String Shot

Bug

Summary

String Shot is a Bug-type move with no direct power for dealing damage and has 95% accuracy. Instead of causing damage, it decreases the target's Speed stat by two stages. String Shot can be particularly useful in battle strategy, especially in the early stages of a fight, as lowering an opponent's Speed can allow your Pokémon to outspeed them in subsequent turns. This move is commonly associated with early-game Bug-type Pokémon and is often learned at lower levels. Despite not causing any damage, String Shot can be pivotal in setting up other moves or weakening the opponent's ability to strike first.

Effect

Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.

Short Effect: Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.

Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.

Game Descriptions

A move that lowers the foe's SPEED.

A move that lowers the foe's SPEED.

Binds the foe with string to reduce its SPEED.

Binds the foe with string to reduce its SPEED.

The foe is bound with strings shot from the mouth to reduce its SPEED.

The foe is bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth. It reduces the target’s Speed stat.

The foe is bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth. It reduces the target’s Speed stat.

The foe is bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth. It reduces the target’s Speed stat.

The targets are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth. This silk reduces the targets’ Speed stat.

The targets are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth. This silk reduces the targets’ Speed stat.

The opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat.

The opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat.

The opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat.

The opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat.

The opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat.

Opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat.

Opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user's mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat.

The user blows silk from its mouth that binds opposing Pokémon and harshly lowers their Speed stats.

Move Details