Barrage (move)

Barrage たまなげ Ball Throw

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  15 Accuracy  85% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Barrage (Japanese: たまなげ Ball Throw) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 multi-hit move introduced in Generation I. It is the signature move of Exeggcute and Exeggutor.

Effect

Generation I-III

Barrage inflicts damage, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. There is a 37.5% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 37.5% chance that it will hit 3 times, a 12.5% chance that it will hit 4 times, and a 12.5% chance that it will hit 5 times. Though technically only the first hit can critical hit, each hit per use will do the same amount of damage.

Barrage will end immediately if it breaks a Substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last hit of this move.

Taking the average number of hits into account, Barrage could be considered to have an effective power of 45.

Generation IV

The effects of Barrage are similar to the previous generations; however, it will continue attacking after a Substitute is broken.

Generation V

Unlike previous generations, if Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy activate before the last hit is dealt, the following hit will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. Each hit will also cause Weak Armor to activate.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	--			--			--			--				--			'
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	--			--			--			--				--			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Exeggcute
The user fires a part of their body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Exeggutor fires one of their heads from their body at the opponent.
Multiple wild Exeggutor	Extricated from Exeggutor		Debut
	Multiple eggs form around Exeggcute's body and Exeggcute fires them at the opponent.
Bill's Exeggcute	Electrode's Big Shock!		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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Excluding Struggle, Barrage is one of three moves originating from Generation I that has not been used in the anime (the others being Kinesis and Mirror Move).

In other languages

Language Title Dutch Versperring French Pilonnage German Stakkato Greek Καταιγισμός Italian Att. Pioggia Korean 알던지기 Al Deonjigi Polish Zapora Serbian Baražna Paljba Spanish Presa

Variations of the move Fury Attack
Fury Attack • Barrage

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