Zippy Zap (move)

Zippy Zap ばちばちアクセル Crackling Accel

Battles Type  Electric Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  50 Accuracy  100% Priority  +2 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation VII Move Tutor in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

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 VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Zippy Zap (Japanese: ばちばちアクセル Crackling Accel) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced during Generation VII, in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. It is one of the signature moves of the partner Pikachu.

Effect

Generation VII

Zippy Zap inflicts damage and will always result in a critical hit. It has a priority of +2, so it is used before all moves that do not have increased priority.

Generation VIII onwards

Zippy Zap cannot be selected in a battle. However, it has been modified: its PP was changed to 10 while its power was changed to 80. Additionally, its secondary effect is raising evasion by one stage, instead of a guaranteed critical hit.

Description

Learnset

By Move Tutor

In Let's Go, Pikachu!, the Move Tutor of Zippy Zap is located in Cerulean City's Pokémon Center.

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Compatibility
						VII
						P Tutor
0025		Pikachu Partner		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.

In animation

Pokémon Evolutions

Partner Pikachu
The user attacks the target with bursts of electricity at high speed.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Partner Pikachu's body becomes covered in yellow electricity, and it slams into the opponent.
Elaine's Pikachu	The Discovery		Debut

Trivia

• Zippy Zap is currently the last move in alphabetical order.

In other languages

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