Feint Attack (move)

Faint Attack (Japanese: だましうち Sneak Attack) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II. The Japanese name and animated depictions suggest the English name is a misspelled reference to the fencing term "feint".

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.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0052 Meowth Normal 28 0053 Persian Normal 29 0185 Sudowoodo Rock 37 0197 Umbreon Dark 36 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 31 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 28 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 25 0216 Teddiursa Normal 22 0217 Ursaring Normal 22 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 27 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 30 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0016 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0021 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0037 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian
Umbreon
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0041 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0050 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Diglett
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian
Umbreon
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0084 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Doduo
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0174 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Igglybuff
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull, Granbull |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0177 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Natu
| colspan="1" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian
Umbreon
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0115 Kangaskhan Normal New York City Pokémon Center 0240 Magby Fire New York City 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0052 Meowth Normal 25 0052 Meowth Normal 28 0053 Persian Normal 25 0053 Persian Normal 29 0185 Sudowoodo Rock 41 0197 Umbreon Dark 36 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 35 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 28 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 25 0216 Teddiursa Normal 25 0217 Ursaring Normal 25 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 37 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 43 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 31 0287 Slakoth Normal 19 0289 Slaking Normal 19 0300 Skitty Normal 27 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 29 0303 Mawile Steel 26 0327 Spinda Normal 12 0328 Trapinch Ground 17 0329 Vibrava Ground -- 17 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon -- 17 0331 Cacnea Grass 29 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 29 0352 Kecleon Normal 7 0353 Shuppet Ghost 37 0354 Banette Ghost 39 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0016 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0021 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0037 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian
Umbreon
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
Nuzleaf
Slakoth, Slaking
Skitty
Mawile
Spinda
Kecleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0041 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0050 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Diglett
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian
Umbreon
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
Nuzleaf
Slakoth, Slaking
Skitty
Mawile
Spinda
Kecleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0084 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Doduo
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0127 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pinsir
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0174 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Igglybuff
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Skitty
Mawile |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0177 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Natu
| colspan="1" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian
Umbreon
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
Nuzleaf
Slakoth, Slaking
Skitty
Mawile
Spinda
Kecleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0290 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Nincada
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar
Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0296 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Makuhita
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Sableye
Spinda
Cacnea, Cacturne |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0355 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Duskull
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost | style="background: #FFF" | Shuppet
Banette |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0359 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Absol
| colspan="2" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian
Umbreon
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
Nuzleaf
Slakoth, Slaking
Skitty
Mawile
Spinda
Kecleon

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By move tutor

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

#   Pokémon Type 0151 Mew Psychic 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0052 Meowth Normal 22 0053 Persian Normal 22 0126 Magmar Fire 16 0185 Sudowoodo Rock 25 0197 Umbreon Dark 36 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 35 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 23 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 14 0216 Teddiursa Normal 15 0217 Ursaring Normal 15 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 35 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 38 0240 Magby Fire 16 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 31 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark -- 0287 Slakoth Normal 19 0289 Slaking Normal 19 0300 Skitty Normal 25 0300 Skitty Normal 29 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 32 0303 Mawile Steel 26 0327 Spinda Normal 14 0328 Trapinch Ground 17 0329 Vibrava Ground -- 17 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon -- 17 0331 Cacnea Grass 29 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 29 0352 Kecleon Normal 7 0353 Shuppet Ghost 28 0354 Banette Ghost 28 0431 Glameow Normal 17 0432 Purugly Normal 17 0436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 41 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 50 0438 Bonsly Rock 25 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 7 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 17 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 17 0455 Carnivine Grass 27 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 14 0467 Magmortar Fire 16 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 23 0491 Darkrai Dark 29 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0016 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0021 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0037 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian
Umbreon
Sneasel, Weavile
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Slakoth, Slaking
Skitty
Mawile
Spinda
Kecleon
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0041 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0050 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Diglett
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian
Umbreon
Sneasel, Weavile
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Slakoth, Slaking
Skitty
Mawile
Spinda
Kecleon
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0084 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Doduo
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0127 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pinsir
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar, Gliscor
Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0174 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Igglybuff
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Skitty
Mawile |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0177 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Natu
| colspan="1" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0193 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Yanma
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar, Gliscor
Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian
Umbreon
Sneasel, Weavile
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Slakoth, Slaking
Skitty
Mawile
Spinda
Kecleon
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0290 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Nincada
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar, Gliscor
Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0296 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Makuhita
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Magmar, Magmortar
Sableye
Spinda
Cacnea, Cacturne
Croagunk, Toxicroak |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0355 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Duskull
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost | style="background: #FFF" | Shuppet, Banette
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0359 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Absol
| colspan="2" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian
Umbreon
Sneasel, Weavile
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Slakoth, Slaking
Skitty
Mawile
Spinda
Kecleon
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0451 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skorupi
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#91A119" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Gligar, Gliscor
Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0052 Meowth Normal 22 0053 Persian Normal 22 0126 Magmar Fire 16 0185 Sudowoodo Rock 25 0197 Umbreon Dark 36 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 35 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 23 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 14 0216 Teddiursa Normal 15 0217 Ursaring Normal 15 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 32 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 35 0240 Magby Fire 16 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 31 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark -- 0287 Slakoth Normal 19 0289 Slaking Normal 19 0300 Skitty Normal 29 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 32 0303 Mawile Steel 26 0327 Spinda Normal 14 0328 Trapinch Ground 17 0329 Vibrava Ground -- 17 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon -- 17 0331 Cacnea Grass 29 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 29 0352 Kecleon Normal 7 0353 Shuppet Ghost 28 0354 Banette Ghost 28 0431 Glameow Normal 17 0432 Purugly Normal 17 0436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 41 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 50 0438 Bonsly Rock 25 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 7 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 17 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 17 0455 Carnivine Grass 27 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 14 0467 Magmortar Fire 16 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 23 0491 Darkrai Dark 29 0557 Dwebble Bug Rock 13 0558 Iwaparesu Iwaparesu Bug Rock 13 0559 Zuruggu Zuruggu Dark Fighting 9 0560 Zuruzukin Zuruzukin Dark Fighting -- 9 0570 Zorua Dark 17 0571 Zoroark Dark 17 0574 Gothimu Gothimu Psychic 24 0575 Gochimiru Gochimiru Psychic 24 0576 Gothitelle Psychic 24 0585 Deerling Normal Grass 16 0586 Sawsbuck Normal Grass 16 0590 Tamagetake Tamagetake Grass Poison 20 0591 Morobareru Morobareru Grass Poison 20 0624 Komatana Komatana Dark Steel 17 0625 Kirikizan Kirikizan Dark Steel 17 0629 Baruchai Baruchai Dark Flying 23 0630 Barujiina Barujiina Dark Flying 23 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0016 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0021 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0037 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" |













