Fling (move)

Fling なげつける Throw

The user flings its held item at the foe to attack. Its power and effects depend on the item.

Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  Varies Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM56 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0 Points +3 if points was lowest in that turn

Super Contests Category  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon gets the lowest score.

Fling on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Fling on Eevee's Movedex

Fling (Japanese: なげつける Throw) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

The power of Fling is determined by the held item. The move will fail if the user has no held item, or if the item is not one listed below. After using Fling, the item disappears--this can be problematic if Fling throws an item that can only be obtained once.

The power of Fling is calculated as:

If the user hits its opponent with a berry, the effect of the berry will be activated. Additionally, some items will cause other effects when used with Fling:

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 057 Primeape Fighting -- 088 Grimer Poison 28 089 Muk Poison 28 104 Cubone Ground 33 105 Marowak Ground 37 113 Chansey Normal 27 190 Aipom Normal 36 216 Teddiursa Normal 57 242 Blissey Normal 27 263 Zigzagoon Normal 45 264 Linoone Normal 59 279 Pelipper Water Flying 43 289 Slaking Normal 49 424 Ambipom Normal 36 446 Munchlax Normal 36 461 Weavile Dark Ice 38 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 TM56

#   Pokémon Type 004 Charmander Fire 005 Charmeleon Fire 006 Charizard Fire Flying 007 Squirtle Water 008 Wartortle Water 009 Blastoise Water 025 Pikachu Electric 026 Raichu Electric 027 Sandshrew Ground 028 Sandslash Ground 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 044 Gloom Grass Poison 045 Vileplume Grass Poison 054 Psyduck Water 055 Golduck Water 056 Mankey Fighting 057 Primeape Fighting 061 Poliwhirl Water 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 063 Abra Psychic 064 Kadabra Psychic 065 Alakazam Psychic 066 Machop Fighting 067 Machoke Fighting 068 Machamp Fighting 074 Geodude Rock Ground 075 Graveler Rock Ground 076 Golem Rock Ground 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 086 Seel Water 087 Dewgong Water Ice 088 Grimer Poison 089 Muk Poison 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 096 Drowzee Psychic 097 Hypno Psychic 098 Krabby Water 099 Kingler Water 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 106 Hitmonlee Fighting 107 Hitmonchan Fighting 108 Lickitung Normal 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 113 Chansey Normal 115 Kangaskhan Normal 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 125 Electabuzz Electric 126 Magmar Fire 127 Pinsir Bug 143 Snorlax Normal 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 157 Typhlosion Fire 158 Totodile Water 159 Croconaw Water 160 Feraligatr Water 161 Sentret Normal 162 Furret Normal 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 166 Ledian Bug Flying 172 Pichu Electric 173 Cleffa Normal 174 Igglybuff Normal 175 Togepi Normal 176 Togetic Normal Flying 180 Flaaffy Electric 181 Ampharos Electric 182 Bellossom Grass 183 Marill Water 184 Azumarill Water 185 Sudowoodo Rock 186 Politoed Water 190 Aipom Normal 195 Quagsire Water Ground 199 Slowking Water Psychic 207 Gligar Ground Flying 209 Snubbull Normal 210 Granbull Normal 212 Scizor Bug Steel 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 216 Teddiursa Normal 217 Ursaring Normal 225 Delibird Ice Flying 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 239 Elekid Electric 240 Magby Fire 241 Miltank Normal 242 Blissey Normal 248 Tyranitar Ground Dark 251 Celebi Grass Psychic 252 Treecko Grass 253 Grovyle Grass 254 Sceptile Grass 256 Combusken Fire Fighting 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 259 Marshtomp Water Ground 260 Swampert Water Ground 263 Zigzagoon Normal 264 Linoone Normal 271 Lombre Water Grass 272 Ludicolo Water Grass 274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 275 Shiftry Grass Dark 279 Pelipper Water Flying 280 Ralts Psychic 281 Kirlia Psychic 282 Gardevoir Psychic 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 287 Slakoth Normal 288 Vigoroth Normal 289 Slaking Normal 293 Whismur Normal 294 Loudred Normal 295 Exploud Normal 296 Makuhita Fighting 297 Hariyama Fighting 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 303 Mawile Steel 306 Aggron Steel Rock 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 311 Plusle Electric 312 Minun Electric 313 Volbeat Bug 314 Illumise Bug 326 Grumpig Psychic 327 Spinda Normal 331 Cacnea Grass 332 Cacturne Grass Dark 335 Zangoose Normal 341 Corphish Water 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 352 Kecleon Normal 354 Banette Ghost 355 Duskull Ghost 356 Dusclops Ghost 377 Regirock Rock 378 Regice Ice 379 Registeel Steel 383 Groudon Ground 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 386 Deoxys Normal Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Speed Forme Psychic 390 Chimchar Fire 391 Monferno Fire Fighting 392 Infernape Fire Fighting 393 Piplup Water 394 Prinplup Water 395 Empoleon Water Steel 400 Bibarel Normal Water 408 Cranidos Rock 409 Rampardos Rock 416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 417 Pachirisu Electric 424 Ambipom Normal 427 Buneary Normal 428 Lopunny Normal 439 Mime Jr. Psychic 440 Happiny Normal 445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 446 Munchlax Normal 447 Riolu Fighting 448 Lucario Fighting Steel 451 Skorupi Poison Bug 452 Drapion Poison Dark 453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 455 Carnivine Grass 460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 461 Weavile Dark Ice 463 Lickilicky Normal 464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 465 Tangrowth Grass 466 Electivire Electric 467 Magmortar Fire 468 Togekiss Normal Flying 472 Gliscor Ground Flying 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 477 Dusknoir Ghost 478 Froslass Ice Ghost 480 Uxie Psychic 481 Mesprit Psychic 482 Azelf Psychic 484 Palkia Water Dragon 486 Regigigas Normal 489 Phione Water 490 Manaphy Water 491 Darkrai Dark 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

• French: Dégommage
• Spanish: Lanzamiento
• Portuguese: Lançar
• Italian: Lancio
• German: Schleuder

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