Feint Attack (move)

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Faint Attack
だましうち Sneak Attack
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Type  Dark
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  60
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
The appeal works great if performed first.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Faint Attack (Japanese: だましうち Sneak Attack) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Faint Attack inflicts damage, and is unaffected by modifications to the accuracy stat or evasion stat. It will not hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of moves such as Dig, Fly and Dive.

Description

Games Description
A Dark-type attack. The move catches the opponent off guard, so it never misses.
An attack that never misses.
RSE Draws the foe close, then strikes without fail.
FRLG The user draws up close to the foe disarmingly, then hits without fail.
Draws the target close, then strikes without fail.
The user draws up to the foe disarmingly, then throws a sucker punch. It hits without fail.
Conq The user approaches the target disarmingly, then throws a sucker punch. It hits without fail.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
037 Vulpix Vulpix Fire Fire         20 '
052 Meowth Meowth Normal Normal 28 28 25 22 22 '
053 Persian Persian Normal Normal 29 29 25 22 22 '
126 Magmar Magmar Fire Fire     16 16 12 '
185 Sudowoodo Sudowoodo Rock Rock 37 41 25 25 19 '
197 Umbreon Umbreon Dark Dark 36 36 36 36 21 ''''
198 Murkrow Murkrow Dark Flying 31 35 35 35 ''''
207 Gligar Gligar Ground Flying 28 28 23 23 19 '
215 Sneasel Sneasel Dark Ice 25 25 14 14 10 ''''
216 Teddiursa Teddiursa Normal Normal 22 25 15 15 '
217 Ursaring Ursaring Normal Normal 22 25 15 15 '
228 Houndour Houndour Dark Fire 27 37 35 32 ''''
229 Houndoom Houndoom Dark Fire 30 43 38 35 ''''
240 Magby Magby Fire Fire     16 16 12 '
274 Nuzleaf Nuzleaf Grass Dark   31 31 31 ''''
275 Shiftry Shiftry Grass Dark     -- -- ''''
287 Slakoth Slakoth Normal Normal   19 19 19 '
289 Slaking Slaking Normal Normal   19 19 19 '
300 Skitty Skitty Normal Normal   27 25 29 29 '
302 Sableye Sableye Dark Ghost   29 32 32 ''''
303 Mawile Mawile Steel Steel   26 26 26 '
327 Spinda Spinda Normal Normal   12 14 14 '
328 Trapinch Trapinch Ground Ground   17 17 17 7 '
329 Vibrava Vibrava Ground Dragon   --, 17 --, 17 --, 17 --, 7 '
330 Flygon Flygon Ground Dragon   --, 17 --, 17 --, 17 --, 7 '
331 Cacnea Cacnea Grass Grass   29 29 29 '''
332 Cacturne Cacturne Grass Dark   29 29 29 ''''
352 Kecleon Kecleon Normal Normal   7 7 7 '
353 Shuppet Shuppet Ghost Ghost   37 28 28 22 '
354 Banette Banette Ghost Ghost   39 28 28 22 '
431 Glameow Glameow Normal Normal     17 17 '
432 Purugly Purugly Normal Normal     17 17 '
436 Bronzor Bronzor Steel Psychic     41 41 21 '
437 Bronzong Bronzong Steel Psychic     50 50 21 '
438 Bonsly Bonsly Rock Rock     25 25 19 '
442 Spiritomb Spiritomb Ghost Dark     7 7 ''''
453 Croagunk Croagunk Poison Fighting     17 17 '
454 Toxicroak Toxicroak Poison Fighting     17 17 '
455 Carnivine Carnivine Grass Grass     27 27 '
461 Weavile Weavile Dark Ice     14 14 10 ''''
467 Magmortar Magmortar Fire Fire     16 16 12 '
472 Gliscor Gliscor Ground Flying     23 23 19 '
491 Darkrai Darkrai Dark Dark       29 29 ''''
557 Dwebble Dwebble Bug Rock       13 '
558 Crustle Crustle Bug Rock       13 '
559 Scraggy Scraggy Dark Fighting       9 ''''
560 Scrafty Scrafty Dark Fighting       --, 9 ''''
570 Zorua Zorua Dark Dark       17 ''''
571 Zoroark Zoroark Dark Dark       17 ''''
574 Gothita Gothita Psychic Psychic       24 '
575 Gothorita Gothorita Psychic Psychic       24 '
576 Gothitelle Gothitelle Psychic Psychic       24 '
585 Deerling Deerling Normal Grass       16 '
586 Sawsbuck Sawsbuck Normal Grass       16 '
590 Foongus Foongus Grass Poison       20 '
591 Amoonguss Amoonguss Grass Poison       20 '
624 Pawniard Pawniard Dark Steel       17 ''''
625 Bisharp Bisharp Dark Steel       17 ''''
629 Vullaby Vullaby Dark Flying       23 ''''
630 Mandibuzz Mandibuzz Dark Flying       23 ''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
016 Pidgey Pidgey Normal Flying Murkrow Murkrow Murkrow Murkrow
021 Spearow Spearow Normal Flying Murkrow Murkrow Murkrow Murkrow
