Triple Kick (move): Difference between revisions

{{MoveInfobox|

n=167 |

name=Triple Kick |

jname=トリプルキック |

jtrans=Triple Kick |

jtranslit=Toripuru Kikku |

gameimage=Triple Kick.png |

type=Fighting |

damagecategory=Physical |

basepp=10 |

maxpp=16 |

power=10 |

accuracy=90 |

bdesc=??? |

gen=II |

category=Cool |

appeal=4 |

jam=0 |

cdesc=A highly appealing move. |

appealsc=2 |

scdesc=Allows performance of the same move twice in a row. |

pokefordex=Triple%20Kick |

touches=yes |

protect=yes |

magiccoat=no |

snatch=no |

brightpowder=yes |

kingsrock=yes |

flag7=yes |

flag8=no |

sound=no |

target=anyadjacent |

footnotes= }}

'''Triple Kick''' (Japanese: '''トリプルキック''' ''Triple Kick'') is a damage-dealing {{type|Fighting}} [[multi-strike move]] introduced in [[Generation II]]. It is {{p|Hitmontop}}'s [[signature move]].

===[[Generation II]]===

Triple Kick inflicts damage three times in a single turn. The base power of each successive hit increases by 10. Therefore, the last hit has a base power of 30. Because it deals damage in three hits, each hit has its own accuracy check (as opposed to {{m|Double Kick}}). However, if one hit misses, the move ends. Ignoring {{m|Lock-On}} and {{m|Mind Reader}} and modifications to accuracy and evasion, there is a 72.9% chance that it will hit 3 times, an 8.1% chance that it will hit twice, a 9% chance that it will hit once, and a 10% chance that it will miss outright. Considering Triple Kick's multiple accuracy checks and ignoring Lock-On and Mind Reader and modifications to accuracy and evasion, the move's effective power is 47.07.

Triple Kick will end immediately if it breaks a {{m|substitute}}. {{m|Bide}} and {{m|Counter}} will only acknowledge the last hit of this move.

If the target has [[Contact#List of Abilities which have effects involving contact|an Ability which activates upon contact]], each hit counts individually, enabling the Ability to activate multiple times.

===[[Generation IV]]===

Same as previous generations, except it will continue attacking after a substitute is broken.

Unlike previous generations, if [[Focus Sash]], [[Focus Band]], or {{a|Sturdy}} activate before the last hit is dealt, the following hit will cause the defending Pokémon to faint; however, [[Focus Band]] can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent of the previous one. Each hit will cause {{a|Weak Armor}} to activate.

If the target is holding a [[Rocky Helmet]], the user is damaged for each hit.

{{movedescentry|Stad2|A three-kick attack that inflicts increasing damage. When one kick misses, the move ends.}}

{{movedescentry|GSC|Hits three times with rising power.}}

{{movedescentry|RSE|Kicks the foe 3 times in a row with rising intensity.}}

{{movedescentry|FRLG|A 3-kick attack that becomes more powerful with each successive hit.}}

{{movedescentry|Colo|Kicks 1 to 3 times in a row with rising intensity.}}

{{movedescentry|DPPtHGSSBW|A consecutive three-kick attack that becomes more powerful with each successive hit.}}

{{Moveentry/Level2|237|Hitmontop|1|Fighting|Fighting|49|20|19|19|'''}}

{{movebtm|type=fighting|user=Mason (Johto)|user1=Mason's Hitmontop|startcode=EP247|startname=Outrageous Fortunes}}

{{movebtmManga|type=fighting|user=Chuck|user1=Chuck's Hitmontop|startcode=PS162|startname=Heckled by Himontop|notes=Debut}}

{{Movegen|

type=Fighting|

genII=Triple Kick II|

genIII=Triple Kick III|

genIV=Triple Kick IV|

* This is the only [[multi-strike move]] that powers up on each consecutive hit, and the only one where hits after the first one can miss.

* Triple Kick is one of two moves that has the lowest base power out of all damage-dealing moves. The other is {{m|Constrict}}.

|zh_cmn=三倍足攻 ''{{tt|Sānbèi Zúgōng|Triple Foot Attack}}''

|el=Τριπλή Κλωτσιά

|es=Triplepatada}}

[[pt:Triple Kick]]