Flail (move)

Flail じたばた Wriggling

The user flails about aimlessly to attack. It becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  Varies Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0 The appeal works better the later it is performed.

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earns double the score on the final performance.

Flail on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Flail on Eevee's Movedex

Flail (Japanese: じたばた Wriggling) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Flail inflicts damage and will inflict greater damage when the user's HP is low. The Base Power of Flail is calculated as follows:

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 118 Goldeen Water 24 119 Seaking Water 24 129 Magikarp Water 30 170 Chinchou Water Electric 13 171 Lanturn Water Electric 13 185 Sudowoodo Rock 10 231 Phanpy Ground 17 232 Donphan Ground 17 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 007 Squirtle* Water Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra 027 Sandshrew Ground Phanpy, Donphan 037 Vulpix Fire Phanpy, Donphan 043 Oddish* Grass Poison Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 046 Paras* Bug Grass Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying Phanpy, Donphan 084 Doduo* Normal Flying Farfetch'd 095 Onix Rock Ground Sudowoodo 098 Krabby* Water Kabuto, Kabutops 114 Tangela* Grass Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 116 Horsea Water Magikarp 127 Pinsir* Bug Paras, Parasect 133 Eevee Normal Phanpy, Donphan 140 Kabuto* Rock Water Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra 152 Chikorita* Grass Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise 170 Chinchou Water Electric Goldeen, Seaking Magikarp Chinchou, Lanturn 204 Pineco* Bug Paras, Parasect 211 Qwilfish Water Poison Goldeen, Seaking Magikarp Chinchou, Lanturn 214 Heracross* Bug Fighting Paras, Parasect 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 098 Krabby Water 49FRLG 099 Kingler Water 65FRLG 118 Goldeen Water 24 119 Seaking Water 24 129 Magikarp Water 30 170 Chinchou Water Electric 13 171 Lanturn Water Electric 13 185 Sudowoodo Rock 9 206 Dunsparce Normal 44FRLG 231 Phanpy Ground 17 232 Donphan Ground 17 263 Zigzagoon Normal 33 287 Slakoth Normal 43 289 Slaking Normal 43 324 Torkoal Fire 43 327 Spinda Normal 49 349 Feebas Water 30 370 Luvdisc Water 40 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 007 Squirtle Water Feebas 027 Sandshrew Ground Phanpy, Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth, Slaking Torkoal Spinda 037 Vulpix Fire Phanpy, Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth, Slaking Torkoal Spinda 043 Oddish* Grass Poison Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 046 Paras* Bug Grass Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying Phanpy, Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth, Slaking Torkoal Spinda 084 Doduo* Normal Flying Farfetch'd 095 Onix Rock Ground Sudowoodo 098 Krabby Water Krabby, Kingler 114 Tangela* Grass Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 116 Horsea Water Magikarp Feebas 127 Pinsir* Bug Paras, Parasect 133 Eevee Normal Phanpy, Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth, Slaking Torkoal Spinda 140 Kabuto Rock Water Krabby, Kingler Feebas 152 Chikorita* Grass Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise 170 Chinchou Water Electric Goldeen, Seaking Magikarp Chinchou, Lanturn Luvdisc 204 Pineco* Bug Paras, Parasect 211 Qwilfish Water Poison Goldeen, Seaking Magikarp Chinchou, Lanturn Luvdisc 214 Heracross* Bug Fighting Paras, Parasect 270 Lotad Water Grass Feebas 335 Zangoose Normal Phanpy, Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth, Slaking Torkoal Spinda 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 098 Krabby Water 45 099 Kingler Water 63 118 Goldeen Water 21 119 Seaking Water 21 129 Magikarp Water 30 158 Totodile Water 22PtHGSS 159 Croconaw Water 24PtHGSS 160 Feraligatr Water 24PtHGSS 170 Chinchou Water Electric 9 171 Lanturn Water Electric 9 185 Sudowoodo Rock -- 6 206 Dunsparce Normal 53 231 Phanpy Ground 6 232 Donphan Ground -- 263 Zigzagoon Normal 33 287 Slakoth Normal 43 289 Slaking Normal 43 324 Torkoal Fire 52 327 Spinda Normal 50 349 Feebas Water 30 370 Luvdisc Water 46 413 Wormadam Plant Cloak Bug Grass 38 413 Wormadam Sandy Cloak Bug Ground 38 413 Wormadam Trash Cloak Bug Steel 38 438 Bonsly Rock -- 480 Uxie Psychic 61 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 007 Squirtle Water Feebas 027 Sandshrew Ground Phanpy, Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth, Slaking Torkoal Spinda 037 Vulpix Fire Phanpy, Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth, Slaking Torkoal Spinda 043 Oddish* Grass Poison Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 046 Paras* Bug Grass Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 052 Meowth Normal Phanpy, Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth, Slaking Torkoal Spinda 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying Phanpy, Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth, Slaking Torkoal Spinda 074 Geodude Rock Ground Sudowoodo 084 Doduo* Normal Flying Farfetch'd 095 Onix Rock Ground Sudowoodo 098 Krabby Water Krabby, Kingler 114 Tangela* Grass Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium 116 Horsea Water Magikarp Feebas 127 Pinsir* Bug Paras, Parasect 133 Eevee Normal Phanpy, Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth, Slaking Torkoal Spinda 140 Kabuto Rock Water Krabby, Kingler Feebas 152 Chikorita* Grass Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise 170 Chinchou Water Electric Goldeen, Seaking Magikarp Chinchou, Lanturn Luvdisc 172 Pichu Electric Phanpy, Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth, Slaking Torkoal SpindaHGSS 204 Pineco* Bug Paras, Parasect 211 Qwilfish Water Poison Goldeen, Seaking Magikarp Chinchou, Lanturn Luvdisc 214 Heracross* Bug Fighting Paras, Parasect 223 Remoraid Water Goldeen, Seaking Magikarp Chinchou, Lanturn Feebas Luvdisc 270 Lotad Water Grass Feebas 328 Trapinch* Ground Paras, Parasect 335 Zangoose Normal Phanpy, Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth, Slaking Torkoal Spinda 339 Barboach Water Ground Goldeen, Seaking Magikarp Chinchou, Lanturn Luvdisc 393 Piplup Water Phanpy, Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth, Slaking Torkoal Spinda Feebas 417 Pachirisu Electric Phanpy, Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth, Slaking Torkoal Spinda 427 Buneary Normal Phanpy, Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth, Slaking Torkoal SpindaHGSS 431 Glameow Normal Phanpy, Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth, Slaking Torkoal SpindaHGSS 456 Finneon Water Goldeen, Seaking Magikarp Chinchou, Lanturn Luvdisc 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

	Bonsly	Sudowoodo
The user flails about aimlessly to attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Magikarp	Magikarp hits the opponent repeatedly with its tailfin.
A wild Magikarp	The Ties that Bind		Debut
Bonsly	Bonsly jumps up and down, hitting anything that gets near it.
Brock's Bonsly	King and Queen for a Day!		None
Sudowoodo	Sudowoodo goes up to its opponent and flails its body around aimlessly.
Brock's Sudowoodo	Leave It To Brocko!		None

In other languages

• Spanish: Azote
• German: Dreschflegel
• Italian: Flagello

Variations on the move Flail
	Flail | Reversal

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