Fake Out (move)

Fake Out ねこだまし Slap Hands

An attack that hits first and makes the target flinch. This move works only on the first turn.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  +1 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles Pokémon that made Cute appeals earlier in the same round.

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Fake Out on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Fake Out on Eevee's Movedex

Fake Out (Japanese: ねこだまし Slap Hands) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Fake Out inflicts damage, is an increased priority move, and always makes the target flinch, unless it has the ability Inner Focus. If the target does not use an increased priority move during the round that it is used, Fake Out will go first regardless of the user's or target's speed. If the target also uses a move with an increased priority of +1 during the same round that the user uses Fake Out, the attack order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or frozen during the round that Fake Out is (or attempts to be) used, Fake Out's increased speed priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out.

Although Fake Out's accuracy is 100%, it will fail if not used on the first turn the user is out. Fake Out will hit Pokémon with the Inner Focus ability but will not make them flinch, although they will still take damage.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 052 Meowth Normal 50RSE 052 Meowth Normal 43FRLG 053 Persian Normal 59RSE 053 Persian Normal 55FRLG 115 Kangaskhan Normal 19 271 Lombre Water Grass 19 274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 19 296 Makuhita Fighting 19 297 Hariyama Fighting 19 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 21 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

#   Pokémon Type Father 086 Seel Water Meowth, Persian Lombre Ludicolo Nuzleaf, Shiftry 122 Mr. Mime Psychic Makuhita, Hariyama Sableye 215 Sneasel Dark Ice Pikachu, Raichu Meowth, Persian Seel, Dewgong Aipom Nuzleaf, Shiftry Skitty, Delcatty Spinda Kecleon 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic Makuhita, Hariyama Sableye 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic Makuhita, Hariyama Sableye 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 151 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 052 Meowth Normal 9 053 Persian Normal -- 9 115 Kangaskhan Normal 7 236 Tyrogue Fighting -- 271 Lombre Water Grass 11 274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 19 296 Makuhita Fighting 13 297 Hariyama Fighting 13 300 Skitty Normal -- 301 Delcatty Normal -- 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 18 431 Glameow Normal -- 432 Purugly Normal -- 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

#   Pokémon Type Father 007 Squirtle Water Seel, Dewgong Kangaskhan Lombre Ludicolo 086 Seel Water Meowth, Persian Lombre Ludicolo Nuzleaf, Shiftry Skitty, Delcatty Glameow,Purugly 122 Mr. Mime Psychic Makuhita, Hariyama Sableye 172 Pichu Electric Meowth, Persian Skitty, Delcatty Glameow, Purugly 190 Aipom Normal Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise Meowth, Persian Seel, Dewgong Mr. Mime Sneasel, Weavile Nuzleaf, Shiftry Makuhita, Hariyama Skitty, Delcatty Sableye Meditite, Medicham Spinda Kecleon Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape Glameow, Purugly Croagunk, Toxicroak 215 Sneasel Dark Ice Pikachu, Raichu Meowth, Persian Seel, Dewgong Aipom, Ambipom Nuzleaf, Shiftry Skitty, Delcatty Spinda Kecleon Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape Buneary, Lopunny Glameow, Purugly 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic Makuhita, Hariyama Sableye 225 Delibird Ice Flying Meowth, Persian Lombre Ludicolo Nuzleaf, Shiftry Makuhita, Hariyama Skitty, Delcatty Glameow, PuruglyHGSS 300 Skitty Normal Meowth, Persian Nuzleaf, Shiftry Skitty, Delcatty Glameow, Purugly 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic Makuhita, Hariyama Sableye 327 Spinda Normal Meowth, Persian Nuzleaf, Shiftry Makuhita, Hariyama Sableye Skitty, Delcatty Glameow, Purugly 352 Kecleon Normal Meowth, Persian Nuzleaf, Shiftry Makuhita, Hariyama Skitty, Delcatty Glameow, Purugly 390 Chimchar Fire Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise Meowth, Persian Seel, Dewgong Mr. Mime Aipom, Ambipom Sneasel, Weavile Nuzleaf, Shiftry Makuhita, Hariyama Skitty, Delcatty Sableye Meditite, Medicham Spinda Kecleon Buneary, Lopunny Glameow, Purugly Croagunk, Toxicroak 427 Buneary Normal Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise Meowth, Persian Seel, Dewgong Mr. Mime Aipom, Ambipom Sneasel, Weavile Nuzleaf, Shiftry Makuhita, Hariyama Skitty, Delcatty Sableye Meditite, Medicham Spinda Kecleon Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape Glameow, Purugly Croagunk, Toxicroak 439 Mime Jr. Psychic Makuhita, Hariyama Sableye 453 Croagunk Poison Fighting Makuhita, Hariyama Sableye 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.

In the anime

An attack that hits first and makes the target flinch.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Meowth	Meowth jumps at the opponent and slaps its front paws in front of the opponent's face, causing the opponent to flinch. When it flinches, Meowth kicks the opponent.
Meowth (Team Rocket)	The Grass Route		Debut

Trivia

• Its Japanese name, "Slap Hands", refers to a sumo technique used to confuse foes. It is used primarily by cat Pokémon because the name literally means "cat deception" in Japanese.

In other languages

• Spanish: Sorpresa
• Italian: Bruciapelo

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.