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 mostly accurate Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I that deals very little damage.
Effect
Generation I
Pin Missile does damage, hitting 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.
Pin Missile will end immediately if it breaks a Substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge one hit of this move.
Generation IV
Same as Generation I, except it will continue attacking after a Substitute is broken.
In the anime
- Ep40 jolteon pinmissile.jpg
Sparky's Jolteon using Pin Missile.
- Cacnea Pin Missile.JPG
James's Cacnea about to use Pin Missile.
- Pin Missile Anime.jpg
Cacnea using Pin Missile.
Pokémon
Jolteon. Jolteon launches the spines on its back, which glow white as they fly toward their target.
- Used by Sparky's Joleton in The Battleing Eevee Brothers.
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!.
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 or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.
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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 or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.
|}
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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 or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.
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In other languages
- Spanish: Pin Misil
- French: Dard-nuée
- German: Nadelrakete
