Volt Switch (move)

Volt Switch ボルトチェンジ Volt Change

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Battles Type  Electric Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V TM72 in Generation V

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 V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Volt Switch (Japanese: ボルトチェンジ Volt Change) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Volt Switch deals damage and then switches the user out. The user will not be switched out if the user is the only Pokémon in the party that is able to battle, if Volt Switch fails to hit the target, if using Volt Switch ends the battle, if the opponent's ability prevents damage from Volt Switch, or if the opponent is Ground type. If Volt Switch faints a foe Trainer's Pokémon, the next Pokémon sent out by the user will not be counted for additional experience.

If the foe Pokémon uses Pursuit on the same turn Volt Switch is used, Pursuit will deal normal damage if the foe is faster, or double damage if the foe is slower than the user.

Volt Switch may be used to switch out of Ingrain, but Ingrain's effects will not be passed on. Volt Switch can also be used to switch out even if the user is under the effect of Arena Trap, Magnet Pull, Shadow Tag, Mean Look, Spider Web, or Block.

Learnset

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0587 Emolga Electric Flying 42 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM72

#   Pokémon Type 0025 Pikachu Electric 0026 Raichu Electric 0081 Magnemite Electric Steel 0082 Magneton Electric Steel 0100 Voltorb Electric 0101 Electrode Electric 0125 Electabuzz Electric 0135 Jolteon Electric 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 0172 Pichu Electric 0180 Flaaffy Electric 0181 Ampharos Electric 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 0239 Elekid Electric 0243 Raikou Electric 0299 Nosepass Rock 0309 Electrike Electric 0310 Manectric Electric 0311 Plusle Electric 0312 Minun Electric 0403 Shinx Electric 0404 Luxio Electric 0405 Luxray Electric 0417 Pachirisu Electric 0462 Magnezone Electric Steel 0466 Electivire Electric 0476 Probopass Rock Steel 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Fire 0479 Rotom Electric Grass 0479 Rotom Electric Flying 0479 Rotom Electric Ice 0479 Rotom Electric Water 0522 Blitzle Electric 0523 Zebstrika Electric 0587 Emolga Electric Flying 0595 Joltik Bug Electric 0596 Galvantula Bug Electric 0599 Klink Steel 0600 Klang Steel 0601 Klinklang Steel 0603 Eelektrik Electric 0604 Eelektross Electric 0638 Cobalion Steel Fighting 0642 Thundurus Electric Flying 0644 Zekrom Dragon Electric Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Emolga
The user releases a ball of electricity.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Emolga releases a ball of electricity at the opponent, and someone else's Pokemon gets called out of their Poke Ball.
Iris's Emolga	BW027		Debut

Trivia

• In the Anime, Volt Switch can bring out Pokémon that do not belong to the trainer.

In other languages

• French: ChangeEclair
• German: Voltwechsel
• Italian: Invertivolt
• Spanish: Voltiocambio

Variations of the move U-turn
U-turn • Flip Turn Volt Switch

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