String Shot
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| Introduced: | Generation I |
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Battle Data
| Type: | 
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| Category: | 
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| Power: | -- |
| Accuracy: | 95% |
| PP: | 40 (Max. 64), max: {{{max_pp}}} |
| Priority: | 0 |
| Contact: | No |
Affected by
| Magic Coat: | Yes |
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| Magic Bounce: | |
| Bright Powder: | Yes |
| Detect/Protect: | Yes |
| Snatch: | No |
| Mirror Move: | |
| King's Rock: | No |
Contest Data
| Condition: | Smart |
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| Appeal: | 2 ♥♥ |
| Jam: | 3 ♥♥♥ |
| Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user. | |
| Condition: | Smart |
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| Appeal: | 2 ♥♥ |
| Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn. | |
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
| Condition: | Clever |
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| Appeal: | 2 ♥♥ |
| Jam: | 3 ♥♥♥ |
| Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user. | |
String Shot is a Bug-type move introduced in Generation I.
Description
| Games | Description |
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| Template:GSC | A move that lowers the foe's SPEED. |
| Template:RSE | Binds the foe with string to reduce its SPEED. |
| Template:FRLG | The foe is bound with strings shot from the mouth to reduce SPEED. |
| Template:DPPtTemplate:HGSS | The foe is bound with silk blown from the user's mouth. It reduces the target's Speed stat. |
| Template:BWTemplate:B2W2 | The targets are bound with silk blown from the user's mouth. This silk reduces the targets' Speed stat. |
| Template:XYTemplate:ORAS | The opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user's mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat. |
| Template:SMTemplate:USUM | The opponents are bound with a white silk from the user's mouth. This will also lower their Speed stat. |
Effect
In battle
From Generation I to Generation V, String Shot lowers the target's Speed by 1 stage. As of Generation VI, String Shot lowers the target's Speed by 2 stages. In a Double Battle, String Shot targets both foes. In a Triple Battle, String Shot only targets adjacent foes.
Learnset
By leveling up
| Pokémon | Type | Egg groups | Level | |||
| VII | VIII | IX | ||||
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Caterpie | bug | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Weedle | bug/poison | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Spinirak | bug/poison | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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Ariados | bug/poison | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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Wurmple | bug | 1 | 1 | ||
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Sewaddle | bug/grass | ||||
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Swadloon | bug/grass | ||||
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Leavanny | bug/grass | ||||
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Joltik | bug/electric | ||||
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Galvantula | bug/electric | ||||
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Larvesta | bug/fire | ||||
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Volcarona | bug/fire | ||||
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Scatterbug | bug | ||||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | ||||||
By breeding
| Pokémon | Type | Egg Groups | Father | ||||||
| III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | ||||
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Larvesta | bug/fire |
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TBA | ||||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding. | |||||||||
Gallery
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