String Shot (move)

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String Shot
いとをはく Spit Thread
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Type  Bug
Category  Status
PP  40 (max. 64)
Power  —
Accuracy  95%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Does not affect any Pokémon*
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

String Shot (Japanese: いとをはく Spit Thread) is a slightly inaccurate non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

String Shot decreases the opponent's Speed by 1 level.

String Shot will do nothing if the opponent's Speed has reached a level of -6 or a value of 1, and will fail if the opponent has a Substitute or is under the effect of Mist.

In the anime

Pokémon

Caterpie. White string is shot from Caterpie's mouth.

Spinarak. White string is shot from Spinarak's mouth.

Ariados. White string is shot from Ariados's mouth.

Beautifly. White string is shot from Beautifly's mouth.

Wurmple. White string is shot from Wurmple's mouth.

Silcoon. White string is shot from Silcoon.

Cascoon. White string is shot from Cascoon.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0010 Caterpie Caterpie
Bug --
0013 Weedle Weedle
Bug Poison --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0010 Caterpie Caterpie
Bug --
0013 Weedle Weedle
Bug Poison --
0167 Spinarak Spinarak
Bug Poison --
0168 Ariados Ariados
Bug Poison --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0010 Caterpie Caterpie
Bug --
0013 Weedle Weedle
Bug Poison --
0167 Spinarak Spinarak
Bug Poison --
0168 Ariados Ariados
Bug Poison --
0265 Wurmple Wurmple
Bug --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0010 Caterpie Caterpie
Bug --
0013 Weedle Weedle
Bug Poison --
0167 Spinarak Spinarak
Bug Poison --
0168 Ariados Ariados
Bug Poison --
0265 Wurmple Wurmple
Bug --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In other languages

  • Spanish: Disp. Demora
  • French: Sécrétion
  • German: Fadenschuss
  • Italian: Millebave

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