Bullet Seed (move)

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Bullet Seed タネマシンガン Seed Machine Gun

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Battles Type  Grass Category  Physical PP  30 (max. 48) Power  25 Accuracy  100% 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 III TM09 in Generation III TM09 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

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

Bullet Seed (Japanese: タネマシンガン Seed Machine Gun) is a damage-dealing Grass-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation III. It was TM09 from Generation III to Generation IV.

Effect

Generation III

Bullet Seed inflicts damage, hitting the target 2-5 times per use with a base power of 10 per strike. There is a 37.5% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 37.5% chance that it will hit 3 times, a 12.5% chance that it will hit 4 times, and a 12.5% chance that it will hit 5 times. Provided that the move does not miss, it will hit 3 times on average, giving it an average power of 30. Each strike made has an equal chance to be a critical hit.

Bullet Seed may continue attacking after breaking a substitute. Bide and Mirror Coat will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.

Bullet Seed can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra two appeal points if the move Growth was used in the prior turn.

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

Generation IV

Pokémon with the Ability Skill Link will always hit five times when using Bullet Seed unless it misses. Bullet Seed is now affected by Counter instead of Mirror Coat due to becoming a physical move.

Generation V onwards

Bullet Seed's base power increased from 10 to 25. There is now a ~33.3% chance that it will hit 2 times, a ~33.3% chance it will hit 3 times, a ~16.7% chance it will hit 4 times, and a ~16.7% chance it will hit 5 times. Provided that the move does not miss, it will hit ~3.167 times on average, giving it an average power of ~79.2. Pokémon with Bulletproof are immune to Bullet Seed.

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.

Bullet Seed can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if the move Rototiller was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description RSE Shoots 2 to 5 seeds in a row to strike the foe. FRLG The user shoots seeds at the foe. Two to five seeds are shot at once. ColoXD Shoots 2 to 5 seeds in a row to strike the target. DPPtHGSS The user forcefully shoots seeds at the foe. Two to five seeds are shot in rapid succession. PBR The user forcefully shoots seeds at the foe. Two to five sets of seeds are shot in rapid succession. BWB2W2 The user forcefully shoots seeds at the target. Two to five seeds are shot in rapid succession. XYORAS SM The user forcefully shoots seeds at the target two to five times in a row.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass		17	17	17	17
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass		19	19	19	19
0188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass		20	20	20	20
0189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass		20	20	20	20
0192		Sunflora		Grass		Grass	25	21	21BW 25B2W2	25	25
0214		Heracross		Bug		Bug				1	1
0223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2		27	27BW 38B2W2	38	38
0224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2		29	29BW 46B2W2	46	46
0226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1		1	1	1	1
0573		Cinccino		Field		Field			1	1	1
0710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous				26	26
0711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous				26	26
0731		Pikipek		Flying		Flying					31
0732		Trumbeak		Flying		Flying					37
0733		Toucannon		Flying		Flying					40
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass			✔	✔	✔
0252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔
0273		Seedot		Field	Grass			✔	✔	✔
0285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass			✔	✔	✔
0315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass				✔	✔
0357		Tropius		Monster	Grass			✔	✔	✔
0459		Snover		Monster	Grass			✔	✔	✔
0511		Pansage		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
0556		Maractus		Grass		Grass			✔	✔	✔
0597		Ferroseed		Grass	Mineral			✔	✔	✔
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.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I TM09	II TM09	III TM09	IV TM09	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII --	IX --
0001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	✔	✔
0002		Ivysaur		Monster	Grass	✔	✔
0003		Venusaur		Monster	Grass	✔	✔
0043		Oddish		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0044		Gloom		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0045		Vileplume		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0046		Paras		Bug	Grass	✔	✔
0047		Parasect		Bug	Grass	✔	✔
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0070		Weepinbell		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
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	✔	✔
0152		Chikorita		Monster	Grass	✔	✔
0153		Bayleef		Monster	Grass	✔	✔
0154		Meganium		Monster	Grass	✔	✔
0182		Bellossom		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔
0188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔
0189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔
0191		Sunkern		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0192		Sunflora		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2		✔
0224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔
0226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1		✔
0252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔
0253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔
0254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔
0270		Lotad		Water 1	Grass	✔	✔
0271		Lombre		Water 1	Grass	✔	✔
0272		Ludicolo		Water 1	Grass	✔	✔
0273		Seedot		Field	Grass	✔	✔
0274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass	✔	✔
0275		Shiftry		Field	Grass	✔	✔
0285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔
0286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔
0315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔
0316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
0317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
0331		Cacnea		Grass	Human-Like	✔	✔
0332		Cacturne		Grass	Human-Like	✔	✔
0345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
0346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
0357		Tropius		Monster	Grass	✔	✔
0387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass		✔
0388		Grotle		Monster	Grass		✔
0389		Torterra		Monster	Grass		✔
0406		Budew		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		✔
0407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass		✔
0413		Wormadam Plant Cloak		Bug		Bug		✔
0420		Cherubi		Fairy	Grass		✔
0421		Cherrim		Fairy	Grass		✔
0455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass		✔
0459		Snover		Monster	Grass		✔
0460		Abomasnow		Monster	Grass		✔
0465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass		✔
0470		Leafeon		Field		Field		✔
0492		Shaymin Land Forme		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		✔
492S		Shaymin Sky Forme		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		✔PtHGSS
0493		Arceus		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		✔
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.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass	Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0273		Seedot		Field	Grass	Dream World - Dream Park
0285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass	Dream World - Dream Park
0420		Cherubi		Fairy	Grass	Dream World - Dream Park
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.

