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* Volt Tackle's Japanese name, ボルテッカー ''Volteccer'', comes from an attack that [[List of references to Pulseman|Pulseman]], the protagonist of {{wp|Pulseman|a Game Freak game of the same name}}, uses. Both attacks are in reference to {{wp|Tekkaman}}, whose signature attack is called Voltekka. | * Volt Tackle's Japanese name, ボルテッカー ''Volteccer'', comes from an attack that [[List of references to Pulseman|Pulseman]], the protagonist of {{wp|Pulseman|a Game Freak game of the same name}}, uses. Both attacks are in reference to {{wp|Tekkaman}}, whose signature attack is called Voltekka. | ||
* Volt Tackle is the only move that causes [[recoil]] to have ever been a [[special move]], due to it being an {{type|Electric}} move introduced in [[Generation III]] (if {{m|Flare Blitz}}, {{m|Wood Hammer}}, and {{m|Wild Charge}} existed in Generation III, they would have been special as well). | * Volt Tackle is the only move that causes [[recoil]] to have ever been a [[special move]], due to it being an {{type|Electric}} move introduced in [[Generation III]] (if {{m|Flare Blitz}}, {{m|Wood Hammer}}, and {{m|Wild Charge}} existed in Generation III, they would have been special as well). | ||
* Prior to Generation V, Volt Tackle was the only move that could not be learned by leveling up, TM, HM, or Move Tutor by any Pokémon (not counting Struggle). It now shares this status with {{m|V-create}}. | * Prior to Generation V, Volt Tackle was the only move that could not be learned by leveling up, TM, HM, or Move Tutor by any Pokémon (not counting Struggle). It now shares this status with {{m|V-create}}, {{m|Celebrate}}, {{m|Happy Hour}}, and {{m|Hold Back}}. | ||
* In [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]], Volt Tackle is {{p|Pikachu}}'s Final Smash. Despite it taking damage from the move in the main series games, Pikachu takes no damage from the move when used in ''Brawl''. | * In [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]], Volt Tackle is {{p|Pikachu}}'s Final Smash. Despite it taking damage from the move in the main series games, Pikachu takes no damage from the move when used in ''Brawl''. | ||