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
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 (Japanese: トライアタック Tri Attack) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It is TM49 in that generation.

Contents

Effect

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.

In the anime

Pokémon

Dodrio. Dodrio opens its beaks and forms a red traingle between them.

Magneton. Magneton forms a white triangle before itself and then launches it at its opponent.

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.

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 other languages

  • French: Triplattaque
  • Spanish: Tri-Ataque
  • German: Triplette
  • Portuguese: Tri Attack
  • Italian: Tripletta
Generation I TMs
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50
Generation I HMs
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05


This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.
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