By event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0511		Pansage		Field		Field	Mystery Egg Secret Egg Pokémon Center Best Wishes
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 games

Bullet Seed in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Bullet Seed is Ivysaur's standard Special move. Unlike the Pokémon games, where it had been relatively weak prior to Generation V, Bullet Seed may inflict up to 30-50% damage.

Pokémon GO

Bullet Seed
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 8 Energy boost 14 Duration 1.1 seconds Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles Power ? Energy boost ? Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 21, 2017, Bullet Seed had an energy gain of 12% and a duration of 1.55 seconds.

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It hits two to five times in succession.

In the anime

Sceptile Mantine Ludicolo Tangrowth
The user shoots high velocity seeds at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Shifty opens its mouth and fires large glowing yellow seeds or multiple gold seeds surrounded in a light green aura from its mouth at the opponent at a high velocity.
Brendan's Shiftry	Jirachi: Wish Maker		Debut
A wild Shiftry	Jump for Joy!		None
A wild Shiftry	Mystery on a Deserted Island!		None
	Seedot spins around quickly and releases multiple glowing yellow seeds at the opponent, or Seedot jumps into the air and releases multiple glowing yellow seeds at the opponent from the top of its head.
Multiple wild Seedot	Jump for Joy!		None
A wild Seedot	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None
	Nuzleaf fires glowing yellow or light blue seeds from its mouth at the opponent at a high velocity.
Multiple wild Nuzleaf	Jump for Joy!		None
Multiple wild Nuzleaf	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
	Grovyle shoots many glowing yellow seeds from its mouth at the opponent at a high velocity.
Natasha's Grovyle	What You Seed is What You Get		None
Ash's Grovyle	Exploud and Clear		None
A mirage Grovyle merged with a mirage Mewtwo	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
Grovyle (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness		None
Sawyer's Grovyle	Rivals: Today and Tomorrow!		None
	Treecko shoots many glowing yellow seeds or gold seeds surrounded in a light green aura from its mouth at the opponent at a high velocity.
Ash's Treecko	What You Seed is What You Get		None
Sawyer's Treecko	A Fashionable Battle!		None
	Cacturne shoots many glowing yellow seeds from the middle hole at its mouth at the opponent at a high velocity.
Harley's Cacturne	A Cacturne for the Worse		None
	Ludicolo shoots many glowing yellow seeds from its mouth at the opponent at a high velocity.
Brock's Ludicolo	Once in a Mawile		None
	Swalot shoots many glowing yellow seeds from its mouth at the opponent at a high velocity.
Anthony's Swalot	Deceit and Assist		None
	Tropius shoots many glowing yellow seeds from its mouth at the opponent at a high velocity.
Dominick's Tropius	From Brags to Riches		None
	Sceptile shoots many glowing yellow seeds or gold seeds surrounded in a light green aura from its mouth at the opponent at a high velocity.
Tyson's Sceptile	Shocks and Bonds		None
Ash's Sceptile	Cutting the Ties that Bind!		None
A Coordinator's Sceptile	Last Call - First Round!		None
Sawyer's Sceptile	A Meeting of Two Journeys!		None
	Vileplume shoots many glowing yellow seeds from its mouth at a high velocity at the opponent.
Nicolette's Vileplume	May's Egg-Cellent Adventure		None
	Aggron shoots many glowing yellow seeds from its mouth at the opponent at a high velocity.
A mirage Aggron	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		Aggron cannot legally learn Bullet Seed*
	Budew fires multiple glowing yellow seeds at the opponent from its mouth.
Nando's Budew	Dawn of a New Era!		None
	Carnivine fires multiple glowing yellow seeds from its mouth at a high velocity at the opponent.
James's Carnivine	Gettin' Twiggy With It!		None
	The branch on Sudowoodo's head glows gold and it fires multiple glowing yellow seeds at the opponent from its mouth.
Brock's Sudowoodo	Leave it to Brocko!		Used via Mimic
	Torterra fires multiple glowing white seeds at the opponent from its mouth.
Maury's Torterra	The Rise of Darkrai		None
	Snover sticks out one of its arms and releases multiple glowing yellow seeds from its hand at the opponent.
Candice's Snover	Sliding into Seventh!		None
	Tangrowth points its hands at the opponent and fires multiple glowing yellow seeds from its fingers at the opponent.
A wild Tangrowth	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None
	Breloom opens its mouth and fires multiple light blue glowing seeds from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Breloom	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
Two wild Breloom	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None
	Sunflora opens its mouth and fires multiple glowing light blue seeds from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Sunflora	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
	Kricketune opens its mouth and releases multiple glowing light blue seeds from its mouth at the opponent.
Two wild Kricketune	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		Kricketune cannot legally learn Bullet Seed
	Pansage releases multiple gold seeds surrounded in a light green aura from its mouth at the opponent.
Cilan's Pansage	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!		None
	Mantine releases multiple gold seeds surrounded in a light green aura from its mouth at the opponent.
Marlon's Mantine	The Road to Humilau!		None
	Roserade fires multiple gold seeds surrounded in a light green aura from its flowers at the opponent.
Cher's Roserade	Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!		None
	Abomasnow releases multiple gold seeds surrounded in a light green aura from its mouth at the opponent.
Morana's Abomasnow	Survival of the Striaton Gym!		None
	Simisage opens its mouth and fires multiple glowing green seeds from its mouth at the opponent.
Ninja's Simisage	The Legend of the Ninja Hero!		None
	Toucannon releases multiple gold seeds surrounded in a light green aura from its beak at the opponent.
A wild Toucannon	SM004		None
	Trumbeak releases multiple gold seeds surrounded in a light green aura from its beak at the opponent.
A wild Trumbeak	SM004		None

