Double Hit (move)

Double Hit
ダブルアタック Double Attack

The user slams the foe with a tail, etc. The target is hit twice in a row.

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Physical
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	35
Accuracy	90%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe
Self	Ally
May affect anyone but the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation IV
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Super Contests

Category	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Double Hit (Japanese: ダブルアタック Double Attack) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Double Hit does damage, hitting twice per use.

Double Hit will hit twice even if it breaks a Substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge one hit of this move.

An Aipom who knows this move will evolve into Ambipom when leveled up.

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
084	Doduo	Normal	Flying	32
110	Weezing	Poison		33
115	Kangaskhan	Normal		43
123	Scyther	Bug	Flying	49
190	Aipom	Normal		32
203	Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	32
212	Scizor	Bug	Steel	49
424	Ambipom	Normal		32
473	Mamoswine	Ice	Ground	33
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

#	Pokémon	Type		Father
215	Sneasel	Dark	Ice	Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Zangoose Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon Buneary, Lopunny
335	Zangoose	Normal		Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Sneasel, Weavile Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon Buneary, Lopunny
393	Piplup	Water		Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Sneasel, Weavile Zangoose Buneary, Lopunny
427	Buneary	Normal		Aipom, Ambipom Girafarig Sneasel, Weavile Zangoose Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Pokémon	Method

	Dawn's Ambipom	Kotone's Girafarig
The user hits the opponent rapidly.
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Aipom	Aipom hits the opponent rapidly with its tail's fist.
Dawn's Aipom	Journey to the Unown!		None
Ambipom	Ambipom's tails glow in a pink aura. It then hits the opponent rapidly with its fists.
Dawn's Ambipom	Journey to the Unown!		None
Girafarig	Girafarig's hooves glow puple and it kicks the opponent.
Kotone's Girafarig	DP144		None

Double Hit is the only move required for evolution so far that is not Rock type.

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