037 Vulpix Vulpix Fire Fire MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoom MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafSlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleon MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPurugly MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPuruglyScraggyScraftyZoruaZoroarkDeerlingSawsbuck VulpixMeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPuruglyScraggyScraftyZoruaZoroarkDeerlingSawsbuck
041 Zubat Zubat Poison Flying Murkrow Murkrow Murkrow Murkrow
050 Diglett Diglett Ground Ground MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoom MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafSlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleon MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPurugly MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPuruglyScraggyScraftyZoruaZoroarkDeerlingSawsbuck VulpixMeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPuruglyScraggyScraftyZoruaZoroarkDeerlingSawsbuck
084 Doduo Doduo Normal Flying Murkrow Murkrow Murkrow Murkrow
127 Pinsir Pinsir Bug Bug   GligarTrapinchVibravaFlygon GligarGliscorTrapinchVibravaFlygon GligarGliscorTrapinchVibravaFlygonDwebbleCrustle
163 Hoothoot Hoothoot Normal Flying Murkrow Murkrow Murkrow Murkrow
174 Igglybuff Igglybuff Normal Normal Snubbull SkittyMawile SkittyMawile SkittyMawile
177 Natu Natu Psychic Flying Murkrow Murkrow Murkrow Murkrow
193 Yanma Yanma Bug Flying     GligarGliscorTrapinchVibravaFlygon GligarGliscorTrapinchVibravaFlygonDwebbleCrustle
198 Murkrow Murkrow Dark Flying     Murkrow Murkrow
209 Snubbull Snubbull Normal Normal MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoom MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafSlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleon MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPurugly MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPuruglyScraggyScraftyZoruaZoroarkDeerlingSawsbuck VulpixMeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPuruglyScraggyScraftyZoruaZoroarkDeerlingSawsbuck
290 Nincada Nincada Bug Ground   GligarTrapinchVibravaFlygon GligarGliscorTrapinchVibravaFlygon GligarGliscorTrapinchVibravaFlygonDwebbleCrustle
296 Makuhita Makuhita Fighting Fighting   SableyeSpindaCacneaCacturne MagmarMagmortarSableyeSpindaCacneaCacturneCroagunkToxicroak MagmarMagmortarSableyeSpindaCacneaCacturneCroagunkToxicroakGothitaGothoritaGothitellePawniardBisharp
355 Duskull Duskull Ghost Ghost   ShuppetBanette ShuppetBanetteSpiritomb ShuppetBanetteSpiritomb
359 Absol Absol Dark Dark   MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafSlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleon MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPurugly MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPuruglyScraggyScraftyZoruaZoroarkDeerlingSawsbuck VulpixMeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPuruglyScraggyScraftyZoruaZoroarkDeerlingSawsbuck
451 Skorupi Skorupi Poison Bug     GligarGliscorTrapinchVibravaFlygon GligarGliscorTrapinchVibravaFlygonDwebbleCrustle
509 Purrloin Purrloin Dark Dark       MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPuruglyScraggyScraftyZoruaZoroarkDeerlingSawsbuck VulpixMeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPuruglyScraggyScraftyZoruaZoroarkDeerlingSawsbuck
559 Scraggy Scraggy Dark Fighting       MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPuruglyScraggyScraftyZoruaZoroarkDeerlingSawsbuck VulpixMeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPuruglyScraggyScraftyZoruaZoroarkDeerlingSawsbuck
588 Karrablast Karrablast Bug Bug       GligarGliscorTrapinchVibravaFlygonDwebbleCrustle
595 Joltik Joltik Bug Electric       GligarGliscorTrapinchVibravaFlygonDwebbleCrustle
621 Druddigon Druddigon Dragon Dragon       ScraggyScrafty
631 Heatmor Heatmor Fire Fire       MeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPuruglyScraggyScraftyZoruaZoroarkDeerlingSawsbuck VulpixMeowthPersianUmbreonSneaselWeavileTeddiursaUrsaringHoundourHoundoomNuzleafShiftrySlakothSlakingSkittyMawileSpindaKecleonGlameowPuruglyScraggyScraftyZoruaZoroarkDeerlingSawsbuck
632 Durant Durant Bug Steel       GligarGliscorTrapinchVibravaFlygonDwebbleCrustle
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By Move Tutor

