Last Resort (move)

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Last Resort
とっておき The Best
Last Resort IX.png
Last Resort IX 2.png
Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  140
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
+1 if first to appeal
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Works well if the user is pumped up.

Last Resort (Japanese: とっておき The Best) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV. It can be upgraded to the special Z-Move Extreme Evoboost by Eevee holding Eevium Z.

Effect

  This move effect may be in need of research.
Reason:
  • If a move misses or fails (such as because of accuracy/evasion, type immunity, Protect/Detect/etc. or other kinds of situations such as Fling with no held item, Substitute with not enough HP, Snore while awake, etc.), does using this move still count for Last Resort?
  • If Last Resort is called indirectly (such as by Sleep Talk, Mirror Move, or Metronome) but the user already knows Last Resort nonetheless, will it be usable in battle?
  • If the user has indirectly called another move that it already knows (such as by Sleep Talk, Mirror Move, or Metronome) but has not used this move normally, will Last Resort be usable?
  • If the user learns a new move by leveling up in battle, does the old move (if any) and/or the new move need to be used before Last Resort?
  • If the user's only known move was Last Resort at the start of battle, but then the user learns a new move by leveling up and uses it, will Last Resort be usable?
  • If the user acquires a new move as a result of Mimic or Sketch, does the new move need to be used before Last Resort?
  • If the user learns a move with Mimic, and then later learns a second copy of the same move by leveling up in battle, is the user required to use only one or two copies of the same move before Last Resort?
  • If the user has acquired Last Resort as a result of Transform, is Last Resort usable? Do the old moves (if any) and/or new moves (if any) need to be used before Last Resort?
  • If the user has acquired Last Resort as a result of Mimic, is Last Resort usable in battle?
    You can discuss this on the talk page.

Last Resort inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. Last Resort will fail unless the Pokémon has used all of its other moves at least once while on the field. Using a move before switching out and back in does not count towards being able to use Last Resort. Last Resort will fail if it is the only move the user knows, or if the user does not know Last Resort (such as if it is called indirectly).

Generation IV

Last Resort's power is 130.

Generation V onwards

Last Resort's power has been increased to 140.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV
This move can be used only after the user has used all the other moves it knows in the battle.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0113     Fairy Fairy 48 48 48
0115     Monster Monster 52 52
0133     Field Field 50 50BW
41B2W2
41 41 55 55 55
0134     Field Field 50 50BW
41B2W2
41 41 55 55 55
0135     Field Field 50 50BW
41B2W2
41 41 55 55 55
0136     Field Field 50 50BW
41B2W2
41 41 55 55 55
0143     Monster Monster 1 1 1
0175     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 51 49 49 49 48 48
0176    
 
Flying Fairy 51 49 49 49 48 48
0190     Field Field 43 43 43 43 43 43
0196     Field Field 50 50BW
41B2W2
41 41 55 55 55
0197     Field Field 50 50BW
41B2W2
41 41 55 55 55
0209     Field Fairy 31
0210     Field Fairy 35
0231     Field Field 37 37 37 37 37 37
0232     Field Field 1
0242     Fairy Fairy 48 48 48
0311     Fairy Fairy 48 51 50XY
40ORAS
40 40 40
0312     Fairy Fairy 40 40
0358     Amorphous Amorphous 1
0385    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 65 65 65 65 91 91 91
0417     Field Fairy 37 45 45 45 45 45
0424     Field Field 43 43 43 43 43 43
0433     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 22 22 22XY
16ORAS
16 16 16
0446     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 49 57 1, 57 1, 57 52 52 52
0468    
 
Flying Fairy 1 1
0470     Field Field 50 50BW
41B2W2
41 41 55 55 55
0471     Field Field 50 50BW
41B2W2
41 41 55 55 55
0482     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 61 61 1, 61 1, 61 70 70 70
0506     Field Field 36 36 36 44
0507     Field Field 42 42 42 60
0508     Field Field 51 51 51 70
0531     Fairy Fairy 55 1, 55XY
1, 53ORAS
1, 57 60
0572     Field Field 45 45 45 48 48
0573     Field Field 1 Rem.
0700     Field Field 41 41 55 55
0707    
 
Mineral Mineral 52 52
0832     Field Field 56
0876    
 
Fairy Fairy 55 55
0886    
 
Amorphous Dragon 72 72
0887    
 
Amorphous Dragon 78 78
0926     Field Mineral 45
0927     Field Mineral 53
0956     Flying Flying 54
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.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0019     Field Field
0052     Field Field
0161     Field Field
0174    
 
Fairy Fairy
0206     Field Field
0255     Field Field
0300     Field Fairy
0431     Field Field
0440     Fairy Fairy
0734     Field Field
0744     Field Field
0765    
 
Field Field
0819     Field Field
0843     Field Dragon
0868     Fairy Amorphous
0912     Flying Water 1
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.


By Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
Tutor
0019     Field Field
0019  
Rattata
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0020     Field Field
0020  
Raticate
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0035     Fairy Fairy
0036     Fairy Fairy
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy
0052     Field Field
0052  
Meowth
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0053     Field Field
0053  
Persian
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0083    
 
Flying Field
0113     Fairy Fairy
0133     Field Field
0134     Field Field
0135     Field Field
0136     Field Field
0137     Mineral Mineral
0143     Monster Monster
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0161     Field Field
0162     Field Field
0173     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0174    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0175     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0176    
 
Flying Fairy
0190     Field Field
0196     Field Field
0197     Field Field
0206     Field Field
0209     Field Fairy
0210     Field Fairy
0216     Field Field
0217     Field Field
0231     Field Field
0232     Field Field
0233     Mineral Mineral
0234     Field Field
0242     Fairy Fairy
0251    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0255     Field Field
0256    
 
Field Field
0257    
 
Field Field
0263     Field Field
0264     Field Field
0300     Field Fairy
0301     Field Fairy
0303    
 
Field Fairy
0311     Fairy Fairy
0312     Fairy Fairy
0327     Field Human-Like
0335     Field Field
0351     Fairy Amorphous
0352     Field Field
0358     Amorphous Amorphous
0380    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0381    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0385    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0399     Water 1 Field
0400    
 
Water 1 Field
0417     Field Fairy
0424     Field Field
0427     Field Human-Like
0428     Field Human-Like
0431     Field Field
0432     Field Field
0433     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0440     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0446     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0468    
 
Flying Fairy
0470     Field Field
0471     Field Field
0474     Mineral Mineral
0482     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0489     Water 1 Fairy
0490     Water 1 Fairy
0491     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0492  
Shaymin
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0493  
Arceus
All available forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0494    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0504     Field Field
0505     Field Field
0506     Field Field
0507     Field Field
0508     Field Field
0531     Fairy Fairy
0572     Field Field
0573     Field Field
0585  
Deerling
All forms
 
 
Field Field
0586  
Sawsbuck
All forms
 
 
Field Field
0587    
 
Field Field
0647  
Keldeo
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0648    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0649  
Genesect
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0659     Field Field
0660    
 
Field Field
0676  
Furfrou
All forms
  Field Field
0700     Field Field
0701    
 
Flying Human-Like
0702    
 
Field Fairy
0707    
 
Mineral Mineral
0719    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0720  
Hoopa
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0734     Field Field
0735     Field Field
0742    
 
Bug Fairy
0743    
 
Bug Fairy
0744     Field Field
0745  
Lycanroc
Midday Form
  Field Field
0745  
Lycanroc
Midnight Form
  Field Field
0745  
Lycanroc
Dusk Form
  Field Field
0772     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0773  
Silvally
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0774  
Minior
All forms
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0775     Field Field
0777    
 
Field Fairy
0778    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0791    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0798    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0799    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0801  
Magearna
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0802    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0806    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0263     Field Field Dream World - Pleasant Forest
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.


Generation VIII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0052     Field Field Regina's Meowth (The Isle of Armor)
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.


By event

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0025     Field Fairy Kyoto Cross Media Experience 2009 Pikachu
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.


Generation VIII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0868     Fairy Amorphous Pokémon Center Birthday Milcery
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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Last Resort deals damage, but will fail if the user has no moves that have 0 PP. It will multiply damage by 1.5× and 2× if 2 or 3 moves are out of PP.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDTDS 30 - 7 - 80% - Front Enemy No
BSL 30 - 7 - 80% - Front Enemy No
MDGtI - - 10 50 95% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD 5 99 10 30 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Last Resort is a Charged Attack that has been available since August 11, 2018.

  Last Resort
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 90
Energy cost 50
Duration 2.9 seconds
Damage window 2.7 - 2.85 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 90
Energy cost 55
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
By Elite Charged TM
         
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Last Resort
★★★★★
Attack power 76.40815
Charge time 0.86 seconds
Range type Circular (ranged)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, but it won't hit unless the user has a move with 0 PP remaining.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかし PPが 0になっている わざが ないと あたらない PPが 0になっているわざが いくつあるかで いりょくがかわる
MDGtI It damages an enemy. But it won't hit unless you have a move with 0 PP remaining. The more moves with 0 PP, the more powerful the move becomes.
SMD The more moves with 0 PP you have, the more powerful this move gets.*
It damages an enemy. But it won't hit unless you have a move with 0 PP remaining. The more moves you have with 0 PP, the more powerful this move becomes.*


In the anime

 
Eevee


The user attacks the opponent after it used all of its other attacks.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Eevee's body becomes outlined in a golden aura, with orbs of energy being absorbed into its body. The golden aura then forms into a massive star in front of Eevee's body and is fired at the opponent.
Ilima's Eevee Turning Heads and Training Hard! Debut


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 珍藏 Jānchòhng
Mandarin 珍藏 Zhēncáng
  French Dernier RecoursVI+
DernierecourIVV
  German Zuflucht
  Greek Τελικό Καταφύγιο
  Italian Ultimascelta
  Korean 비장의무기 Bijang-uimugiIX+
뒀다쓰기 DwotdasseugiIVVIII
  Polish Ostatni Ratunek
  Portuguese Último Recurso
  Spanish Última Baza
  Thai สุดยอดไม้ตาย
  Turkish Son Çare
  Vietnamese Chủ Công


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.