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Twineedle
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| ダブルニードル Double Needle |
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| Generation: | I |
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Battle Data
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| Category | 
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| Power: | 25 |
| Accuracy: | 100% |
| PP: | 20* |
| Affects: | Selected target |
| Secondary Effect: | May cause Poisoning |
| Priority: | 0 |
| Contact: | No |
Affected by
| Magic Coat: | No |
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| Magic Bounce: | No |
| Bright Powder: | Yes |
| Protect/Detect: | Yes |
| Snatch: | No |
| Mirror Move: | Yes |
| King's Rock: | No |
Twineedle is a Bug-type move introduced in Generation I. It was Beedrill's signature move until Generation V.
Description
| Games | Description |
| GSC | Jabs the foe twice using stingers. |
| RSE | Stingers on the forelegs jab the foe twice. |
| FRLG | The foe is stabbed twice with foreleg stingers. It may poison the foe. |
| DPPtHGSS | The foe is stabbed twice by a pair of stingers. It may also poison the target. |
| BWB2W2 | The user damages the target twice in succession by jabbing it with two spikes. It may also poison the target. |
| XYORAS | The user damages the target twice in succession by jabbing it with two spikes. This may also poison the target. |
| SMUSUMPE | The user hits the opponent twice by jabbing it with two spikes. In addition, the opponent may also gets poisoned. |
Effect
In battle
The foe is stabbed twice by a pair of stingers. It may also poison the target.
Contests
Startles the Pokémon that has the Judge's attention.
Super Contests
Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.
Learnset
By Leveling Up
| Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||
| I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | |||
| Beedrill | bug/poison | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Escavalier | bug/steel | 1, 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| 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
| By Breeding | ||
| Pokémon | type | Father |
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| Shellder* | Water | Skorupi, Drapion |
| Spinarak | Bug/Poison | Beedrill Escavalier |
| Skorupi | Poison/Bug | Beedrill Escavalier |
| Venipede | Bug/Poison | Beedrill Escavalier |
| * Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding | ||
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