Twineedle (move)
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| Twineedle ダブルニードル | |
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| The foe is stabbed twice by a pair of stingers. It may also poison the target. | |
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| Battles | |
| Type | Bug |
| Category | Physical |
| PP | 20 (max. 32) |
| Power | 25 |
| Accuracy | 100% |
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| ??? | |
| Contests | |
| Category | Cool |
| Appeal | 2 ♥♥ |
| Jam | 3 ♥♥♥ |
| ??? | |
| Super Contests | |
| Category | Cool |
| Appeal | 2 ♥♥ |
Twineedle is a Bug-type move introduced in Generation I that deals very little damage.
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Effect
Generation I
Twineedle does damage, and has a 19.9% chance of poisoning the opponent. Twineedle hits twice per use. Though technically only the first hit can critical hit, each hit per use will do the same amount of damage.
Twineedle will end immediately if it breaks a Substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge one hit of this move.
Twineedle can't poison an opponent that has a substitute, already has a major status ailment, or is a Poison-type.
Generation II and on
Same as Generation I, but a 20% chance of causing poisoning instead. It will also not be able to poison Steel-types in addition to Poison-types.
Learnset
Generation I
Generation II
Generation III
Generation IV
Trivia
- Twineedle is the only Bug move so far that can poison. On a related note, it is that only non-Poison-type move to poison a foe.
- Although Steel-type Pokémon cannot be poisoned, Twineedle can still be used on them, as it is a Bug-type move.
In other languages
Spanish: Doble Ataque. French: Double-dard. German: Duonadel.
| This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |
