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, Seed Machine Gun) is Ivysaur's neutral special move.

Overview

When this move is used, Ivysaur will send a barrage of seeds ascending 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

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

Bullet Seed in Generation VI Pokémon games.

Bullet Seed being used in Generation V Pokémon games.

In the Pokémon series, Bullet Seed is a Physical (as of Generation IV) 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. It is often learned at low levels by Grass-type Pokémon. Ivysaur could learn this move through TM09 in Generations III and IV.

Gallery

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  Bullet Seed in Brawl

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  Bullet Seed as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	タネマシンガン
English	Bullet Seed
French (NTSC)	Balle Graine
German	Kugelsaat
Spanish (NTSC)	Recurrente
Italian	Semitraglia
Korean	기관총
Dutch	Kogelzaad
Russian	Выстреливающие Семена

Trivia

• In Brawl, Kirby's copied version of this move can continue for much longer than the original version. This is also true of Bowser's Fire Breath and Charizard's Flamethrower.
• The fact that this move can continue for a maximum of 5 seconds in Brawl may be a reference to its behavior in the Pokémon games, where it can hit a maximum of 5 times.

External links

• Confirmation

Ivysaur's special moves

Neutral special	Bullet Seed
Side special	Razor Leaf
Up special	Vine Whip
Down special	(Pokémon Change)
Final Smash	Solar Beam (of Triple Finish)