Tar Shot

Type
type icon RockRock
Gen.
8
Power
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Priority
0
Category
StatusDamage Category Icon for Status

Effect Summary

Lowers the target's Speedstat img by one stages and doubles the effectiveness of Type Icon for FireFire-type moves.

Detailed Effect

Tar Shot lowers the target's Speedstat img by one stage and doubles the effectiveness of Type Icon for FireFire-type moves on the target.
Statsstat img can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages each.
The Type Icon for FireFire-type weakness can only be applied once, but the Speedstat img decrease may be applied until the target has reached the minimum of -6 stages.
Terastallized Pokémon are immune to the added weakness but do not lose the weakness upong Terastallizing.
  • In
    BDSP
    this move can not be selected in battle.

Description

SWSH

The user pours sticky tar over the target, lowering the target’s Speed stat. The target becomes weaker to Fire-type moves.

Additional Information

Move Target

Move Target Image for Normal
Normal

Affects a selected adjacent target.

Cannot selectCan selectWill select

Effect Type

Good Stat Decrease

Lowers the target's or other enemies' stats.

Unique Effect

Unique effect, shared by very few or no other moves.

Interactions
3

Blocked by Detect and Protect
This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
This move may be reflected back at the user with Magic Coat or Magic Bounce.
Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.

Other Languages

United States of America flag
Tar Shot
Japan flag
タールショット (Tāru Shotto)
Germany flag
Teerschuss
France flag
Goudronnage
Italy flag
Colpocatrame
Spain flag
Alquitranazo
South Korea flag
타르숏 (Tar Shot)
Mainland China flag
瀝青射擊 / 沥青射击 (Lìqīng Shèjí / Lihkchēng Sehgīk)

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