In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Grovyle
The user fires a barrage of seeds from its mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Grovyle opens its mouth and fires a barrage of seeds at the opponent.
Ash's Grovyle	I'll Win With My Own Battle Style!!		Debut

In the movie adaptations

Torterra
The user shoots a barrage of seeds from its mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Torterra opens its mouth and shoots a barrage of seeds at the opponent.
Maury's Torterra	The Rise of Darkrai		Debut

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Leafeon
The user fires seeds at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Leafeon fires several seeds out of its mouth at the opponent.
Lily's Leafeon	Breaking Into An Enemy's Lair!		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Grovyle
The user shoots a wave of seeds at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Grovyle waves its hand around in a circle in front of it and a ring of seeds appear in front of it. Grovyle then waves its arm down and the seeds fire at the opponent at the same time.
Wally's Grovyle	Rayquaza Redemption I		Debut
Gurkinn's Heracross	X & Y chapter		None

In other generations

Core series games

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 種子機關槍 Júngjí Gēigwāanchēung Mandarin 種子機關槍 / 种子机关枪 Zhǒngzǐ Jīguānqiāng Dutch Kogelzaad Finnish Siemenhyökkäys French Balle Graine German Kugelsaat Greek Σπόροι Σφαίρες Indonesian Tembakan Biji Senapan Biji Italian Semitraglia Korean 기관총 Gigwanchong Polish Nasienny Pocisk Portuguese Brazil Rajada de Sementes Projétil de Semente (XY series, Secret Wonders, Dragons Exalted, BW Promo) Semente de Bala (Emerging Powers) Portugal Balas de Semente Recorrente Semente Bala (anime) Romanian Sămânța Glonț Serbian Ispaljivanje semenki Spanish Latin America Bala Semilla Spain Recurrente Vietnamese Đạn Hạt Mầm Đạn Hạt Liên Thanh

Variations of the move Bullet Seed
Bullet Seed • Icicle Spear

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