Normal · Physical move · Gen 1
Barrage
Barrage is a Normal-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has 15 base power and 85% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 3 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Physical
Power
15
Accuracy
85%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
Hits 2-5 times in one turn. Hits two to five times. Has a 35% chance to hit two or three times and a 15% chance to hit four or five times. If one of the hits breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the remaining hits. If the user has the Skill Link Ability, this move will always hit five times.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Hits
- 2–5 times
- Properties
- Ball/bomb move (Bulletproof)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Normal attack
2× vs—
½× vsRockSteel
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Barrage
3 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Exeggcute | Grass/Psychic | 3–8 | |||
 Exeggutor | Grass/Psychic | 3–8 | |||
 Alolan Exeggutor | Grass/Dragon | 3–8 |
Barrage FAQ
What does Barrage do?
Barrage is a Normal-type physical move with 15 power. Hits two to five times. Has a 35% chance to hit two or three times and a 15% chance to hit four or five times. If one of the hits breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the remaining hits. If the user has the Skill Link Ability, this move will always hit five times.
Which Pokémon can learn Barrage?
3 Pokémon and forms can learn Barrage in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Exeggcute, Exeggutor and Alolan Exeggutor.
Is Barrage in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Barrage in Pokémon Champions.
What is Barrage super effective against?
As a Normal-type attack, Barrage is super effective against no types, not very effective against Rock and Steel and has no effect on Ghost (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.