Tri Attack

Tri Attack

トライアタック Tri Attack

Introduced:	Generation I

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	80
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	10 (Max. 16)
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Condition:	Beauty
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	2 ♥♥
Startles all Pokémon that have done their appeals.

Super Contests (DPPt)

Condition:	Beauty
Appeal:	1 ♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Beautiful
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	0
Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

Tri Attack is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM49 in Generation I. In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it is available as TM28.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	Fires three kinds of beams at once.
RSE	Fires three types of beams at the same time.
FRLG	A simultaneous 3-beam attack that may paralyze, burn, or freeze the foe.
DPPtHGSS	The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack. May also paralyze, burn, or freeze the target.
BWB2W2 XYORAS	The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack. May also burn, freeze, or leave the target with paralysis.
SMUSUMPE	The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack. May also burn, freeze, or paralyze the target.
SWSH	The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack. This may also burn, freeze, or paralyze the target.

Effect

In battle

Tri Attack does damage and has a 20% chance to either burn, freeze or paralyze the target. As of Generation III, Tri Attack cannot burn fire-type Pokémon or freeze ice-type Pokémon. As of Generation VI, Tri Attack cannot paralyze electric-type Pokémon. In a Double Battle, Tri Attack can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Tri Attack can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Dugtrio	ground	Field		1C	1	1	1	1	1SMUSUM 1, Evo.PE	1
	Dugtrio	ground/steel	Field							1SMUSUM 1, Evo.PE	1
	Magneton	electric/steel	Mineral		35C	44	1	1	1XY 30ORAS	1, Evo.	1, Evo.
	Doduo	normal/flying	Flying	40	21	21
	Dodrio	normal/flying	Flying	40	21	21	34	34	34XY 25ORAS	25
	Porygon	normal	Mineral	42	36	36	51	51	50	50SMUSUM 22PE	45
	Porygon2	normal	Mineral		36	36	51	51	50	50	45
	Magnezone	electric/steel	Mineral							1	1
	Togekiss	fairy/flying	Flying/Fairy								1
	Porygon-Z	normal	Mineral				51	51	50	50	45
	Probopass	rock/steel	Mineral							1, Evo.
	Hydreigon	dark/dragon	Dragon					1	1	1	1
	Genesect	bug/steel	Undiscovered					44	44	44
	Type: Null	normal	Undiscovered							75	35
	Silvally	normal	Undiscovered							75	35
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 TM/TR

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Spearow	normal/flying	Flying							TM28PE
	Fearow	normal/flying	Flying							TM28PE
	Clefairy	fairy	Fairy	TM49						TM28PE	TR19
	Clefable	fairy	Fairy	TM49						TM28PE	TR19
	Jigglypuff	normal/fairy	Fairy	TM49						TM28PE	TR19
	Wigglytuff	normal/fairy	Fairy	TM49						TM28PE	TR19
	Dugtrio	ground	Field							TM28PE	TR19
	Dugtrio	ground/steel	Field							TM28PE	TR19
	Abra	psychic	Human-Like	TM49						TM28PE	TR19
	Kadabra	psychic	Human-Like	TM49						TM28PE	TR19
	Alakazam	psychic	Human-Like	TM49						TM28PE	TR19
	Slowpoke	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	TM49						TM28PE	TR19
	Slowpoke	psychic	Monster/Water 1								TR19
	Slowbro	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	TM49						TM28PE	TR19
	Slowbro	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1								TR19
	Magneton	electric/steel	Mineral							TM28PE	TR19
	Doduo	normal/flying	Flying	TM49
	Dodrio	normal/flying	Flying	TM49						TM28PE
	Shellder	water	Water 3	TM49						TM28PE	TR19
	Cloyster	water/ice	Water 3	TM49						TM28PE	TR19
	Drowzee	psychic	Human-Like	TM49						TM28PE
	Hypno	psychic	Human-Like	TM49						TM28PE
	Chansey	normal	Fairy	TM49						TM28PE	TR19
	Staryu	water	Water 3	TM49						TM28PE	TR19
	Starmie	water/psychic	Water 3	TM49						TM28PE	TR19
	Porygon	normal	Mineral	TM49						TM28PE	TR19
	Mewtwo	psychic	Undiscovered	TM49						TM28PE	TR19
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	TM49						TM28PE	TR19
	Togepi	fairy	Undiscovered								TR19
	Togetic	fairy/flying	Flying/Fairy								TR19
	Slowking	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1								TR19
	Slowking	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1								TR19
	Porygon2	normal	Mineral								TR19
	Blissey	normal	Fairy								TR19
	Latias	dragon/psychic	Undiscovered								TR19
	Latios	dragon/psychic	Undiscovered								TR19
	Magnezone	electric/steel	Mineral								TR19
	Togekiss	fairy/flying	Flying/Fairy								TR19
	Porygon-Z	normal	Mineral								TR19
	Uxie	psychic	Undiscovered								TR19
	Mesprit	psychic	Undiscovered								TR19
	Azelf	psychic	Undiscovered								TR19
	Beheeyem	psychic	Human-Like								TR19
	Hydreigon	dark/dragon	Dragon								TR19
	Genesect	bug/steel	Undiscovered								TR19
	Type: Null	normal	Undiscovered								TR19
	Silvally	normal	Undiscovered								TR19
	Magearna	steel/fairy	Undiscovered								TR19
	Alcremie	fairy	Fairy/Amorphous								TR19
	Indeedee	psychic/normal	Fairy								TR19
	Dragapult	dragon/ghost	Amorphous/Dragon								TR19
	Calyrex	psychic/grass	Undiscovered								TR19
	Calyrex	psychic/ice	Undiscovered								TR19
	Calyrex	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered								TR19
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

• Tri Attack in Generation I.
• Tri Attack depicted in Generation III.
• Tri Attack depicted in Generation VI.

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Main series

• Tri Attack being used by Falkner's Dodrio.
• Tri Attack being used by Vincent's Magneton.
• Tri Attack being used by Cameron's Hydreigon.
• Tri Attack being used by Jessica, Ashley, and Michael.

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