Pin Missile (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Bug
Category	Physical
Power	25
Accuracy	95
PP	20 (max. 32)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 1

Machine/Record

Sword/Shield	TM07

Effects

Hits	Prob.	Power
2	³⁄₈	50
3	³⁄₈	75
4	¹⁄₈	100
5	¹⁄₈	125

Pin Missile hits 2-5 times per turn used. The probability of each interval is shown in the table, with the total power after each hit.

Each strike of Pin Missile is treated like a separate attack:

Each strike can get a critical hit independently.
If the Sturdy ability, Focus Sash, or Focus Band activates before the final hit, the subsequent hit will still deal damage and therefore cause the opponent to faint.
If the first hit breaks a Substitute, the second hit will deal damage to the target Pokémon.

The move Counter only counters the final hit, but Bide counters the complete damage.

The Skill Link ability will cause Pin Missile to always hit the maximum number of times.

Changes

In Generations 1-5, Pin Missile has 14 base power.
In Generations 1-5, Pin Missile has 85% accuracy.
In Generations 2-4, if a Focus Sash or Focus Band activates before the final hit, subsequent hits do not cause the holder to faint.
In Generations 1-3, Pin Missile ends immediately if any hit breaks a Substitute.
In Generation 1, each hit will always deal the same damage - if the first critical hits, so will the rest.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Buginium Z and uses its Z-Power, Pin Missile turns into Savage Spin-Out and has base power 140.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Pin Missile
Japanese	ミサイルばり (Missile Bari)
German	Nadelrakete
French	Dard-Nuée
Italian	Missilspillo
Spanish	Pin Misil
Korean	바늘미사일
Chinese (Simplified)	飞弹针
Chinese (Traditional)	飛彈針

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	Fires pins that strike 2-5 times.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	Sharp pins are fired to strike 2 to 5 times.
FireRed/LeafGreen	Sharp pins are shot at the foe and hit two to five times at once.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	Sharp pins are shot at the foe in rapid succession. They hit two to five times in a row.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	Sharp spikes are shot at the target in rapid succession. They hit two to five times in a row.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	Sharp spikes are shot at the target in rapid succession. They hit two to five times in a row.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	Sharp spikes are shot at the target in rapid succession. They hit two to five times in a row.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	Sharp spikes are shot at the target in rapid succession. They hit two to five times in a row.
Scarlet/Violet	The user attacks by shooting sharp spikes at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Pin Missile at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.