Fury Swipes (move)

Fury Swipes みだれひっかき Fury Swipes

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  18 Accuracy  80% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.

Super Contests Category  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Fury Swipes on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Fury Swipes on Eevee's Movedex

Fury Swipes (Japanese: みだれひっかき Fury Swipes) is a damage-dealing Normal-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation I.

It appears to be a counterpart to Fury Attack, as the type, effect, and names are the same or very similar.

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. This gives the attack an average power of 54, ignoring the possibility of missing. Although only the first hit can be a critical hit, each successive hit 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 II

Same as Generation I, but all hits will do damage independently, consequently enabling any of them to be critical.

Generation III

If the target has an Ability which activates upon contact, each hit counts individually, enabling the Ability to activate multiple times.

Generation IV

Same as previous generations, except it will continue attacking after a substitute is broken.

Due to the introduction of the Ability Skill Link, a Pokémon with said Ability will always hit five times when using Fury Swipes, if it does not miss. However, no Pokémon could naturally obtain Skill Link and Fury Swipes until Generation V.

Generation V

Unlike previous generations, if Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy activate before the last hit is dealt, the following hit will cause the defending Pokémon to faint; however, Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent of the previous one. Each hit will cause Weak Armor to activate.

If the target is holding a Rocky Helmet, the user is damaged for each hit.

Description

Games Description StadStad2 The target is scratched by sharp claws two to five times in quick succession. GSC Quickly scratches 2-5 times. RSE Rakes the foe with sharp claws, etc., 2 to 5 times. FRLG The foe is raked with sharp claws or scythes two to five times. Colo.XD Rakes the target with claws, etc., 2 to 5 times. DPPtHGSS The foe is raked with sharp claws or scythes for two to five times in quick succession. BWB2W2Conq The target is raked with sharp claws or scythes for two to five times in quick succession.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	38			37			37			19				19	20
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	47			42			42			19				19	20
029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison	36	38	38			30			19				19
030		Nidorina	Poison		Poison	41	46	46			34			20				20
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground	no			no				21	no				no
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground	no			no				21	no				no
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	33			41			41	36	14				14
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	37			46			46	42	14				14
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	43			40			40			27				27	22
055		Golduck	Water		Water	48			44			44			27				27	22
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	21			21			21	16	9				9
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	--, 21	21	21			21	16	9				9
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal	no			17			12			13				13
162		Furret	Normal		Normal	no			18			12			13				13
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison	no			30			30			22				22
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	no			34			34			23				23
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	no			19			31			18				18
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	no			33			29			21				21	16
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal	no			15			13			8				8
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal	no			--, 15			--, 13			8				8
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal	no			no			29			29				29
271		Lombre	Water	Grass	no			no			25			15				15
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal	no			no			19			19				19
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground	no			no			14			14				14
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying	no			no			14			14				14
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost	no			no			14			14				14
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	no			no			17			15				15
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal	no			no			12			10				10
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire	no			no			no			15				15
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting	no			no			no			16				16
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting	no			no			no			17				16
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	no			no			no			19				19	13
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			18				18
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			20				20
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			20				20
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark	no			no			no			10		11	11
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark	no			no			no			10		11	11
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	no			no			no			21				21	16
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark	no			no			no			no				12
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark	no			no			no			no				12
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			no				13
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			no				--
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire	no			no			no			no				13
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire	no			no			no			no				--
515		Panpour	Water		Water	no			no			no			no				13
516		Simipour	Water		Water	no			no			no			no				--
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground	no			no			no			no				12
530		Excadrill	Ground	Steel	no			no			no			no				12
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark	no			no			no			no				13
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark	no			no			no			no				13
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice	no			no			no			no				17
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice	no			no			no			no				17
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire	no			no			no			no				21
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal	no			no
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal	no			no
418		Buizel	Water		Water	no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

Fury Swipes is the only move of Meowth.

