Barrage (move)

Barrage たまなげ Ball Throw

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  15 Accuracy  85% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move 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, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

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

Barrage on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Barrage on Eevee's Movedex

Barrage (Japanese: たまなげ Ball Throw) is a damage-dealing Normal-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation I. It is the signature move of Exeggcute and Exeggutor.

Effect

Generation I

Barrage inflicts damage, hitting 2-5 times per use. There is a 37.5% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 37.5% chance that it will hit 3 times, a 12.5% chance that it will hit 4 times, and a 12.5% chance that it will hit 5 times. This gives the attack an average power of 45, ignoring the possibility of missing. Although only the first hit can be a critical hit, each successive hit will deal the same amount of damage.

Barrage will end immediately if it breaks a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last hit of this move.

Generation II and III

Same as Generation I, but all hits will do damage independently, consequently enabling any of them to be critical.

Generation IV

Same as previous generations, except it will continue attacking after a substitute is broken.

Generation V

Unlike previous generations, if Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy activate before the last hit is dealt, the following hit will cause the defending Pokémon to faint; however, Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent of the previous one. Each hit will cause Weak Armor to activate.

Description

Games Description StadStad2 Several spheres are thrown consecutively at the target to inflict damage. GSC Throws orbs to hit 2-5 times. RSEColo. Hurls round objects at the foe 2 to 5 times. FRLG Round objects are hurled at the foe to strike two to five times. XD Hurls round objects at the target 2 to 5 times. DPPtHGSS Round objects are hurled at the foe to strike two to five times in a row. BWB2W2 Round objects are hurled at the target to strike two to five times in a row.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	--			--			--			--				--
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	--			--			--			--				--
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Exeggcute	Exeggutor
The user fires a part of their body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Exeggutor	Exeggutor fires one of their heads from their body at the opponent.
Multiple wild Exeggutor	Extricated from Exeggutor		Debut
Exeggcute	Multiple eggs form around Exeggcute's body and Exeggcute fires them at the opponent.
Bill's Exeggcute	Electrode's Big Shock!		None

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

	Exeggcute
The user fires a part of their body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Exeggcute	Exeggcute fires one of its eggs from the body at the opponent.
Red's Exeggcute	Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!!		Debut

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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Along with Kinesis, Leech Life, and Struggle, Barrage is one of four moves originating from Generation I that has not been featured in the anime.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 丟球 Diūqiú Dutch Versperring French Pilonnage German Stakkato Greek Καταιγισμός Italian Att. Pioggia Korean 알던지기 Al Deonjigi Polish Zapora Brazilian Portuguese Barragem Serbian Baražna Paljba Spanish Presa

Variations of the move Barrage
Barrage • Fury Attack

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