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Pin Missile ミサイルばり Missile Needle

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Battles Type  Bug Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  25 Accuracy  95% 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  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles the Pokémon that has the Judge's attention.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

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

Pin Missile (Japanese: ミサイルばり Missile Needle) is a damage-dealing Bug-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Pin Missile 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. Provided that the move does not miss, it will hit 3 times on average, giving it an average power of 42. Although only the first strike can be a critical hit, each successive one will deal the same amount of damage.

Pin Missile will end immediately if it breaks a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.

Pin Missile has a base power of 14 and an accuracy of 85%.

Generation II

All strikes now do damage independently, consequently enabling any of them to be critical.

If the user is holding a King's Rock, the final strike has a chance to cause the opponent to flinch.

Generations III and IV

Pin Missile may now continue attacking after breaking a substitute.

Pokémon with the Ability Skill Link will always hit five times when using Pin Missile, if it does not miss.

If the user is holding a King's Rock or Razor Fang, each consecutive hit has an equal chance to cause the opponent to flinch.

Generation V

There is now a ~33.3% chance that it will hit 2 times, a ~33.3% chance it will hit 3 times, a ~16.7% chance it will hit 4 times, and a ~16.7% chance it will hit 5 times. Provided that the move does not miss, it will hit ~3.167 times on average, giving it an average power of ~44.333.

If a Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy activates before the last strike is dealt, the following strike will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent of the previous one.

If the target has Weak Armor, each strike will activate it.

Generation VI onwards

Pin Missile now has a base power of 25 and an accuracy of 95%. Provided that the move does not miss, it has an average power of ~79.2.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug	30	35	35	28	28	28	32SMUSUM 28PE
0135		Jolteon		Field		Field	48RGB 36Y	36	36	36	36BW 25B2W2	25	25SMUSUM 17PE
0167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug				36	36	36	36
0168		Ariados		Bug		Bug				41	41	41	41
0211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2		28	28RSE 21FRLG	37	37	37	37
0214		Heracross		Bug		Bug						31	31
0263		Zigzagoon		Field		Field			25	25	25	25XY 19ORAS	19
0331		Cacnea		Grass	Human-Like			21	21	21	21XY 38ORAS	38
0332		Cacturne		Grass	Human-Like			21	21	21	21XY 38ORAS	38
0451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3				12	12BW 9B2W2	9	9
0452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3				1, 12DP 12PtHGSS	12BW 9B2W2	9	9
0556		Maractus		Grass		Grass					10	10	10
0597		Ferroseed		Grass	Mineral					18	18	18
0598		Ferrothorn		Grass	Mineral					18	18	18
0650		Chespin		Field		Field						18	18
0651		Quilladin		Field		Field						20	19
0652		Chesnaught		Field		Field						20	19
0747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1							45
0748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1							51
0768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3							41
0777		Togedemaru		Field	Fairy							45
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0204		Pineco		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0406		Budew		Fairy	Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔
0543		Venipede		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0595		Joltik		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
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.

Special move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0204		Pineco		Bug		Bug	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
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 other games

Description

In the anime

Jolteon Chespin Ferrothorn Drapion
The opponent is hit with a massive amount of pins.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Jolteon's fur becomes spiky and fires multiple yellow needles from it at the opponent.
Sparky's Jolteon	The Battling Eevee Brothers		Debut
Ethan's Jolteon	Get Along, Little Pokémon		None
	Qwilfish sucks up water to expand its body. Then, it glows white and shoots white needles at the opponent, its body gradually shrinking to regular size.
Harrison's Qwilfish	Dueling Heroes		None
Dorian's Qwilfish	Just Add Water		None
	Beedrill's stingers glow white and shoot either multiple small, white needles or two large needles the size of its stingers at the opponent or the stinger at the end of Beedrill's body or the stingers on Beedrill's arms glow white and it fires a white orb trailing green streams of light from them at the opponent.
Jimmy's Beedrill	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Galen's two Beedrill	Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea		None
Three wild Beedrill	Splitting Heirs!		None
Multiple wild Beedrill	Defending the Homeland!		None
	The spikes on Cacnea's arms glow white and shoot either a barrage of white needles or white, arrow-shaped streams of pins at the opponent. Sometimes the pins are fired from the spikes on its head.
James's Cacnea	A Poached Ego!		None
	Cacturne shoots white streams of pins from its spikes at the opponent.
Harley's Cacturne	Rhapsody in Drew		None
	Drapion's claws glow white and are raised above its head, where a thin, white line forms and connects them. Drapion thrusts its claws forward and shoots white streams of pins at the opponent. It can also fire from its tail claw. Or Drapion fires white orbs trailing green streams of light at the opponent from its claws at the opponent.
J's Drapion	Ill-Will Hunting!		None
Aaron's Drapion	A Trainer and Child Reunion!		None
Paul's Drapion	Familiarity Breeds Strategy!		None
Celosia's Drapion	From A to Z!		None
	The ball on Mime Jr.'s head glows white. Its hands glow white and shoot white streams of pins at the opponent.
James's Mime Jr.	Dawn's Early Night!		Used via Mimic
	Skorupi's claws glow white and fire white, arrow-shaped streams of pins at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Skorupi	Another One Gabites the Dust!		None
	Maractus's claws glow white and fire three streams of white pins at the opponent. Maractus sometimes raises its arms before firing.
Toby's Marra	A Maractus Musical!		None
Toby's Racca	A Maractus Musical!		None
Toby's Tussy	A Maractus Musical!		None
	The ends of Ferrothorn's vines glow white and fire white, arrow-shaped streams at the opponent.
Cameron's Ferrothorn	The Road to Humilau!		None
	The spikes on Chespin's head stiffen and glow white. It then fires white orbs trailing green streams of light at the opponent.
Clemont's Chespin	Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!		None
Mairin's Chespie	Mega Evolution Special I		None
	The spikes on Chesnaught's back stiffen and glow white. It then fires white orbs trailing green streams of light at the opponent.
Millis Steel's Chesnaught	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		None
Clemont's Chesnaught in a dream	Dream a Little Dream from Me!		None
Chapman's Chesnaught	A Watershed Moment!		None
	Ariados fires white orbs trailing green streams of light from its back at the opponent.
Multiple wild Ariados	Defending the Homeland!		None
	Golisopod fires multiple light purple needles from within the gap between the armored plates on its back at the opponent.
Guzma's Golisopod	The Dealer of Destruction!		None

