Octazooka (move)

Octazooka オクタンほう Okutank Cannon

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Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  65 Accuracy  85% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles the Pokémon that has the Judge's attention.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Octazooka (Japanese: オクタンほう Okutank Cannon) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation II. It is Octillery's signature move.

Effect

Octazooka inflicts damage and has a 50% chance to lower the target's accuracy by one stage.

Description

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Games Description An attack that shoots ink. Has a fifty-fifty chance of reducing the target's accuracy. An attack that may reduce accuracy. RSE Fires a lump of ink to damage and cut accuracy. FRLG Ink is blasted in the foe’s face or eyes to damage and lower accuracy. The user attacks by spraying ink in the foe's face or eyes. It may also lower the target's accuracy. The user attacks by spraying ink in the target's face or eyes. It may also lower the target's accuracy.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
224		Octillery	Water		Water	25			25			25				25			''''
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
116		Horsea	Water		Water
223		Remoraid	Water		Water
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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0116 Horsea Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea 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 the anime

Marcellus's Octillery Harley's Octillery
The user fires an orb of water at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Octillery releases a shining blue orb of water from its mouth at the opponent, or Octillery fires an orange blast at the opponent from its mouth.
Marcellus's Octillery	Octillery the Outcast		Debut
Harley's Octillery	Harley Rides Again		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Ken's Octillery Saturn's Octillery Launching the move
The user fires a ball of ink at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Octillery fires a ball of watery ink from its mouth at the opponent, or Octillery's eyes widen and it fires a large and powerful beam of ink from its mouth at the opponent.
Ken's Octillery	The Last Battle II		Debut
Saturn's Octillery	VS. Octillery		None

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

• All the same Pokémon have learned Octazooka in all the same ways in every generation so far.
• Based on their Japanese names, Crabhammer and this are the only moves so far that have a name of a Pokémon in them.
  • Coincidentally, they are both Water-type moves.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 章魚桶炮 Zhāng​yú​tǒng Pào​​ French Octazooka German Octazooka Greek Μελανοβόλο Korean 대포무노포 Daepomuno Po Brazilian Portuguese Octazuca Serbian Oktazuka Spanish Pulpocañón

Variations of the move Octazooka
Octazooka • Mirror Shot • Mud Bomb

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