Fake Tears (move)
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| Fake Tears うそなき Fake Crying | ||||||||||||
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Fake Tears (Japanese: うそなき Fake Crying) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation III.
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Effect
Fake Tears lowers the target's Special Defense stat by two stages.
Learnset
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||
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| III | IV | V | ||||||||
| 124 | |
Jynx | Ice | Psychic | 41 | 25 | 28 | |||
| 216 | |
Teddiursa | Normal | 19 | -- | -- | ||||
| 217 | |
Ursaring | Normal | 19 | -- | -- | ||||
| 238 | |
Smoochum | Ice | Psychic | 37 | 25 | 28 | |||
| 303 | |
Mawile | Steel | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 311 | |
Plusle | Electric | 28 | 21, 31 | 21, 35 | ||||
| 312 | |
Minun | Electric | no | 31 | 35 | ||||
| 438 | |
Bonsly | Rock | no | -- | -- | ||||
| 570 | |
Zorua | Dark | no | no | 9 | ||||
| 574 | |
Gothita | Psychic | no | no | 10 | ||||
| 575 | |
Gothorita | Psychic | no | no | --, 10 | ||||
| 576 | |
Gothitelle | Psychic | no | no | --, 10 | ||||
| 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 | |||||||
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| III | IV | V | ||||||||
| 133 | |
Eevee | Normal | no | |
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| 158 | |
Totodile | Water | no | no | | ||||
| 173 | |
Cleffa | Normal | no | |
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| 174 | |
Igglybuff | Normal | |
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| 216 | |
Teddiursa | Normal | |
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| 285 | |
Shroomish | Grass | |
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| 293 | |
Whismur | Normal | no | no | | ||||
| 298 | |
Azurill | Normal | no | |
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| 300 | |
Skitty | Normal | |
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| 314 | |
Illumise | Bug | no | no | | ||||
| 327 | |
Spinda | Normal | no | no | | ||||
| 361 | |
Snorunt | Ice | no | no | | ||||
| 417 | |
Pachirisu | Electric | no | |
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| 427 | |
Buneary | Normal | no | |
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| 431 | |
Glameow | Normal | no | |
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| 509 | |
Purrloin | Dark | no | no | | ||||
| 527 | |
Woobat | Psychic | Flying | no | no | | |||
| 546 | |
Cottonee | Grass | no | no | | ||||
| 562 | |
Yamask* | Ghost | no | no | | ||||
| 572 | |
Minccino | Normal | no | no | | ||||
| 585 | |
Deerling | Normal | Grass | no | no | | |||
| 629 | |
Vullaby* | Dark | Flying | no | no | | |||
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By event
Generation V
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In the anime
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| Sudowoodo | Bonsly | ||
| The user feigns crying to make the foe feel flustered. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Bonsly pretends to cry, making actual tears come out of its eyes. It can also cry loudly, distorting the air around it. | ||
| A wild Bonsly | Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | Debut | |
| A wild Bonsly | Pikachu's Ghost Carnival | None | |
| Brock's Bonsly | From Cradle to Save | None | |
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Sudowoodo pretends to cry, causing the opponent to feel sorry for it. | ||
| Brock's Sudowoodo | Battling a Cute Drama! | None | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
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| Plusle | |||
| The user pretends to cry, causing the opponent to feel sorry for it. | |||
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Plusle licks its paws and dabs them around it eyes, making its saliva look like tears. It then pretends to cry, causing the opponent to feel bad for it. | ||
| Ruby's Plusle | VS. Spoink II | Debut | |
In other generations
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| Generation III | Generation IV |
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In other languages
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| Variations of the move Charm | ||
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