Fake Out (move)

Fake Out ねこだまし Slap Hands

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  +3* Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to 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 a same-type appeal.

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

Generation III to IV

Fake Out inflicts damage, is an increased priority move, and always makes the target flinch, unless it has the ability Inner Focus or Shield Dust. 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.

Generation V

Fake Out now has +3 priority.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	50	43	9				9
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	59	55	9				9
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	19			7				7
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting	no			--				--
271		Lombre	Water	Grass	19			11				11
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark	19			19				19
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	19			13				13
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	19			13				13
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal	no			--				--
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal	no			--				--
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	21			18				18
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal	no			--				--
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal	no			--				--
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark	no			no				21
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark	no			no				22
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting	no			no				13
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting	no			no				13
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	no
086		Seel	Water		Water
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric	no
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	no
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying	no
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal	no
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal	no
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal	no
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire	no
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal	no
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic	no
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	no
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting	no				no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By move tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					FRLG	E	XD
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic				✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 025 Pikachu Electric Pokéwalker - Yellow Forest 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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 327 Spinda Normal Dream World - Rugged Mountain 427 Buneary Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 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

	Glameow gets right near the opponent	Glameow
The user makes the foe flinch as it claps its hands together sending a wave of air making the foe fly backwards.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Glameow	Glameow runs up to the opponent and claps its paws together. When it claps, a large shockwave of air comes out of them and pushes the opponent back.
Zoey's Glameow	A Grand Fight for Winning!		Debut
Johanna's Glameow	SS024		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Hariyama
The user claps its hands together and fires a beam from them at the opponent, causing it to flinch.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Hariyama	Hariyama claps its hands together and a beam of energy comes out of them and hits the opponent, causing it to flinch.
Brawly's Hariyama	VS. Kyogre & Groudon IX		Debut

In other generations

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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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.
• This move is the first Generation III move in index number order.
• In the anime, it seems that a Pokémon can use Fake Out even if it's not used as the first move of the battle.

In other languages

Language Title Dutch Misleid French Bluff German Mogelhieb Greek Εξαπάτηση Italian Bruciapelo Korean 속이다 Sok'ida Brazilian Portuguese Surpresa Desagradável Serbian Odglumljivanje Spanish Sorpresa

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