Scale Shot (move)

Scale Shot スケイルショット Scale Shot

Battles Type  Dragon Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  25 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Scale Shot (Japanese: スケイルショット Scale Shot) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced in Generation VIII.

Effect

Scale Shot inflicts damage, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. There is a ~33.3% chance that it will hit 2 times, a ~33.3% chance that it will hit 3 times, a ~16.7% chance that it will hit 4 times, and a ~16.7% chance that it will hit 5 times. This means that it will hit about ~3.167 times on average provided that it does not miss, giving it an average power of ~79.2. After each successful hit, the user's Speed is raised by one stage, while its Defense is lowered by one stage. Each strike made has an equal chance to be a critical hit.

Scale Shot may continue attacking after breaking a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.

If the user is holding a King's Rock or Razor Fang, each consecutive hit has an equal chance to cause the opponent to flinch.

Pokémon with the Ability Skill Link will always hit five times when using Scale Shot unless it misses.

If a Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy activates before the last strike is dealt, the following strike will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent of the previous one.

If the target has Weak Armor, each strike will activate it.

Description

Games Description SwSh The user attacks by shooting scales two to five times in a row. This move boosts the user's Speed stat but lowers its Defense stat.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						SwSh	SwSh EP	BDSP	LA
0006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	✔
0116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0117		Seadra		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2	✔
0119		Seaking		Water 2		Water 2	✔
0130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon	✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔
0211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2	✔
0230		Kingdra		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2	✔
0319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2	✔
0330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon	✔
0349		Feebas		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0550		Basculin		Water 2		Water 2	✔
0553		Krookodile		Field		Field	✔
0610		Axew		Monster	Dragon	✔
0611		Fraxure		Monster	Dragon	✔
0612		Haxorus		Monster	Dragon	✔
0621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster	✔
0635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon	✔
0643		Reshiram		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0644		Zekrom		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0646		Kyurem		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
646W		Kyurem White Kyurem		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
646B		Kyurem Black Kyurem		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔
0690		Skrelp		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0691		Dragalge		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0694		Helioptile		Monster	Dragon	✔
0695		Heliolisk		Monster	Dragon	✔
0746		Wishiwashi		Water 2		Water 2	✔
0757		Salandit		Monster	Dragon	✔
0758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon	✔
0776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon	✔
0780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon	✔
0782		Jangmo-o		Dragon		Dragon	✔
0783		Hakamo-o		Dragon		Dragon	✔
0784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon	✔
0818		Inteleon		Water 1	Field	✔
0833		Chewtle		Monster	Water 1	✔
0834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1	✔
0843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon	✔
0844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon	✔
0846		Arrokuda		Water 2		Water 2	✔
0847		Barraskewda		Water 2		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. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 鱗射 Lèuhnseh Mandarin 鱗射 / 鳞射 Línshè French Rafale Écailles German Schuppenschuss Italian Squamacolpo Korean 스케일샷 Scale Shot Spanish Ráfaga Escamas

Variations of the move Bone Rush
Bone Rush • Rock Blast

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