Tri Attack (move) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

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Tri Attack (Japanese: トライアタック Tri Attack) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

It is:

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 the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Lock-On was used in the previous turn.

Generation VI onwards

Tri Attack can no longer paralyze Electric-types due to them now being immune to paralysis.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		VIII			IX
0051				Field		−	1C	1	1	1	1	1	1, Evo.	1	1		1
0051				Field								1	1, Evo.	1			1
0082				Mineral		−	35C	44	1	1	1XY 30ORAS	1, Evo.	1, Evo.	1, Evo.	1, Evo.	25	Evo.
0084				Flying		40	21	21	−	−	−	−	−		−		−
0085				Flying		45	21	21	34	34	34XY 25ORAS	1, Evo.	1, Evo.		1, Evo.		Evo.
0137				Mineral		42	36	36	51	51	50	50	22	45	45	21	45
0233				Mineral			36	36	51	51	50	50		45	45	21	45
0462				Mineral					−	−	−	1		1	1	25	1
0468				Flying	Fairy				−	−	−	−		1	1	−
0474				Mineral					51	51	50	50		45	45	21	45
0476				Mineral					−	−	−	1, Evo.			1, Evo.	34	Evo.
0480				No Eggs Discovered					−	−	−	−		32	32	−	Rem.*
0481				No Eggs Discovered					−	−	−	−		32	32	−	Rem.*
0482				No Eggs Discovered					−	−	−	−		32	32	−	Rem.*
0635				Dragon						1	1	1		1			1
0649				No Eggs Discovered						44	44	44		−
0772				No Eggs Discovered								75		35
0773				No Eggs Discovered								75		35
0989				No Eggs Discovered													28
0993				No Eggs Discovered													1
1024				No Eggs Discovered													1
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 TM/TR/Move Tutor

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
0021				Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
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.

Special move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0175				No Eggs Discovered		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. 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 event

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0054				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. 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

Tri Attack deals damage and may leave the target paralyzed, burned, or frozen.

Pokémon GO

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

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Pokémon Masters EX

Notes:

Description

In the anime

Magneton Hydreigon Alolan Dugtrio Mega Alakazam
The user strikes with a simultaneous three-blast attack or launches a triangular field of energy. This may also burn, freeze, or paralyze the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	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
	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 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
Lance's Hydreigon	Pride of a Champion!		None
	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
	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	An Adventure of Mega Proportions!		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 opens both of its beaks and releases multiple pyramid-shaped masses of 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

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

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'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

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

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