| Vine Whip | |
|---|---|
 When used as an attack, Vine Whip has a powerful sweetspot. | |
| User | Ivysaur |
| Universe | Pokémon |
| Article on Bulbapedia | Vine Whip (move) |
| “ | Flick its vines forwards diagonally. Do it near an edge and Ivysaur will latch on. | ” |
| —Brawl's instruction manual | ||
Vine Whip (つるのムチ, Vine Whip) 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.
Origin
Vine Whip is a Physical Grass-type attack since Generation IV introduced in Generation I from the Pokémon series. As a move often learned by Grass-type Pokémon at low levels, Vine Whip is a weak attack, which can be replaced by stronger Grass-type moves at later levels.
Gallery
Vine Whip used as a tether recovery.
- VineWhip.png
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 because the sweetspot is still considered a grass attack and not an electric attack. However, the seemingly misplaced sound effect does somewhat simulate the cracking sound of an actual whip, especially one striking an object.
- 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 it, resulting in a guaranteed self-destruct.
