Tri Attack (move)

Tri Attack トライアタック Tri Attack

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  80 Accuracy  100% 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 I TM49 in Generation I

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  2 ♥♥ Startles all Pokémon that have done their appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Tri Attack (Japanese: トライアタック Tri Attack) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM49 in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Tri Attack inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation II and on

Tri Attack does damage, and has a 20% chance of either paralyzing, freezing, or burning the target. Each ailment has about a 6.67% chance of being inflicted.

Description

Games Description A Normal-type attack. A triangular field of energy is created and launched at the target. A Normal-type attack. A triangular field of energy is created and launched. Fires three kinds of beams at once. RSE Fires three types of beams at the same time. FRLG A simultaneous 3-beam attack that may paralyze, burn, or freeze the foe. Fires three beams. May cause BRN, FRZ, or PAR. The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack. May also paralyze, burn, or freeze the target. The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack. May also burn, freeze, or leave the target with paralysis.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground					--	--			--				--			'
082		Magneton	Electric	Steel					35	44			--				--			'
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying	40			21			21										''''
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	--, 45			21			21			34				34			''''
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	42			36			36			51				51			''''
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal				36			36			51				51			''''
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal										51				51			''''
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon														--			'
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel														44			'
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
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM49		II --		III --		IV --		V --		VI TM08
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	✔															✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔															✔
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying	✔															✔
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	✔															✔
090		Shellder	Water		Water	✔															✔
091		Cloyster	Water	Ice	✔															✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
120		Staryu	Water		Water	✔															✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	✔															✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
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 II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0054 Psyduck Water New York Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0175 Togepi Normal Purified in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness 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

File:Kotetsu Hydreigon Tri Attack.png Hydreigon Magneton Dodrio
The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Dodrio opens its beaks and positions its heads so each beak becomes a corner in the shape of a triangle. An orb of energy then forms inside Dodrio's beaks, the right one colored green, the top one indigo and the left one red. A red triangle then forms in between the orbs. Once the triangle starts to turn indigo, Dodrio fires the triangle at the opponent.
Falkner's Dodrio	Fighting Flyer with Fire		Debut
	The three screws on Magneton's body glow white, and the white energy connects, forming a triangle. Magneton then shoots the white triangle at the opponent.
Jackson's Magneton	Tie One On!		None
	Hydreigon opens the mouths on its three heads and charges an orb of energy before each of them, all with different colors. It then fires an Ice Beam from the left arm head, a Flamethrower from the middle head, and a Thunderbolt from the right arm head.
Kotetsu's Hydregion	BW107		None

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Doduo
The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Doduo opens both of its beaks and releases multiple pyramid-shaped energy from them at the opponent. When the energy makes contact, it explodes in a large burst of energy.
Unknown Trainer's Doduo	The Human Race and the Pokémon Race		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Porygon Jigglypuff
The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	A three point pyramid forms around Porygon's body and an orb of light forms at the tip of the pyramid. Porygon then fires a beam from the orb at the opponent.
Blue's Porygon	The Art of Articuno		Debut
	A three point pyramid forms around Jigglypuff's body and an orb of light forms at the tip of the pyramid. Jigglypuff then fires a beam from the orb at the opponent.
Green's Jiggly	Just a Spearow Carrier		None
	Porygon2's eyes glow white and it fires three beams of energy from its face at the opponent. As the beams fire at the opponent, they twist and turn around each other.
Blue's Porygon2	The Battle Path		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

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

• Though many Pokémon whose design incorporates three heads learn this move, neither Exeggutor nor Combee can learn the move; Combee's case may be due to evolving into a Pokémon that does not have three heads.
  • It should be noted that in the anime, the heads must face the same direction in order to execute the attack. In Exeggutor's case, it is nearly impossible for all of the heads to face the same direction.
• Tri Attack is one of the two non-Ice-type moves that can freeze the target, the other being Secret Power. Coincidentally, both of these moves are Normal-type.
• No Generation III Pokémon can learn this move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 三角攻擊 Sānjiǎo Gōngjí Dutch Trio-Aanval Finnish Kolmoisisku French Triplattaque German Triplette Greek Τριαδική Επίθεση Italian Tripletta Korean 트라이어택 Tri-Attack Polish Trójatak Portuguese Ataque Triplo Serbian Napad 3 Elementa Spanish Tri-Ataque (Gen I-II) Triataque (Gen III-present)

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