Tri Attack (move)

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Tri Attack トライアタック Tri Attack

The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack. May also paralyze, burn, or freeze the target.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM49 in Generation I

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  2 ♥♥ Startles all Pokémon that have done their appeals.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Tri Attack on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Tri Attack on Eevee's Movedex

Tri Attack (Japanese: トライアタック Tri Attack) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Tri Attack inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation II and on

Tri Attack does damage, and has a 20% chance of either paralyzing, freezing or burning the target. Each ailment has a 6.67% chance of being inflicted.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 084 Doduo Normal Flying 40 085 Dodrio Normal Flying -- 45 137 Porygon Normal 42 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 TM49

#   Pokémon Type 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 063 Abra Psychic 064 Kadabra Psychic 065 Alakazam Psychic 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 084 Doduo Normal Flying 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 090 Shellder Water 091 Cloyster Water Ice 096 Drowzee Psychic 097 Hypno Psychic 113 Chansey Normal 120 Staryu Water 121 Starmie Water Psychic 137 Porygon Normal 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 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 051 Dugtrio Ground --C 082 Magneton Electric Steel 35C 084 Doduo Normal Flying 21 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 21 137 Porygon Normal 36 233 Porygon2 Normal 36 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 021 Spearow Normal Flying Doduo, Dodrio 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.

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 054 PsyduckLv 5 Water New York City Pokémon Center 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 051 Dugtrio Ground -- 082 Magneton Electric Steel 44 084 Doduo Normal Flying 21 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 21 137 Porygon Normal 36 233 Porygon2 Normal 36 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 021 Spearow Normal Flying Doduo, Dodrio Togetic 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.

By purification

#   Pokémon Type Game 175 Togepi Normal XD 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 051 Dugtrio Ground -- 082 Magneton Electric Steel -- 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 34 137 Porygon Normal 51 233 Porygon2 Normal 51 474 Porygon-Z Normal 51 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 021 Spearow Normal Flying Doduo, Dodrio Togetic, Togekiss 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

	Magneton
The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Dodrio	Dodrio opens its beaks and forms a red traingle between them. Dodrio then fires the triangle at the opponent.
Falkner's Dodrio	Fighting Flyer with Fire		Debut
Magneton	The three screws on Magneton's body glow white, and the white energy connects, forming a triangle. Magneton then shoots the white triangle at the opponent.
Jackson's Magneton	Tie One On!		None

Trivia

• Though many Pokémon whose design incorporates three heads learn this move, neither Exeggutor nor Combee can learn the move.
• This is the only non-Ice-type move that can freeze its target.

In other languages

• Dutch: Trio-Aanval
• French: Triplattaque
• Spanish: Triataque, Tri-Ataque
• German: Triplette
• Portuguese: Ataque Triplo
• Italian: Tripletta

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