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Onix | Rock | Ground | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
| 100 | 
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Voltorb | Electric | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | ' | |||||||
| 101 | 
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Electrode | Electric | -- | -- | -- | --, 5 | --, 5 | ' | |||||||
| 109 | 
|
Koffing | Poison | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 110 | 
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Weezing | Poison | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 120 | 
|
Staryu | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 121 | 
|
Starmie | Water | Psychic | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 128 | 
|
Tauros | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||
| 129 | 
|
Magikarp | Water | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ' | |||||||
| 130 | 
|
Gyarados | Water | Flying | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 133 | 
|
Eevee | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||
| 134 | 
|
Vaporeon | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 135 | 
|
Jolteon | Electric | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 136 | 
|
Flareon | Fire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 137 | 
|
Porygon | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||
| 143 | 
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Snorlax | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | ||||||||
| 152 | 
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Chikorita | Grass | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 153 | 
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Bayleef | Grass | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 154 | 
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Meganium | Grass | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 155 | 
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Cyndaquil | Fire | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 156 | 
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Quilava | Fire | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 157 | 
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Typhlosion | Fire | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 161 | 
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Sentret | Normal | -- | '''' | |||||||||||
| 162 | 
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Furret | Normal | -- | '''' | |||||||||||
| 163 | 
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Hoothoot | Normal | Flying | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||
| 164 | 
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Noctowl | Normal | Flying | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||
| 165 | 
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Ledyba | Bug | Flying | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 166 | 
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Ledian | Bug | Flying | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 179 | 
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Mareep | Electric | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 180 | 
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Flaaffy | Electric | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 181 | 
|
Ampharos | Electric | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 183 | 
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Marill | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 184 | 
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Azumarill | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 187 | 
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Hoppip | Grass | Flying | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ' | |||||||
| 188 | 
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Skiploom | Grass | Flying | --, 10 | --, 10 | --, 10 | --, 10 | ' | |||||||
| 189 | 
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Jumpluff | Grass | Flying | --, 10 | --, 10 | --, 10 | --, 10 | ' | |||||||
| 193 | 
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Yanma | Bug | Flying | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 196 | 
|
Espeon | Psychic | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 197 | 
|
Umbreon | Dark | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 199 | 
|
Slowking | Water | Psychic | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 203 | 
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Girafarig | Normal | Psychic | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||
| 204 | 
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Pineco | Bug | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 205 | 
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Forretress | Bug | Steel | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 208 | 
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Steelix | Steel | Ground | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 209 | 
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Snubbull | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | ||||||||
| 210 | 
|
Granbull | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | ||||||||
| 211 | 
|
Qwilfish | Water | Poison | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 214 | 
|
Heracross | Bug | Fighting | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||
| 220 | 
|
Swinub | Ice | Ground | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 222 | 
|
Corsola | Water | Rock | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 226 | 
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Mantine | Water | Flying | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 231 | 
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Phanpy | Ground | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 233 | 
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Porygon2 | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | ||||||||
| 234 | 
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Stantler | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | ||||||||
| 236 | 
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Tyrogue | Fighting | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 241 | 
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Miltank | Normal | -- | -- | -- | -- | '''' | ||||||||
| 258 | 
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Mudkip | Water | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 259 | 
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Marshtomp | Water | Ground | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 260 | 
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Swampert | Water | Ground | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 261 | 
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Poochyena | Dark | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 262 | 
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Mightyena | Dark | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 263 | 
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Zigzagoon | Normal | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||||
| 264 | 
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Linoone | Normal | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||||
| 265 | 
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Wurmple | Bug | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 285 | 
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Shroomish | Grass | 4 | 5 | 5 | ' | |||||||||
| 286 | 
|
Breloom | Grass | Fighting | --, 4 | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 296 | 
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Makuhita | Fighting | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 297 | 
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Hariyama | Fighting | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 299 | 
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Nosepass | Rock | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 300 | 
