String Shot (move)

String Shot いとをはく Spit Thread

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Battles Type  Bug Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  95% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Other Side: Affects the opponent's side of the field

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

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

String Shot (Japanese: いとをはく Spit Thread) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

String Shot decreases the target's Speed stat by one stage. String Shot will do nothing if the target's Speed has reached a stage of -6 or a value of one, and will fail if the target has a Substitute or is under the effect of Mist.

In the anime

Pokémon

Caterpie. White string is shot from Caterpie's mouth.

• Used by Ash's Caterpie in Ash Catches a Pokémon.

Spinarak. Same as above.

• Used by Spinarak in ???.

Ariados. Same as above.

• Used by Ariados in ???.

Beautifly. Same as above.

• Used by Janet's Beautifly in All Things Bright and Beautifly!.
• Used by May's Beautifly from ??? to ???.

Wurmple. Same as above.

• Used by May's Wurmple and Jessie's Wurmple from ??? to ???.

Silcoon. Same as above.

• Used by May's Silcoon from ??? to ???.

Cascoon. Same as above.

• Used by Jessie's Cascoon from ??? to ???.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0010 Caterpie Bug -- 0013 Weedle Bug Poison -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0010 Caterpie Bug -- 0013 Weedle Bug Poison -- 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison -- 0168 Ariados Bug Poison -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0010 Caterpie Bug -- 0013 Weedle Bug Poison -- 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison -- 0168 Ariados Bug Poison -- 0265 Wurmple Bug -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0010 Caterpie Bug -- 0013 Weedle Bug Poison -- 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison -- 0168 Ariados Bug Poison -- 0265 Wurmple Bug -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other languages

• Spanish: Disp. Demora
• French: Sécrétion
• German: Fadenschuss
• Italian: Millebave