Lowers the opponent's Speed and makes them weaker to Fire-type moves.

One other Pokémon on the field, selected by the trainer. Stolen moves reuse the same target.

Tar Shot lowers the target's Speed stat by one stage. In addition, it doubles the effectiveness of Fire-type moves used on the target. Tar Shot will not double the effectiveness of Fire-type moves used on a target that is already under the effect of Tar Shot (but may still lower its Speed).