Bullet Seed (move)

Bullet Seed
タネマシンガン Seed Machine Gun
Bullet Seed IX.png
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Type  Grass
Category  Physical
PP  30 (max. 48)
Power  25
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

Bullet Seed (Japanese: タネマシンガン Seed Machine Gun) is a damage-dealing Grass-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation III.

It is:

Effect

Bullet Seed inflicts damage, hitting the target 2-5 times per use.

Bullet Seed may continue attacking after breaking a substitute. Bide will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.

Pokémon with Skill Link will always hit five times when using Bullet Seed unless it misses. Pokémon with Bulletproof are immune to Bullet Seed. Sturdy will activate with each hit if the defending Pokémon has a maximum HP of 1. If the target has Weak Armor or Stamina, each strike will activate it.

If the user is holding a King's Rock or Razor Fang, each consecutive hit has an equal chance to cause the opponent to flinch.

Generation III

Bullet Seed's base power is 10 per strike. 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. Each strike made has an equal chance to be a critical hit.

Bullet Seed is a special move. Mirror Coat will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.

Bullet Seed can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Growth was used in the previous turn.

Generation IV

Bullet Seed is now a physical move. Counter will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.

Generation V onwards

Bullet Seed's base power increased from 10 to 25. There is now a 35% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 35% chance it will hit 3 times, a 15% chance it will hit 4 times, and a 15% chance it will hit 5 times. The average total base power is now 77.5.

If a Focus Sash activates before the last strike is dealt, the following strike will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent.

Bullet Seed can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if the move Rototiller was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
RSE Shoots 2 to 5 seeds in a row to strike the foe.
FRLG The user shoots seeds at the foe. Two to five seeds are shot at once.
Colo.XD Shoots 2 to 5 seeds in a row to strike the target.
DPPtHGSS The user forcefully shoots seeds at the foe. Two to five seeds are shot in rapid succession.
PBR The user forcefully shoots seeds at the foe. Two to five sets of seeds are shot in rapid succession.
BWB2W2 The user forcefully shoots seeds at the target. Two to five seeds are shot in rapid succession.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
The user forcefully shoots seeds at the target two to five times in a row.
SV The user attacks by forcefully shooting seeds at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0100   Voltorb
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral 9
0101   Electrode
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral 9
0102   Exeggcute
 
 
Grass Grass 17 17 17 17SMUSUM 30
0103   Exeggutor
 
 
Grass Grass 1
0103   Exeggutor
Alolan Form
 
 
Grass Grass 1
0187   Hoppip
 
 
Fairy Grass 19 19 19 19 19BDSP 12
0188   Skiploom
 
 
Fairy Grass 20 20 20 20 20BDSP 15
0189   Jumpluff
 
 
Fairy Grass 20 20 20 20 20BDSP 15
0192   Sunflora
  Grass Grass 25 21 21BW
25B2W2
25 25 25BDSP 25
0214   Heracross
 
 
Bug Bug 1 1
0223   Remoraid
  Water 1 Water 2 27 27BW
38B2W2
38 38 28
0224   Octillery
  Water 1 Water 2 29 29BW
46B2W2
46 46 30
0226   Mantine
 
 
Water 1 Water 1 1 1 1 1 1
0331   Cacnea
  Grass Human-Like 16
0332   Cacturne
 
 
Grass Human-Like 16
0573   Cinccino
  Field Field 1 1 1 1
0585   Deerling
 
 
Field Field 16
0586   Sawsbuck
 
 
Field Field 16
0710   Pumpkaboo
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 26 26 20
0711   Gourgeist
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 26 26 20
0731   Pikipek
 
 
Flying Flying 31
0732   Trumbeak
 
 
Flying Flying 37
0733   Toucannon
 
 
Flying Flying 40
0819   Skwovet
  Field Field 35 35
0820   Greedent
  Field Field 41 41
0842   Appletun
 
