Tri Attack (move)

Tri Attack トライアタック Tri Attack

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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 Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to 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. It was TM49 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 about a 6.67% chance of being inflicted.

Description

Games Description Stad A Normal-type attack. A triangular field of energy is created and launched at the target. Stad2 A Normal-type attack. A triangular field of energy is created and launched. GSC Fires three kinds of beams at once. RSE Fires three types of beams at the same time. FRLG A simultaneous 3-beam attack that may paralyze, burn, or freeze the foe. Colo.XD Fires three beams. May cause BRN, FRZ, or PAR. DPPtHGSS The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack. May also paralyze, burn, or freeze the target. BWB2W2 The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack. May also burn, freeze, or leave the target with paralysis.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground	no				--	--			--				--
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel	no				35	44			--				--
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying	40			21			21			no				no
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	--, 45			21			21			34				34
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	42			36			36			51				51
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal	no			36			36			51				51
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			51				51
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon	no			no			no			no				--
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel	no			no			no			no				44
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM49		II --		III --		IV --		V --
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	✔															✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔															✔
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying	✔															✔
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	✔															✔
090		Shellder	Water		Water	✔															✔
091		Cloyster	Water	Ice	✔															✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
120		Staryu	Water		Water	✔															✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	✔															✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 054 Psyduck Water New York 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.

Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 175 Togepi Normal Purified in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness 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

Hydreigon	Magneton	Dodrio
The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Dodrio	Dodrio opens its beaks and positions its heads so each beak becomes a corner in the shape of a triangle. An orb of energy then forms inside Dodrio's beaks, the right one colored green, the top one indigo and the left one red. A red triangle then forms in between the orbs. Once the triangle starts to turn indigo, Dodrio 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
Hydreigon	Hydreigon opens the mouths on its three heads and charges an orb of energy before each of them, all with different colors. It then fires an Ice Beam from the left arm head, a Flamethrower from the middle head, and a Thunderbolt from the right arm head at the opponent.
Cameron's Hydregion	Cameron's Secret Weapon!		None

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

	Doduo
The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Doduo	Doduo opens both of its beaks and releases multiple pyramid-shaped energy from them at the opponent. When the energy makes contact, it explodes in a large burst of energy.
Unknown Trainer's Doduo	The Human Race and the Pokémon Race		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Porygon	Jigglypuff
The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Porygon	A three point pyramid forms around Porygon's body and an orb of light forms at the tip of the pyramid. Porygon then fires a beam from the orb at the opponent.
Blue's Porygon	The Art of Articuno		Debut
Jigglypuff	A three point pyramid forms around Jigglypuff's body and an orb of light forms at the tip of the pyramid. Jigglypuff then fires a beam from the orb at the opponent.
Green's Jiggly	Just a Spearow Carrier		None
Porygon2	Porygon2's eyes glow white and it fires three beams of energy from its face at the opponent. As the beams fire at the opponent, they twist and turn around each other.
Blue's Porygon2	The Battle Path		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Though many Pokémon whose design incorporates three heads learn this move, neither Exeggutor nor Combee can learn the move; Combee's case may be due to evolving into a Pokémon that does not have three heads, while Exxeggutor's case may be due to the fact that, aside from Hydreigon, all Pokemon in the anime have had to position parts of their bodies in a triangle shape to execute Triangle Attack, which is a feat that Exeggutor is unable to accomplish due to having its heads fixed in place side-by-side on its trunk.
• Tri Attack is one of the two non-Ice-type moves that can freeze the target, the other being Secret Power.
  • Tri Attack is also the only Normal-type move that can cause a burn.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 三角攻擊 Sānjiǎo Gōngjí Dutch Trio-Aanval Finnish Kolmoisisku French Triplattaque German Triplette Greek Τριαδική Επίθεση Italian Tripletta Korean 트라이어택 Tri-Attack Polish Trójatak Portuguese Brazil Ataque Triplo Portugal Ataque Triplo Serbian Napad 3 Elementa Spanish Tri-Ataque (Gen I-II) Triataque (Gen III-present)

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