String Shot (move)
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| String Shot いとをはく Spit Thread | ||||||||||||
| The foe is bound with silk blown from the user's mouth. It reduces the target's Speed stat. | ||||||||||||
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String Shot (Japanese: いとをはく Spit Thread) is a non-damaging Bug-type move introduced in Generation I.
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Effect
String Shot decreases the target's Speed stat by one stage. String Shot will do nothing if the target's Speed has reached a stage of -6 or a value of one, and will fail if the target has a Substitute or is under the effect of Mist.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
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Generation II
By leveling up
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Generation III
By leveling up
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By move tutor
In HeartGold and SoulSilver
In the anime
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| Caterpie | Getting hit with String Shot | ||
| The foe is bound with silk blown from the user's mouth. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Episode Used In | Notes | |
| | White string is shot from Caterpie's mouth. Caterpie can also shoot it from its rear end to hang from trees. | ||
| Ash's Caterpie | Ash Catches a Pokémon! | Debut | |
| A bunch of Caterpie from the Azalea Gym | Gettin' the Bugs Out | None | |
| Bucky's Caterpie | The Dunsparce Deception | None | |
| Multiple wild Caterpie | Celebi: Voice of the Forest | None | |
| Multiple wild Caterpie | For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! | None | |
| Xander's Caterpie | Caterpie's Big Dilemma | None | |
| | Spinarak shoots a white string from its mouth or its abdomen. | ||
| Officer Jenny's Spinarak | Spinarak Attack | None | |
| Bugsy's Spinarak | Gettin' the Bugs Out | None | |
| A wild Spinarak | Pikachu and Pichu | None | |
| Multiple wild Spinarak | Ariados, Amigos | None | |
| Multiple wild Spinarak | Celebi: Voice of the Forest | None | |
| Multiple wild Spinarak | For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! | None | |
| Three wild Spinarak | Hocus Pokémon | None | |
| | Metapod shoots white string from the middle of its body. | ||
| A bunch of Metapod from the Azalea Gym | Gettin' the Bugs Out | None | |
| | Weedle shoots white string from its mouth. | ||
| A bunch of Weedle from the Azalea Gym | Gettin' the Bugs Out | None | |
| Multiple wild Weedle | Celebi: Voice of the Forest | None | |
| Multiple wild Weedle | For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! | None | |
| | Kakuna shoots white string from the hole right below its head. It can also shoot string from the back of its head to hand from trees. | ||
| A bunch of Kakuna from the Azalea Gym | Gettin' the Bugs Out | None | |
| | Ariados shoots white string from its mouth or its abdomen. | ||
| Tōkichi's Ariados | Ariados, Amigos | None | |
| Multiple wild Ariados | For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! | None | |
| Oakley's Ariados | Pokémon Heroes | None | |
| Forrester Franklin's Ariados | All in a Day's Wurmple | None | |
| J's Ariados | Mutiny in the Bounty! | None | |
| A Ariados captured by Kellyn's Capture Styler | Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1) | None | |
| Multiple wild Ariados | Following a Maiden's Voyage! | None | |
| A Ariados briefly trained by Angie | One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team! | None | |
| Multiple wild Ariados | DP140 | None | |
| | Beautifly shoots a white string from its mouth. | ||
| Janet's Beautifly | All Things Bright and Beautifly! | None | |
| | Wurmple shoots white string from its mouth at the opponent. It can also shoot string from in between the two large horns behind it to hang from trees. | ||
| May's Wurmple | All in a Day's Wurmple | None | |
| Jessie's Wurmple | Which Wurmple's Which? | None | |
In other languages
- Spanish: Disp. Demora
- French: Sécrétion
- German: Fadenschuss
- Italian: Millebave
- Hindi: Dhaga Choro
- European Portuguese: Arremesso de Teia
- Brazilian Portuguese: Jato de Seda or Tiro de Estilingue
| | This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |

