Last Resort (move)

Last Resort とっておき The Best

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  140 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0   +1 if first to appeal

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Last Resort (Japanese: とっておき The Best) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

Last Resort inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. However, it cannot be used until all other moves that the user knows have been fully executed, at least once, during the battle.

This counter resets if the user switches out, faints, or the battle ends. Last Resort will fail if it is the only move the user knows.

Mystery Dungeon

Last Resort will fail if the user does not have at least one move with no PP. The more moves with no PP, the more powerful it becomes.

Generation V

Last Resort's Power is increased from 130 to 140.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal	50				50			''''
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water	50				50			'
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric	50				50			'
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	50				50			'
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal	51				49			''''
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying	51				49			''''
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	43				43			''''
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic	50				50			'
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	50				50			'
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground	37				37			'
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	48				51			'
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	65				65			'
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric	37				37			'
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal	43				43			''''
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic	22				22			'
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal	49				57			''''
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass	50				50			'
471		Glaceon	Ice		Ice	50				50			'
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic	61				61			'
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal					36			''''
507		Herdier	Normal		Normal					42			''''
508		Stoutland	Normal		Normal					51			''''
531		Audino	Normal		Normal					55			''''
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal					45			''''
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal	no
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal
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

In Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0052 Meowth Normal 0053 Persian Normal 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0113 Chansey Normal 0133 Eevee Normal 0134 Vaporeon Water 0135 Jolteon Electric 0136 Flareon Fire 0137 Porygon Normal 0143 Snorlax Normal 0151 Mew Psychic 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0173 Cleffa Normal 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0190 Aipom Normal 0196 Espeon Psychic 0197 Umbreon Dark 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0216 Teddiursa Normal 0217 Ursaring Normal 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0234 Stantler Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass 0255 Torchic Fire 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 0263 Zigzagoon Normal 0264 Linoone Normal 0300 Skitty Normal 0301 Delcatty Normal 0311 Plusle Electric 0312 Minun Electric 0327 Spinda Normal 0335 Zangoose Normal 0351 Castform Normal 0351 Castform Fire 0351 Castform Water 0351 Castform Ice 0352 Kecleon Normal 0358 Chimecho Psychic 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 0399 Bidoof Normal 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 0417 Pachirisu Electric 0424 Ambipom Normal 0427 Buneary Normal 0428 Lopunny Normal 0431 Glameow Normal 0432 Purugly Normal 0440 Happiny Normal 0446 Munchlax Normal 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying 0470 Leafeon Grass 0471 Glaceon Ice 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 0482 Azelf Psychic 0489 Phione Water 0490 Manaphy Water 0491 Darkrai Dark 0492 Shaymin Grass 0492 Shaymin Grass Flying 0493 Arceus Normal 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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0263 Zigzagoon Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• It is impossible to use Last Resort when the user is holding a Choice item. A move such as Trick can fix this, however.
  • However, it is possible for a Pokémon with the Klutz ability to use Last Resort while holding a Choice item (as Klutz prevents the item from working anyway).

In other languages

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