# Pokémon Type Game
FRLG E XD
151 Mew Mew Psychic Psychic
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0115 115 Kangaskhan Normal New York Pokémon Center
0240 240 Magby Fire New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0021 021 Spearow Normal Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

Ralph Houndour Faint Attack.png
Houndour
Harley Cacturne Faint Attack.png
Cacturne
Sudowoodo Faint Attack.png
Sudowoodo
Harrison Sneasel Faint Attack.png
Sneasel
The Pokémon distracts the foe, then attacks while their guard is down.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Sudowoodo Sudowoodo jumps into the air while the opponent isn't looking, and while the opponent looks for it, Sudowoodo kicks it.
A wild Sudowoodo Type Casting Debut
Houndour Houndour runs to the opponent on the right or left side, then it disappears, and appears on the opposite side of the opponent.
Ralph's Houndour Ariados, Amigos None
Sneasel Sneasel walks up to the opponent, points somewhere to the side. When the opponent looks, Sneasel attacks it.
Harrison's Sneasel Pop Goes the Sneasel None
Cacturne Cacturne sneaks up behind the opponent while it's not looking and kicks it, or Cacturne floats into the air at the opponent and kicks it.
Harley's Cacturne A Cacturne for the Worse None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other Generations

Trivia

  • This move's in-game descriptions and its Japanese name, along with several other depictions and translations, suggest that its English name contains a misspelling of the word feint, deceitful movement.
    • This is not the case in the TCG, where it is consistently referred to as Feint Attack.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 虛晃一招 Xūhuàng​ Yīzhāo
Finland Flag.png Finnish Tajukangastus (JLC)
Huimaushyökkäys (MQ)
Pyörrytys (AG)
France Flag.png French Feinte
Germany Flag.png German Finte
Greece Flag.png Greek Αντιπερισπασμός
India Flag.png Hindi नकली वार Nakli Waar
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Serangan Tipuan
Italy Flag.png Italian Finta
South Korea Flag.png Korean 속여때리기 Sok'yeo Ttaerigi
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Ataque Furtivo
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Tihi Napad
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Engaño
Spain Flag.png Spain Finta



Variations of the move Swift
PhysicalIC HOME.png Feint AttackShadow PunchAerial AceMagnet Bomb
SpecialIC HOME.png SwiftMagical LeafShock Wave
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