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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.
Battles
Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  50
Accuracy  100%
Priority  +2
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by BrightPowder
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe
Self Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
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 (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. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon however, it will strike regardless. Feint is an increased priority move, and attacks after Protect and Detect, but before other increased priority attacks.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
025 025 Pikachu Electric 29
052 052 Meowth Normal 54PtHGSS
053 053 Persian Normal 68PtHGSS
083 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 43PtHGSS
106 106 Hitmonlee Fighting 25
107 107 Hitmonchan Fighting 21
123 123 Scyther Bug Flying 43PtHGSS
141 141 Kabutops Rock Water --PtHGSS
212 212 Scizor Bug Steel 61PtHGSS
214 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 49
227 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 20PtHGSS
237 237 Hitmontop Fighting 33
307 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 22
308 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 22
319 319 Sharpedo Water Dark --PtHGSS
328 328 Trapinch Ground 81
352 352 Kecleon Normal 14PtHGSS
359 359 Absol Dark --PtHGSS
391 391 Monferno Fire Fighting 26
392 392 Infernape Fire Fighting 29
434 434 Stunky Poison Dark 18PtHGSS
435 435 Skuntank Poison Dark 18PtHGSS
447 447 Riolu Fighting 15
448 448 Lucario Fighting Steel 15
469 469 Yanmega Bug Flying 38PtHGSS
475 475 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
127 127 Pinsir Bug Scyther, Scizor
Heracross
Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon
Yanmega
193 193 Yanma Bug Flying Scyther, Scizor
Heracross
Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon
Yanmega
207 207 Gligar Ground Flying Scyther, Scizor
Heracross
Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon
Yanmega
228 228 Houndour Dark Fire Meowth, Persian
Farfetch'd
Kecleon
Absol
Monferno, Infernape
Stunky, Skuntank
LucarioHGSS
239 239 Elekid Electric Hitmonlee
Hitmonchan
Hitmontop
Meditite, Medicham
Monferno, Infernape
LucarioHGSS
255 255 Torchic Fire Pikachu, Raichu
Monferno, Infernape
Lucario
296 296 Makuhita Fighting Hitmonlee
Hitmonchan
Hitmontop
Meditite, Medicham
Monferno, Infernape
LucarioHGSS
302 302 Sableye Dark Ghost Hitmonlee
Hitmonchan
Hitmontop
Meditite, Medicham
Monferno, Infernape
LucarioHGSS
453 453 Croagunk Poison Fighting Hitmonlee
Hitmonchan
Hitmontop
Meditite, Medicham
Monferno, Infernape
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.

In the anime

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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.
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