Tar Shot (move)

Tar Shot タールショット Tar Shot

Battles Type  Rock Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not 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

Tar Shot (Japanese: タールショット Tar Shot) is a non-damaging Rock-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Coalossal.

Effect

Tar Shot lowers the target’s Speed stat by one stage. In addition, it doubles the effectiveness of Fire-type moves used on the target. Unlike other effects that affect type weaknesses such as Fluffy, Tar Shot will affect the "super effective/not very effective" messages displayed on screen during move selection and when an attack hits.

Description

Games Description SwSh The user pours sticky tar over the target, lowering the target's Speed stat. The target becomes weaker to Fire-type moves.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0839		Coalossal		Mineral		Mineral	1, Evo.
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 瀝青射擊 Lihkchēng Sehgīk Mandarin 瀝青射擊 / 沥青射击 Lìqīng Shèjí French Goudronnage German Teerschuss Italian Colpocatrame Korean 타르숏 Tareu Syot Spanish Alquitranazo

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