Pin Missile (move)
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Pin Missile (Japanese: ミサイルばり Missile Needle) is a mostly accurate Bug-type move introduced in Generation I that deals very little damage.
In the anime
Many white and sharp pins are fired to the oponnent with huge velocity.
Pokémon
Cacnea. The pins are created in the dark green spines that surrounds its wrists, first they turn white, and then they move to the front to fire the pins, simulating fingers. Sometimes the pins are created in the dark spines in its head.
- Used by James's Cacnea from A Poached Ego! to actuality as its signature move. Debut.
Effect
Generation I
Pin Missile does damage, hitting 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.
Pin Missile will end immediately if it breaks a substitute. Bide will only acknowledge one hit of a Pin Missile attack.
Learnset
Generation I
Generation II
By leveling up
Generation III
By leveling up
Generation IV
By leveling up
In other languages
Polish: Igłowy Pocisk, Spanish: Pin Misil, French: Dard-nuée, German: Nadelrakete, Dutch: Naaldraket.