Faint Attack (move)
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| Faint Attack だましうち Sneak Attack | ||||||||||||
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Faint Attack (Japanese: だましうち Sneak Attack) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation II.
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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
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Learnset
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||
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| II | III | IV | V | |||||||||
| 037 | |
Vulpix | Fire | no | no | no | 20 | |||||
| 052 | |
Meowth | Normal | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 22 | ||||
| 053 | |
Persian | Normal | 29 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 22 | ||||
| 126 | |
Magmar | Fire | no | no | 16 | 16 | 12 | ||||
| 185 | |
Sudowoodo | Rock | 37 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 19 | ||||
| 197 | |
Umbreon | Dark | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 21 | ||||
| 198 | |
Murkrow | Dark | Flying | 31 | 35 | 35 | 35 | ||||
| 207 | |
Gligar | Ground | Flying | 28 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 19 | |||
| 215 | |
Sneasel | Dark | Ice | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 10 | |||
| 216 | |
Teddiursa | Normal | 22 | 25 | 15 | 15 | |||||
| 217 | |
Ursaring | Normal | 22 | 25 | 15 | 15 | |||||
| 228 | |
Houndour | Dark | Fire | 27 | 37 | 35 | 32 | ||||
| 229 | |
Houndoom | Dark | Fire | 30 | 43 | 38 | 35 | ||||
| 240 | |
Magby | Fire | no | no | 16 | 16 | 12 | ||||
| 274 | |
Nuzleaf | Grass | Dark | no | 31 | 31 | 31 | ||||
| 275 | |
Shiftry | Grass | Dark | no | no | -- | -- | ||||
| 287 | |
Slakoth | Normal | no | 19 | 19 | 19 | |||||
| 289 | |
Slaking | Normal | no | 19 | 19 | 19 | |||||
| 300 | |
Skitty | Normal | no | 27 | 25 | 29 | 29 | ||||
| 302 | |
Sableye | Dark | Ghost | no | 29 | 32 | 32 | ||||
| 303 | |
Mawile | Steel | no | 26 | 26 | 26 | |||||
| 327 | |
Spinda | Normal | no | 12 | 14 | 14 | |||||
| 328 | |
Trapinch | Ground | no | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | ||||
| 329 | |
Vibrava | Ground | Dragon | no | --, 17 | --, 17 | --, 17 | --, 7 | |||
| 330 | |
Flygon | Ground | Dragon | no | --, 17 | --, 17 | --, 17 | --, 7 | |||
| 331 | |
Cacnea | Grass | no | 29 | 29 | 29 | |||||
| 332 | |
Cacturne | Grass | Dark | no | 29 | 29 | 29 | ||||
| 352 | |
Kecleon | Normal | no | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||
| 353 | |
Shuppet | Ghost | no | 37 | 28 | 28 | 22 | ||||
| 354 | |
Banette | Ghost | no | 39 | 28 | 28 | 22 | ||||
| 431 | |
Glameow | Normal | no | no | 17 | 17 | |||||
| 432 | |
Purugly | Normal | no | no | 17 | 17 | |||||
| 436 | |
Bronzor | Steel | Psychic | no | no | 41 | 41 | 21 | |||
| 437 | |
Bronzong | Steel | Psychic | no | no | 50 | 50 | 21 | |||
| 438 | |
Bonsly | Rock | no | no | 25 | 25 | 19 | ||||
| 442 | |
Spiritomb | Ghost | Dark | no | no | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 453 | |
Croagunk | Poison | Fighting | no | no | 17 | 17 | ||||
| 454 | |
Toxicroak | Poison | Fighting | no | no | 17 | 17 | ||||
| 455 | |
Carnivine | Grass | no | no | 27 | 27 | |||||
| 461 | |
Weavile | Dark | Ice | no | no | 14 | 14 | 10 | |||
| 467 | |
Magmortar | Fire | no | no | 16 | 16 | 12 | ||||
| 472 | |
Gliscor | Ground | Flying | no | no | 23 | 23 | 19 | |||
| 491 | |
Darkrai | Dark | no | no | 29 | 29 | |||||
| 557 | |
Dwebble | Bug | Rock | no | no | no | 13 | ||||
| 558 | |
Crustle | Bug | Rock | no | no | no | 13 | ||||
| 559 | |
Scraggy | Dark | Fighting | no | no | no | 9 | ||||
| 560 | |
Scrafty | Dark | Fighting | no | no | no | --, 9 | ||||
| 570 | |
Zorua | Dark | no | no | no | 17 | |||||
| 571 | |
Zoroark | Dark | no | no | no | 17 | |||||
| 574 | |
Gothita | Psychic | no | no | no | 24 | |||||
| 575 | |
Gothorita | Psychic | no | no | no | 24 | |||||
| 576 | |
Gothitelle | Psychic | no | no | no | 24 | |||||
| 585 | |
Deerling | Normal | Grass | no | no | no | 16 | ||||
| 586 | |
Sawsbuck | Normal | Grass | no | no | no | 16 | ||||
| 590 | |
Foongus | Grass | Poison | no | no | no | 20 | ||||
| 591 | |
Amoonguss | Grass | Poison | no | no | no | 20 | ||||
| 624 | |
Pawniard | Dark | Steel | no | no | no | 17 | ||||
| 625 | |
Bisharp | Dark | Steel | no | no | no | 17 | ||||
| 629 | |
Vullaby | Dark | Flying | no | no | no | 23 | ||||
| 630 | |
Mandibuzz | Dark | Flying | no | no | no | 23 | ||||
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By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | |||||||||
