Triple Kick (move)

Triple Kick トリプルキック Triple Kick

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  10 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Makes 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 II Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

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 II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Triple Kick (Japanese: トリプルキック Triple Kick) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 multi-hit move introduced in Generation II. It is Hitmontop's signature move.

Effect

Generation II, III and IV

Triple Kick inflicts damage three times in a single turn. The base power of each successive hit increases by 10. Therefore, the last hit has a base power of 30. Because it deals damage in three hits, each hit has its own accuracy check (as opposed to Double Kick). However, if one hit misses, the move ends.

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
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting	49			20			19				19			''''
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

File:Hitmontop Triple Kick.png Hitmontop
A consecutive three-kick attack that becomes more powerful with each successive hit.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Hitmontop spins on its head and kicks the opponent three times with its legs and tail.
Chigusa's Hitmontop	Two Hits and a Miss		Debut
Butch's Hitmontop	The Mystery is History		None
Mason's Hitmontop	Outrageous Fortunes		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Hitmontop Triple Kick Adventures.png Hitmontop
The user kicks the opponent three times at a fast speed.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Hitmontop spins on its head and it kicks the opponent three times with its legs and its tail at a fast speed.
Chuck's Hitmontop	Spinning Top Himontop		Debut

Trivia

• This is the only multi-hit move that powers up on each consecutive hit, and the only one where hits after the first one can miss.

In other languages

Language Title Dutch Driedubbele Schop Finnish Kolmoispotku French Triple-Pied German Dreifachkick Greek Τριπλό Λάκτισμα Italian Triplocalcio Korean 트리플킥 Triple Kick Serbian Trostruki Šut Spanish Triplepatada

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