Double Slap (move)

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Double Slap
おうふくビンタ Round Trip Slap
Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  15
Accuracy  85%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

Double Slap (Japanese: おうふくビンタ Round Trip Slap), formatted as DoubleSlap prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Normal-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

DoubleSlap inflicts damage, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. 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. Although only the first strike can be a critical hit, each successive one will deal the same amount of damage.

DoubleSlap will end immediately if it breaks a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.

Generation II

All strikes now do damage independently, enabling any of them to be critical hits. DoubleSlap may now continue attacking after breaking a substitute.

If the user is holding a King's Rock, the final strike has a chance to cause the opponent to flinch.

Generations III and IV

If the target has an Ability that activates upon contact, each strike counts individually, enabling the Ability to activate multiple times.

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

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.

Generations V to VII

There is now a 35% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 35% chance it will hit 3 times, a 15% chance it will hit 4 times, and a 15% chance it will hit 5 times.

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 or Stamina, each strike will activate it.

If the target is holding a Rocky Helmet, the user is damaged for each strike.

Generation VIII

Double Slap cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 Although each slap is weak, this attack hits the target two to five times in succession.
GSC Repeatedly slaps 2-5 times.
RSE Repeatedly slaps the foe 2 to 5 times.
FRLG The foe is slapped repeatedly, back and forth, two to five times.
ColoXD Repeatedly slaps the target 2 to 5 times.
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is slapped repeatedly, back and forth, two to five times in a row.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
The target is slapped repeatedly, back and forth, two to five times in a row.
SwSh This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0035 Clefairy Fairy Fairy 18 13 13 10 10 10 10SMUSUM
12PE
0036 Clefable Fairy Fairy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1SMUSUM
0039 Jigglypuff
Fairy Fairy 24 24 24 21 25 25XY
18ORAS
17SMUSUM
12PE
0040 Wigglytuff
Fairy Fairy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1SMUSUM
0060 Poliwag Water 1 Water 1 25 19 19 15 15 15 15SMUSUM
16PE
0061 Poliwhirl Water 1 Water 1 26 19 19 15 15 15 15SMUSUM
16PE
0062 Poliwrath
Water 1 Water 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1SMUSUM
0113 Chansey Fairy Fairy 1RGB
12Y
17 17 16 12 12 12
0122 Mr. Mime
Human-Like Human-Like 31 21 17RSE
15FRLG
15 15BW
11B2W2
11 11SMUSUM
10PE
0124 Jynx
Human-Like Human-Like 23 21 21 15 15 15 15SMUSUM
22PE
0186 Politoed Water 1 Water 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0242 Blissey Fairy Fairy 13 13 16 12 12 12
0300 Skitty Field Fairy 15 15 15 15XY
16ORAS
16
0301 Delcatty Field Fairy 1 1 1 1 1
0439 Mime Jr.
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 15 15BW
11B2W2
11 11
0531 Audino Fairy Fairy 10 10XY
17ORAS
17
0568 Trubbish Mineral Mineral 14 14 14
0569 Garbodor Mineral Mineral 14 14 14
0572 Minccino Field Field 13 13 13
0574 Gothita Human-Like Human-Like 14 14 14
0575 Gothorita Human-Like Human-Like 14 14 14
0576 Gothitelle Human-Like Human-Like 14 14 14
0594 Alomomola Water 1 Water 2 13 13 13
0619 Mienfoo Field Human-Like 17 17 17
0620 Mienshao Field Human-Like 17 17 17
0659 Bunnelby Field Field 10 10
0660 Diggersby
Field Field 13
0728 Popplio Water 1 Field 29
0729 Brionne Water 1 Field 33
0730 Primarina
Water 1 Field 33
0741 Oricorio
Flying Flying 23
0757 Salandit
Monster Dragon 21
0758 Salazzle
Monster Dragon 21
0762 Steenee Grass Grass 1, Evo.
0763 Tsareena Grass Grass 1
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
0172 Pichu Field Fairy
0190 Aipom Field Field
0418 Buizel Water 1 Field
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 II

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0108 Lickitung Monster Monster Gotta Catch 'Em All
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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Doubleslap is a move with 4 base power, 70% accuracy, and 17 PP. It damages an enemy in front of the user 2 to 5 times. This move's base critical hit rate is lower than normal, at 2%.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 10 and its accuracy to 41.25%.

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★
Power: 10
Accuracy: 90%
Effect: Attacks the target two to five times.
Users: Jigglypuff   Minccino
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It hits two to five times in succession.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target using 2 to 5 attacks in a single turn.
BSL てきポケモンに 2〜5かいれんぞくで ダメージを あたえる
Conq. The target is slapped repeatedly, back and forth, two to five times in a row.
MDGtI It hits an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.