 
Grass Dragon 20 20
0877   Morpeko
 
 
Field Fairy 45 45
0924   Tandemaus
  Field Fairy 18
0925   Maushold
  Field Fairy 18
0946   Bramblin
 
 
Grass Grass 13
0947   Brambleghast
 
 
Grass Grass 13
0951   Capsakid
  Grass Grass 21
0952   Scovillain
 
 
Grass Grass 21
1011   Dipplin
 
 
Grass Dragon 20
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
TM09
II
TM09
III
TM09
IV
TM09
V
--
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
TM50
IX
TM056
0001   Bulbasaur
 
 
Monster Grass
0002   Ivysaur
 
 
Monster Grass
0003   Venusaur
 
 
Monster Grass
0043   Oddish
 
 
Grass Grass
0044   Gloom
 
 
Grass Grass
0045   Vileplume
 
 
Grass Grass
0046   Paras
 
 
Bug Grass BDSP
0047   Parasect
 
 
Bug Grass BDSP
0069   Bellsprout
 
 
Grass Grass BDSP
0070   Weepinbell
 
 
Grass Grass BDSP
0071   Victreebel
 
 
Grass Grass BDSP
0100   Voltorb
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0101   Electrode
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0102   Exeggcute
 
 
Grass Grass
0103   Exeggutor
 
 
Grass Grass
0103   Exeggutor
Alolan Form
 
 
Grass Grass
0114   Tangela
  Grass Grass
0151   Mew
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0152   Chikorita
  Monster Grass BDSP
0153   Bayleef
  Monster Grass BDSP
0154   Meganium
  Monster Grass BDSP
0182   Bellossom
  Grass Grass
0187   Hoppip
 
 
Fairy Grass BDSP
0188   Skiploom
 
 
Fairy Grass BDSP
0189   Jumpluff
 
 
Fairy Grass BDSP
0191   Sunkern
  Grass Grass BDSP
0192   Sunflora
  Grass Grass BDSP
0214   Heracross
 
 
Bug Bug
0223   Remoraid
  Water 1 Water 2
0224   Octillery
  Water 1 Water 2
0226   Mantine
 
 
Water 1 Water 1
0252   Treecko
  Monster Dragon
0253   Grovyle
  Monster Dragon
0254   Sceptile
  Monster Dragon
0270   Lotad
 
 
Water 1 Grass
0271   Lombre
 
 
Water 1 Grass
0272   Ludicolo
 
 
Water 1 Grass
0273   Seedot
  Field Grass
0274   Nuzleaf
 
 
Field Grass
0275   Shiftry
 
 
Field Grass
0285   Shroomish
  Fairy Grass BDSP
0286   Breloom
 
 
Fairy Grass BDSP
0315   Roselia
 
 
Fairy Grass
0316   Gulpin
  Amorphous Amorphous BDSP
0317   Swalot
  Amorphous Amorphous BDSP
0331   Cacnea
  Grass Human-Like BDSP
0332   Cacturne
 
 
Grass Human-Like BDSP
0345   Lileep
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
0346   Cradily
 
 
Water 3 Water 3
0357   Tropius
 
 
Monster Grass BDSP
0387   Turtwig
  Monster Grass BDSP
0388   Grotle
  Monster Grass BDSP
0389   Torterra
 
 
Monster Grass BDSP
0406   Budew
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0407   Roserade
 
 
Fairy Grass
0413   Wormadam
Plant Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug BDSP
0420   Cherubi
  Fairy Grass
0421   Cherrim
  Fairy Grass
0455   Carnivine
  Grass Grass BDSP
0459   Snover
 
 
Monster Grass
0460   Abomasnow
 
 
Monster Grass
0465   Tangrowth
  Grass Grass
0470   Leafeon
  Field Field
0492   Shaymin
Land Forme
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0492   Shaymin
Sky Forme
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered PtHGSS BDSP
0493   Arceus
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered BDSP
0542   Leavanny
 
 
Bug Bug
0548   Petilil
  Grass Grass
0549   Lilligant
  Grass Grass
0549   Lilligant
Hisuian Form
 
