String Shot — Pokémon Move

Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.

Type: bug; class: status; power: —; accuracy: 95; PP: 40; priority: 0.

Effect notes

Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.

In-game descriptions by version

gold silver	A move that lowers the foe's SPEED.
crystal	A move that lowers the foe's SPEED.
ruby sapphire	Binds the foe with string to reduce its SPEED.
emerald	Binds the foe with string to reduce its SPEED.
firered leafgreen	The foe is bound with strings shot from the mouth to reduce its SPEED.
diamond pearl	The foe is bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth. It reduces the target’s Speed stat.
platinum	The foe is bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth. It reduces the target’s Speed stat.
heartgold soulsilver	The foe is bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth. It reduces the target’s Speed stat.
black white	The targets are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth. This silk reduces the targets’ Speed stat.
black 2 white 2	The targets are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth. This silk reduces the targets’ Speed stat.
x y	The opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat.
omega ruby alpha sapphire	The opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat.
sun moon	The opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat.
ultra sun ultra moon	The opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat.
lets go pikachu lets go eevee	The opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat.
sword shield	Opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat.
legends arceus	Opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user's mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat.
scarlet violet	The user blows silk from its mouth that binds opposing Pokémon and harshly lowers their Speed stats.

Pokémon that learn this move in scarlet-violet

spinarak — level-up, level 1
ariados — level-up, level 1
sewaddle — level-up, level 1
swadloon — level-up, level 1
leavanny — level-up, level 1
joltik — level-up, level 12
galvantula — level-up, level 12
larvesta — level-up, level 1
volcarona — level-up, level 1
scatterbug — level-up, level 1
grubbin — level-up, level 5
charjabug — level-up, level 1
vikavolt — level-up, level 1
tarountula — level-up, level 1
spidops — level-up, level 1