String Shot (move)
| String Shot いとをはく Spit Thread | ||||||||||||
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String Shot (Japanese: いとをはく Spit Thread) is a non-damaging Bug-type move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
String Shot decreases the target's Speed stat by one stage.
String Shot hits both opponents in a Double Battle. In a Triple Battle, String Shot will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||||
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| I | II | III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||||
| 010 | 
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Caterpie | Bug | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 013 | 
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Weedle | Bug | Poison | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
| 167 | 
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Spinarak | Bug | Poison | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 168 | 
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Ariados | Bug | Poison | -- | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||
| 265 | 
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Wurmple | Bug | -- | -- | -- | ' | |||||||||
| 540 | 
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Sewaddle | Bug | Grass | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 541 | 
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Swadloon | Bug | Grass | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 542 | 
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Leavanny | Bug | Grass | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 595 | 
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Joltik | Bug | Electric | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 596 | 
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Galvantula | Bug | Electric | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 636 | 
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Larvesta | Bug | Fire | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 637 | 
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Volcarona | Bug | Fire | -- | ' | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
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| II | III | IV | V | VI | ||||||||||
| 636 |
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Larvesta | Bug | Fire |
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| 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 Move Tutor
In the anime
 Leavanny  Ariados  Caterpie, Weedle, Metapod and Kakuna  Larvesta | |||
| The foe is bound with silk blown from the user's mouth. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Caterpie shoots white string from its mouth at the opponent, tying them up. Caterpie can also shoot it from its rear end to hang from trees. | ||
| Ash's Caterpie | Ash Catches a Pokémon! | Debut | |
| Multiple Caterpie from the Azalea Gym | Gettin' the Bugs Out | None | |
| Bucky's Caterpie | The Dunsparce Deception | None | |
| Multiple wild Caterpie | Celebi: Voice of the Forest | None | |
| Multiple wild Caterpie | For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! | None | |
| Xander's Caterpie | Caterpie's Big Dilemma | None | |
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Spinarak shoots a white string from its mouth or its abdomen and ties the opponent up. | ||
| Officer Jenny's Spinarak | Spinarak Attack | None | |
| Bugsy's Spinarak | Gettin' the Bugs Out | None | |
| A wild Spinarak | Pikachu and Pichu | None | |
| Multiple wild Spinarak | Ariados, Amigos | None | |
| Multiple wild Spinarak | Celebi: Voice of the Forest | None | |
| Multiple wild Spinarak | For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! | None | |
| Three wild Spinarak | Hocus Pokémon | None | |
| A wild Spinarak | Abandon Ship! | None | |
| Sebastian's Spinarak | The Treasure Is All Mine! | None | |
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Metapod shoots white string from the middle of its body and ties up the opponent. | ||
| Multiple Metapod from the Azalea Gym | Gettin' the Bugs Out | None | |
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Weedle shoots white string from its mouth and ties up the opponent. | ||
| Multiple Weedle from the Azalea Gym | Gettin' the Bugs Out | None | |
| Multiple wild Weedle | Celebi: Voice of the Forest | None | |
| Multiple wild Weedle | For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! | None | |
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Kakuna shoots white string from the hole right below its head at the opponent, tying it up. It can also shoot string from the back of its head to hang from trees. | ||
| Multiple Kakuna from the Azalea Gym | Gettin' the Bugs Out | None | |
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Ariados shoots multiple white strings from its mouth or its abdomen at the opponent, tying it up. | ||
| Tōkichi's Ariados | Ariados, Amigos | None | |
| Multiple wild Ariados | For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! | None | |
| Oakley's Ariados | Pokémon Heroes | None | |
| Forrester Franklin's Ariados | All in a Day's Wurmple | None | |
| Harley's Ariados | A Hurdle for Squirtle | None | |
| Unknown Trainer's Ariados | From Cradle to Save | None | |
| Multiple wild Ariados | Following a Maiden's Voyage! | None | |
| J's Ariados | Mutiny in the Bounty! | None | |
