Multi-strike move: Difference between revisions

[[File:Fury Swipes.png|thumb|{{m|Fury Swipes}}, a multi-strike move]]

'''Multi-strike moves''' are [[move]]s that strike an opponent more than one time in the same turn. Most multi-strike moves will hit the opponent 2-5 times in a turn, but some work differently. Multi-strike moves generally have low base power and imperfect accuracy to compensate for the fact that they hit multiple times. {{m|Bide}} and {{m|Counter}} only take the final hit of a multi-strike move into consideration.

Although only the first strike can be a [[critical hit]], each successive one will deal the same amount of damage. Multi-strike moves end instantly upon breaking a {{m|substitute}}. {{m|Bide}} and {{m|Counter}} deal damage based on the last strike alone.

If the user is holding a [[King's Rock]], the chance of causing the target to flinch is independent of how many times the move hit (i.e., always ~12% in Generation II).

Each strike from a multi-strike move has an independent chance of activating an {{cat|Abilities that activate upon taking damage|Ability that activates on taking damage}}, and each strike of a multi-strike move that makes [[contact]] has an independent chance of activating an [[Contact#Abilities|Ability that activates on contact]]. If a Pokémon using a multi-strike move falls {{status|sleep|asleep}} or faints between strikes, such as due to {{a|Effect Spore}} or {{a|Rough Skin}}, the move will end immediately.

Items like [[Cell Battery]] etc. activate on the first strike and are consumed in the first strike itself.

===2-5 strikes per turn===

Most multi-strike moves will hit an opponent two, three, four, or five times in one turn. These moves are more likely to hit two or three times than four or five, but will always hit five times when used by a Pokémon with the {{a|Skill Link}} Ability.

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| 1/3 (~33.3%)

| 1/3 (~33.3%)

| 1/6 (~16.7%)

| 1/6 (~16.7%)

In Generations IV and earlier, moves in the below list will hit on average 3 times, provided that the move does not miss. From Generation V onward, the average number of hits is now ~3.167, provided that the move does not miss.

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| class="c" | 47.5

| class="c" | 47.5

| class="c" | ~79.2

| class="c" | ~79.2

| class="c" | 57

| class="c" | 47.5

| class="c" | 47.5

| class="c" | 57

| class="c" | ~79.2

| class="c" | {{tt|~79.2|~44.333 in Generation V}}

| class="c" | ~79.2

| class="c" | ~63.33

| class="c" | ~79.2

| class="l" | {{m|Water Shuriken}}

| class="c" | {{tt|15|20 if Battle Bond is activated}}

| class="c" | 10

| class="c" | {{tt|47.5|60 if Battle Bond is activated}}

* Average power is equal to the move's base power per hit multiplied by the average number of hits, provided that the move does not miss. To take accuracy into account in the average power, multiply the two together (this does not handle modifiers to {{stat|accuracy}} and {{stat|evasion}}, including {{status|taking aim}} and {{a|No Guard}}).

* If {{a|Battle Bond}} is activated, Water Shuriken will always hit three times, and its base power will increase to 20.

===2 strikes per turn===

Several multi-strike moves hit an opponent exactly twice in one turn. For the most part, these moves are found on fewer Pokémon, several of them being [[signature move]]s, and generally have higher power than other multi-strike moves, as they only hit twice. Moves affected by {{a|Parental Bond}} become this type of multi-strike move.

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===3 strikes per turn===

Triple Kick works differently than other multi-strike moves. It can hit an opponent up to three times per turn, but its base power of 10 will increase by 10 with each subsequent hit, so its first, second, and third hits have powers of 10, 20, and 30, respectively. Also unlike other multi-strike moves, each hit has its own accuracy check, and if one hit misses, the entire move ends.

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===1-6 strikes per turn===

* {{m|Double Slap}} is the only multi-strike move with "double" in its name that can hit 2-5 times.

* {{m|Triple Kick}} is the only multi-strike move that powers up on each consecutive hit, and the only one in which subsequent hits can miss.

* {{m|Beat Up}} is the only move that can hit the target more than five times per turn.

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