Home >> Internet Games >> Game Boy

How to Teach Pikachu to Volt Tackle in Pokemon Sapphire

Volt Tackle is a powerful, Electric-type attack that can leave a foe paralyzed, if he survives. It is Pikachu's signature attack in "Pokemon Sapphire," but in order to have it, a Pikachu must be born knowing it. To breed a Pikachu that knows Volt Tacke, you must have two Pikachus mate in the Pokemon Daycare Center while one of them is holding a Light Ball.

Instructions

- 1
  Catch wild Pikachus in the Safari Zone until you get one that's holding a Light Ball. Pikachu is a rare encounter, and it will only have an item around 50 percent of the time, so this may take a few tries. Having an Electric-type Pokemon in your party while hunting in the Safari Zone will make it more likely for a wild Pikachu to attack you. Leading with a Pokemon that has the ability Compoundeyes, such as Butterfree, will make it more likely that the Pokemon you encounter will be holding an item.
- 2
  Place the Pikachu with the Light Ball along with a second Pikachu or a Raiku in your traveling party of six Pokemon.
- 3
  Go to the Pokemon Daycare Center, just west of Mauville City on Route 117.
- 4
  Put the Pikachu with the Light Ball and the second Pikachu or the Raiku in the Daycare together.
- 5
  Go for a walk. Every time you walk 256 steps, there is a chance that the two Pokemon in the Daycare will mate and produce an egg.
- 6
  Go back to the Pokemon Daycare and talk to the old man outside. If your Pokemon have mated, he will give you an egg.
- 7
  Place the egg in your traveling party of six Pokemon, and keep walking around. Every 256 steps, there is a chance that the egg will hatch. When it does, it will yield a Pikachu that knows Volt Tackle.

Game Boy