|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0041 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0050 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Diglett
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" |













|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0084 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Doduo
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0127 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pinsir
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0174 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Igglybuff
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" |
|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0177 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Natu
| colspan="1" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0193 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Yanma
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" |













|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0290 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Nincada
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0296 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Makuhita
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" |





|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0355 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Duskull
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost | style="background: #FFF" |
|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0359 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Absol
| colspan="2" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" |













|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0451 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skorupi
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#91A119" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0509 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Purrloin
| colspan="2" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" |













|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0559 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Zuruggu | style="background: #FFF" | Zuruggu
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#FF8000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" |













|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0588 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Kaburumo | style="background: #FFF" | Kaburumo
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0595 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Bachuru | style="background: #FFF" | Bachuru
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#FAC000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0621 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Crimgan | style="background: #FFF" | Crimgan
| colspan="2" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0631 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Kuitaran | style="background: #FFF" | Kuitaran
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" |













|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0632 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Aianto | style="background: #FFF" | Aianto
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#60A1B8" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Steel | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0021 Spearow Normal Flying Dream World 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

Cacturne
The Pokémon distracts the foe, then attacks while their guard is down.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	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 runs to the opponent on the right or left side, then it disappears, appears on the opposite side of the opponent, and shoots a flame at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Houndour	Ariados, Amigos		None
	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 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

Pokémon Adventures

Sneasel
The user intimidates the opponent, then attacks it when it flinches.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Sneasel stares the opponent menacingly, and when the opponent flinches, it scratches it with its claws in an 'X'-like formation.
Silver's Sneasel	Elekid Incorperated		Debut
	Houndour disappears and turns invisible. It then attacks the opponent while invisible.
The Masked Man's Houndour	Delibird Delivery - 2		None
	Umbreon charges at the opponent and stabs it with one of its paws.
Karen's Umbreon	The Last Battle VII		None
	Slaking lays down with its back turned against the opponent. It then raises one of its fists without looking and smashes it into the opponent from above.
The Battle Factory's Slaking	VS. Pinsir		None

In other Generations

								File:Faint Attack III.png.png						File:Faint Attack IV.png.png
Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• In the TCG, this move is constantly misspelled as "Feint Attack". However, it is possible, given the description and Japanese name, that "Feint Attack" is correct and "Faint Attack" is wrong.

In other languages

• French: Feinte
• German: Finte
• Greek: Αντιπερισπασμός
• Hindi: Nakli War
• Italiano: Finta
• Korean: 속여때리기 Sok'yeo Ttaerigi
• Spanish: Finta
• Serbian: Tihi Napad

Variations of the move Swift
Feint Attack • Shadow Punch • Aerial Ace • Magnet Bomb Swift • Magical Leaf • Shock Wave

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.