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Skitty | Normal | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||||
| 304 | 
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Aron | Steel | Rock | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 305 | 
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Lairon | Steel | Rock | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 306 | 
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Aggron | Steel | Rock | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 309 | 
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Electrike | Electric | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 310 | 
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Manectric | Electric | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 313 | 
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Volbeat | Bug | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 314 | 
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Illumise | Bug | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 322 | 
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Numel | Fire | Ground | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 323 | 
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Camerupt | Fire | Ground | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 327 | 
|
Spinda | Normal | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||||
| 337 | 
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Lunatone | Rock | Psychic | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 338 | 
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Solrock | Rock | Psychic | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 349 | 
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Feebas | Water | 15 | 15 | 15 | ' | |||||||||
| 351 | 
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Castform | Normal | -- | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||||
| 369 | 
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Relicanth | Water | Rock | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||
| 370 | 
|
Luvdisc | Water | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 387 | 
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Turtwig | Grass | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 388 | 
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Grotle | Grass | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 389 | 
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Torterra | Grass | Ground | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 394 | 
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Prinplup | Water | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 395 | 
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Empoleon | Water | Steel | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 396 | 
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Starly | Normal | Flying | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||||
| 397 | 
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Staravia | Normal | Flying | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||||
| 398 | 
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Staraptor | Normal | Flying | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||||
| 399 | 
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Bidoof | Normal | -- | -- | '''' | ||||||||||
| 400 | 
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Bibarel | Normal | Water | -- | -- | '''' | |||||||||
| 403 | 
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Shinx | Electric | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 404 | 
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Luxio | Electric | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 405 | 
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Luxray | Electric | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 410 | 
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Shieldon | Rock | Steel | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 411 | 
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Bastiodon | Rock | Steel | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 412 | 
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Burmy | Bug | 10 | 10 | ' | ||||||||||
| 413 | 
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Wormadam | Bug | Grass | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 414 | 
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Mothim | Bug | Flying | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 420 | 
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Cherubi | Grass | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 421 | 
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Cherrim | Grass | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 436 | 
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Bronzor | Steel | Psychic | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 437 | 
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Bronzong | Steel | Psychic | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 443 | 
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Gible | Dragon | Ground | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 444 | 
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Gabite | Dragon | Ground | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 445 | 
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Garchomp | Dragon | Ground | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 446 | 
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Munchlax | Normal | -- | -- | '''' | ||||||||||
| 449 | 
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Hippopotas | Ground | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 450 | 
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Hippowdon | Ground | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 458 | 
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Mantyke | Water | Flying | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 462 | 
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Magnezone | Electric | Steel | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 469 | 
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Yanmega | Bug | Flying | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 470 | 
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Leafeon | Grass | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 471 | 
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Glaceon | Ice | -- | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 474 | 
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Porygon-Z | Normal | -- | -- | '''' | ||||||||||
| 476 | 
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Probopass | Rock | Steel | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 495 | 
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Snivy | Grass | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 496 | 
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Servine | Grass | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 497 | 
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Serperior | Grass | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 498 | 
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Tepig | Fire | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 499 | 
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Pignite | Fire | Fighting | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 500 | 
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Emboar | Fire | Fighting | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 501 | 
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Oshawott | Water | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 502 | 
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Dewott | Water | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 503 | 
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Samurott | Water | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 504 | 
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Patrat | Normal | -- | '''' | |||||||||||
| 505 | 
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Watchog | Normal | -- | '''' | |||||||||||
| 506 | 
