Barrage (move)
Barrage たまなげ Ball Throw | ||||||||||||
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Barrage (Japanese: たまなげ Ball Throw) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 multi-hit move introduced in Generation I. It is the signature move of Exeggcute and Exeggutor.
Effect
Generation I-III
Barrage 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. Though technically only the first hit can critical hit, each hit per use will do the same amount of damage.
Barrage will end immediately if it breaks a Substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last hit of this move.
Taking the average number of hits into account, Barrage could be considered to have an effective power of 45.
Generation IV
The effects of Barrage are similar to the previous generations; however, 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 | |||||||||||||
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102 | Exeggcute | Grass | Psychic | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
103 | Exeggutor | Grass | Psychic | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
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 manga
Pokémon Adventures
The user fires a part of their body at the opponent. | |||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Exeggutor fires one of their heads from their body at the opponent. | |||
Multiple wild Exeggutor | Extricated from Exeggutor | Debut | |
Multiple eggs form around Exeggcute's body and Exeggcute fires them at the opponent. | |||
Bill's Exeggcute | Electrode's Big Shock! | None |
In other generations
Trivia
- Excluding Struggle, Barrage is one of three moves originating from Generation I that has not been used in the anime (the others being Kinesis and Mirror Move).
In other languages
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Variations of the move Fury Attack | ||
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This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games. |