Fake Out (move)

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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 (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. 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		50^RS ^E
052	Meowth	Normal		43^FRLG
053	Persian	Normal		59^RS ^E
053	Persian	Normal		55^FRLG
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
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.