Mirror Shot (move)

Mirror Shot ミラーショット Mirror Shot

Battles Type  Steel Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  65 Accuracy  85% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

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

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

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Mirror Shot (Japanese: ミラーショット Mirror Shot) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Mirror Shot inflicts damage and has a 30% chance to decrease the target's accuracy by one stage.

Description

Games Description The user looses a flash of energy from its polished body. It may also lower the target’s accuracy. The user looses a flash of energy at the target from its polished body. It may also lower the target's accuracy. The user lets loose a flash of energy at the target from its polished body. This may also lower the target's accuracy.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
081		Magnemite	Electric	Steel	43				46	25	25
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel	46				50	25	25
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel	31				31			31
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak	Bug	Steel	26				26			26
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel	46				50	25	25
582		Vanillite	Ice		Ice					26			26
583		Vanillish	Ice		Ice					26			26
584		Vanilluxe	Ice		Ice					26			26
597		Ferroseed	Grass	Steel					30			30
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel					30			30
599		Klink	Steel		Steel					36			36
600		Klang	Steel		Steel					36			36
601		Klinklang	Steel		Steel					36			36
707		Klefki	Steel	Fairy								34
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 the anime

Ferrothorn Magnezone Vanillish
The user fires a green beam.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Magnezone's red eye flashes white and it fires a green beam from the pupil of its eye at the opponent.
Zero's Magnezone	Giratina and the Sky Warrior		Debut
	Vanillish's body becomes covered in a light blue aura. The aura then forms into a light blue orb of energy in front of Vanillish's body. Vanillish then fires the orb at the opponent.
Brycen's Vanillish	Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!		None
	Ferrothorn's body becomes covered in a light blue aura. The aura then forms into a light blue orb of energy in front of Ferrothorn's body. Ferrothorn then fires the orb at the opponent.
Cameron's Ferrothorn	Cameron's Secret Weapon!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Magnezone
The user attacks with a blast of energy that can lower the opponents accuracy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Magnezone points its magnets at the opponent and fires a small beam from each tip at the opponent. Two of the small beams combine together as they shoot at the opponent, and then the two other beams merge together in front of it. It then hits the opponent with the beam. The beams can lower the opponent's accuracy, even if it wasn't hit by the attack as well.
Cyrus's Magnezone	Problematic Probopass and Mad Magnezone I		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Mirror Shot is the only Steel-type Cute move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 鏡光射擊 Jìngguāng Shèjī French Miroi-Tir German Spiegelsalve Greek Κατοπτρική Ριπή Italian Cristalcolpo Korean 미러숏 Mirror Shot Polish Lustrzany Strzał Brazilian Portuguese Tiro de Espelho Romanian Mirror Shot Spanish Disp. Espejo

Variations of the move Octazooka
Octazooka • Mirror Shot • Mud Bomb

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