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
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.

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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 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
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.

Trivia

  • Its Japanese name, "Slap Hands", refers to a sumo technique used to confuse foes.

In other languages

  • Spanish: Sorpresa
  • Italian: Bruciapelo


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