 
Grass Grass
0556   Maractus
  Grass Grass
0573   Cinccino
  Field Field
0585   Deerling
 
 
Field Field
0586   Sawsbuck
 
 
Field Field
0590   Foongus
 
 
Grass Grass
0591   Amoonguss
 
 
Grass Grass
0597   Ferroseed
 
 
Grass Mineral
0598   Ferrothorn
 
 
Grass Mineral
0650   Chespin
  Field Field
0651   Quilladin
  Field Field
0652   Chesnaught
 
 
Field Field
0672   Skiddo
  Field Field
0673   Gogoat
  Field Field
0710   Pumpkaboo
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0711   Gourgeist
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0722   Rowlet
 
 
Flying Flying
0723   Dartrix
 
 
Flying Flying
0724   Decidueye
 
 
Flying Flying
0724   Decidueye
Hisuian Form
 
 
Flying Flying
0753   Fomantis
  Grass Grass
0754   Lurantis
  Grass Grass
0762   Steenee
  Grass Grass
0763   Tsareena
  Grass Grass
0764   Comfey
  Grass Grass
0787   Tapu Bulu
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0810   Grookey
  Field Grass
0811   Thwackey
  Field Grass
0812   Rillaboom
  Field Grass
0819   Skwovet
  Field Field
0820   Greedent
  Field Field
0829   Gossifleur
  Grass Grass
0830   Eldegoss
  Grass Grass
0841   Flapple
 
 
Grass Dragon
0842   Appletun
 
 
Grass Dragon
0877   Morpeko
 
 
Field Fairy
0893   Zarude
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0898   Calyrex
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0898   Calyrex
Ice Rider
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0898   Calyrex
Shadow Rider
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0906   Sprigatito
  Field Grass
0907   Floragato
  Field Grass
0908   Meowscarada
 
 
Field Grass
0915   Lechonk
  Field Field
0916   Oinkologne
Male
  Field Field
0916   Oinkologne
Female
  Field Field
0917   Tarountula
  Bug Bug
0918   Spidops
  Bug Bug
0924   Tandemaus
  Field Fairy
0925   Maushold
  Field Fairy
0928   Smoliv
 
 
Grass Grass
0929   Dolliv
 
 
Grass Grass
0930   Arboliva
 
 
Grass Grass
0946   Bramblin
 
 
Grass Grass
0947   Brambleghast
 
 
Grass Grass
0948   Toedscool
 
 
Grass Grass
0949   Toedscruel
 
 
Grass Grass
0951   Capsakid
  Grass Grass
0952   Scovillain
 
 
Grass Grass
0986   Brute Bonnet
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1001   Wo-Chien
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1011   Dipplin
 
 
Grass Dragon
1017   Ogerpon
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0069   Bellsprout
 
 
Grass Grass
0252   Treecko
  Monster Dragon
0273   Seedot
  Field Grass
0285   Shroomish
  Fairy Grass
0315   Roselia
 
 
Fairy Grass
0357   Tropius
 
 
Monster Grass
0459   Snover
 
 
Monster Grass
0504   Patrat
  Field Field USUM
0511   Pansage
  Field Field
0556   Maractus
  Grass Grass
0597   Ferroseed
 
 
Grass Mineral
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0187   Hoppip
 
 
Fairy Grass Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0273   Seedot
  Field Grass Dream World - Dream Park
0285   Shroomish
  Fairy Grass Dream World - Dream Park
0420   Cherubi
  Fairy Grass Dream World - Dream Park
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By event

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0511   Pansage
  Field Field Mystery Egg
Secret Egg
Pokémon Center Best Wishes
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Bullet Seed inflicts damage, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. Each hit has a separate accuracy check, though the move will continue even when a hit fails. Prior to Gates to Infinity, if a targeted Pokémon faints in middle of the attack, the remaining projectiles will be able to hit a new target. The move's critical-hit rate is reduced (2% in the Rescue Team, Explorers and Adventure Squad series).

