Tri Attack (move)

Tri Attack トライアタック Tri Attack

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 Affected by Mirror Move 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 TM28 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! TR19 in Generation VIII

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  Beautiful Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

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

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 and TM28 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. It is TR19 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Generation I

Tri Attack inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation II

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

Tri Attack can paralyze Electric types, burn Fire types and freeze Ice types.

Tri Attack has a 1/3 chance of thawing a frozen target.

Generation III to V

Tri Attack can no longer burn Fire types or freeze Ice types.

Tri Attack can no longer thaw a frozen target.

Tri Attack can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining two extra appeal points if Lock-On was used in the previous turn.

Generation VI onwards

Tri Attack can no longer paralyze Electric types.

Description

Games Description Stad A Normal-type attack. A triangular field of energy is created and launched at the target. Stad2 A Normal-type attack. A triangular field of energy is created and launched. GSC 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. Colo.XD Fires three beams. May cause BRN, FRZ, or PAR. DPPtHGSSPBR The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack. May also paralyze, burn, or freeze the target. BWB2W2 XYORAS The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack. May also burn, freeze, or leave the target with paralysis. SMUSUMPE The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack. May also burn, freeze, or paralyze the target. SwSh The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack. This may also burn, freeze, or paralyze the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
051		Dugtrio		Field		Field		1C	1	1	1	1	1SMUSUM 1, Evo.PE	1
051		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field		Field							1SMUSUM 1, Evo.PE	1
082		Magneton		Mineral		Mineral		35C	44	1	1	1XY 30ORAS	1, Evo.	1, Evo.
084		Doduo		Flying		Flying	40	21	21
085		Dodrio		Flying		Flying	45	21	21	34	34	34XY 25ORAS	1, Evo.
137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral	42	36	36	51	51	50	50SMUSUM 22PE	45
233		Porygon2		Mineral		Mineral		36	36	51	51	50	50	45
462		Magnezone		Mineral		Mineral							1	1
468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy								1
474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		Mineral				51	51	50	50	45
476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral							1, Evo.
635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon					1	1	1	1
649		Genesect		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					44	44	44
772		Type: Null		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							75	35
773		Silvally		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							75	35
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/TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I TM49	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII TM28	VIII TR19
021		Spearow		Flying		Flying							✔PE
022		Fearow		Flying		Flying							✔PE
035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	✔						✔PE	✔
036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	✔						✔PE	✔
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔						✔PE	✔
040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔						✔PE	✔
051		Dugtrio		Field		Field							✔PE	✔
051		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔PE	✔
063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔						✔PE	✔
064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔						✔PE	✔
065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔						✔PE	✔
079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1	✔						✔PE	✔
079		Slowpoke Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1								✔
080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1	✔						✔PE	✔
080		Slowbro Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1								✔
082		Magneton		Mineral		Mineral							✔PE	✔
084		Doduo		Flying		Flying	✔
085		Dodrio		Flying		Flying	✔						✔PE
090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3	✔						✔PE	✔
091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3	✔						✔PE	✔
096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔						✔PE
097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔						✔PE
113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy	✔						✔PE	✔
120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	✔						✔PE	✔
121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	✔						✔PE	✔
137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral	✔						✔PE	✔
150		Mewtwo		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔						✔PE	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔						✔PE	✔
175		Togepi		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy								✔
199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1								✔
199		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1								✔
233		Porygon2		Mineral		Mineral								✔
242		Blissey		Fairy		Fairy								✔
380		Latias		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
381		Latios		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
462		Magnezone		Mineral		Mineral								✔
468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy								✔
474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		Mineral								✔
480		Uxie		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
481		Mesprit		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
482		Azelf		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔
635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon								✔
649		Genesect		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
772		Type: Null		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
773		Silvally		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
801		Magearna		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
869		Alcremie		Fairy	Amorphous								✔
876		Indeedee Male		Fairy		Fairy								✔
887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon								✔
898		Calyrex		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
898		Calyrex Ice Rider		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
898		Calyrex Shadow Rider		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
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
021		Spearow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
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 III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
175		Togepi		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
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 II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	New York Pokémon Center
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

In Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, Tri Attack is a move with base power of 6, 7 PP and 100% accuracy.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Special	3	—	117	140	100%	An opponent	—	Has a chance (20%) of leaving the target burned, paralyzed, or frozen.

Past Description

• Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a small chance of leaving the target burned, paralyzed, or frozen.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Tri Attack is a Charged Attack that has been available since September 20, 2020.

Tri Attack
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 75 Energy cost 50 Duration 2.5 seconds Damage window 1.3 - 2.4 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 65 Energy cost 50 Secondary effect 1 Opponent Attack 1 Opponent Defense Effect chance 50%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also cause a burn, paralysis, or leave the target frozen. MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Paralysis status condition, a Burn condition, or a Frozen condition. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで まひじょうたい やけどじょうたい こおりじょうたいの どれかにかえる MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also cause the Paralysis, Burn, or Frozen status condition. SMD It damages an enemy. It could also cause paralysis, cause a burn, or make an enemy frozen.

In the anime

Mega Alakazam	Magneton	Hydreigon	Alolan Dugtrio
The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack or launches a triangular field of energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Dodrio	Dodrio opens its beaks and positions its heads so that 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
Magneton	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	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-type move from the left arm head, a Fire-type move from the middle head, and an Electric-type move from the right arm head at the opponent.
Cameron's Hydreigon	Cameron's Secret Weapon!		None
Dugtrio	Alolan Dugtrio spins around, sometimes rapidly, then an orb of yellow electric energy, light blue ice energy, and orange fire energy form around Alolan Dugtrio. Each of the heads then fires an electric, ice, and fire attack, from each ball respectively at the opponent.
DJ Leo's Jessica, Ashley, and Michael	Getting the Band Back Together!		None
Alakazam	Mega Alakazam forms an orb of yellow electric energy, light blue ice energy, and orange fire energy around its body. It then fires each orb at the opponent in succession. The attack can leave the opponent paralyzed, frozen, or burned.
Gurkinn's Alakazam	JN084		None

In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

	Doduo
The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Doduo	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.
A Trainer's Doduo	The Human Race and the Pokémon Race		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Porygon2	Porygon	Jigglypuff
The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack. This may also burn, freeze, or paralyze the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Porygon	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
Jigglypuff	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	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. The attack can leave the opponent paralyzed, burned, or frozen.
Blue's Porygon2	Red and Blue Make Purple Opponents		None

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

	Dugtrio
The user fires a simultaneous three-beam attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Dugtrio	Dugtrio fires three beams and multiple triangular shapes from its body at the opponent.
A wild Dugtrio	Escape From The Mystery Forest!		Debut

• In The Truth About The Mysterious Whirl Islands!!, Gold's Croconaw, Pikachu, and Chris's Cyndaquil formed Tri Attack by combining their attacks.

Pokémon Try Adventure

	Porygon-Z	The attack
The user strikes with a simultaneous three-beam attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Porygon-Z	Porygon-Z's body glows and it fires three beams in the form of fire, electricity, and ice at the opponent.
Soro's Porygon-Z	TA22		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 三重攻擊 Sāamchùhng Gūnggīk * 三角攻擊 Sāamgok Gūnggīk * Mandarin 三重攻擊 / 三重攻击 Sānchóng Gōngjí / Sānchóng Gōngjī * 三角攻擊 / 三角攻击 Sānjiǎo Gōngjí / Sānjiǎo Gōngjī * Czech Trojitý útok Danish Tripelangreb Dutch Tri attack Finnish Kolmoisisku French Triplattaque German Triplette Greek Τριαδική Επίθεση Italian Tripletta Korean 트라이어택 Teuraieotaek Polish Potrójny Atak Portuguese Brazil Triataque (Pokémon GO, Unbroken Bonds-present) Tri Ataque (BW107, Diamond & Pearl-Ancient Origins, manga) Ataque Triplo (early anime, SM023-present, The Official Pokémon Handbook) Portugal Ataque Triplo (Anime) Tri Ataque (TCG) Serbian Napad 3 Elementa Spanish Tri-Ataque (Gen I-II) Triataque (Gen III-present) Swedish Triattack Thai จู่โจมสามท่า Vietnamese Tấn Công Gấp Ba Lần

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