Twineedle (move)

Twineedle ダブルニードル Double Needle

Battles Type  Bug Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  25 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  1 ♥ Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

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

Twineedle (Japanese: ダブルニードル Double Needle) is a damage-dealing Bug-type multistrike move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature move of Beedrill.

Effect

Generation I

Twineedle inflicts damage, hitting the target twice per use. The second strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the target, unless the target is Poison-type. Although only the first strike can be a critical hit, the second one will deal the same amount of damage.

Twineedle will end immediately if the first strike breaks a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the second strike of this move.

Generation II

Each strike now does damage independently, and either of them can be a critical hit.

Twineedle can poison Steel-type Pokémon.

Twineedle will now hit again if the first strike breaks a substitute. If the first strike breaks a substitute, the second strike can poison the target.

If the user is holding a King's Rock, the final strike has a chance to cause the target to flinch.

Generation III

Twineedle can no longer poison Steel-type Pokémon.

Twineedle is no longer affected by King's Rock.

Generation IV

Both of Twineedle's strikes now have an independent 20% chance of poisoning the target (producing a 36% chance of poisoning the target overall).

Generation V to VII

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. 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.

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

Generation VIII onwards

Twineedle cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description StadStad2 An attack that strikes twice. The target may occasionally become poisoned. GSC Jabs the foe twice using stingers. RSE Stingers on the forelegs jab the foe twice. ColoXD Foreleg stingers jab twice and may poison. FRLG The foe is stabbed twice with foreleg stingers. It may poison the foe. DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is stabbed twice by a pair of stingers. It may also poison the target. BWB2W2 The user damages the target twice in succession by jabbing it with two spikes. It may also poison the target. XYORAS SMUSUMPE The user damages the target twice in succession by jabbing it with two spikes. This may also poison the target. SwShBDSPLA SV This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
												SMUSUM	PE
0015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug	20	20	20	16	16	16	1, Evo.	1, Evo.
0091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	1
0589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug					1, 13	1, 13	1, 13
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						V	VI	VII
								SMUSUM
0090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔
0167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔
0451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3	✔	✔	✔
0543		Venipede		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔
0777		Togedemaru		Field	Fairy			✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Twineedle inflicts damage, hitting the target 2 times per use. Each hit has a separate accuracy check, though the move will continue even when a hit fails. Twineedle may also leave the enemy poisoned. Prior to Super Mystery Dungeon, if a targeted Pokémon faints in middle of the attack, the remaining projectile 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 6 - 15 - 80% - 10 tiles away All Yes MDTDS 6 - 10 - 46.75% - 10 tiles away All Yes BSL 6 - 10 - 46.75% - 10 tiles away All Yes SMD 2 50 12 30 80% 98% 4 tiles away Enemy Yes With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★ Power: 26 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Hits twice and has a 20% chance of poisoning each target with each hit.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Twineedle	Physical	2	—	20	24	100%	An opponent	Multistrike	Attacks twice in a row. Has a chance (20%) of leaving the target poisoned.	Bugsy & Beedrill Scottie/Bettie & BeedrillEgg (Support/tech roles only)
Sync move
Name	Category	State		Base power	Max power	Target		Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair
Bug Expert Twineedle	Physical	Default 6★ EX		160	192	An opponent All opponents		—	Become Mega Beedrill until the end of battle.	Bugsy & Beedrill

Notes:

• Twineedle:
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Attacks twice in a row. Has a small chance of leaving the target poisoned.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Twineedle

★★★
Attack power	24.49684 (Hit 1), 40.82806 (Hit 2)
Charge time	0.5 seconds (Hit 1), 0.7 seconds
Range type	Projectile
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	May poison the foe

Description

Games Description MDRB Hits the target twice, even at a distance. It may also leave the target poisoned, damaging it over several turns. MDTD MDS* Inflicts damage on the target using 2 attacks in a single turn. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Poisoned status condition, which causes periodic damage. MDS* Inflicts damage on the target using 2 attacks in a single turn. It may also afflict the target with a Poisoned status condition, which causes periodic damage. BSL はなれたポケモンに ２かいれんぞくで ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで どくじょうたいにして いっていターンごとに ダメージをあたえる Conq. The enemy is stabbed twice by a pair of stingers. It may also poison the target. MDGtI UNUSED SMD It damages a Pokémon, even one far away, 2 times in a row. It could also make the enemy poisoned.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Wild Beedrill Jeanette's Beedrill Casey's Beedrill Goh's Beedrill
The foe is stabbed twice by a pair of stingers.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Beedrill charges at the opponent with the large stingers on its arms; or, Beedrill repeatedly stabs the opponent with the stingers on its arms; or, Beedrill stabs the opponent with one of the stingers on its arm or on its rear.
A wild Beedrill	Challenge of the Samurai		Debut
A wild Beedrill	The Purr-fect Hero		None
Jeanette Fisher's Beedrill	The Fourth Round Rumble		None
A Trainer's Beedrill	A Shipful of Shivers		None
Jimmy's Beedrill	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Casey's Beedrill	The Bug Stops Here		None
A Trainer's Beedrill	In the Knicker of Time!		None
Multiple wild Beedrill	Cutting the Ties That Bind!		None
Multiple wild Beedrill	Three Jynx and a Baby!		None
Multiple wild Beedrill	Second Time's the Charm!		None
Goh's Beedrill	Raid Battle in The Ruins!		None
	Escavalier's lances glow bright blue and it charges towards the opponent with them.
Dirk's two Escavalier	Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening		None

In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Beedrill
The user repeatedly stabs the opponent with a pair of stingers.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Beedrill repeatedly stabs the opponent with the stingers on its arms.
Jeanette Fisher's Beedrill	Welcome to the Big Leagues		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Beedrill Escavalier
The user stabs the opponent with a pair of stingers.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Beedrill rapidly stabs the opponent with its stingers.
Giovanni's Beedrill	The Beedrill All and End All		Debut
	Escavalier launches itself at the opponent and jabs it with its arms.
Alder's Escavalier	The Lesson Ends Here		None

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	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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

Trivia

• In Generation II only, Twineedle is the only move that can poison a Steel-type Pokémon. This is because Steel-type Pokémon are only coded to be immune to Poison-type moves.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 雙針 Sēungjām * 雙頭針 Sēungtàuhjām Mandarin 雙針 / 双针 Shuāngzhēn Croatian Dvostruka Bodlja Czech Dvoj-žihadlo Danish Tvenål Dutch Dubbelnaald Finnish Kaksoispistin (EP002) Kaksoisneula (EP077) French Double DardVIII Double-DardI–VII German Duonadel Greek Δίδυμα Κεντριά Indonesian Jarum Ganda Italian Doppio Ago Korean 더블니들 Deobeulnideul Polish Atak Żądłem Portuguese Brazil Agulha Dupla (GO, JN014–present, TCG, manga, The Official Pokémon Handbook) Agulhas Gêmeas (early anime) Portugal Agulha Dupla Serbian Četnička Bodlja Spanish Latin America Doble Aguijón (JN014–present) Aguijones Gemelos (TLoT) Doble Ataque (EP077, AG005) Spain Doble AtaqueVI DobleataqueI–V Swedish Dubbelnål* Dubbelgaddattack* Thai ดับเบิ้ลนีดเดิ้ล Turkish Çifte İğne Vietnamese Mũi Kim Đôi

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