Twineedle (move)

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Twineedle ダブルニードル Double Needle

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Battles Type  Bug Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  25 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  1 ♥ Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Twineedle (Japanese: ダブルニードル Double Needle) is a damage-dealing Bug-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature move of Beedrill.

Effect

Generation I

Twineedle inflicts damage, hitting the target twice per use. Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the target. Although only the first strike can be a critical hit, the second one will deal the same amount of damage.

Twineedle will end immediately if the first strike breaks a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the second strike of this move.

Generation II

Each strike now does damage independently, consequently enabling either of them to be critical.

In this generation only, Twineedle can poison Steel- and Poison-type Pokémon.

Generations III and IV

Twineedle will now hit again if the first strike breaks a substitute.

Generation V

If the first strike activates the target's Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy, the second one will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate again to prevent fainting, but this chance is independent of the previous one.

If the target has Weak Armor, each strike will activate it.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	20			20			20			16				16			16
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel														--, 13			--, 13
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
090		Shellder*	Water		Water
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

Twineedle is the only move of Beedrill. This move hits twice and may poison the target.

In the anime

Jeanette's Beedrill Wild Beedrill Casey's Beedrill Beedrill
The foe is stabbed twice by a pair of stingers.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Beedrill charges at the opponent with the large stingers on its arms, or Beedrill repeatedly stabs the opponent with the stingers on its arms.
A wild Beedrill	Challenge of the Samurai		Debut
A wild Beedrill	The Purr-fect Hero		None
Jeanette Fisher's Beedrill	The Fourth Round Rumble		None
Unknown Trainer's Beedrill	A Shipful of Shivers		None
Jimmy's Beedrill	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Casey's Beedrill	The Bug Stops Here		None
Unknown Trainer's Beedrill	In the Knicker of Time!		None
Multiple wild Beedrill	Cutting the Ties That Bind!		None
Multiple wild Beedrill	Three Jynx and a Baby!		None
Multiple wild Beedrill	Second Time's the Charm!		None
	Escavalier's lances glow bright blue and it charges towards the opponent with them.
Dirk's two Escavalier	Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening		None

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Beedrill
The user repeatedly stabs the opponent with a pair of stingers.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Beedrill repeatedly stabs the opponent with the stingers on its arms.
Jeanette Fisher's Beedrill	Welcome to the Big Leagues		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Beedrill Escavalier
The user stabs the opponent with a pair of stingers.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Beedrill rapidly stabs the opponent with its stingers.
Giovanni's Beedrill	The Beedrill All and End All		Debut
	Escavalier launches itself and jabs the opponents with its arms.
Alder's Escavalier	The Lesson Ends Here		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Twineedle is the only non-Poison-type move that can poison under normal conditions.
  • Twineedle is the only move that can poison a Steel-type Pokémon. However, this only occurs in Generation II.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 雙針 Shuāngzhēn Croatian Dvostruka Bodlja Danish Tvenål Dutch Dubbelnaald Finnish Kaksoispistin (EP002) Kaksoisneula (EP077) French Double-Dard German Duonadel Greek Δίδυμα Κεντριά Indonesian Jarum Ganda Italian Doppio Ago Korean 더블니들 Double Needle Portuguese Agulhas Gêmeas Serbian Četnička Bodlja Spanish Doble Ataque* Dobleataque*

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