Feint (move)
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| Feint フェイント Feint | ||||||||||||||
| An attack that hits a foe using Protect or Detect. It also lifts the effects of those moves. | ||||||||||||||
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Feint (Japanese: フェイント Feint) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV.
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Effect
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 in a double battle. Feint is an increased priority move, and attacks after Protect and Detect, but before other increased priority attacks.
In the anime
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Pokémon
Heracross. Heracross's long horn glows white. Heracross then charges towards its opponent, ending the foe's Protect or Detect.
- Used by Conway's Heracross in Smells Like Team Spirit. Debut.
Learnset
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 025 | 
| Pikachu | Electric | 29 | |
| 052 | 
| Meowth | Normal | 54Pt | |
| 053 | 
| Persian | Normal | 68Pt | |
| 083 | 
| Farfetch'd | Normal | Flying | 43Pt |
| 106 | 
| Hitmonlee | Fighting | 25 | |
| 107 | 
| Hitmonchan | Fighting | 21 | |
| 123 | 
| Scyther | Bug | Flying | 43Pt |
| 141 | 
| Kabutops | Rock | Water | --Pt |
| 212 | 
| Scizor | Bug | Steel | 61Pt |
| 214 | 
| Heracross | Bug | Fighting | 49 |
| 227 | 
| Skarmory | Steel | Flying | 20Pt |
| 237 | 
| Hitmontop | Fighting | 33 | |
| 307 | 
| Meditite | Fighting | Psychic | 22 |
| 308 | 
| Medicham | Fighting | Psychic | 22 |
| 319 | 
| Sharpedo | Water | Dark | --Pt |
| 328 | 
| Trapinch | Ground | 81 | |
| 352 | 
| Kecleon | Normal | 14Pt | |
| 359 | 
| Absol | Dark | --Pt | |
| 391 | 
| Monferno | Fire | Fighting | 26 |
| 392 | 
| Infernape | Fire | Fighting | 29 |
| 434 | 
| Stunky | Poison | Dark | 18Pt |
| 435 | 
| Skuntank | Poison | Dark | 18Pt |
| 447 | 
| Riolu | Fighting | 15 | |
| 448 | 
| Lucario | Fighting | Steel | 15 |
| 469 | 
| Yanmega | Bug | Flying | 38Pt |
| 475 | 
| Gallade | Psychic | Fighting | 39 |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | 
| Pinsir | Bug | Scyther, Scizor Heracross Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon Yanmega | |
| 207 | 
| Gligar | Ground | Flying | Scyther, Scizor Heracross Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon Yanmega |
| 255 | 
| Torchic | Fire | Pikachu, Raichu Monferno, Infernape Lucario | |
| 453 | 
| Croagunk | Poison | Fighting | Lucario |
| 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
- Despite being a Normal-type move, no Normal-type Pokémon were able to learn it by leveling up until the release of Pokémon Platinum.
In other languages
- Spanish: Amago
- Italian: Fintoattacco.
- German: Offenlegung
| This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |
