| Vine Whip | |
|---|---|
 When used as an attack, Vine Whip has a powerful sweetspot. | |
| User | Ivysaur |
| Universe | Pokémon |
| Article on Bulbapedia | Vine Whip (move) |
Vine Whip (つるのムチ Tsurunomuchi, Whip Vine) is Ivysaur's up special move.
Overview
With this move, Ivysaur lashes a vine from its flower, which functions as both an attack and a tether recovery. Ivysaur will also gain some slight ascension. There are two "forms" for Vine Whip. The first is when Ivysaur is on the ground, Vine Whip being an attack that attacks at a forty-five degree angle in front of and above Ivysaur, with a powerful sweetspot at the end of the whip. The second is when Ivysaur uses it as a recovery, in which Vine Whip gains a deceptively long range, capable of nabbing the edge with a length far beyond the ground-based Vine Whip.
Like Olimar's Pikmin Chain, Vine Whip will cause helplessness if used in the air. If left hanging on its vine for long enough, Ivysaur will panic & automatically retract to the ledge. Unfortunately, Ivysaur can easily be edgehogged while attempting to use the Vine Whip to recover.
Description from the Instruction Booklet
Flick its vines forwards diagonally. Do it near an edge and Ivysaur will latch on.
Origin
Vine Whip is a Physical Grass-type attack since Generation IV introduced in Generation I from the Pokémon series. It is often learned by low-level Grass Pokémon. It has no effect outside of battle. In battle, it is a weak attack, having only a base power of 35. However, it has 100% accuracy, meaning that it hits almost all the time, and has 10 PP in Generations I-III and 15 PP in Generations IV and V.
Gallery
Vine Whip used as a tether recovery.
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Vine Whip in Generation IV Pokémon games.
Trivia
- A small electric shock will be heard when the sweetspot of the vine hits another character. This is strange not only because the move has no electric properties in the Pokémon series, but in that the sweetspot is still considered a grass attack and not an electric attack.
- If used from far enough away, grabbing the front end of the Pirate Ship will cause Ivysaur to swing into the hull of the ship, which will deal 10% damage to Ivysaur and meteor smash him, resulting in a guaranteed self-destruct.