• In The Bicker the Better, Jessie told Dustox to use Pin Missile. This was a dubbing error, as in the original, she was commanded to use Poison Sting.

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Jolteon Eevee
The user fires pins from their body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	The fur on Jolteon's backside grows longer and sharper and points forward, then fires spear-like pins at the opponent.
Sparky's Jolteon	To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That is the Question!		Debut
	The fur on Eevee's backside and tail grows longer, sharpens, and points forward, then fires spear-like pins at the opponent.
Mikey's Eevee	To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That is the Question!		Used via Mimic

In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga

• Jolteon was revealed to have used Pin Missile in PW31, but only the move itself was shown.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Jolteon Qwilfish Chespin Mega Heracross
The user fires pins from their body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Jolteon fires large, triangle-shaped pins from the white fur around its neck at the opponent.
Red's Vee	Clefabulous Clefable		Debut
	Qwilfish releases two beams of energy from its forehead spikes at the opponent.
The Battle Factory's Qwilfish	Uprooting Seedot		None
	Chespin fires multiple small needles from the spikes on its head at the opponent.
X's Marisso	They Have a Flare for a Li'l Kanga-Napping		None
	Mega Heracross releases beams of energy from its hands at the opponent.
Gurkinn's Heracross	X & Y chapter		None
	Chesnaught fires multiple small needles from the spines on its arms at the opponent.
X's Marisso	Epilogue		None

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Beedrill
The user attacks with its stingers.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Beedrill pokes its stingers at the opponent.
A wild Beedrill	Clefairy's New Power!		Debut

In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga

Drapion
The user fires spikes from their body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Drapion fires large spikes from its body at the opponent.
Soro's Drapion	TA16		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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

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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

Side series games

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

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

Spin-off series games

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

• Before Generation VI, Pin Missile was the only move with a base power of 14. It was also one of three moves in the core series games to have a base power that is not a multiple of 5, the other two being Comet Punch and Fury Swipes.
  • All of these moves happen to be multi-strike moves.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 飛彈針 Fēidáan Jām Mandarin 飛彈針 / 飞弹针 Fēi​dàn​ Zhēn​ Danish Nålemissil Dutch Naaldraket Finnish Neulaohjus (EP040) Piikkiohjus (Advanced Generation) French Dard-Nuée German Nadelrakete Greek Βλήματα Βελόνες Indonesian Jarum Rudal Peluru Jarum Italian Missilspillo Korean 바늘미사일 Baneulmisail Norwegian Nålestikk Polish Szpilopocisk* Atak Szpilek* Atak Igłami* Atak Szpilkowy* Szpilkowe Pociski* Iglasta Pięść* Pocisk Szpilkowy* Igielny Pocisk* Igłowy Atak* Cieńki Pocisk* Portuguese Brazil Míssil de Espinhos (anime, TCG, manga) Míssil Perfurante (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Portugal Ataque Míssil Míssil (Black and White series) Romanian Proiectilul Ascuțit Russian Игломет Iglomet Serbian Bodljikavi Projektil Spanish Latin America Misiles Aguja (EP040) Ataque Misil (EP101) Misil de Agua (EP216) Misiles Pin (EP256) Misil Aguja (TLoT, AG123-present) Spain Pin Misil Swedish Nålmissil Turkish İğne Mermisi Vietnamese Hỏa Tiễn Gai Độc

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