Scale Shot
Pokémon Champions
. User: -1 Def, +1 Spe after last hit.
- Power
- 25
- Accuracy
- 90%
- PP
- 20
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
- On Showdown
- 0.1% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
See it in the games
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How it works in Champions
. the user's Defense by 1 and the user's Speed by 1 stage after the last hit. 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. If the user is holding Loaded Dice, this move will hit 4-5 times.
“The user attacks by shooting scales two to five times in a row. This move boosts the user's Speed stat but lowers its Defense stat.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Hits 2–5 times. Skill Link makes it hit 5 times; Loaded Dice 4–5.Multi-hit moves
- Doesn't make contact: Rough Skin, Rocky Helmet and similar don't trigger.
Who runs Scale Shot on Showdown
Garchomp2.2% of its sets
Dragonite18.3% of its sets
Mega Baxcalibur3.2% of its sets
Mega Garchomp16.3% of its sets
Baxcalibur4.3% of its sets
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.
Who learns Scale Shot
35 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
All 81 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →