Pin Missile (move)
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| Pin Missile ミサイルばり Missile Needle | ||||||||||||
| Sharp pins are shot at the foe in rapid succession. They hit two to five times in a row. | ||||||||||||
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Pin Missile (Japanese: ミサイルばり Missile Needle) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation I.
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Effect
Generation I
Pin Missile inflicts damage, hitting the target between 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. Although only the first hit can be a critical hit, each hit per use will deal the same amount of damage.
Pin Missile will end immediately if it breaks a Substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge one hit of this move.
Generation II and III
Same as Generation I, but any hit can critical hit and the others will do normal damage.
Generation IV
Same as the previous generations, except it will continue attacking after a Substitute is broken.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 015 | | Beedrill | Bug | Poison | 30 |
| 135 | | Jolteon | Electric | 36Y | |
| 135 | | Jolteon | Electric | 48RGB | |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 015 | | Beedrill | Bug | Poison | 35 |
| 135 | | Jolteon | Electric | 36 | |
| 211 | | Qwilfish | Water | Poison | 28 |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | | Pineco | Bug | Beedrill | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 015 | | Beedrill | Bug | Poison | 35 |
| 135 | | Jolteon | Electric | 36 | |
| 211 | | Qwilfish | Water | Poison | 21FRLG |
| 211 | | Qwilfish | Water | Poison | 28RSE |
| 263 | | Zigzagoon | Normal | 25 | |
| 331 | | Cacnea | Grass | 21 | |
| 332 | | Cacturne | Grass | Dark | 21 |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | | Pineco | Bug | Beedrill | |
| 315 | | Roselia | Grass | Poison | Cacnea, Cacturne |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 015 | | Beedrill | Bug | Poison | 28 |
| 135 | | Jolteon | Electric | 36 | |
| 167 | | Spinarak | Bug | Poison | 36 |
| 168 | | Ariados | Bug | Poison | 41 |
| 211 | | Qwilfish | Water | Poison | 37 |
| 263 | | Zigzagoon | Normal | 25 | |
| 331 | | Cacnea | Grass | 21 | |
| 332 | | Cacturne | Grass | Dark | 21 |
| 451 | | Skorupi | Poison | Bug | 12 |
| 452 | | Drapion | Poison | Dark | -- 12 |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | | Pineco | Bug | Beedrill Spinarak, Ariados Skorupi, Drapion | |
| 406 | | Budew | Grass | Poison | Roselia, Roserade Cacnea, Cacturne |
| 315 | | Roselia | Grass | Poison | Cacnea, Cacturne |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
In the anime
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| Jolteon | Cacnea | Skorupi | |
| The Opponent is hit with a masive amount of Pins. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Episode Used In | Notes | |
| | Jolteon's fur gets spikey and launches the spines on its back, which glow yellow as they fly toward their target. | ||
| Sparky's Jolteon | The Battling Eevee Brothers | Debut | |
| Ethan's Jolteon | Get Along, Little Pokémon | None | |
| | The pins are created in the dark green spines that surrounds its wrists and it shoots towards the opponent. Sometimes the pins are created in the dark spines in its head. | ||
| James's Cacnea | A Poached Ego | None | |
| | Glowing white pins are launched from it which shoot towards the opponent. | ||
| Skorupi | Another One Gabites the Dust! | None | |
In other languages
- Spanish: Pin Misil
- French: Dard-nuée
- German: Nadelrakete
- Italian: Missilspillo
- Norwegian: Nålestikk ("Needle Stings")
- Dutch: Naaldraket
| | This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |

