Pin Missile (move)
| Pin Missile ミサイルばり Missile Needle | ||||||||||||
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Pin Missile (Japanese: ミサイルばり Missile Needle) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Generation I
Pin Missile inflicts damage, hitting the target between 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. Although only the first hit can be a critical hit, each hit per use will deal the same amount of damage.
Pin Missile will end immediately if it breaks a Substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge one hit of this move.
Generation II and III
Same as Generation I, but any hit can critical hit and the others will do normal damage.
Generation IV
Same as the previous generations, except it will continue attacking after a Substitute is broken.
In the anime
- Ep40 jolteon pinmissile.jpg
Jolteon using Pin Missile
- Pin Missile Anime.jpg
Cacnea using Pin Missile
- Skorupi pin m.png
Skorupi using Pin Missile
Pokémon
Jolteon. Jolteon launches the spines on its back, which glow yellow as they fly toward their target.
- Used by Sparky's Jolteon in The Battling Eevee Brothers. Debut
Cacnea. The pins are created in the dark green spines that surrounds its wrists and it shoots towards the opponent. Sometimes the pins are created in the dark spines in its head.
- Used by James's Cacnea from A Poached Ego to Once There Were Greenfields!.
Drapion. Glowing white pins are launched from Drapion which shoot towards the opponent.
- Used by J's Drapion in Ill-Will Hunting!.
- Used by Aaron's Drapion in A Trainer and Child Reunion!.
Skorupi. Glowing white pins are launched from it which shoot towards the opponent.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
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Generation II
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0204
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Pineco
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Beedrill
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| colspan="6" | 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.
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Generation III
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0204
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Pineco
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Beedrill
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0315
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Roselia
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Cacnea, Cacturne
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| colspan="6" | 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.
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0204
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Pineco
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Beedrill
Spinarak, Ariados
Skorupi, Drapion
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0406
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Budew
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0315
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Roselia
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Cacnea, Cacturne
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| colspan="6" | 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.
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In other languages
- Spanish: Pin Misil
- French: Dard-nuée
- German: Nadelrakete
- Italian: Missilspillo
- Norwegian: Nålestikk ("Needle Stings")
