Bullet Seed

Bullet Seed
	; Ivysaur using Bullet Seed in Ultimate.
User	Ivysaur
Universe	Pokémon
Article on Bulbapedia	Bullet Seed (move)

Bullet Seed (タネマシンガン, Machinegun Seed) is Ivysaur's neutral special move.

Overview[edit]

Bullet Seed is a move where Ivysaur shoots a barrage of seeds upwards from its bulb, trapping opponents in the rapid hits and dealing repeated damage to them. At the start of the move, there is a hitbox at Ivysaur's sides to launch opponents into the attack. In Brawl, Bullet Seed can deal 40%-50% damage to a trapped opponent. If the opponent is trapped optimally (without the initial hit), the move can deal over 70% damage. If the special button is held, it will last up to 5 seconds. In Ultimate, the move's maximum potential damage output is reduced to about 20% damage. The move also has a finishing hit at the end which launches the victim away, making it less punishable, but reducing follow-up potential. If the special button is held, it will last up to 2 seconds.

Instructional quotes[edit]

instruction booklet		Attack by launching tiny seeds upwards in a rapid machine-gun-like fashion.
Move List		Rapidly fires seeds from the bud. The button can be held to make the attack last longer.

Origin[edit]

Bullet Seed being used by Ivysaur in Pokémon Emerald.

In the Pokémon series, Bullet Seed is a physical Grass-type attack that was introduced in Generation III. In battle, Bullet Seed is a weak attack, only having 10 base power for each hit in Generations III and IV, and 25 base power for each hit in Generation V onwards. However, Bullet Seed can hit two to five times for each time the move is used and can be bolstered by abilities like Technician and Skill Link. It is often learned at low levels by Grass-type Pokémon and has historically been an early-game TM. Ivysaur could learn this move through TM09 in Generations III and IV.

Bullet Seed in Generation VI Pokémon games.
Bullet Seed being used in Generation V Pokémon games.

Gallery[edit]

Bullet Seed in Brawl
Bullet Seed as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name
Japanese	タネマシンガン
English	Bullet Seed
French	Balle Graine
German	Kugelsaat
Spanish	Recurrente
Italian	Semitraglia
Chinese (Simplified)	种子机关枪
Chinese (Traditional)	種子機關槍
Korean	기관총
Dutch	Kogelzaad
Russian	Выстреливающие Семена