| An Ariados captured by Kellyn's Capture Styler | Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1 | None | |
| An Ariados Angie used briefly | One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team! | None | |
| A wild Ariados | Historical Mystery Tour! | None | |
| Multiple wild Ariados | SS024 | None | |
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Beautifly shoots a white string from its mouth at the opponent, tying it up. | ||
| Janet's Beautifly | All Things Bright and Beautifly! | None | |
| May's Beautifly | Now That's Flower Power! | None | |
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Wurmple shoots white string from its mouth at the opponent. It can also shoot string from in between the two large horns behind it to hang from trees. | ||
| May's Wurmple | All in a Day's Wurmple | None | |
| Jessie's Wurmple | Which Wurmple's Which? | None | |
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One of Silcoon's horns come out and it releases a thin white string from it and it can hang from it, or it shooots white string from the front of its face at the opponent, tying it up. | ||
| May's Silcoon | A Mudkip Mission | None | |
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Cascoon releases a thin white string from the front of its face at the opponent, tying it up. | ||
| Jessie's Cascoon | The Three Team Scheme! | None | |
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Skitty releases a white string from a white orb on its paw at the opponent, tying it up. | ||
| May's Skitty | All Torkoal, No Play | Used via Assist | |
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Sewaddle releases a stream of white sticky string from its mouth at the opponent. It can also shoot string from the back of its head to hang from trees. | ||
| Ash's Sewaddle | Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest! | None | |
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Leavanny releases a stream of sticky white string from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Burgh's Leavanny | Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest! | None | |
| Ash's Leavanny | Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1 | None | |
| Unknown Trainer's Leavanny | Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot! | None | |
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Swadloon opens its mouth and fires three or one white sticky strings from its mouth at the opponent. When the strings reach the opponent, they wrap themselves around its body. | ||
| Ash's Swadloon | Battling For The Love of Bug-Types! | None | |
| Unknown Trainer's Swadloon | Lost at the Stamp Rally! | None | |
| Unknown Trainer's Swadloon | Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot! | None | |
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Larvesta releases a white stream of sticky string from its mouth at the opponent. When the string hits the opponent, it wraps itself around its body. | ||
| Luke's Larvesta | The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk! | None | |
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Galvantula releases a thick white stream of sticky string from its mouth at the opponent. When the string gets near the opponent, it wraps itself around its body. | ||
| Two wild Galvantula | Crisis at Chargestone Cave! | None | |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
 Caterpie
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| The user shoots white thread at the opponent. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Caterpie shoots a thick white thread from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Yellow's Kitty | Ekans the Ecstasy | Debut | |
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Ariados shoots up to four white sticky thread from its mouth at the opponent, or Ariados fires a white sticky thread from its abdomen at the opponent. | ||
| The Masked Man's Ariados | The Ariados up There | None | |
| Janine's Ariados | Crossing Crobat | None | |
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Spinarak shoots a sticky string from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Al's Spinarak | Great Girafarig | None | |
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Leavanny waves ones of its arms and a large amount of thick silk is released from its arm at the opponent. The silk covers the opponent and pins it to the ground. | ||
| Burgh's Leavanny | The Case of the Missing Pokémon | None | |
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
| The user shoots white thread at the opponent. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Wurmple releases sticky thread from its mouth, tying up the opponent. | ||
| Team Galactic's Wurmple | Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle | Debut | |
In the Pokémon RéBURST manga
 Galvantula
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| The user shoots white thread at the opponent. | |||
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Galvantula releases sticky thread from its mandibles. | ||
| Tougo's Galvantula | RB05 | Debut | |
In other generations
Trivia
- String Shot is the only Bug-type status move that can miss.
- Even though Larvesta can learn String Shot by leveling up, data entry in Black and White shows that it can also learn it via breeding.
In other languages
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