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| 016 | |
Pidgey | Normal | Flying | |
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| 021 | |
Spearow | Normal | Flying | |
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| 037 | |
Vulpix | Fire | |
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| 041 | |
Zubat | Poison | Flying | |
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| 050 | |
Diglett | Ground | |
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| 084 | |
Doduo | Normal | Flying | |
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| 127 | |
Pinsir | Bug | no | |
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| 163 | |
Hoothoot | Normal | Flying | |
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| 174 | |
Igglybuff* | Normal | |
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| 177 | |
Natu | Psychic | Flying | |
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| 193 | |
Yanma | Bug | Flying | no | no | |
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| 198 | |
Murkrow | Dark | Flying | no | no | |
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| 209 | |
Snubbull | Normal | |
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| 290 | |
Nincada | Bug | Ground | no | |
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| 296 | |
Makuhita | Fighting | no | |
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| 355 | |
Duskull | Ghost | no | |
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| 359 | |
Absol | Dark | no | |
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| 451 | |
Skorupi | Poison | Bug | no | no | |
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| 509 | |
Purrloin | Dark | no | no | no | |
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| 559 | |
Scraggy | Dark | Fighting | no | no | no | |
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| 588 | |
Karrablast | Bug | no | no | no | |
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| 595 | |
Joltik | Bug | Electric | no | no | no | |
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| 621 | |
Druddigon | Dragon | no | no | no | |
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| 631 | |
Heatmor | Fire | no | no | no | |
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| 632 | |
Durant | Bug | Steel | no | no | no | |
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By Move Tutor
| # | Pokémon | Type | Game | ||
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| 151 | |
Mew | Psychic | ✔ | |
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By event
Generation II
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Generation V
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In other games
Pokémon Conquest
Faint Attack is the only move of Sneasel and Scraggy.
In the anime
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| Houndour | Cacturne | Sudowoodo | Sneasel |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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
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| The user intimidates the opponent, then attacks it when it flinches. | |||
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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 | |
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Houndour disappears and turns invisible. It then attacks the opponent while invisible. | ||
| The Masked Man's Houndour | Delibird Delivery - 2 | None | |
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Persian charges at the opponent and stabs it with one of its front paws. | ||
| Miles's Persian | Oh, It's Ho-Oh! | None | |
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Umbreon charges at the opponent and stabs it with one of its paws, or Umbreon charges to the opponent's side and jumps, kicking it with one of its legs. | ||
| Karen's Umbreon | The Last Battle VII | None | |
| Greta's Umbreon | VS. Shedinja | None | |
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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 | |
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Sableye dashes at the opponent at lightning fast speed and kicks it with both of its feet. | ||
| Jupiter's Sableye | VS. Gastrodon | None | |
In other Generations
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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
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| Variations of the move Swift | ||||
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