Feint (move)

Feint フェイント Feint

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  30 Accuracy  100% Priority  +2 Does not make contact Not 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 IV Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  0   Jam  0   Points awarded = 4 minus Current judge voltage

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  0   Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Feint on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Feint on Eevee's Movedex

Feint (Japanese: フェイント Feint) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

Feint inflicts damage but only strikes a target that has used Protect or Detect during that turn, lifting the effects of Protect or Detect for the remainder of the turn.

Feint is an increased priority move and attacks after Protect and Detect, but before other increased priority attacks.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Feint will strike the target regardless of any move used.

Generation V

Feint can now inflict damage even if the target has not used Protect or Detect and its power has changed from 50 to 30.

Despite being an increased priority move, Feint will lift the effects of Wide Guard and Quick Guard for the remainder of the turn only if they are used on an opposing team. Feint can still break an ally's Protect or Detect, but cannot break a Pokémon's Endure.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSS An attack that hits a foe using Protect or Detect. It also lifts the effects of those moves. BWB2W2 An attack that hits a target using Protect or Detect. It also lifts the effects of those moves. PMDTDS Breaks through the enemy's Protect status to inflict damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	29				34
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal			54	54
053		Persian	Normal		Normal			68	68
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying			43	43
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	25				25
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	21				21
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying			43	43
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water			--	--
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel			61	61
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	49				49	37
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying			20	20
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting	33				33
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	22				22
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	22				22
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark			--	--
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground	81				81	61
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal			14	14
359		Absol	Dark		Dark			--	--
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting	26				26
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting	29				29
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark			18	18
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark			18	18
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting	15				15	11
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel	15				15	11
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying			38	38
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	39				45
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
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	no
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting	no
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal	no
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug	no
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting	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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 193 Yanma Bug Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 207 Gligar Ground Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 228 Houndour Dark Fire Dream World - Spooky Manor 236 Tyrogue Fighting Dream World - Rugged Mountain 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

	Heracross
The user attacks the foe, ending its Protect or Detect.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Heracross	Heracross's horn glows white and it slams its horn into an opponent using Protect or Detect, destroying the barrier. It then tosses the opponent with its horn.
Conway's Heracross	Smells Like Team Spirit!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Gallade
The user attacks the opponent even though it used Protect or Detect.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Gallade	When the opponent tries to protect itself with an attack, Gallade pulls back one of its fists and dashes from side to side in front of the opponent to confuse it. It then appears on the opponent's sides and strikes it with its fist.
Caitlin's Gallade	VS. Gallade II		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)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 佯攻 Yánggōng French Ruse German Offenlegung Greek Προσποίηση Indonesian Feint Italian Fintoattacco Korean 페인트 Feint Portuguese Brazil Fingimento Portugal Fingimento Serbian Prividan Napad Spanish Amago

References

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.