Vine Whip: Difference between revisions

{{cquote|''Attacks with vines like they're whips. The vines can also grab on to edges.''|cite=Description from ''Ultimate''{{'}}s Move List}}

'''Vine Whip''' ({{ja|つるのムチ|Tsurunomuchi}}, ''Vine Whip'') is [[Ivysaur]]'s [[up special move]].

==Overview==

[[File:vinewhip.jpg|thumb|left|Vine Whip used as a tether recovery.]]

[[File:VineWhipGen4.png|thumb|Vine Whip being used by a Tangrowth in {{s|bulbapedia|Generation IV}} ''Pokémon'' games.]]

In the {{uv|Pokémon}} series, Vine Whip is a physical Grass-type attack introduced in Generation I, which involves hitting the foe with an outstretched vine. It is a rather weak move, learned by the {{iw|bulbapedia|Bulbasaur|Pokémon}} family and several other Grass-type Pokémon at a low level. In the [[bulbapedia:Pokémon anime|''Pokémon'' animated series]], some Grass-type Pokémon (including Bulbasaur) are sometimes depicted using their vines to grab and manipulate objects.

==Trivia==

*Vine Whip is the only tether recovery up special in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. It is no longer {{SSBU|Ivysaur}}'s sole method of recovery, however; in addition to directional [[air dodge]]s, [[Pokémon Change]] can now be used in midair and is much faster, enabling the use of {{SSBU|Charizard}}'s recovery options.

*A small electric shock can be heard when the sweetspot of the vine hits another character. However, the sweetspot is still considered a [[grass]] attack and not an [[electric]] attack: this unusual sound was likely chosen to simulate more closely the cracking sound of an actual whip, especially one striking an object.

*If this move is used to tether to the front end of the [[Pirate Ship]] from far enough away, Ivysaur will swing into the hull of the ship, which will deal 10% damage to Ivysaur and [[meteor smash]] it, resulting in a guaranteed [[self-destruct]].

== External links ==

*[https://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/pokemon_trainer.html Confirmation]