False Swipe (move)
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| False Swipe みねうち Blunt Strike | ||||||||||||
| A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting. The target is left with at least 1 HP. | ||||||||||||
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False Swipe (Japanese: みねうち Blunt Strike) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. Its Japanese name refers to striking someone with the blunt side of a sword.
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Effect
False Swipe inflicts damage and if False Swipe deals more damage than the target's current HP, the target will always be left with 1 HP remaining. If the target has 1 HP remaining, False Swipe will hit and leave the target at 1 HP. This move is most often used to catch wild Pokémon.
If used against a substitute, False Swipe is able to break it, and will not leave the decoy with 1 HP.
Learnset
Generation II
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 083 | | Farfetch'd | Normal | Flying | 44 |
| 104 | | Cubone | Ground | 33 | |
| 105 | | Marowak | Ground | 39 | |
| 123 | | Scyther | Bug | Flying | 18 |
| 212 | | Scizor | Bug | Steel | 18 |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 021 | | Spearow | Normal | Flying | Farfetch'd |
| 046 | | Paras | Bug | Grass | Scyther, Scizor |
| 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. | |||||
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 083 | | Farfetch'd | Normal | Flying | 46 |
| 104 | | Cubone | Ground | 33 | |
| 105 | | Marowak | Ground | 39 | |
| 123 | | Scyther | Bug | Flying | 16 |
| 212 | | Scizor | Bug | Steel | 16 |
| 253 | | Grovyle | Grass | 53 | |
| 254 | | Sceptile | Grass | 59 | |
| 290 | | Nincada | Bug | Ground | 25 |
| 335 | | Zangoose | Normal | 55 | |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 021 | | Spearow | Normal | Flying | Farfetch'd |
| 046 | | Paras | Bug | Grass | Scyther, Scizor Nincada |
| 127 | | Pinsir | Bug | Scyther, Scizor Nincada | |
| 273 | | Seedot | Grass | Farfetch'd Zangoose | |
| 285 | | Shroomish* | Grass | Paras, Parasect Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry Mawile | |
| 303 | | Mawile | Steel | Farfetch'd Zangoose | |
| 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. | |||||
Special move
| # | Pokémon | Type | Obtained in | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333 | | Swablu | Normal | Flying | Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 083 | | Farfetch'd | Normal | Flying | 43DP |
| 083 | | Farfetch'd | Normal | Flying | 45Pt |
| 104 | | Cubone | Ground | 27 | |
| 105 | | Marowak | Ground | 27 | |
| 123 | | Scyther | Bug | Flying | 13 |
| 212 | | Scizor | Bug | Steel | 13 |
| 253 | | Grovyle | Grass | 53 | |
| 254 | | Sceptile | Grass | 59 | |
| 290 | | Nincada | Bug | Ground | 25 |
| 335 | | Zangoose | Normal | 44 | |
| 475 | | Gallade | Psychic | Fighting | 45 |
| 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 TM54
| # | Pokémon | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 015 | | Beedrill | Bug | Poison | |
| 046 | | Paras | Bug | Grass | |
| 047 | | Parasect | Bug | Grass | |
| 083 | | Farfetch'd | Normal | Flying | |
| 098 | | Krabby | Water | ||
| 099 | | Kingler | Water | ||
| 104 | | Cubone | Ground | ||
| 105 | | Marowak | Ground | ||
| 123 | | Scyther | Bug | Flying | |
| 127 | | Pinsir | Bug | ||
| 151 | | Mew | Psychic | ||
| 207 | | Gligar | Ground | Flying | |
| 212 | | Scizor | Bug | Steel | |
| 215 | | Sneasel | Dark | Ice | |
| 253 | | Grovyle | Grass | ||
| 254 | | Sceptile | Grass | ||
| 290 | | Nincada | Bug | Ground | |
| 291 | | Ninjask | Bug | Flying | |
| 292 | | Shedinja | Bug | Ghost | |
| 335 | | Zangoose | Normal | ||
| 341 | | Corphish | Water | ||
| 342 | | Crawdaunt | Water | Dark | |
| 347 | | Anorith | Rock | Bug | |
| 348 | | Armaldo | Rock | Bug | |
| 359 | | Absol | Dark | ||
| 402 | | Kricketune | Bug | ||
| 445 | | Garchomp | Dragon | Ground | |
| 451 | | Skorupi | Poison | Bug | |
| 452 | | Drapion | Poison | Dark | |
| 461 | | Weavile | Dark | Ice | |
| 472 | | Gliscor | Ground | Flying | |
| 475 | | Gallade | Psychic | Fighting | |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 021 | | Spearow | Normal | Flying | Farfetch'd |
| 046 | | Paras | Bug | Grass | Scyther, Scizor Nincada |
| 127 | | Pinsir | Bug | Scyther, Scizor Nincada | |
| 214 | | Heracross | Bug | Fighting | Scyther, Scizor Nincada |
| 273 | | Seedot | Grass | Farfetch'd Zangoose | |
| 285 | | Shroomish | Grass | Paras, Parasect Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry Mawile | |
| 303 | | Mawile | Steel | Farfetch'd Zangoose | |
| 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 event
| # | Pokémon | Type | Obtained in | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285 | | Shroomish | Grass | My Pokémon Ranch | |
| 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 other languages
- Italian: Falsofinale
- German: Trugschlag
- Spanish: Falsotortazo
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |
| 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | |
| 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | |
| | This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |


