Pin Missile

Pin Missile

Categories Element Bug Type Physical

Statistical Attributes Base Power 25 Accuracy 95 PP 20

Extra Information

Does not make contact Does not have an animation Has a minor bug

Obtainability Natural methods Level-up/instinctual Egg Moves tutors TM257 {{{TMLocations}}}

Pin Missile is a Bug-type damage-dealing move.

Functionality

Pin Missile is a multi-strike move, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. The odds of hitting 2 or 3 times are higher than 4 or 5 times, with the formers having 33.3% chance each, and the latters having 16.7% chance each. This results in an average of ~3.167 hits per successful attack, giving an average power of ~79.2.

Each attack are considered different attacks. Hitting a Pokémon with an ability such as Weak Armor for example, will trigger the ability twice. The ability Sturdy and the Focus Sash item can activate on the first hit, but the second hit will finish the opposing Pokémon.

If the user has the Skill Link ability, Pin Missile will always hit 5 times, as long as it does not misses.

Bugs

• Critical hits are calculated only once for all hits. This behavior differs from the original games, where each hit has their own chance of doing a critical hit. (Report thread)

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