Thread: Double-Edge <VS> Volt Tackle <VS> Brave Bird <VS> Flare Blitz <VS> Wood Hammer

Double-Edge<VS>VoltTackle<VS>BraveBird<VS>FlareBlitz<VS>WoodHammer




Okay, everyone seems to be doing move comparisons lately, so I thought I'd join the trend.

Here we have five of the strongest recoil moves in the game. They all have 15PP, 120 Power, and are all 100% accurate. They also all have a recoil of 1/3 of the damage done to the opponent.

Looks?
Preferred?
Most Used?

Thoughts and Observations (read optional):

In contrast, though, each one has a differing type: Normal, Electric, Flying, Fire, and Grass respectively. Volt Tackle and Fire also have a 10% chance of either paralyzing or burning the target. While Brave Bird can now hit non-adjacent targets in a multi-battle (GenerationV introduced). Double-Edge and Wood Hammer both have Pokemon that have the ability RockHead, negating the recoil damage of the move. Finally, while many Pokemon learn Double-Edge on levelup, only some can learn BraveBird, FlareBlitz, and WoodHammer. Subsequently, Volt Tackle is the signature move of the Pichu line and can only be learned by the family.

Those are my observations on each move, and after thinking about it my choice would have to be: Volt Tackle. It is the only recoil move that I have used alongside Double-Edge and Brave Bird. But there's just something satisfying about Pikachu taking down huge Pokemon with it's signature move, and the anime's portrayal of it in action is awesome :).

~ Didn't include Afro-Break because it is essentially the same as Double-Edge only it can only be learned by Buffalon and I have no picture of the move in action.

~ Pictures are kinda unfair, some animated and some aren't. If you really don't know what they look like you can look it up on YouTube. These videos should have them (in there somewhere..): DPPt Move Animations 1/3 the other parts are in the sidebar, but I doubt anyone will actually go looking for these.

~Wow, long post. I must make the longest introductions in my Contest Hall threads .

Wood Hammer is my fav. It helped my torterra destroy Bertha in platinum >:D

I've used Brave Bird and Flare Blitz a lot in Platinum.
I don't have a favorite out of all of these moves, though.

Wood Hammer for me. Its good, since I normally follow that up with Giga Drain.

Wood Hammer (Though I clicked Brave Bird by mistake.. >.>).
It helps quite a bit on Water Types, as well as Ground types. :D

Brave Bird. It looks really cool.

I never use any of them, but I'll go with Flare Blitz because it looks like that Bibarel just lost all of its blood volume in that picture of it.

I prefer Fire over Electric type so I'm gonna go with Flare Blitz. Setting yourself on fire and ignoring getting injured yourself jsut to ram into your enemy at high speed? Crazy Awesome.

Flare Blitz is a great physical Fire-type move, and improves several Pokémon.

I take a liking to Wood Hammer, because it's a Grass-type move, so I got to support the Grass-type since it's one of the least liked types out there.

Also, You should also note that Afro Break has a different recoil damage percentage from the norm, because asides from Baffuron getting this move only, the recoil is 1/4 of the damage done, which is less than the norm, so that's nice.

Thanks for reading.

Brave Bird has always appealed to me...

flare blitz for sure. Firey rampage is win.

Wood Hammer. Purely out of my huge bias towards grass-types.

Also because Sudowoodo + Rock Head + Quick Claw Activating + Wood Hammer = "A VERY FINE EVENING TO YOU, ENEMY WATER-TYPE. BACK IN YOUR BALL NOW."

It's between Flare Blitz and Brave Bird, butttttt I'm gonna go with my instinct on this one, and give Flare Blitz the vote.

I voted Wood Hammer, because I like Grass-type moves.