| Type | bug |
| Category | Status |
| Power | 0 |
| Accuracy | 95 |
| PP | 40 |
| Introduced | Generation 1 |
String Shot lowers the target's Speed by two stages.
Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages each.
When a Pokémon is holding Buginium Z and uses its Z-Power, String Shot turns into Z-String Shot and raises Speed one stage, in addition to its usual effect as above.
| Gold Silver Crystal | A move that lowers the foe’s SPEED. |
| Ruby Sapphire 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 Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver | The foe is bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth. It reduces the target’s Speed stat. |
| Black White 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 O.Ruby A.Sapphire | The opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat. |
| Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu L.G. Eevee | The opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat. |
| Sword Shield B.Diamond S.Pearl | Opposing Pokémon are bound with silk blown from the user’s mouth that harshly lowers the Speed stat. |
| English | String Shot |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Disp. Demora |
| Italian | Millebave |
| Japanese | いとをはく (Ito o Haku) |
| German | Fadenschuss |
| French | Sécrétion |