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Lillipup | Normal | -- | '''' | |||||||||||
| 507 | 
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Herdier | Normal | -- | '''' | |||||||||||
| 508 | 
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Stoutland | Normal | -- | '''' | |||||||||||
| 524 | 
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Roggenrola | Rock | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 525 | 
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Boldore | Rock | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 526 | 
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Gigalith | Rock | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 540 | 
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Sewaddle | Bug | Grass | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 541 | 
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Swadloon | Bug | Grass | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 542 | 
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Leavanny | Bug | Grass | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 550 | 
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Basculin | Water | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 554 | 
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Darumaka | Fire | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 555 | 
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Darmanitan | Fire | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 585 | 
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Deerling | Normal | Grass | -- | '''' | ||||||||||
| 586 | 
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Sawsbuck | Normal | Grass | -- | '''' | ||||||||||
| 597 | 
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Ferroseed | Grass | Steel | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 598 | 
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Ferrothorn | Grass | Steel | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 602 | 
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Tynamo | Electric | -- | ' | |||||||||||
| 633 | 
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Deino | Dark | Dragon | -- | ' | ||||||||||
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In the anime
In the manga
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
 Bulbasaur  Eevee | |||
| The user attacks the opponent with a body blow. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Eevee charges forward and slams its body into the opponent. | ||
| Mikey's Eevee | To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That is the Question! | Debut | |
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Bulbasaur charges forward and slams its body into the opponent. | ||
| Ash's Bulbasaur | Welcome to the Big Leagues | None | |
In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga
 Munchlax
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| The attacks the opponent with a body blow. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Munchlax tackles the opponent with great force. | ||
| Nazuna's Munchlax | A World Covered In Darkness | Debut | |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
| The user launches itself at the opponent, hitting it with a full-body attack. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Bulbasaur tackles the opponent. | ||
| Red's Saur | Bulbasaur, Come Home! | Debut | |
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Onix tackles the opponent. | ||
| Brock's Onix | The Winged Legends | None | |
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Golem pulls its arms and legs into its shell and rolls towards the opponent. | ||
| Giovanni's Golem | Golly, Golem! | None | |
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Cyndaquil slams its body into the opponent. | ||
| Gold's Exbo | Totodile Rock | None | |
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Miltank curls itself into a ball and it slams into the opponent. | ||
| Whitney's Mil Mil | How Do You Do, Sudowoodo? | None | |
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Nosepass charges and tackles the opponent. | ||
| Roxanne's Nosepass | VS. Nosepass II | None | |
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Aron tackles the opponent by slamming into it head-first. | ||
| Sapphire's Rono | VS. Nosepass II | None | |
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Turtwig charges at the opponent and slams into it using the back of its shell. | ||
| Diamond's Tru | Robust Rotom | None | |
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Munchlax slams its body into the opponent. | ||
| Diamond's Lax | Passing by Probopass and Maneuvering around Magnezone | None | |
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Grotle charges and slams the top of its body into the opponent. | ||
| Dia's Tru | Passing by Probopass and Maneuvering around Magnezone | None | |
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Burmy slams its body into the opponent. | ||
| Paka's Burmy | Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank II | None | |
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Milotic charges forward and slams its head into the opponent. | ||
| Cynthia's Milotic | VS. Spiritomb | None | |
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Oshawott runs forward and slams its stomach into the opponent. | ||
| Bianca's Oshawott | A Nickname for Tepig | None | |
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Snivy charges forward and slams its stomach into the opponent. | ||
| Cheren's Snivy | A Nickname for Tepig | None | |
In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga
 Snivy
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| The user tackles the foe head on. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Snivy tackles the opponent. | ||
| Monta's Snivy | PBW1 | Debut | |
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
 Bayleef
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| The user attacks the opponent with a full body blow. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Bayleef runs to the opponent and tackles it. | ||
| Gold's Bayleef | Extreme Power!! The Friday Pokémon | Debut | |
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Tyrogue runs to the opponent and tackles it. | ||
| Gold's Tyrogue | A Huge Mysterious Tree!! | None | |
|
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Miltank runs to the opponent and tackles it. | ||
| Whitney's Miltank | A Huge Mysterious Tree!! | None | |
In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure manga
 Chikorita
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| The user slams the foe with its full body. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Chikorita slams the opponent with its full body. | ||
| Tsubaki's Chikorita | Extreme Power!! The Friday Pokémon | Debut | |
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
 Clefairy | |||
| The user slams the foe with its full body. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Cyndaquil bumps into the opponent with the lower part of its body. | ||
| Gold's Cyndaquil | Hatch the Pokémon Egg!! | None | |
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Clefairy bumps into the opponent with the lower part of its body. | ||
| Red's Clefairy | Hatch the Pokémon Egg!! | Clefairy cannot legally learn Tackle | |
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Pidgeot tackles the opponent. | ||
| Falkner's Pidgeot | PMHGSS05 | None | |
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
 Charmander
| |||
| The user attacks the opponent with a full body blow. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Charmander tackles the opponent with great force. | ||
| Satoshi's Charmander | Prologue: Pallet Town | Debut Charmander cannot legally learn Tackle | |
In other generations
Trivia
- The vast majority of Pokémon that learn Tackle do so at Level 1.
- No Pokémon learns Tackle at a level higher than 15.
- Unlike previous generations, all the Generation V starter Pokémon are able to learn Tackle.
In other languages
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