In the anime


Clefairy

Mienshao

Chansey

Gothita
The user slaps the opponent repeatedly with a hand, tail, ears, etc.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Jigglypuff Jigglypuff slaps the opponent's face many times.
Jigglypuff (anime) The Song of Jigglypuff Debut
Chansey Chansey slaps the opponent's face many times. Sometimes her arms glow white when using the move.
Nurse Joy's Chansey A Chansey Operation None
Cheryl's Chansey Some Enchanted Sweetening! None
Clefairy Clefairy slaps its opponent in the face many times.
Clefairy (recurring) Clefairy Tales None
Wigglytuff Wigglytuff slaps the opponent on the face multiple times with its hands or ears.
A Trainer's Wigglytuff Lights, Camera, Quack-tion! None
Harley's Wigglytuff Thinning the Hoard! None
Poliwag Poliwag slaps the opponent many times with its tail.
Misty's Poliwag The Stun Spore Detour None
Poliwhirl Poliwhirl slaps the opponent many times with one or both hands.
Misty's Poliwhirl The Fortune Hunters None
A wild Poliwhirl Bulbasaur... the Ambassador! None
Poliwrath Poliwrath slaps the opponent many times with both hands.
Andreas's Poliwrath Hook, Line, and Stinker None
Chuck's Poliwrath Machoke, Machoke Man! None
Delaney's Poliwrath Outrageous Fortunes None
Politoed Politoed slaps the opponent many times with both hands.
Misty's Politoed Outrageous Fortunes None
Tammy's Bean I Politoed Ya So! None
Mr. Mime Mr. Mime slaps the opponent twice with its hands.
Delia's Mimey Showdown at the Oak Corral None
Skitty Skitty slaps the opponent many times with its paws or its tail.
May's Skitty Maxxed Out! None
Dr. Abby's Johnny Delcatty Got Your Tongue None
Minccino Minccino's entire tail glows white or white and orange and it slaps the opponent across the face with it, once, twice or several times.
Bianca's Minccino Minccino-Neat and Tidy! None
Team Rocket's Minccino Gotta Catch a What?! None
Gothita One of Gothita's arms glow white and it repeatedly slaps the opponent, or one of Gothita's arms glow white and it waves its arm, releasing white waves of energy which repeatedly hit the opponent.
Katharine's Gothita Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita! None
Gothorita Gothorita's hand glows white and it hits the opponent multiple times with them.
Flora's Gothorita The Clubsplosion Begins! None
Garbodor Garbodor's hand glows white and it hits the opponent with them.
Roxie's Garbodor Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2 None
Bunnelby Bunnelby's ears glow white and it repeatedly smacks the opponent with them.
Clemont's Bunnelby Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin! None
Diggersby Diggersby's ears glow white and it repeatedly smacks the opponent with them.
Dolan's Diggersby To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler! None
Clemont's Diggersby in a dream Dream a Little Dream from Me! None
Audino Mega Audino's hands glow light yellow and it repeatedly hits the opponent with them.
Nurse Joy's Audino A Giga Battle with Mega Results! None
Oricorio Pom-Pom Style Oricorio's wings glow light orange and it hits its opponent with them.
Hobbes's Oricorio Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge! None
Steenee Steenee repeatedly slaps the opponent with her sepals. Sometimes she spins around rapidly while using the move.
Mallow's Steenee A Seasoned Search! None
Mienshao Mienshao repeatedly slaps the opponent with the fur on its arms.
Korrina's Mienshao A Festival Reunion! Mienshao cannot legally use Double Slap in Generation VIII


In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu


How I Became a Pokémon Card


Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All


Pokémon Pocket Monsters


Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Like most multi-strike moves, this move can hit the opponent up to five times. This is despite being called Double Slap, which suggests that it only hits twice.
    • However, the Chinese, French, Korean, and Japanese names for Double Slap do not indicate a specific number of strikes.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 連環巴掌 Lìhnwàahn Bājéung *
連環掌擊 Lìhnwàahn Jéunggīk *
Mandarin 連環巴掌 / 连环巴掌 Liánhuán Bāzhang *
连续巴掌 Liánxù Bāzhang *
Czech Dvojitá rána
Danish Dobbeltklask
Dutch Dubbelslag
Finnish Kaksoisläpsy (original series)
Tuplaläimäys (AG series)
French Torgnoles
German Duplexhieb
Greek Διπλό Χαστούκι
Hebrew סטירה כפולה Stira Kfula
Hindi दुगना थप्पड़ Dugna Thappad
Indonesian Tamparan Ganda
Italian Doppiasberla
Korean 연속뺨치기 Yeonsokppyamchigi
Polish Dwuklask*
Podwójne Uderzenie*
Podwójny Cios*
Podwójny Atak*
Podwójny Atak Klapsów*
Portuguese Brazil Tapa Duplo (games, anime, TCG, manga, The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Pancada Dupla (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portugal Palmada Dupla (PC)
Romanian Lovitura Dublă
Serbian Dvostruko Šamaranje
European Spanish Doble Bofetón*
Doblebofetón*
Swedish Dubbelörfilattack
Dubbelsmäll*
Thai ตบเรียกสติ
Turkish Çifte Tokat
Vietnamese Song Tát


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