Double Hit (move)

Double Hit ダブルアタック Double Attack

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  35 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 IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Can be used twice in a row

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Double Hit (Japanese: ダブルアタック Double Attack) is a damage-dealing Normal-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

Double Hit inflicts damage, hitting twice per use. Each strike has an equal chance to be a critical hit.

Double Hit will hit again if the first strike breaks a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the second strike of this move.

If the target has an Ability that activates upon contact, each strike counts individually, enabling the Ability to activate twice.

Generation V and VI

If the first strike activates the target's Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy, the second one will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate again to prevent fainting, but this chance is independent of the previous one.

If the target has Weak Armor, each strike will activate it.

If the target is holding a Rocky Helmet, the user is damaged for each strike.

Other effects

An Aipom that knows this move will evolve into Ambipom when leveled up.

Description

Games Description The user slams the foe with a tail, etc. The target is hit twice in a row. The user slams the foe with a long tail, vines, etc. The target is hit twice in a row. PMDTDS Inflicts damage on the target using 2 attacks in a single turn. The user slams the target with a long tail, vines, or tentacle. The target is hit twice in a row. The user slams the target with a long tail, vines, or a tentacle. The target is hit twice in a row.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying	32				32			'
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison	33				39	29	29
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	43				19			19
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	49				49			49
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	32				32			32
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	32				32			'
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	49				49			49
418		Buizel	Water		Water						27	'
419		Floatzel	Water		Water						29	'
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal	32				32			32
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground	33				33			'
634		Zweilous	Dark	Dragon					--			--
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
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal
393		Piplup	Water		Water
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal
633		Deino	Dark	Dragon	no
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.

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0335 Zangoose Normal Dream World - Dream Park 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

Girafarig Hydreigon Mamoswine Scizor
The user hits the opponent rapidly.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Aipom's tail glows white and it hits the opponent multiple times with it.
Dawn's Aipom	Journey to the Unown!		Debut
	Ambipom's tails glow pink and it hits the opponent with them.
Dawn's Ambipom	Team Shocker!		None
	Girafarig's lower front legs glow light purple and it hits the opponent with them one at a time.
Lyra's Girafarig	Gone With the Windworks!		None
	Both of Scizor's arms or claws glow purple and it sticks its claws out in front of it. It then flies into the opponent claw-first, or both of Scizor's claws glow purple and it hits the opponent once with each claw.
McCann's Scizor	Mastering Current Events!		None
	Zweilous's wings glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
Shannon's Zweilous	A Village Homecoming!		None
	Hydreigon's arms glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
Cameron's Hydreigon	Cameron's Secret Weapon!		None
	Mamoswine is surrounded in a rippling white aura and repeatedly tackles the opponent.
Morana's Mamoswine	Survival of the Striaton Gym!		None

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP060 Double Hit Dawn's Pokédex Double Hit, a single attack that causes damage twice.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Aipom Ambipom
The user hits the opponent with its limbs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Aipom rapidly hits the opponent with its tail, giving the impression it has two.
Gold's Aibo	Pleased as Punch With Parasect		Debut
	Ambipom hits the opponent with the hands on its tails.
Gold's Aibo	It Takes Xatu to Tango		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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 雙重攻擊 Shuāngchóng Gōngjí Dutch Dubbeltreffer French Coup Double German Doppelschlag Greek Διπλό Χτύπημα Hindi दोहरा वार Dohra War Indonesian Serangan Ganda Double Attack Italian Doppiosmash Korean 더블어택 Double Attack Portuguese Brazil Batida Dupla Portugal Bofetada Dupla Romanian Lovitura Dublă Spanish Doble Golpe

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