String Shot

Type

Bug

Category

status

Power

—

Accuracy

95

PP

40

Priority

0

Target

all-foes

Contact

No

Spread

Yes

Protect blocks

Yes

Wide Guard blocks

Yes

Useful as a spread option in doubles, pressuring both opponents at once; watch for Wide Guard.

• Pinsir Mega
• Venusaur Mega
• Volcarona
• Venusaur Gmax
• Venusaur
• Beedrill Mega
• Pinsir
• Slurpuff
• Forretress
• Ariados
• Beedrill

String Shot is a Bug-type status move. It targets a single adjacent target and has 40 PP. As a spread move it can affect multiple Pokémon at once. String Shot is a Bug-type status move. It targets both opposing Pokémon and has 40 PP. As a spread move it can hit multiple Pokémon at once.

Useful as a spread option in doubles, pressuring both opponents at once; watch for Wide Guard.

Consider String Shot when your team needs the utility it provides rather than direct damage. Status moves define speed control, redirection, protection and disruption in VGC. Its value depends on whether your team can exploit the turns it creates. Check your team composition for Pokémon that benefit from the positioning or tempo it generates.

In team building, String Shot competes with other support and disruption options for a limited number of moveslots. Ask whether your team has enough offense to justify a utility move, and whether you have the speed or bulk to use it safely. Many successful teams run one or two status moves that enable the rest of the roster, so treat it as part of your overall gameplan rather than an afterthought.

Common mistakes with String Shot include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Hitting your own partner with friendly fire in spread matchups. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.

Protect and Detect block this move. Wide Guard blocks the spread effect. Spread moves hit both foes but may also damage your ally. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.

Use the tools below to test String Shot in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.

• Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
• Wide Guard: blocks this spread move.
• Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
• Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).