Tri Attack (move): Difference between revisions

Tri Attack (Japanese: トライアタック Tri Attack) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Tri Attack inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation II and on

Tri Attack does damage, and has a 20% chance of either paralyzing, freezing or burning the target. Each ailment has a 6.67% chance of being inflicted.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0084 Doduo Normal Flying 40 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying -- 45 0137 Porygon Normal 42 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM49

#   Pokémon Type 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0084 Doduo Normal Flying 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying 0090 Shellder Water 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0113 Chansey Normal 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0137 Porygon Normal 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0051 Dugtrio Ground -- 0082 Magneton Electric Steel 35 0084 Doduo Normal Flying 21 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying 21 0137 Porygon Normal 36 0233 Porygon2 Normal 36 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0021 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Doduo, Dodrio

|- | 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. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0054 Psyduck Water New York City Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0051 Dugtrio Ground -- 0082 Magneton Electric Steel 44 0084 Doduo Normal Flying 21 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying 21 0137 Porygon Normal 36 0233 Porygon2 Normal 36 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0021 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Doduo, Dodrio
Togetic

|- | 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. |} |}

By purification

#   Pokémon Type Game 0175 Togepi Normal XD Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0051 Dugtrio Ground -- 0082 Magneton Electric Steel -- 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying 34 0137 Porygon Normal 51 0233 Porygon2 Normal 51 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 51 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0021 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Doduo, Dodrio
Togetic, Togekiss

|- | 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. |} |}

In the anime

Magneton
The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Dodrio opens its beaks and forms a red traingle between them. Dodrio then fires the triangle at the opponent.
Falkner's Dodrio	Fighting Flyer with Fire		Debut
	The three screws on Magneton's body glow white, and the white energy connects, forming a triangle. Magneton then shoots the white triangle at the opponent.
Jackson's Magneton	Tie One On!		None

Trivia

• Though many Pokémon whose design incorporates three heads learn this move, neither Exeggutor nor Combee can learn the move.
• This is the only non-Template:Type2 move that can freeze its target.

In other languages

• Dutch: Trio-Aanval
• French: Triplattaque
• Spanish: Triataque, Tri-Ataque
• German: Triplette
• Portuguese: Ataque Triplo
• Italian: Tripletta

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