Octazooka (move)

Octazooka オクタンほう Okutank Cannon

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Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  65 Accuracy  85% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

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

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

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles the Pokémon that has the Judge's attention.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

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

Octazooka (Japanese: オクタンほう Okutank Cannon) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation II. It is the signature move of Octillery.

Effect

Octazooka inflicts damage and has a 50% chance to lower the target's accuracy by one stage. Pokémon with the Bulletproof Ability are immune to Octazooka.

Octazooka can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra two appeal points if the move Rain Dance was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description Stad2 An attack that shoots ink. Has a fifty-fifty chance of reducing the target's accuracy. GSC An attack that may reduce accuracy. RSEColo.XD Fires a lump of ink to damage and cut accuracy. FRLG Ink is blasted in the foe's face or eyes to damage and lower accuracy. DPPtHGSSPBR The user attacks by spraying ink in the foe's face or eyes. It may also lower the target's accuracy. BWB2W2 The user attacks by spraying ink in the target's face or eyes. It may also lower the target's accuracy. XYORAS SMUSUM The user attacks by spraying ink at the target's face or eyes. This may also lower the target's accuracy.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2	25	25	25	25	25	1, Evo.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	Chief Golgo's Sableye
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, and the Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, Octazooka can hit a target in the user's line of sight and has a chance to lower the target's accuracy by one level.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Octazooka can hit a target up to 4 tiles away and can instead cause the Blinker status condition.

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also lower the target's Accuracy by one level. MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also reduce the target's accuracy by 1 level. BSL はなれたポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで めいちゅうを １だんかいさげる MDGtI UNUSED SMD It damages a Pokémon, even one far away. It could also cause the Blinker status condition.

In the anime

	Marcellus's Octillery	Harley's Octillery
The user fires an orb of water at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Octillery	Octillery releases a shining blue orb of water from its mouth at the opponent, or Octillery fires an orange blast at the opponent from its mouth.
Marcellus's Octillery	Octillery the Outcast		Debut
Harley's Octillery	Harley Rides Again		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Ken's Octillery	Saturn's Octillery	Launching the move
The user fires a ball of ink at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Octillery	Octillery fires a ball of watery ink from its mouth at the opponent, or Octillery's eyes widen and it fires a large and powerful beam of ink from its mouth at the opponent.
Ken's Octillery	The Last Battle II		Debut
Saturn's Octillery	Outwitting Octillery		None

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 章魚桶炮 Jēungyùhtúng Paau Mandarin 章魚桶炮 / 章鱼桶炮 Zhāng​yú​tǒng Pào​​ Dutch Octazooka French Octazooka German Octazooka Greek Μελανοβόλο Italian Octazooka Korean 대포무노포 Daepomuno Po Portuguese Brazil Polvo-Canhão Portugal Bazuca Bazuca Polvo Serbian Oktazuka Spanish Latin America Octazooka Spain Pulpocañón Vietnamese Okutank Phun Mực

Variations of the move Octazooka
Octazooka • Mirror Shot • Mud Bomb

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