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 10 - 10 - 78% - 10 tiles away All Yes
MDTDS 10 - 10 - 48% - 10 tiles away All Yes
BSL 10 - 10 - 48% - 10 tiles away All Yes
MDGtI 2 99 20 99 65% 85% 10 tiles away All Yes
SMD 2 50 15 30 50% 85% 4 tiles away Enemy Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Super Smash Bros. series

 
Bullet Seed in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Bullet Seed is Ivysaur's Neutral Special move. Using it causes seeds to shoot up from Ivysaur's bulb, dealing repeated damage to those caught in the flare.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Bullet Seed is a Fast Attack that has been available since February 16, 2017.

  Bullet Seed
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 8
Energy boost 14
Duration 1.1 seconds
Damage window 0.85 - 1.05 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 5
Energy boost 13
Turns 3
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
                          
By Elite Fast TM
   
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
 
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • February 21, 2017
    • Energy boost: 12 → 14
    • Duration: 1.55 → 1.1 seconds
Trainer Battles
  • April 2, 2020
    • Energy boost: 11 → 13

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Cost in move-gauge slots MP
(uses)
Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag(s) Description Playable sync pair(s)
Physical 2 15 18 100% An opponent Multistrike Attacks the target two to five times in a row. Brendan & Treecko/Grovyle/Sceptile
Ramos & Weepinbell/Victreebel
Sygna Suit Acerola & Tapu Bulu (Direct link)

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Bullet Seed
★★★★
Attack power 20.66411 (Hits 1-4), 56.4819 (Hit 5)
Charge time 0.5 seconds (Hits 1-4), 0.82 seconds
Range type Projectile
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Bullet Seed is Greedent's first move. It is obtained by reaching level 7 and upgrading Tackle into it instead of Belch. The user spits Berry seeds in the designated direction, dealing damage to enemies in the area of effect and decrease their movement speed for a short time. The more Oran Berries the user has stashed, the more damage this move deals. At level 13, this move's damage is increased.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It hits two to five times in succession.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance, using 2 to 5 attacks in a single turn.
BSL はなれたポケモンに 2〜5かいれんぞくで ダメージを あたえる
MDGtI It damages even a faraway Pokémon 2 to 5 times in a row.
SMD It damages a Pokémon, even one far away, 2 to 5 times in a row.
MDRTDX It fires off a seed at a high speed, damaging a Pokémon, even one far away, 2 to 5 times in a row.


In the anime


In the manga

Ash & Pikachu


Movie adaptations


Phantom Thief Pokémon 7


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 種子機關槍 Júngjí Gēigwāanchēung
Mandarin 種子機關槍 / 种子机关枪 Zhǒngzǐ Jīguānqiāng
  Czech Semínková střela
  Dutch Kogelzaad
  Finnish Siemenhyökkäys
  French Balle Graine
  German Kugelsaat
  Greek Σπόροι Σφαίρες
  Indonesian Tembakan Biji
Senapan Biji
  Italian Semitraglia
  Korean 씨기관총 Ssi-GigwanchongIX+
기관총 GigwanchongIIIVIII
  Polish Nasienny Pocisk
Portuguese   Brazil Projétil de Semente (games, XY073–present, Secret Wonders, Dragons Exalted–present, BW Promo, manga)
Semente de Bala (Emerging Powers)
Rajada de Sementes (Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire*Pokémon the Series: Black & White)
Balas de Semente (Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire*)
Semente Bala (AG037)
  Portugal Balas de Semente
Recorrente
Semente Bala (anime)
  Romanian Sămânța Glonț
  Serbian Ispaljivanje semenki
Spanish   Latin America Bala Semilla
  Spain SemilladoraVIII+
RecurrenteIIIVII
  Swedish Kulfröattack
  Thai ปืนกลเมล็ดพืช
  Vietnamese Đạn Hạt Mầm
Đạn Hạt Liên Thanh



Variations of the move Bullet Seed
  Bullet SeedIcicle Spear


Generation III TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE
Generation IV TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190
191192193194195196197198199200201


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