The third generation of Pokémon games introduced a new attack specific to the Pikachu evolution line called Volt Tackle. In the Japanese version of the game, Volt Tackle is known as Volteccer. Volteccer is also the name of an attack used by Pulseman, the protagonist of the self-titled Sega Mega Drive game developed by Game Freak in 1994. Both attack names are references to the 1975 anime series "Tekkaman: The Space Knight", where Tekkaman's signature attack is called Voltekka.