String Shot (move)

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.

Battles Type  Bug Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  95% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects both foes

Availability Introduced  Generation I Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

String Shot on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex String Shot on Eevee's Movedex

String Shot (Japanese: いとをはく Spit Thread) is a non-damaging Bug-type move introduced in Generation I.

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

#   Pokémon Type Level 010 Caterpie Bug -- 013 Weedle Bug Poison -- 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 010 Caterpie Bug -- 013 Weedle Bug Poison -- 167 Spinarak Bug Poison -- 168 Ariados Bug Poison -- 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 010 Caterpie Bug -- 013 Weedle Bug Poison -- 167 Spinarak Bug Poison -- 168 Ariados Bug Poison -- 265 Wurmple Bug -- 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 010 Caterpie Bug -- 013 Weedle Bug Poison -- 167 Spinarak Bug Poison -- 168 Ariados Bug Poison -- 265 Wurmple Bug -- 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 move tutor

In HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 003 Venusaur Grass Poison 010 Caterpie Bug 011 Metapod Bug 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 013 Weedle Bug Poison 014 Kakuna Bug Poison 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 046 Paras Bug Grass 047 Parasect Bug Grass 048 Venonat Bug Poison 049 Venomoth Bug Poison 127 Pinsir Bug 151 Mew Psychic 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 166 Ledian Bug Flying 167 Spinarak Bug Poison 168 Ariados Bug Poison 193 Yanma Bug Flying 204 Pineco Bug 205 Forretress Bug Steel 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 223 Remoraid Water 224 Octillery Water 226 Mantine Water Flying 265 Wurmple Bug 266 Silcoon Bug 267 Beautifly Bug Flying 268 Cascoon Bug 269 Dustox Bug Poison 283 Surskit Bug Water 284 Masquerain Bug Flying 290 Nincada Bug Ground 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 313 Volbeat Bug 314 Illumise Bug 345 Lileep Rock Grass 346 Cradily Rock Grass 347 Anorith Rock Bug 348 Armaldo Rock Bug 401 Kricketot Bug 402 Kricketune Bug 412 Burmy Plant Cloak Bug 412 Burmy Sandy Cloak Bug 412 Burmy Trash Cloak Bug 413 Wormadam Plant Cloak Bug Grass 413 Wormadam Sandy Cloak Bug Ground 413 Wormadam Trash Cloak Bug Steel 414 Mothim Bug Flying 415 Combee Bug Flying 416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 422 Shellos West Sea Water 422 Shellos East Sea Water 423 Gastrodon West Sea Water Ground 423 Gastrodon East Sea Water Ground 469 Yanmega Bug Flying Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

	Caterpie	Getting hit with String Shot
The foe is bound with silk blown from the user's mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Caterpie	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	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	Metapod shoots white string from the middle of its body.
A bunch of Metapod from the Azalea Gym	Gettin' the Bugs Out		None
Weedle	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	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	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	Beautifly shoots a white string from its mouth.
Janet's Beautifly	All Things Bright and Beautifly!		None
Wurmple	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

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