Fury Swipes (move)
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| Fury Swipes みだれひっかき Disturbed Scratch | ||||||||||||
| The foe is raked with sharp claws or scythes for two to five times in quick succession. | ||||||||||||
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Fury Swipes (Japanese: みだれひっかき Disturbed Scratch) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.
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Effect
Generation I
Fury Swipes inflicts damage, hitting 2-5 times per use. There is a 37.5% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 37.5% chance that it will hit 3 times, a 12.5% chance that it will hit 4 times, and a 12.5% chance that it will hit 5 times. Although only the first hit can critical hit, each successive hit after will deal the same amount of damage.
Fury Swipes will end immediately if it breaks a Substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last hit of this move.
Generation IV
Same as Generation I, except it will continue attacking after a Substitute is broken.
In the anime
 Meowth using Fury Swipes |
 Ash's Chimchar using Fury Swipes on Aipom. |
Pokémon
Meowth. Meowth's claws glow white. It then repeatedly scratches the opponent.
- Used by Team Rocket's Meowth from Who Gets to Keep Togepi? to present. Debut.
- Used by Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Meowth under the control of Ash in The Ultimate Test.
- Used by Tyson's Meowth from ??? to ???.
Sandshrew. Sandshrew slashes the opponent repeatedly with its claws.
- Used by a wild Sandshrew in Showdown at Po-ké Corral.
Golduck. Golduck repeatedly swipes at the opponent with its claws.
- Used by a wild Golduck in Bye Bye Psyduck.
Nidoran ♀. Nidoran ♀ repeatedly scratches the opponent with its claws.
- Used by Emily's Maria in Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon.
Nidoran ♂. Nidoran repeatedly scratches the opponent.
- Used by Ralph's Tony in Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon.
Purugly. Purugly's claws come out, glow white, and then slash the opponent.
- Used by Mars's Purugly in Steeling Peace of Mind!.
Psyduck. It slashes the opponent repeatedly with its claws.
- Used by Emily's Psyduck in Sitting Psyduck.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 027 | 
| Sandshrew | Ground | 38 | |
| 028 | 
| Sandslash | Ground | 47 | |
| 029 | 
| Nidoran♀ | Poison | 36RGB | |
| 029 |
| Nidoran♀ | Poison | 38Y | |
| 030 | 
| Nidorina | Poison | 41RGB | |
| 030 |
| Nidorina | Poison | 46Y | |
| 052 | 
| Meowth | Normal | 33 | |
| 053 | 
| Persian | Normal | 37 | |
| 054 | 
| Psyduck | Water | 43 | |
| 055 | 
| Golduck | Water | 48 | |
| 056 | 
| Mankey | Fighting | 21 | |
| 057 | 
| Primeape | Fighting | 21 | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
Generation II
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 027 |
| Sandshrew | Ground | 37 | |
| 028 |
| Sandslash | Ground | 42 | |
| 029 |
| Nidoran♀ | Poison | 38 | |
| 030 |
| Nidorina | Poison | 46 | |
| 052 |
| Meowth | Normal | 41 | |
| 053 |
| Persian | Normal | 46 | |
| 054 |
| Psyduck | Water | 40 | |
| 055 |
| Golduck | Water | 44 | |
| 056 |
| Mankey | Fighting | 21 | |
| 057 |
| Primeape | Fighting | 21 | |
| 161 | 
| Sentret | Normal | 17 | |
| 162 | 
| Furret | Normal | 18 | |
| 167 | 
| Spinarak | Bug | Poison | 30 |
| 168 | 
| Ariados | Bug | Poison | 34 |
| 190 | 
| Aipom | Normal | 19 | |
| 215 | 
| Sneasel | Dark | Ice | 33 |
| 216 | 
| Teddiursa | Normal | 15 | |
| 217 | 
| Ursaring | Normal | -- 15 | |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 019 | 
| Rattata | Normal | Sandshrew, Sandslash Nidoran♀, Nidorina Meowth, Persian Psyduck, Golduck Mankey, Primeape Sentret, Furret Aipom Sneasel Teddiursa, Ursaring | |
| 155 | 
| Cyndaquil | Fire | Sandshrew, Sandslash Nidoran♀, Nidorina Meowth, Persian Psyduck, Golduck Mankey, Primeape Sentret, Furret Aipom Sneasel Teddiursa, Ursaring | |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 027 |
| Sandshrew | Ground | 37 | |
| 028 |
| Sandslash | Ground | 42 | |
| 029 |
| Nidoran♀ | Poison | 30 | |
| 030 |
| Nidorina | Poison | 34 | |
| 050 | 
| Diglett | Ground | 21FRLG | |
| 051 | 
| Dugtrio | Ground | 21FRLG | |
| 052 |
| Meowth | Normal | 41RSE | |
| 052 |
| Meowth | Normal | 36FRLG | |
| 053 |
| Persian | Normal | 46RSE | |
| 053 |
| Persian | Normal | 42FRLG | |
| 054 |
| Psyduck | Water | 40 | |
| 055 |
| Golduck | Water | 44 | |
| 056 |
| Mankey | Fighting | 21RSE | |
| 056 |
| Mankey | Fighting | 16FRLG | |
| 057 |
| Primeape | Fighting | 21RSE | |
| 057 |
| Primeape | Fighting | 16FRLG | |
| 161 |
| Sentret | Normal | 12 | |
| 162 |
| Furret | Normal | 12 | |
| 167 |
| Spinarak | Bug | Poison | 30 |
| 168 |
| Ariados | Bug | Poison | 34 |
| 190 |
| Aipom | Normal | 31 | |
| 215 |
| Sneasel | Dark | Ice | 29 |
| 216 |
| Teddiursa | Normal | 13 | |
| 217 |
| Ursaring | Normal | -- 13 | |
| 264 | 
| Linoone | Normal | 29 | |
| 271 | 
| Lombre | Water | Grass | 25 |
| 288 | 
| Vigoroth | Normal | 19 | |
| 290 | 
| Nincada | Bug | Ground | 14 |
| 291 | 
| Ninjask | Bug | Flying | 14 |
| 292 | 
| Shedinja | Bug | Ghost | 14 |
| 302 | 
| Sableye | Dark | Ghost | 17 |
| 352 | 
| Kecleon | Normal | 12 | |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 019 |
| Rattata | Normal | Sandshrew, Sandslash Nidoran♀, Nidorina Diglett, Dugtrio Meowth, Persian Psyduck, Golduck Mankey, Primeape Sentret, Furret Aipom Sneasel Teddiursa, Ursaring Linoone Vigoroth Kecleon | |
| 155 |
| Cyndaquil | Fire | Sandshrew, Sandslash Nidoran♀, Nidorina Diglett, Dugtrio Meowth, Persian Psyduck, Golduck Mankey, Primeape Sentret, Furret Aipom Sneasel Teddiursa, Ursaring Linoone Vigoroth Kecleon | |
| 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
By breeding
In other languages
- Spanish: Golpes Furia
- French: Combo-griffe
- German: Kratzfurie
- Italian: Sfuriate
- Norwegian: Rasende Slagangrep ("Furious Hit Attack")
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