In the anime

Excadrill	Meowth	Purugly	Glameow
The foe is raked with sharp claws or scythes.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Meowth	Meowth's claws glow white. It then repeatedly scratches the opponent.
Meowth of Team Rocket	Ash Catches a Pokémon		Debut
Timmy's Meowth	The Purr-fect Hero		None
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Meowth	The Ultimate Test		None
Tyson's Meowth	Like a Meowth to a Flame		None
Sandshrew	Sandshrew slashes the opponent repeatedly with its claws.
A wild Sandshrew	Showdown at Po-ké Corral		None
Golduck	Golduck repeatedly slashes the opponent with its claws.
A wild Golduck	Bye Bye Psyduck		None
Katie's Golduck	Shocks and Bonds		None
Nidoran♀	Nidoran♀ repeatedly scratches the opponent with its claws.
Emily's Maria	Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon		None
Nidoran♂	Nidoran repeatedly scratches the opponent with its claws.
Ralph's Tony	Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon		None
Sandslash	Sandslash repeatedly slashes the opponent with its front claws.
Koji's Sandslash	Good 'Quil Hunting		None
Unknown Trainer's Sandslash	Gymbaliar!		None
Teddiursa	Teddiursa repeatedly swipes at the opponent with its claws.
Molly Hale's Teddiursa	Spell of the Unown		None
A wild Teddiursa	UnBEARable		None
Primeape	Primeape puts its hands in a fist and repeatedly swipes at the opponent with them.
One of the Wobbuffet Festival crashers's Primeape	Wobbu-Palooza		None
Sneasel	Sneasel repeatedly slashes the opponent with its claws. Sometimes, the top of its claws glow white.
Harrison's Sneasel	Pop Goes the Sneasel		None
Rhoda's Sneasel	Hail to the Chef!		None
Candice's Sneasel	Sliding Into Seventh!		None
Sableye	Sableye slashes the opponent many times with its claws.
Cassidy's Sableye	Oaknapped		None
A wild Sableye	Ready, Willing, and Sableye		None
A wild Sableye	Pikachu's Ghost Carnival		None
Multiple wild Sableye	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness		None
Nincada	Nincada repeatedly slashes the opponent with its front claws.
Keanu's Nincada	A Three Team Scheme!		None
Skitty	Skitty slashes the opponent multiple times with its front paws.
Unknown Trainer's Skitty	Big Meowth, Little Dreams (Part 2)		Skitty cannot legally learn Fury Swipes
Persian	Persian slashes the opponent repeatedly with its claws.
Vivica's Persian	Saved by the Beldum		None
A wild Persian	Saved by the Beldum		None
Psyduck	Psyduck slashes the opponent repeatedly with its claws.
Emily's Psyduck	Sitting Psyduck		None
Ninjask	Ninjask repeatedly slashes the opponent with the claw on the end of its hands.
Evian's Ninjask	From Cradle to Save		None
Glameow	Glameow extends its claws and they glow white. It then repeatedly slashes the opponent with them.
Zoey's Glameow	Arrival of a Rival!		None
Chimchar	Chimchar slashes the opponent repeatedly with its fingers.
Chimchar of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
Monferno	Monferno's fingers glow white and form into claws. It then slashes the opponent with them.
A Monferno Angie used briefly	Camping it Up!		None
Purugly	Purugly extends its claws and they glow white. It then repeatedly slashes the opponent with them.
Mars's Purugly	Steeling Peace of Mind!		None
Excadrill	Both of Excadrill's claws glow white and it repeatedly slashes the opponent with them. When it slashes the opponent for the final time, it leaves behind three white trails of energy from where it slashed.
Iris's Excadrill	Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!		None
Heatmor	Both of Heatmor's claws glow white and it slashes at the opponent with them in an 'X'-like formation.
Shamus's Heatmor	Evolution by Fire!		None
Purrloin	Both of Purrloin's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent twice
Ricard Nouveau's Purrloin	Clash of the Connoisseurs!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Furret and Mime Jr.	Persian	Infernape
The user repeatedly slashes the opponent with its claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Clefable	Clefable repeatedly scratches the opponent with its fingers.
Green's Clefy	The Winged Legends		Debut Used via Metronome
Persian	Persian slashes at the opponent with its front claws in an 'X'-like formation.
Miles's Persian	Purrr-sian		None
Teddiursa	Teddiursa repeatedly scratches the opponent with its claws.
Maisy's Teddiursa	Ursaring Major		None
Ursaring	Ursaring repeatedly scratches the opponent with its claws.
Silver's Ursaring	Tyranitar War		None
Sudowoodo	Sudowoodo repeatedly hits the opponent with its hands.
Gold's Sudobo	Tyranitar War		Used via Mimic
Infernape	Infernape repeatedly slams the tips of its fingers into the opponent.
Pearl's Chimler	Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas		None
Furret	Furret repeatedly scratches the opponents with its pawes.
A Team Rocket Grunt's Furret	VS Arceus IX		None
Mime Jr.	Mime Jr. repeatedly slashes at the opponent with its hands.
Ken's Mime Jr.	VS Arceus IX		Used via Copycat

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

	Ambipom
The user slashes the opponent repeatedly with its claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Ambipom	Ambipom slashes the opponent with its tail which serves as hands repeatedly.
An Unknown Trainer's Ampibom	Clash! Hareta vs. Koya		Debut

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

	Sneasel
The user slashes the opponent repeatedly with its claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Sneasel	Sneasel sticks out its claws and scratches at the opponent repeatedly.
Black's Sneasel	Let's Use Fighting Type Pokémon!!		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

	Sentret
The user slashes the opponent repeatedly with its claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Sentret	Sentret slashes repeatedly at the opponent with its claws.
Unknown Trainer's Sentret	Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Fury Swipes is one of three moves in the main series games to have a base power that is not a multiple of 5, the other two being Comet Punch and Pin Missile.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 瘋狂亂抓 Fēngkuáng Luànzhuā Dutch Furieslag Finnish Vimmalyönti (original series) Vimmaisku (Advanced Generation) French Combo-griffe German Kratzfurie Greek Οργισμένες Νυχιές Άγρια Κτυπήματα Indonesian Cakar Beruntun Cakar Amarah Italian Sfuriate Korean 마구할퀴기 Magu Halkwigi Norwegian Rasende Slagangrep Polish Ciosy furii Portuguese Brazil Garra Furiosa Portugal Pancada Furiosa (Pokémon Chronicles) Romanian Furia Extremă Serbian Besne Kandže Spanish Latin America Golpes Furia (original series) Garras Furiosas (Diamond and Pearl series) Spain Golpes Furia

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