Pin Missile (move)
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| Pin Missile ミサイルばり | |
|---|---|
| Sharp pins are shot at the foe in rapid succession. They hit two to five times in a row. | |
| Battles | |
| Type | Bug |
| Category | Physical |
| PP | 20 (max. 32) |
| Power | 14 |
| Accuracy | 85% |
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| Attacks 2-5 times consecutively. | |
| Contests | |
| Category | Cool |
| Appeal | 2 ♥♥ |
| Jam | 1 ♥ |
| Startles the Pokémon that has the Judge's attention. | |
| Super Contests | |
| Category | Cool |
| Appeal | 2 ♥♥ |
| Allows performance of the same move twice in a row. | |
Pin Missile (Japanese: ミサイルばり Missile Needle) is a mostly accurate Bug-type move introduced in Generation I that deals very little damage.
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Effect
Pin Missile does 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. Though technically only the first hit can critical hit, each hit per use will do 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 IV
Same as Generation I, except it will continue attacking after a Substitute is broken.
In the anime
Pokémon
Jolteon. Jolteon launches the spines on its back, which glow white as they fly toward their target.
- Used by Sparky's Joleton in The Battleing Eevee Brothers.
Cacnea. 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.
- Used by James's Cacnea from A Poached Ego to ???.
Drapion. Glowing white pins are launched from Drapion which shoot towards the opponent.
- Used by J's Drapion in Ill-Will Hunting!.
Learnset
Generation I
Generation II
Generation III
By leveling up
Generation IV
By leveling up
In other languages
- Spanish: Pin Misil
- French: Dard-nuée
- German: Nadelrakete
| This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |


