Twineedle (move)

Twineedle ダブルニードル Double Needle

Battles Type  Bug Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  25 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

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

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

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

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool 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

Twineedle (Japanese: ダブルニードル Double Needle) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 multi-hit move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation V, it was Beedrill's signature move.

Effect

Generation I

Twineedle inflicts damage, and has a 20% chance of poisoning the target. Twineedle hits twice per use. Although technically only the first hit can critical hit, each hit per use will do the same amount of damage.

Twineedle will end immediately if it breaks a Substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge one hit of this move.

Twineedle can't poison a target that has a Substitute, already has a major status ailment, or is a Poison-type Pokémon.

Generation II

Same as Generation I, except now it can poison Steel- and Template:Type2 Pokémon. Also, all hits will do damage independently, consequently enabling any of them to be critical.

Generation III

Same as Generation II, but it cannot poison Steel- and Poison-type Pokémon.

Generation IV

Same as Generation III, except it will continue attacking after a Substitute is broken.

Generation V

Unlike previous generations, if Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy activate before the last hit is dealt, the following hit will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. Each hit will also cause Weak Armor to activate.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	20			20			20			16				16			''''
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel														--, 13			''''
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
090		Shellder	Water		Water
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison
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

Beedrill Beedrill Beedrill
The foe is stabbed twice by a pair of stingers.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Beedrill charges at the opponent with the large stingers on its arms, or Beedrill repeatedly stabs the opponent with the arm stingers on its arms.
A wild Beedrill	Challenge of the Samurai		Debut
A wild Beedrill	The Purr-fect Hero		None
Jeanette Fisher's Beedrill	The Fourth Round Rumble		None
Unknown Trainer's Beedrill	A Shipful of Shivers		None
Jimmy's Beedrill	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Casey's Beedrill	The Bug Stops Here		None
Unknown Trainer's Beedrill	In the Knicker of Time!		None
Multiple wild Beedrill	Cutting the Ties That Bind!		None
Multiple wild Beedrill	Second Time's the Charm!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Beedrill
The user stabs the opponent with a pair of stingers.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Beedrill stabs the opponent with one of its stingers.
Giovanni's Beedrill	The Beedrill All and End All		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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Twineedle is the only Template:Type2 move so far that can poison.
• Twineedle is the only move that can poison a Template:Type2 Pokémon, as it is a Bug-type move instead of a Poison-type move. However, this only works in Generation II.
• Shellder's evolutionary line are the only non Bug-type Pokémon able to learn Twineedle.

In other languages

Language Title Dutch Dubbelnaald French Double-Dard German Duonadel Greek Δίδυμα Κεντριά Italian Doppio Ago Korean 더블니들 Double Needle Portuguese Agulhas Gêmeas Serbian Dvostruka Bodlja Spanish Doble Ataque

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